Mjengo (construction) worker

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 14,100average income

KES 5,093average rent

17%end the month short

How Wanjiku Mwangi, a mjengo (construction) worker in Garissa town, lives on KES 18,000 a month

Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.

How Mwangi Karanja, a mjengo (construction) worker in Machakos town, lives on KES 17,000 a month

Sends money home every month without fail; own savings keep stalling.

How Onyango Odhiambo, a mjengo (construction) worker in Rural Western, lives on KES 11,400 a month

Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.

How Juma Simiyu, a mjengo (construction) worker in Rural Coast, lives on KES 11,000 a month

Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.

How Njoroge Macharia, a mjengo (construction) worker in Eldoret town, lives on KES 10,600 a month

CRB-listed over an old mobile loan; locked out of new credit.

How Barasa Juma, a mjengo (construction) worker in Nyeri town, lives on KES 16,600 a month

One income, all the responsibilities — no room for error.