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How Barasa Wafula, a matatu tout/driver in Eldoret town, lives on KES 24,900 a month
Barasa Wafula, 62 — Matatu tout/driver in Eldoret town, raising 3 children.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 24,900 per month. Housing: KES 13,695 rent.
Kitchen — KES 3,660/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 450 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 220 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 290 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,000 |
| Sugar | KES 130 |
| Cooking oil | KES 240 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 570 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 240 |
| Fruits | KES 150 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 20 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 300 |
Utilities — KES 660/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 380 |
| Water bill | KES 210 |
| Garbage collection | KES 70 |
Connectivity — KES 360/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 150 |
| Data bundles | KES 210 |
Transport — KES 1,560/month
| Fuel & bike/vehicle upkeep | KES 1,560 |
Family — KES 2,990/month
| School fees (3 kids, public + extras) | KES 2,310 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 470 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 210 |
Personal — KES 230/month
| Barber | KES 30 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 130 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 70 |
Health — KES 1,100/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 230 |
| Visually impaired care | KES 870 |
Social — KES 590/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 140 |
| Chama contribution | KES 190 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 260 |
Debts
| M-Shwari — mobile loan | active | KES 9,524 |
| Okolea — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 2,500 |
Left over each month: KES 55.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,000/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Visually impaired — assistive tech & guide costs.
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A member of the Fanikiwa AI Community — 1,000 real Kenyan lives, itemized down to the matchbox. Figures are representative community data. Fanikiwa is money coaching for Kenya, Africa and beyond — not licensed financial, tax or legal advice.
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