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How Anyango Ouma, a office cleaner in Rural Western, lives on KES 13,800 a month
Anyango Ouma, 57 — Office cleaner in Rural Western (Bungoma), raising 2 children.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 13,800 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Family land (upcountry home).
Kitchen — KES 5,870/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,010 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 360 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 630 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,020 |
| Sugar | KES 310 |
| Cooking oil | KES 500 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 720 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 360 |
| Fruits | KES 190 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 40 |
| Charcoal/kerosene | KES 680 |
Utilities — KES 510/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 220 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 110 |
| Kerosene/solar top-up | KES 180 |
Connectivity — KES 400/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 180 |
| Data bundles | KES 220 |
Transport — KES 1,970/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,970 |
Family — KES 1,730/month
| School fees (2 kids, public day) | KES 1,210 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 300 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 220 |
Personal — KES 700/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 300 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 220 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 180 |
Health — KES 500/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 280 |
| Clinic visits & dawa (kids) | KES 220 |
Social — KES 200/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 200 |
Indulgences — KES 370/month
| Nyama choma & outings | KES 370 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 4,000 |
Left over each month: KES 1,550.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,020/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Nyama choma & outings: 370/mo — over 10 years that's 44,400.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Saving toward: Boda/loan clearance.
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