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How Kioko Mutinda, a barber in Kakamega town, lives on KES 25,900 a month
Kioko Mutinda, 42 — Barber in Kakamega town, raising 2 children.
Sends money home every month without fail; own savings keep stalling.
Earns: KES 25,900 per month. Housing: KES 9,000 rent.
Kitchen — KES 4,290/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 580 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 290 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 360 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 940 |
| Sugar | KES 170 |
| Cooking oil | KES 310 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 720 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 310 |
| Fruits | KES 200 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 30 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 330 |
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 1,610/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,090 |
| Kids school transport | KES 520 |
Family — KES 5,150/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 870 |
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 770 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 150 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 210 |
| Special school & therapy | KES 3,150 |
Personal — KES 450/month
| Barber | KES 70 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 240 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 140 |
Health — KES 2,340/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 240 |
| Parent of a special-needs child care | KES 2,100 |
Social — KES 1,490/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 270 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 1,220 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 2,500 |
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 5,924 |
| Mwalimu SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 122,788 |
Left over each month: KES 550.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~940/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Parent of a special-needs child — therapy & special school.
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