Furnishing of the farm house

Ken

Malindi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Ken

Member since

September 2015

On-time repayments

227 installments  •  84%

About Me

I have grown up in Coastal Kenya.I have graduated recently from Egerton University with B.Sc (Horticulture). Due to the lack of jobs, I have over 500 mango seedlings which I plan to graft soon, though I wish to expand the nursery to include ornamental plants. I also make soap-less detergent that I sell to car wash businesses. These ventures have been started with a small amount I had saved.
The recent G.E.S summit was very inspiring and acts as my source of motivation. I also plan to venture into farming both in crops and livestock.

My Business

My business is mainly poultry farming whereby we are involved in selling both eggs and meat. I also invest in small scale cattle and goat farming. The rest of the farm area is covered in agroforestry whereby we grow crops and trees for sustainability.
The trees are sometimes harvested for timber and firewood. This helps to boost the financial status especially for home use. There is also a small tree nursery whereby seedlings are sold at affordable prices.

Loan Proposal

I intend to use the funds to furnish the house and give it some final touches. This will include plastering , painting , and installation of a solar power system and tap water.
The funds will be spent as follows;-
1. Plastering of walls.
Sand 200$.
Cement. 100$.
Labour. 40$.

2. Painting.
Paint. 150$.
Whitewash. 40$.
Brushes. 20$.
Labour. 50$.

3. Tap water installation.
Pipes and connectors. 45$.
Meter. 30$.
Licence. 30$.
Plumbing. 30$.

4. Solar power system installation.
PV panels. 150$.
Battery. 80$.
Switches and breakers. 25$
Cables. 50$.
Electrician. 50$.

5. Miscellaneous costs. 100$.

This will assist me and my family to lead a better life in the farm and hence develop the farm for small scale farming. The solar system will give us free power supply and also assist in reducing environmental degradation. I also intend to set up a biogas digester for cooking purposes.
I thank you once again and hope you will consider my loan application.
Thank you and be blessed.

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About Me

My name is Ken Mutinda. I am a Kenyan and mainly reside in Malindi town in thee north coast. My childhood can be described as one that was adventurous and fan. I have completed my education up-to bachelors degree level.
Some of the main challenges that we faced at home was poverty and we had to overcome by perseverance and encouragement from our parents and friends.
I started my nursery business immediately I completed college and from the saving I started the detergent business. I also keep some ducks which I sell upon maturity as well as their eggs.
I live in a cosmopolitan area whereby people of different cultures live together in peace.

My Business

My business is mainly poultry farming whereby we are involved in selling both eggs and meat. I also invest in small scale cattle and goat farming. The rest of the farm area is covered in agroforestry whereby we row crops and trees for sustainability.
The trees are sometimes harvested for timber and firewood. This helps to boost the financial status especially for home use. There is also a small tree nursery.
I now wish to purchase the motorbike to help with transport as well as be a source of money and employment.

Loan Proposal

I intend to use the funds to furnish the house and give it some final touches. This will include plastering , painting , and installation of a solar power system and tap water.
The funds will be spent as follows;-
1. Plastering of walls.
Sand 200$.
Cement. 100$.
Labour. 40$.

2. Painting.
Paint. 150$.
Whitewash. 40$.
Brushes. 20$.
Labour. 50$.

3. Tap water installation.
Pipes and connectors. 45$.
Meter. 30$.
Licence. 30$.
Plumbing. 30$.

4. Solar power system installation.
PV panels. 150$.
Battery. 80$.
Switches and breakers. 25$
Cables. 50$.
Electrician. 50$.

5. Miscellaneous costs. 100$.

This will assist me and my family to lead a better life in the farm and hence develop the farm for small scale farming. The solar system will give us free power supply and also assist in reducing environmental degradation. I also intend to set up a biogas digester for cooking purposes.
I thank you once again and hope you will consider my loan application.
Thank you and be blessed.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,191.00

