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How Ondieki Mogaka, a street hawker in Rural Eastern, lives on KES 6,500 a month
Ondieki Mogaka, 47 — Street hawker in Rural Eastern (Kitui), raising 2 children.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 6,500 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Inherited plot.
Kitchen — KES 3,410/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 580 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 210 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 360 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 590 |
| Sugar | KES 180 |
| Cooking oil | KES 290 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 420 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 210 |
| Fruits | KES 110 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 20 |
| Charcoal/kerosene | KES 390 |
Utilities — KES 230/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 100 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 50 |
| Kerosene/solar top-up | KES 80 |
Connectivity — KES 180/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 80 |
| Data bundles | KES 100 |
Transport — KES 1,090/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,090 |
Family — KES 800/month
| School fees (2 kids, public day) | KES 560 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 140 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 100 |
Personal — KES 210/month
| Barber | KES 30 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 100 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 80 |
Health — KES 100/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 100 |
Social — KES 450/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 40 |
| Chama contribution | KES 170 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 240 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 2,500 |
Left over each month: KES 30.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~590/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Saving toward: Emergency fund (3 months).
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