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How Musyoka Munyao, a duka/shop owner in Rural Coast, lives on KES 39,400 a month
Musyoka Munyao, 55 — Duka/shop owner in Rural Coast (Kilifi), raising 3 children.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 39,400 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Lives with parents.
Kitchen — KES 10,450/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,300 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 650 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 820 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,820 |
| Sugar | KES 400 |
| Cooking oil | KES 700 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,630 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 700 |
| Fruits | KES 450 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 80 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 850 |
Utilities — KES 670/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 520 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 150 |
Connectivity — KES 1,100/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 470 |
| Data bundles | KES 630 |
Transport — KES 5,900/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,740 |
| Kids school transport | KES 3,160 |
Family — KES 9,020/month
| School fees (3 kids, public + extras) | KES 6,970 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 1,420 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 630 |
Personal — KES 1,360/month
| Barber | KES 210 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 730 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 420 |
Health — KES 2,400/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,140 |
| Manages asthma care | KES 1,260 |
Social — KES 4,300/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 1,240 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 3,060 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 800 |
Left over each month: KES 4,200.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,820/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Manages asthma — inhalers.
Saving toward: Business capital.
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