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How Wanjiku Maina, a clinical officer in Eldoret town, lives on KES 60,100 a month
Wanjiku Maina, 27 — Clinical officer in Eldoret town.
Still repaying the wedding/funeral harambee shortfall.
Earns: KES 60,100 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Inherited plot.
Kitchen — KES 14,460/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,240 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 840 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 840 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 3,610 |
| Sugar | KES 400 |
| Cooking oil | KES 760 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 3,200 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,040 |
| Fruits | KES 900 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 180 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,400 |
Utilities — KES 7,060/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 2,120 |
| Water bill | KES 1,060 |
| Garbage collection | KES 350 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 3,530 |
Connectivity — KES 3,230/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 820 |
| Data bundles | KES 1,180 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 1,230 |
Transport — KES 10,620/month
| Fuel (own car) | KES 10,620 |
Personal — KES 6,960/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 2,950 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 2,950 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 1,060 |
Health — KES 1,940/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,940 |
Social — KES 12,620/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 2,120 |
| Chama contribution | KES 3,540 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 6,960 |
Debts
| Zenka — mobile loan | active | KES 15,681 |
| Equity — personal/car loan | active | KES 419,666 |
| Family & friends — harambee shortfall | informal | KES 30,000 |
Left over each month: KES 3,210.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~3,610/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Saving toward: School fees runway.
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