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How Kiplagat Rotich, a fisherman in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 14,700 a month
Kiplagat Rotich, 30 — Fisherman (lake/coast) in Rural Nyanza (Siaya).
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 14,700 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Lives with parents.
Kitchen — KES 4,000/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 640 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 220 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 390 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 680 |
| Sugar | KES 190 |
| Cooking oil | KES 320 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 450 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 220 |
| Fruits | KES 120 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 40 |
| Charcoal/kerosene | KES 680 |
Utilities — KES 520/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 220 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 110 |
| Kerosene/solar top-up | KES 190 |
Connectivity — KES 410/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 190 |
| Data bundles | KES 220 |
Transport — KES 1,990/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,990 |
Personal — KES 480/month
| Barber | KES 70 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 220 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 190 |
Health — KES 2,980/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 300 |
| Lives with diabetes care | KES 2,680 |
Social — KES 1,130/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 220 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 910 |
Debts
| Branch — mobile loan | active | KES 7,818 |
Left over each month: KES 3,190.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~680/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Lives with diabetes — monthly insulin & clinic.
Saving toward: Car.
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