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How Ahmed Ahmed, a office cleaner in Eldoret town, lives on KES 13,200 a month
Ahmed Ahmed, 28 — Office cleaner in Eldoret town.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 13,200 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 2,300/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 260 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 90 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 160 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 570 |
| Sugar | KES 80 |
| Cooking oil | KES 130 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 190 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 90 |
| Fruits | KES 50 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 30 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 600 |
Utilities — KES 850/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 510 |
| Water bill | KES 250 |
| Garbage collection | KES 90 |
Connectivity — KES 340/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 150 |
| Data bundles | KES 190 |
Transport — KES 2,650/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,650 |
Personal — KES 400/month
| Barber | KES 60 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 190 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 150 |
Health — KES 2,140/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 230 |
| Managing depression/anxiety care | KES 1,910 |
Social — KES 1,170/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 160 |
| Chama contribution | KES 310 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 700 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 2,500 |
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 6,738 |
Left over each month: KES 3,350.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~570/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Managing depression/anxiety — therapy & meds.
Saving toward: Car.
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