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How Onyango Ochieng, a smallholder farmer in Rural Western, lives on KES 5,900 a month
Onyango Ochieng, 24 — Smallholder farmer in Rural Western (Bungoma), raising 1 child.
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 5,900 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 2,540/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 420 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 150 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 260 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 430 |
| Sugar | KES 130 |
| Cooking oil | KES 210 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 300 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 150 |
| Fruits | KES 80 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 20 |
| Charcoal/kerosene | KES 340 |
Utilities — KES 300/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 130 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 60 |
| Kerosene/solar top-up | KES 110 |
Connectivity — KES 240/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 110 |
| Data bundles | KES 130 |
Transport — KES 1,170/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,170 |
Family — KES 940/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 810 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 130 |
Personal — KES 280/month
| Barber | KES 40 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 130 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 110 |
Health — KES 260/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 130 |
| Clinic visits & dawa (kids) | KES 130 |
Social — KES 490/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 50 |
| Chama contribution | KES 220 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 220 |
Short every month by KES 320.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~430/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
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