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How Farah Sheikh, a medical doctor in Nakuru town, lives on KES 210,500 a month
Farah Sheikh, 52 — Medical doctor in Nakuru town, raising 3 children.
Sends money home every month without fail; own savings keep stalling.
Earns: KES 210,500 per month. Housing: KES 15,500 rent.
Kitchen — KES 22,630/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,230 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 1,230 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 910 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 6,590 |
| Sugar | KES 420 |
| Cooking oil | KES 910 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 6,150 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,580 |
| Fruits | KES 1,750 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 180 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,630 |
Utilities — KES 7,200/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 2,510 |
| Water bill | KES 1,250 |
| Garbage collection | KES 310 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 3,130 |
Connectivity — KES 4,880/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 750 |
| Data (bundled/postpaid) | KES 1,250 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv/Netflix) | KES 2,880 |
Transport — KES 19,450/month
| Fuel (own car) | KES 7,530 |
| Parking & tolls | KES 1,880 |
| Kids school transport | KES 10,040 |
Family — KES 53,360/month
| School fees (3 kids, private/boarding) | KES 47,090 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 3,760 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 2,510 |
Personal — KES 7,200/month
| Barber | KES 620 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 5,020 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 1,560 |
Health — KES 8,950/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 3,630 |
| Clinic visits & dawa (kids) | KES 1,560 |
| Private medical cover top-up | KES 3,760 |
Social — KES 21,600/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 2,640 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 18,960 |
Debts
| Okolea — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 8,000 |
| Equity — personal/car loan | active | KES 743,133 |
Left over each month: KES 49,730.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~6,590/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Saving toward: School fees runway.
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