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How Anyango Ochieng, a fisherman in Rural Coast, lives on KES 24,800 a month
Anyango Ochieng, 48 — Fisherman (lake/coast) in Rural Coast (Kilifi), raising 2 children.
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 24,800 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Own home.
Kitchen — KES 10,300/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,390 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 690 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 880 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,270 |
| Sugar | KES 430 |
| Cooking oil | KES 750 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,740 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 750 |
| Fruits | KES 480 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 80 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 790 |
Utilities — KES 430/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 330 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 100 |
Connectivity — KES 700/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 300 |
| Data bundles | KES 400 |
Transport — KES 2,740/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,740 |
| Kids school transport | KES 1,000 |
Family — KES 3,860/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 1,680 |
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 1,480 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 300 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 400 |
Personal — KES 1,260/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 530 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 470 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 260 |
Health — KES 780/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 450 |
| Clinic visits & dawa (kids) | KES 330 |
Social — KES 2,780/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 500 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 2,280 |
Debts
| M-Shwari — mobile loan | active | KES 12,250 |
Left over each month: KES 1,950.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,270/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Saving toward: School fees runway.
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