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How Wangari Kimani, a civil servant in Nyeri town, lives on KES 58,800 a month
Wangari Kimani, 34 — Civil servant (county/national) in Nyeri town, raising 3 children.
Juggling several digital loans; repaying one with another.
Earns: KES 58,800 per month. Housing: KES 8,700 rent.
Kitchen — KES 16,220/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,500 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 1,010 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 1,010 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 4,020 |
| Sugar | KES 480 |
| Cooking oil | KES 920 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 3,880 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,260 |
| Fruits | KES 1,090 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 110 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 890 |
Utilities — KES 4,490/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 1,350 |
| Water bill | KES 670 |
| Garbage collection | KES 220 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 2,250 |
Connectivity — KES 2,050/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 520 |
| Data bundles | KES 750 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 780 |
Transport — KES 9,010/month
| Fuel (own car) | KES 6,760 |
| Kids school transport | KES 2,250 |
Family — KES 11,920/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 5,250 |
| School fees (1 kid, private day) | KES 4,880 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 670 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 1,120 |
Personal — KES 4,410/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 1,870 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 1,870 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 670 |
Health — KES 1,960/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,210 |
| Clinic visits & dawa (kids) | KES 750 |
Social — KES 1,320/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 1,320 |
Debts
| M-Shwari — mobile loan | active | KES 17,561 |
| KCB M-Pesa — mobile loan | active | KES 13,473 |
| Co-op Bank — personal/car loan | active | KES 139,030 |
| Unaitas — SACCO loan | active | KES 159,626 |
Short every month by KES 1,280.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~4,020/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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