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How Okoth Okoth, a police officer in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 34,100 a month
Okoth Okoth, 42 — Police officer in Rural Nyanza (Siaya), raising 1 child.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 34,100 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 7,660/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,010 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 500 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 640 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,680 |
| Sugar | KES 310 |
| Cooking oil | KES 540 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,260 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 540 |
| Fruits | KES 350 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 70 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 710 |
Utilities — KES 570/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 440 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 130 |
Connectivity — KES 920/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 390 |
| Data bundles | KES 530 |
Transport — KES 3,610/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,290 |
| Kids school transport | KES 1,320 |
Family — KES 2,860/month
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 1,940 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 390 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 530 |
Personal — KES 1,130/month
| Barber | KES 170 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 610 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 350 |
Health — KES 4,350/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 820 |
| Wheelchair user care | KES 3,530 |
Social — KES 4,870/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 900 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 3,970 |
Indulgences — KES 2,820/month
| Beer — local joint (@~250) | KES 1,760 |
| Nyama choma & outings | KES 1,060 |
Debts
| Tala — mobile loan | active | KES 7,580 |
Left over each month: KES 5,310.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,680/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Beer — local joint (@~250): 1,760/mo — over 10 years that's 211,200.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Wheelchair user — accessible transport & maintenance.
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