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How Sanjay Imran, a public school teacher in Rural North, lives on KES 33,000 a month
Sanjay Imran, 27 — Public school teacher (TSC) in Rural North (Wajir).
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 33,000 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 13,950/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,770 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 880 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 1,120 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 3,070 |
| Sugar | KES 540 |
| Cooking oil | KES 950 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 2,220 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 950 |
| Fruits | KES 610 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 170 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 1,620 |
Utilities — KES 300/month
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 300 |
Connectivity — KES 2,100/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 900 |
| Data bundles | KES 1,200 |
Transport — KES 6,270/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 6,270 |
Personal — KES 2,600/month
| Barber | KES 400 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 1,400 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 800 |
Health — KES 1,820/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,820 |
Social — KES 4,000/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 1,990 |
| Chama contribution | KES 2,010 |
Left over each month: KES 1,960.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~3,070/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
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