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How Mwendwa Kyalo, a boda boda rider in Nyali, Mombasa, lives on KES 15,800 a month
Mwendwa Kyalo, 37 — Boda boda rider in Nyali, Mombasa, raising 1 child.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 15,800 per month. Housing: KES 8,690 rent.
Kitchen — KES 4,460/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 590 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 290 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 370 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 980 |
| Sugar | KES 180 |
| Cooking oil | KES 310 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 730 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 310 |
| Fruits | KES 200 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 40 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 410 |
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 990/month
| Fuel & bike/vehicle upkeep | KES 990 |
Family — KES 1,130/month
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 770 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 150 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 210 |
Personal — KES 450/month
| Barber | KES 70 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 240 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 140 |
Health — KES 1,370/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 150 |
| Lives with diabetes care | KES 1,220 |
Social — KES 610/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 160 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 450 |
Indulgences — KES 520/month
| Betting stakes | KES 520 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 4,000 |
| M-Shwari — mobile loan | active | KES 4,640 |
Short every month by KES 3,440.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~980/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Betting stakes: 520/mo — over 10 years that's 62,400.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Lives with diabetes — monthly insulin & clinic.
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