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Lives — Mama mboga (grocery kiosk)
Every life itemized down to the matchbox — income, rent, kitchen, school fees, debts and the honest month-end number. Slide your own bracket in the Fanikiwa app.
6real budgets
KES 14,217average income
KES 4,539average rent
50%end the month short
How Halima Warsame, a mama mboga in Ongata Rongai, lives on KES 16,600 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
How Wangari Kamau, a mama mboga in Old Town, Mombasa, lives on KES 14,300 a month
CRB-listed over an old mobile loan; locked out of new credit.
How Kamau Kimani, a mama mboga in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 12,900 a month
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
How Maina Ndung’u, a mama mboga in Rural Rift, lives on KES 20,500 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
How Mumbua Muema, a mama mboga in Kilimani, Nairobi, lives on KES 10,800 a month
Committed to two chamas; contributions compete with essentials.
How Kwamboka Ogeto, a mama mboga in Kibera, Nairobi, lives on KES 10,200 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.