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Lives — 10–15k
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.
How Kiplagat Rotich, a fisherman in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 14,700 a month
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
How Abdi Ahmed, a fisherman in Rural Nyanza, lives on KES 13,100 a month
Betting stakes feel small daily; monthly they rival the rent.
How Nekesa Juma, a street hawker in Kakamega town, lives on KES 10,100 a month
Sends money home every month without fail; own savings keep stalling.
How Rotich Koech, a street hawker in Kibera, Nairobi, lives on KES 14,500 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
How Mwanaisha Mwakio, a street hawker in Old Town, Mombasa, lives on KES 10,200 a month
Committed to two chamas; contributions compete with essentials.
How Zara Patel, a smallholder farmer in Rural Western, lives on KES 14,700 a month
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
How Salim Kombo, a smallholder farmer in Rural Eastern, lives on KES 12,800 a month
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
How Khavere Makokha, a tailor / fundi wa nguo in Kitengela, lives on KES 12,300 a month
One emergency away from zero — no cushion at all.
How Nekesa Wanjala, a tailor / fundi wa nguo in Rural Rift, lives on KES 13,100 a month
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
How Simiyu Makokha, a security guard in Kibera, Nairobi, lives on KES 13,000 a month
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.