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How Wairimu Njoroge, a office clerk/admin in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 26,500 a month
Wairimu Njoroge, 34 — Office clerk/admin in Rural Nyanza (Siaya), raising 3 children.
One income, all the responsibilities — no room for error.
Earns: KES 26,500 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Own home.
Kitchen — KES 6,890/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 860 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 430 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 540 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,860 |
| Sugar | KES 260 |
| Cooking oil | KES 460 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,070 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 460 |
| Fruits | KES 290 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 50 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 560 |
Utilities — KES 80/month
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 80 |
Connectivity — KES 610/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 260 |
| Data bundles | KES 350 |
Transport — KES 3,300/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,530 |
| Kids school transport | KES 1,770 |
Family — KES 5,040/month
| School fees (3 kids, public + extras) | KES 3,900 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 790 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 350 |
Personal — KES 1,110/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 470 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 410 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 230 |
Health — KES 430/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 430 |
Social — KES 1,830/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 470 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 1,360 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 2,500 |
| Tala — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 15,000 |
Left over each month: KES 7,210.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,860/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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