"I don't currently have a job or any other income. About 16 goats are what I intend to buy, and I will sell some of them later to help pay for college. I hope to complete the remaining 10 transfers this year after having already purchased six with initial transfers. I took my primary national exams in 2011, but due to a lack of funding for my registration costs, I was unable to enroll in the secondary school. Even yet, I have always had a desire for electrical installation, but I was unable to pursue it since I lacked the funds. Thanks to the initiative, I anticipate raising the enrollment price for college by the next year."

"I want to buy two cows this year to raise them. They are very helpful because I will have more of them once they give birth, and we will have enough milk for the whole family to consume, so we will consume more frequently than we do now when we can not afford it. I joined a savings group where we all save $10 each month and each month we give a member shares worth $230, so I think I will be able to do this. I'll use them to buy the cows when it comes time for me to get my share."

"I am completely dependent on my parents right now because I do not have any other means of earnings. I need to come up with a solution to meet my child's needs before she enrolls in school because I have one that will start there shortly. I shall thus be buying and raising at least twenty hens this year. In order to raise money to buy goats, I will sell some of them after a year because they increase more quickly and are therefore more profitable. I'll sell some of them later, after two years, to raise money so I can start a business. Even though I still don't know which company to invest in, I think I will have decided by then."

"We have seen an increase in our household income as a result of the monthly payments, and we are currently able to meet the majority of my family's demands, which makes me happy and appreciative. Even though the majority of the monthly transfers will go toward meeting our basic requirements, I plan to buy at least two goats this year to raise. They are profitable since I will have extra goats after they give birth that I may sell later to raise money for our requirements. I will set aside a percentage of the money each month in order to accomplish this."

"The greatest choice was to open a grocery store because I have seen it succeed. Because of the rising demand for the products, I'm considering growing the enterprise. I therefore want to grow it this year. I am currently running it in a tiny space that cannot hold a significant supply. To be able to provide food for the entire region, my plan is to first extend the room and then increase the stock. I think I can accomplish this within the year if I use the profits in addition to the monthly payments. After that, the proceeds from it, when combined with the money my husband makes from his work as a driver, will be sufficient to support the two of us, our five children, and them."

"My objective for this year is to replace the grass thatch on the roof of my current house with iron sheets. Because farming, which was my main source of income, is today deteriorating, the economy is difficult. On the other hand, although I build houses, the industry has recently been inactive. People are not building houses, which I think is a result of the challenging economic. Despite all of this, whenever I receive the monthly installments, I will buy the construction materials needed to build the house in bits. By the end of the year, I am hoping to have raised enough money to upgrade the house, giving me a solid building that will not cost much to maintain in contrast to the grass thatched homes. Every month I have to replace the grass, but there isn't much grass left because of the present drought, and what little is available is pricey."

"Since I've been a part of the program, my perspective has changed and my mind has expanded. I never thought I would own any livestock, but right now I think it might happen. I want to buy at least three goats to raise before the year is over. They give birth more quickly, and after another year, I will have more of them, which I plan to sell to raise money for a cow. With the cow, my family will have access to sufficient milk, which is beneficial for their health. We can also sell the extra milk, which will increase our household income."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am glad to see my spouse's condition getting better courtesy of the cash transfers. Previously, I was stranded since I could not afford the medical expenses because I did not have money. In addition, I am able to get enough food for the family because I can no longer work due to my husband's sickness."

"I do substance farming as my job. It has been four years now without rain in our village. This has caused drought and famine. My husband does casual jobs at Mombasa earning approximately $100 per month which caters for both food and school fees. $60 goes to school fees and the rest to food. The family takes 4kg of maize flour daily but this is not the case. Due to famine, the family takes one meal per day only. So lack of food is the challenge I am currently facing in life."

"The rains have not been forthcoming for the last 3 years. We have been planting our land but due to little rains the crops couldn't reached harvesting. We only depend on buying food. This means we sell our goats to buy food. We've sold more goats. We now have 28 goats, some died due to the drought. This has affected our life since the goats are getting fewer and we keep selling. If the rains had been there, I'd be having more goats."