Ochieng Okoth, 23 — Fisherman (lake/coast) in Rural Coast (Kilifi).
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 15,500 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Lives with parents.
Kitchen — KES 6,230/month
| Unga (maize flour) |
KES 790 |
| Rice & pasta |
KES 390 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) |
KES 500 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) |
KES 1,370 |
| Sugar |
KES 240 |
| Cooking oil |
KES 420 |
| Meat/omena/eggs |
KES 990 |
| Bread & breakfast |
KES 420 |
| Fruits |
KES 270 |
| Salt |
KES 30 |
| Matchbox |
KES 20 |
| Spices & royco |
KES 70 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) |
KES 720 |
Utilities — KES 490/month
| KPLC tokens |
KES 380 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) |
KES 110 |
Connectivity — KES 790/month
| Airtime & okoa |
KES 340 |
| Data bundles |
KES 450 |
Transport — KES 1,990/month
| Matatu/boda fares |
KES 1,990 |
Personal — KES 980/month
| Barber |
KES 150 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) |
KES 530 |
| Toiletries & grooming |
KES 300 |
Health — KES 320/month
Social — KES 1,800/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee |
KES 350 |
| Black tax (money home) |
KES 1,450 |
Indulgences — KES 4,590/month
| Beer — local joint (@~250) |
KES 4,590 |
Debts
| Zenka — mobile loan |
active |
KES 8,476 |
Short every month by KES 1,690.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,370/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Beer — local joint (@~250): 4,590/mo — over 10 years that's 550,800.
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