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How Ondieki Momanyi, a smallholder farmer in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 9,200 a month
Ondieki Momanyi, 40 — Smallholder farmer in Rural Nyanza (Siaya), raising 4 children.
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 9,200 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Family land (upcountry home).
Kitchen — KES 3,800/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 630 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 220 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 390 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 800 |
| Sugar | KES 190 |
| Cooking oil | KES 310 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 450 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 220 |
| Fruits | KES 120 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 20 |
| Charcoal/kerosene | KES 400 |
Utilities — KES 350/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 150 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 70 |
| Kerosene/solar top-up | KES 130 |
Connectivity — KES 280/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 130 |
| Data bundles | KES 150 |
Transport — KES 1,360/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,360 |
Family — KES 2,810/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 940 |
| School fees (3 kids, public day) | KES 1,250 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 310 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 310 |
Personal — KES 330/month
| Barber | KES 50 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 150 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 130 |
Health — KES 770/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 150 |
| Manages asthma care | KES 620 |
Social — KES 90/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 90 |
Debts
| Branch — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 15,000 |
Short every month by KES 590.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~800/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Manages asthma — inhalers.
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