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How Nekesa Wekesa, a nurse in Thika town, lives on KES 43,700 a month
Nekesa Wekesa, 21 — Nurse in Thika town.
Fuliza swallows the float every mid-month — payday clears it, then the cycle restarts.
Earns: KES 43,700 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Inherited plot.
Kitchen — KES 7,650/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 480 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 320 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 320 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,810 |
| Sugar | KES 150 |
| Cooking oil | KES 290 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,250 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 400 |
| Fruits | KES 350 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 140 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,090 |
Utilities — KES 5,490/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 1,650 |
| Water bill | KES 820 |
| Garbage collection | KES 270 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 2,750 |
Connectivity — KES 2,520/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 640 |
| Data bundles | KES 920 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 960 |
Transport — KES 4,780/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 4,780 |
Personal — KES 5,420/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 2,300 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 2,300 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 820 |
Health — KES 1,100/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,100 |
Social — KES 3,960/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 1,200 |
| Chama contribution | KES 2,760 |
Indulgences — KES 1,930/month
| Cigarettes (packets) | KES 1,930 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 2,500 |
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 11,901 |
| Local SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 87,385 |
Left over each month: KES 10,850.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,810/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Cigarettes (packets): 1,930/mo — over 10 years that's 231,600.
Saving toward: Build upcountry house.
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