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How Ifrah Duale, a clinical officer in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 57,900 a month
Ifrah Duale, 48 — Clinical officer in Rural Nyanza (Siaya), raising 4 children.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 57,900 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Lives with parents.
Kitchen — KES 13,600/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,270 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 860 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 860 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 3,360 |
| Sugar | KES 410 |
| Cooking oil | KES 780 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 3,290 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,070 |
| Fruits | KES 920 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 80 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 650 |
Utilities — KES 1,730/month
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 80 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 1,650 |
Connectivity — KES 1,500/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 380 |
| Data bundles | KES 550 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 570 |
Transport — KES 8,250/month
| Fuel (own car) | KES 4,950 |
| Kids school transport | KES 3,300 |
Family — KES 17,940/month
| School fees (4 kids, private day) | KES 14,310 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 1,980 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 1,650 |
Personal — KES 3,230/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 1,370 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 1,370 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 490 |
Health — KES 1,860/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 870 |
| Manages hypertension care | KES 990 |
Social — KES 2,600/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 950 |
| Chama contribution | KES 1,650 |
Debts
| Co-op Bank — personal/car loan | active | KES 129,192 |
| Unaitas — SACCO loan | active | KES 260,529 |
Left over each month: KES 7,190.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~3,360/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Manages hypertension — daily meds.
Saving toward: Wedding fund.
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