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How Mwangi Macharia, a office clerk/admin in Rural Rift, lives on KES 24,400 a month
Mwangi Macharia, 46 — Office clerk/admin in Rural Rift (Bomet), raising 2 children.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 24,400 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Own home.
Kitchen — KES 6,350/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 860 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 430 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 540 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,390 |
| Sugar | KES 260 |
| Cooking oil | KES 460 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,070 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 460 |
| Fruits | KES 290 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 50 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 490 |
Utilities — KES 390/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 300 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 90 |
Connectivity — KES 630/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 270 |
| Data bundles | KES 360 |
Transport — KES 3,400/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,580 |
| Kids school transport | KES 1,820 |
Family — KES 3,570/month
| School fees (2 kids, public + extras) | KES 2,670 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 540 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 360 |
Personal — KES 780/month
| Barber | KES 120 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 420 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 240 |
Health — KES 400/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 400 |
Social — KES 1,650/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 440 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 1,210 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 4,000 |
| Mwalimu SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 74,738 |
Left over each month: KES 7,230.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,390/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Saving toward: Wedding fund.
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