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How Wanjiku Kamau, a private school teacher in Rural Central, lives on KES 18,600 a month
Wanjiku Kamau, 35 — Private school teacher in Rural Central (Murang'a), raising 4 children.
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
Earns: KES 18,600 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Lives with parents.
Kitchen — KES 4,870/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 680 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 340 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 430 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 1,070 |
| Sugar | KES 200 |
| Cooking oil | KES 360 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 850 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 360 |
| Fruits | KES 230 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 20 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 280 |
Utilities — KES 220/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 170 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 50 |
Connectivity — KES 360/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 150 |
| Data bundles | KES 210 |
Transport — KES 2,140/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 1,090 |
| Kids school transport | KES 1,050 |
Family — KES 7,220/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 870 |
| School fees (3 kids, public + extras) | KES 2,310 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 470 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 420 |
| Special school & therapy | KES 3,150 |
Personal — KES 660/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 280 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 240 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 140 |
Health — KES 2,270/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 170 |
| Parent of a special-needs child care | KES 2,100 |
Social — KES 540/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 190 |
| Chama contribution | KES 350 |
Debts
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 7,442 |
Left over each month: KES 320.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,070/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
Parent of a special-needs child — therapy & special school.
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