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How Ochieng Okello, a matatu tout/driver in Nakuru town, lives on KES 24,300 a month
Ochieng Okello, 40 — Matatu tout/driver in Nakuru town, raising 1 child.
Committed to two chamas; contributions compete with essentials.
Earns: KES 24,300 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 6,060/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 800 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 400 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 500 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,330 |
| Sugar | KES 240 |
| Cooking oil | KES 430 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,000 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 430 |
| Fruits | KES 270 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 50 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 560 |
Utilities — KES 1,300/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 760 |
| Water bill | KES 410 |
| Garbage collection | KES 130 |
Connectivity — KES 720/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 310 |
| Data bundles | KES 410 |
Transport — KES 3,050/month
| Fuel & bike/vehicle upkeep | KES 3,050 |
Family — KES 2,250/month
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 1,530 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 310 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 410 |
Personal — KES 880/month
| Barber | KES 130 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 480 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 270 |
Health — KES 1,840/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 460 |
| Lives with epilepsy care | KES 1,040 |
| Clinic visits & dawa (kids) | KES 340 |
Social — KES 1,190/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 500 |
| Chama contribution | KES 690 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 4,000 |
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 9,531 |
Left over each month: KES 7,010.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,330/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Lives with epilepsy — daily anticonvulsants.
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