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How Onyango Odongo, a civil servant in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 84,700 a month
Onyango Odongo, 46 — Civil servant (county/national) in Rural Nyanza (Siaya), raising 4 children.
One income, all the responsibilities — no room for error.
Earns: KES 84,700 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Own home.
Kitchen — KES 18,210/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,560 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 1,060 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 1,060 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 5,360 |
| Sugar | KES 500 |
| Cooking oil | KES 960 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 4,050 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,310 |
| Fruits | KES 1,130 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 130 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,040 |
Utilities — KES 3,530/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 780 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 130 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 2,620 |
Connectivity — KES 2,390/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 610 |
| Data bundles | KES 870 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 910 |
Transport — KES 7,520/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,270 |
| Kids school transport | KES 5,250 |
Family — KES 25,120/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 3,060 |
| School fees (3 kids, private day) | KES 17,080 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 2,360 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 2,620 |
Personal — KES 3,310/month
| Barber | KES 350 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 2,180 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 780 |
Health — KES 2,040/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 2,040 |
Social — KES 9,040/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 2,220 |
| Chama contribution | KES 2,620 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 4,200 |
Debts
| Okolea — mobile loan (defaulted) | CRB-listed | KES 2,500 |
| Equity — personal/car loan | active | KES 522,960 |
| Local SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 376,531 |
Left over each month: KES 13,540.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~5,360/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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