"There is a change in my life because previously my former high school headteacher decided to detain my certificate reason being that I had not cleared paying all the arrears. My life became quite difficult because I could not progress with my education leave alone applying for any job opportunity. However, when I got the cash transfers, I was able to clear all the fees arrears and finally managed to get hold of my certificate. I immediately applied for a chance at the Kenya Medical training Institute and glad I got the chance, so today I am happy to be a student at the institution."

"My life is currently different in that I now have my own piece of land and I have as well been able to build a new house in it. I have always had this dream of having my own piece of land and leading an independent life free from interference by anyone. All this while, I have not been able to raise enough money to be able to accomplish this. When GiveDirectly came into our village, I was so happy when they promised to give us support. I have since been able to buy a piece of land and constructed a new house and I cannot stop being grateful about this."

"In the next six months I expect to have bought dairy cow and waiting to manure. Since started receiving the money I have never fail to pay chho fee. "

"In the next six months I expect to have bought dairy cow ready to mature and I start getting milk from it, which I will be selling to the community and getting money for my up keep."

"In the next six months, l expect to have completed building the kitchen and my children would have a very comfortable place to spend their night. I will also have a nice neat kitchen to cook in."

"In the next six months l expect to have plastered my house and stay in it comfortably without worrying of being affected with dust. I will have achieve my dream of staying in a plastered house."

"In the next six months l expect to have bought more furniture and place in my spacious house, where by my visitors will be sitting freely."

"Receiving this money will help me build a house.The house I live in is made of mud and maintaining it is very hard.It is also small and having a bigger house made of wood and cemented has always been my desire.The little that will remain from the transfers will help me start a small business of hawking clothes."

"Being a casual worker, my income is too low compared to my needs. My daily income comes from doing casual jobs such as plucking tea leaves, fencing, planting and weeding crops in people's farms. However, its never a guarantee for me to get the jobs to do on daily basis hence unreliable source of income is my greatest challenge."

"Since last year,a strange gum disease affected me.My teeth keep falling off and since then I have already lost four of them on my lower jaw.The remaining ones are also not stable enough and it is always a problem to chew food.I have not had enough money to be able to visit a specialist and therefore have been forced to live with the pain.This is the biggest hardship I have faced"