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How Wanjiku Ndung’u, a dairy/tea farmer in Rural North, lives on KES 27,300 a month
Wanjiku Ndung'u, 25 — Dairy/tea farmer in Rural North (Wajir), raising 1 child.
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 27,300 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Employer housing/staff quarters.
Kitchen — KES 9,870/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 1,300 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 650 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 820 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 2,170 |
| Sugar | KES 400 |
| Cooking oil | KES 700 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 1,630 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 700 |
| Fruits | KES 450 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 90 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 910 |
Utilities — KES 620/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 480 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 140 |
Connectivity — KES 1,000/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 430 |
| Data bundles | KES 570 |
Transport — KES 4,450/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 3,010 |
| Kids school transport | KES 1,440 |
Family — KES 3,120/month
| School fees (1 kid, public + extras) | KES 2,120 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 430 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 570 |
Personal — KES 1,820/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 770 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 670 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 380 |
Health — KES 3,610/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 720 |
| Lives with sickle cell care | KES 2,890 |
Social — KES 3,680/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 790 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 2,890 |
Debts
| Fuliza — overdraft | revolving | KES 2,500 |
Short every month by KES 870.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~2,170/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Lives with sickle cell — crisis-prevention care.
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