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How Otieno Ogutu, a office clerk/admin in Old Town, Mombasa, lives on KES 43,600 a month
Otieno Ogutu, 54 — Office clerk/admin in Old Town, Mombasa, raising 3 children, running two households.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 43,600 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Own home.
Kitchen — KES 11,750/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,090 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 730 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 730 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,910 |
| Sugar | KES 350 |
| Cooking oil | KES 660 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 2,810 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 910 |
| Fruits | KES 790 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 80 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 640 |
Utilities — KES 2,210/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 660 |
| Water bill | KES 330 |
| Garbage collection | KES 110 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 1,110 |
Connectivity — KES 1,000/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 250 |
| Data bundles | KES 370 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 380 |
Transport — KES 5,550/month
| Fuel (own car) | KES 3,330 |
| Kids school transport | KES 2,220 |
Family — KES 8,780/month
| School fees (3 kids, private day) | KES 7,230 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 1,000 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 550 |
Personal — KES 1,390/month
| Barber | KES 140 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 920 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 330 |
Health — KES 990/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 440 |
| Lives positively with HIV care | KES 550 |
Social — KES 1,850/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 480 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 1,370 |
Indulgences — KES 1,290/month
| Nyama choma & outings | KES 1,290 |
Second household — KES 3,550/month
| Second home upkeep & support | KES 3,550 |
Debts
| Branch — mobile loan | active | KES 14,215 |
| Mwalimu SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 78,638 |
Left over each month: KES 5,240.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,910/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Nyama choma & outings: 1,290/mo — over 10 years that's 154,800.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Lives positively with HIV — clinic visits (ARVs free, transport & nutrition cost).
Saving toward: School fees runway.
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