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How Wekesa Wekesa, a police officer in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 51,000 a month
Wekesa Wekesa, 24 — Police officer in Rural Nyanza (Siaya), raising 1 child.
One income, all the responsibilities — no room for error.
Earns: KES 51,000 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Own home.
Kitchen — KES 11,160/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 820 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 550 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 550 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 3,730 |
| Sugar | KES 260 |
| Cooking oil | KES 500 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 2,120 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 690 |
| Fruits | KES 590 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 140 |
| Gas refill (13kg cycle) | KES 1,160 |
Utilities — KES 3,930/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 870 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 140 |
| WiFi (home fibre) | KES 2,920 |
Connectivity — KES 2,670/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 680 |
| Data bundles | KES 970 |
| TV (Gotv/DStv) | KES 1,020 |
Transport — KES 8,780/month
| Fuel (own car) | KES 8,780 |
Family — KES 4,870/month
| Diapers & baby care (under-4s) | KES 3,410 |
| Kids clothes & shoes | KES 1,460 |
Personal — KES 3,690/month
| Barber | KES 390 |
| Clothes & shoes | KES 2,430 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 870 |
Health — KES 1,360/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 1,360 |
Social — KES 5,290/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 1,490 |
| Black tax (money home) | KES 3,800 |
Debts
| M-Shwari — mobile loan | active | KES 21,893 |
| KCB — personal/car loan | active | KES 388,630 |
| Mwalimu SACCO — SACCO loan | active | KES 198,763 |
Left over each month: KES 9,250.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~3,730/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + kids' bed.
Saving toward: School fees runway.
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