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Lives — 15–25k
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 Barasa Wafula, a matatu tout/driver in Eldoret town, lives on KES 24,900 a month
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
How Ochieng Okello, a matatu tout/driver in Nakuru town, lives on KES 24,300 a month
Committed to two chamas; contributions compete with essentials.
How Kirimi Mutuma, a matatu tout/driver in Rural Rift, lives on KES 23,800 a month
One income, all the responsibilities — no room for error.
How Anjali Devani, a salonist / hairdresser in Nakuru town, lives on KES 23,000 a month
Committed to two chamas; contributions compete with essentials.
How Rashid Suleiman, a salonist / hairdresser in Kisumu town, lives on KES 17,900 a month
Committed to two chamas; contributions compete with essentials.
How Kimani Gitau, a barber in Kibera, Nairobi, lives on KES 15,800 a month
Health costs eat a fixed slice before anything else moves.
How Muriuki Koome, a barber in Garissa town, lives on KES 17,300 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
How Wangari Ndung’u, a tailor / fundi wa nguo in Nakuru town, lives on KES 20,900 a month
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
How Awuor Owuor, a tailor / fundi wa nguo in Ongata Rongai, lives on KES 18,700 a month
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
How Onyango Ouma, a tailor / fundi wa nguo in Nyeri town, lives on KES 17,200 a month
Fuliza swallows the float every mid-month — payday clears it, then the cycle restarts.