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How Nekesa Juma, a civil servant in Umoja, Nairobi, lives on KES 67,500 a month
Nekesa Juma, 21 — Civil servant (county/national) in Umoja, Nairobi.
Lifestyle quietly runs ahead of income; the gap is bridged with loans.
Earns: KES 67,500 per month. Housing: KES 15,500 rent.
Kitchen — KES 20,300/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,740 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 1,180 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 1,180 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 5,070 |
| Sugar | KES 560 |
| Cooking oil | KES 1,070 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 4,510 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,460 |
| Fruits | KES 1,260 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 250 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,970 |
Utilities — KES 9,930/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 2,980 |
| Water bill | KES 1,490 |
| Garbage collection | KES 490 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 4,970 |
Connectivity — KES 4,550/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 1,160 |
| Data bundles | KES 1,650 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 1,740 |
Transport — KES 8,620/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 8,620 |
Personal — KES 9,770/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 4,140 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 4,140 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 1,490 |
Health — KES 3,070/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 3,070 |
Social — KES 8,330/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 3,360 |
| Chama contribution | KES 4,970 |
Debts
| M-Shwari — mobile loan | active | KES 18,352 |
Short every month by KES 12,570.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~5,070/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
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