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How Onyango Odhiambo, a mjengo (construction) worker in Rural Western, lives on KES 11,400 a month
Onyango Odhiambo, 20 — Mjengo (construction) worker in Rural Western (Bungoma).
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 11,400 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Inherited plot.
Kitchen — KES 1,560/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 180 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 60 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 110 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 390 |
| Sugar | KES 50 |
| Cooking oil | KES 90 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 130 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 60 |
| Fruits | KES 30 |
| 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 900/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 900 |
Family — KES 2,100/month
| Special school & therapy | KES 2,100 |
Personal — KES 210/month
| Barber | KES 30 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 100 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 80 |
Health — KES 2,200/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 100 |
| Parent of a special-needs child care | KES 2,100 |
Social — KES 70/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 70 |
Indulgences — KES 1,880/month
| Beer — local joint (@~250) | KES 1,400 |
| Betting stakes | KES 310 |
| Nyama choma & outings | KES 170 |
Debts
| Shylock (local) — emergency loan | active — 20%/mo | KES 3,000 |
Left over each month: KES 2,070.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~390/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Beer — local joint (@~250): 1,400/mo — over 10 years that's 168,000.
Parent of a special-needs child — therapy & special school.
Saving toward: School fees runway.
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