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How Khavere Juma, a dairy/tea farmer in Rural Coast, lives on KES 29,200 a month
Khavere Juma, 30 — Dairy/tea farmer in Rural Coast (Kilifi), raising 3 children.
Sends money home every month without fail; own savings keep stalling.
Earns: KES 29,200 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 11,960/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,490 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 740 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 940 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 3,230 |
| Sugar | KES 460 |
| Cooking oil | KES 800 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,870 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 800 |
| Fruits | KES 510 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 100 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 970 |
Utilities — KES 150/month
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 150 |
Connectivity — KES 1,070/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 460 |
| Data bundles | KES 610 |
Transport — KES 5,750/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,670 |
| Kids school transport | KES 3,080 |
Family — KES 8,770/month
| School fees (3 kids, public + extras) | KES 6,780 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 1,380 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 610 |
Personal — KES 1,940/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 820 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 710 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 410 |
Health — KES 820/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 820 |
Social — KES 4,800/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 900 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 3,900 |
Debts
| Branch — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 8,000 |
Short every month by KES 6,060.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~3,230/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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