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How Saumu Suleiman, a nurse in Kakamega town, lives on KES 59,800 a month
Saumu Suleiman, 40 — Nurse in Kakamega town, raising 3 children.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 59,800 per month. Housing: KES 9,800 rent.
Kitchen — KES 18,220/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,690 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 1,140 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 1,140 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 4,520 |
| Sugar | KES 540 |
| Cooking oil | KES 1,030 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 4,360 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,410 |
| Fruits | KES 1,220 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 120 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,000 |
Utilities — KES 4,290/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 1,290 |
| Water bill | KES 640 |
| Garbage collection | KES 210 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 2,150 |
Connectivity — KES 1,960/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 500 |
| Data bundles | KES 710 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 750 |
Transport — KES 6,530/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 2,230 |
| Kids school transport | KES 4,300 |
Family — KES 14,190/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 2,510 |
| School fees (2 kids, private day) | KES 9,320 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 1,290 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 1,070 |
Personal — KES 4,220/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 1,790 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 1,790 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 640 |
Health — KES 2,240/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,170 |
| Lives with epilepsy care | KES 1,070 |
Social — KES 1,280/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 1,280 |
Short every month by KES 2,930.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~4,520/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Lives with epilepsy — daily anticonvulsants.
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