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How Rehema Rashid, a duka/shop owner in Kasarani, Nairobi, lives on KES 43,500 a month
Rehema Rashid, 28 — Duka/shop owner in Kasarani, Nairobi, raising 1 child.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 43,500 per month. Housing: KES 20,100 rent.
Kitchen — KES 10,130/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 900 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 610 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 610 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,520 |
| Sugar | KES 290 |
| Cooking oil | KES 550 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 2,320 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 750 |
| Fruits | KES 650 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 100 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 780 |
Utilities — KES 2,670/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 800 |
| Water bill | KES 400 |
| Garbage collection | KES 130 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 1,340 |
Connectivity — KES 1,220/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 310 |
| Data bundles | KES 440 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 470 |
Transport — KES 2,560/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,560 |
Family — KES 2,230/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 1,560 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 670 |
Personal — KES 2,640/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 1,120 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 1,120 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 400 |
Health — KES 2,090/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 530 |
| Lives with diabetes care | KES 1,560 |
Social — KES 1,920/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 580 |
| Chama contribution | KES 1,340 |
Debts
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 9,655 |
| Co-op Bank — personal/car loan | active | KES 247,988 |
| Stima SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 141,220 |
Short every month by KES 2,060.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,520/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Lives with diabetes — monthly insulin & clinic.
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