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How Kathure Mutuma, a duka/shop owner in Umoja, Nairobi, lives on KES 35,900 a month
Kathure Mutuma, 44 — Duka/shop owner in Umoja, Nairobi, raising 3 children.
Committed to two chamas; contributions compete with essentials.
Earns: KES 35,900 per month. Housing: KES 13,100 rent.
Kitchen — KES 4,980/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 620 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 310 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 390 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,340 |
| Sugar | KES 190 |
| Cooking oil | KES 330 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 770 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 330 |
| Fruits | KES 210 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 40 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 400 |
Utilities — KES 790/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 460 |
| Water bill | KES 250 |
| Garbage collection | KES 80 |
Connectivity — KES 440/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 190 |
| Data bundles | KES 250 |
Transport — KES 2,860/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,220 |
| Kids school transport | KES 640 |
Family — KES 3,500/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 2,130 |
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 930 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 190 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 250 |
Personal — KES 800/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 340 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 290 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 170 |
Health — KES 630/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 420 |
| Clinic visits & dawa (kids) | KES 210 |
Social — KES 2,230/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 450 |
| Chama contribution | KES 420 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 1,360 |
Debts
| Branch — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 15,000 |
| Unaitas — SACCO loan | active | KES 119,513 |
Left over each month: KES 6,570.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,340/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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