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How Wafula Makokha, a fisherman in Rural Coast, lives on KES 21,400 a month
Wafula Makokha, 41 — Fisherman (lake/coast) in Rural Coast (Kilifi), raising 2 children.
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 21,400 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 3,870/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 460 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 230 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 290 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,080 |
| Sugar | KES 140 |
| Cooking oil | KES 240 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 570 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 240 |
| Fruits | KES 150 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 40 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 380 |
Utilities — KES 70/month
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 70 |
Connectivity — KES 490/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 210 |
| Data bundles | KES 280 |
Transport — KES 1,940/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,230 |
| Kids school transport | KES 710 |
Family — KES 6,970/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 1,180 |
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 1,040 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 210 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 280 |
| Special school & therapy | KES 4,260 |
Personal — KES 600/month
| Barber | KES 90 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 330 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 180 |
Health — KES 3,110/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 270 |
| Parent of a special-needs child care | KES 2,840 |
Social — KES 770/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 300 |
| Chama contribution | KES 470 |
Indulgences — KES 2,310/month
| Beer — local joint (@~250) | KES 1,890 |
| Cigarettes (per-stick) | KES 420 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 2,500 |
| Tala — mobile loan | active | KES 7,362 |
| Mwalimu SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 57,555 |
Left over each month: KES 1,270.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,080/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Beer — local joint (@~250): 1,890/mo — over 10 years that's 226,800.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Parent of a special-needs child — therapy & special school.
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A member of the Fanikiwa AI Community — 1,000 real Kenyan lives, itemized down to the matchbox. Figures are representative community data. Fanikiwa is money coaching for Kenya, Africa and beyond — not licensed financial, tax or legal advice.
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