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The Loan Was Only KSh 20,000 The message came just after lunch. “Your loan of KSh 20,000 has been approved.” For Sheila, it felt like a relief. Her daughter needed money for an urgent school expense, and Sheila had already tried calling two relatives without success. Her salary was still several days away. She opened…

On a Tuesday morning, Brian checked his phone and saw a message he had been hoping would never come. His employer was restructuring, and some positions were being reviewed. His salary had been arriving every month for years. He had built his life around it. Rent came from it. School fees came from it. His…

On the first day of the month, Kevin looked at his phone and did the same calculation he had been doing for weeks. His salary was not bad. But after rent, food, transport, family responsibilities and the usual expenses that somehow find their way into a monthly budget, there was little left. He wanted an…

The first freelance job can feel strangely important. You have spent weeks learning a skill, perhaps months. You have created an account on a freelance platform, uploaded your profile picture and written a description of what you can do. Then you start applying. One proposal. No response. Another one. Still nothing. After ten applications, you…

At about 7:30 in the morning, Mary is already at her laptop. There is no rush to catch a matatu into Nairobi’s CBD. Instead, she opens her email and sees a message from a client whose company is based thousands of kilometres away. The work is familiar. She has done it many times before. The…

On a Tuesday evening, Brian was sitting in his bedsitter in Nairobi staring at his laptop. He had been looking for ways to make extra money for months. His salary covered the important things, but by the time rent, food, transport and other expenses were paid, there was little left to build the financial cushion…

Success Often Begins with the Way You Think When Kevin finished university, he believed life would fall into place. He applied for dozens of jobs, attended interviews, and waited for the phone to ring. Weeks turned into months, but nothing changed. Every rejection chipped away at his confidence until he eventually convinced himself that he…