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How Khavere Juma, a clinical officer in Kisumu town, lives on KES 47,000 a month
Khavere Juma, 28 — Clinical officer in Kisumu town.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 47,000 per month. Housing: KES 6,800 rent.
Kitchen — KES 9,990/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 860 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 580 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 580 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,490 |
| Sugar | KES 270 |
| Cooking oil | KES 520 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 2,210 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 720 |
| Fruits | KES 620 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 120 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 970 |
Utilities — KES 4,870/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 1,460 |
| Water bill | KES 730 |
| Garbage collection | KES 240 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 2,440 |
Connectivity — KES 2,230/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 570 |
| Data bundles | KES 810 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 850 |
Transport — KES 2,970/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,970 |
Personal — KES 4,810/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 2,040 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 2,040 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 730 |
Health — KES 2,270/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,050 |
| Lives with epilepsy care | KES 1,220 |
Social — KES 6,930/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 1,150 |
| Chama contribution | KES 2,440 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 3,340 |
Debts
| Co-op Bank — personal/car loan | active | KES 114,340 |
Left over each month: KES 6,130.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,490/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Lives with epilepsy — daily anticonvulsants.
Saving toward: Emergency fund (3 months).
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