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How Nekesa Juma, a street hawker in Kakamega town, lives on KES 10,100 a month
Nekesa Juma, 28 — Street hawker in Kakamega town.
Sends money home every month without fail; own savings keep stalling.
Earns: KES 10,100 per month. Housing: KES 5,555 rent.
Kitchen — KES 1,550/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 240 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 80 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 150 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 260 |
| Sugar | KES 70 |
| Cooking oil | KES 120 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 170 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 80 |
| Fruits | KES 40 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 10 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 280 |
Utilities — KES 470/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 280 |
| Water bill | KES 140 |
| Garbage collection | KES 50 |
Connectivity — KES 180/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 80 |
| Data bundles | KES 100 |
Transport — KES 1,090/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,090 |
Personal — KES 160/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 70 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 50 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 40 |
Health — KES 100/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 100 |
Social — KES 720/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 70 |
| Chama contribution | KES 170 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 480 |
Indulgences — KES 270/month
| Cigarettes (per-stick) | KES 110 |
| Nyama choma & outings | KES 90 |
| Gaming/PlayStation den | KES 70 |
Left over each month: KES 5.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~260/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Cigarettes (per-stick): 110/mo — over 10 years that's 13,200.
Saving toward: Build upcountry house.
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