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How Nekesa Wanjala, a tailor / fundi wa nguo in Rural Rift, lives on KES 13,100 a month
Nekesa Wanjala, 24 — Tailor / fundi wa nguo in Rural Rift (Bomet), raising 1 child.
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 13,100 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 4,380/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 730 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 260 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 450 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 750 |
| Sugar | KES 220 |
| Cooking oil | KES 360 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 520 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 260 |
| Fruits | KES 140 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 40 |
| Charcoal/kerosene | KES 600 |
Utilities — KES 530/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 230 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 110 |
| Kerosene/solar top-up | KES 190 |
Connectivity — KES 420/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 190 |
| Data bundles | KES 230 |
Transport — KES 2,060/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,060 |
Family — KES 1,010/month
| School fees (1 kid, public day) | KES 630 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 150 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 230 |
Personal — KES 730/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 310 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 230 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 190 |
Health — KES 280/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 280 |
Social — KES 200/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 200 |
Left over each month: KES 3,490.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~750/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Saving toward: Business capital.
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