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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 Maina Kimani, a barber in Kakamega town, lives on KES 14,900 a month
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
How Onyango Ouma, a barber in Nakuru town, lives on KES 13,900 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
How Rotich Rotich, a barber in Nakuru town, lives on KES 12,800 a month
Betting stakes feel small daily; monthly they rival the rent.
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.
How Mumbua Mutua, a security guard in Old Town, Mombasa, lives on KES 12,100 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
How Simiyu Wanjala, a security guard in Kakamega town, lives on KES 13,700 a month
One income, all the responsibilities — no room for error.
How Ahmed Ahmed, a office cleaner in Eldoret town, lives on KES 13,200 a month
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
How Okoth Okoth, a office cleaner in Machakos town, lives on KES 10,600 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.