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How Kamau Kimani, a smallholder farmer in Rural Eastern, lives on KES 20,000 a month
Kamau Kimani, 18 — Smallholder farmer in Rural Eastern (Kitui).
Harvest months are fine; the dry months are brutal.
Earns: KES 20,000 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 6,280/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 590 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 290 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 370 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,050 |
| Sugar | KES 180 |
| Cooking oil | KES 310 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 740 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 310 |
| Fruits | KES 200 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 110 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 1,080 |
Utilities — KES 580/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 450 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 130 |
Connectivity — KES 950/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 410 |
| Data bundles | KES 540 |
Transport — KES 2,840/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,840 |
Personal — KES 1,170/month
| Barber | KES 180 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 630 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 360 |
Health — KES 500/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 500 |
Social — KES 1,450/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 540 |
| Chama contribution | KES 910 |
Indulgences — KES 820/month
| Cigarettes (per-stick) | KES 820 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 4,000 |
Left over each month: KES 5,410.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,050/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Cigarettes (per-stick): 820/mo — over 10 years that's 98,400.
Saving toward: Business capital.
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