"After I have built the bigger house, I plan to build a kitchen so that when the time comes to marry, I will not be worried where we shall be preparing our food. Having all these to me shall mean a lot."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is raising school fees.I do not have a job and so every other need that my family has solely falls on my spouse.His salary is hardly enough to meet all these needs and this strains us most of the time"

"Receiving this money will enable me to start a small business of selling clothes.I live by the roadside and therefore I will set up a structure for this business.I will also paddock my farm to ensure that the cows will give me ample time for my business since they will now graze on their own."

"Receiving this money means i will be able to build a three roomed iron roofed house since the hut we currently live in is too small considering that i have two teenage children who have had to sleep at their grandparents house in order to leave some space for their siblings. I also intend to buy two dairy calves that will be our source of income upon selling milk after they multiply in future"

"My current age cannot allow me to indulge in heavy duties. All I want is to eat well and live in a comfortably warm house house. Receiving this money would enable me to buy a dairy cow which will provide me with milk for consumption and sale of surplus to buy more food. Thus with GiveDirectly's cash transfer my desire to live a life of dignity will come true. "

"For a long time I have envied milk trading business in my community and I have always aspired to venture into this lucrative business. Since I already own a motorcycle, delivering the products to the market would be cheaper. This is an investment I aspire to dedicate my time and first transfer to. With the remaining amount, about KES 25,000, I have a plan to set up a poultry farm and rear a hundred chicken in it. Both of these businesses will enable me build a house of my choice in the near future. Education of my children would definitely be secure too. "

"In the next six months, I have plans for constructing my home. I am planning to save the coming transfers and use it to purchase wire mesh which I'll use to fence the home to enhance security. I want to start building a fence so that by the time I will have finished constructing my house the fence will be intact and appealing."

"My mum passed on two years ago. Since then my dad has not been able to construct a new better house. I always believe mom would have worked her way out and ensure we had a better house. Since I started receiving these transfers, I am planning to save the coming transfers and use it to construct a new house for my dad. I want to revive his hopes of living in a better house despite the death of my mother who would have helped him construct another one."

"Currently, the wholesale shop where we get our products is far from us which costs much in terms of transportation of the products. Therefore, I have the plans of saving some of the money I receive from GiveDirectly so that it can help me catering for the transport expenses to and from the wholesale shop. I am planning to buy good in large volumes because they will be cheaper that way. This will allow me to also sell them at a wholesale price hence attracting more customers."

"My life has never been happier as I have wished, owing to the fact that, I live in a disastrous house that gives me fear of collapsing anytime. I rarely get enough sleep at night because of the creaking sound of the iron sheets which are worn out. I therefore, feel that lack of a decent house has been my greatest hardship."