Date disbursed

Nov 21, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

5 months

Lenders

H

Heja

Hamburg, Germany

Kylie

Mount Martha, Australia

daibhmac

Luton, United Kingdom

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

PeteMx

Los Angeles CA,, United States

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

Bobrm2k3

Charleston, United States

Treesforpeople

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Anto82

Eraclea, Italy

numbat

Perth, Australia

M

Michiel

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

TomF925

www.AfricaLeap.com, United States

L

liseman

United States

S

Symoneous

Netherlands

S

Stephan

Netherlands

T

TZ

Singapore, Singapore

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

W

Wade

United States

Jan

Netherlands

MR

Michiel Rauws

San Francisco, Netherlands

H

Harry

Florida, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

G

GS2

Germany

Paul Smithson

Leeds, United Kingdom

A

Andrei

United States

Mr Chris Turner

Cambridge forever England, United Kingdom

BS

Brandon S

United States

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

CR

Christopher R

Denver, CO, United States

C

Carlene

United States

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

TO

Thomas O'Neil

United States

The Weltys

Averill Park, NY, United States

Adam Fraser

Cambridge, United Kingdom

R

RMIM

United States

BB

Ben Breen

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

SS

Sandi Smith

Pimpama. Queensland, Australia

KN

Kevin N

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

AB

Ashira Blazer

United States

BA

Burf and Patsy

St. John's, Canada

sbdoc

Reno, United States

AD

Arthur Dent

United States

Sebastian

Andwil TG, Switzerland

B

Brayo

United States

Jim Murray

United States

DO

Denis Ontiveros

Guildford, United Kingdom

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  • Ken    May 18, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team.
    Thank you for the opportunity and support through the loan project.
    I'm making effort to repay the loan however things are difficult at the moment. Please bear with me.

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  • Ken    May 8, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team.
    I take this opportunity to thank you again for your continued support.
    I however wish to lower my installment amount. Please bear with me as I look for ways of coming up with the installment.

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  • Ken    Apr 2, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team. I thank you for the support and encouragement. I wish to lower my installment amount due to the harsh economic times we are facing. I'm committed to completely repaying the loan.

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  • Ken    Mar 26, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team.
    I'm appealing for continued support for the lowering of the installment amount due to hard economic times.
    I thank you for your understanding.

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  • Ken    Mar 20, 2022

    I'm unable to meet the high installment amounts due to low business output. I also have other commitments in terms finances.
    Kindly bear with me.
    Thank you.

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  • Ken    Mar 13, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team. I thank you for the opportunity to allow me to adjust my installment amount. My business went under due to the many factors affecting business. I'm however committed to repay the loan. Please bear with me. Thank you.

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  • Ken    Mar 6, 2022

    Greetings. I'm unable to raise the installment amount due to the slow and low earnings from the small business. I however commit to keep sending my installments on time.
    Thank you.

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  • Ken    Feb 27, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team.
    Things have been hard after my business collapsed due to the pandemic and I have however kept on making the weekly repayments. I therefore request that you bear with me,as I am repaying the loan.

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  • Ken    Feb 19, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team.
    Thank you for the consideration and support you have offered me so far. I wish to lower my installment amount since I'm unable to raise the full amount.

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  • Ken    Feb 13, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team. I thank you for the support and encouragement. I wish to lower my installment amount due to the harsh economic times we are facing. I'm committed to completely repaying the loan.

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  • Ken    Feb 5, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team.
    I want to thank you for your continued support. Business has not been doing well especially after the attacks and the covid pandemic. Please bare with the low installment amount.

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  • Ken    Jan 25, 2022

    Due to the current Corona virus situation and the political environment we are facing tough economic times. I however keep my promise of fulfilling my loan repayment. Thank you.

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  • Ken    Jan 11, 2022

    Hello Zidisha team.
    I thank you once again for this platform. I wish to lower my installment amount as I can not afford the higher amount. I am committed to fully repaying the loan. Thank you.

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  • Ken    Dec 31, 2021

    I take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support. Currently the business environment is unfavourable hence I request to be allowed to pay the lower installment amount.
    Thank you.

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  • Ken    Dec 17, 2021

    Greetings. I'm unable to raise the installment amount due to the slow and low earnings from the small business. I however commit to keep sending my installments on time.
    Thank you.

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  • Ken    Nov 8, 2021

    I hope you are well, I wish to reduce the installment amount due to many factors that are affecting business negatively, but I wish to assure you of my commitment to repay the loan fully. Thank you.

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  • Ken    Oct 4, 2021

    Hello Zidisha team.
    I'm appealing for continued support for the lowering of the installment amount due to hard economic times.
    I thank you for your understanding.

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  • Ken    Sep 7, 2021

    Hello Zidisha team. I thank you for the opportunity to allow me to adjust my installment amount. My business went under due to the many factors affecting business. I'm however committed to repay the loan. Please bear with me. Thank you.

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  • Ken    Aug 4, 2021

    Hello Zidisha team. I have been out of business for sometime after the shop was closed due to rent arrears.
    However we have come to an agreement and I have resumed operation and I will be making my repayments promptly. The covid situation has really had a negative effect on business.

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    • Ken    Jun 6, 2021

      The covid vaccination program here is very low compared to other countries. Priority was given to essential workers and the general population only got a very small percentage which if shared among the different counties then only a few people have received the jab.

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        • Ken    Jun 8, 2021

          Here we are unaware of such reactions or allergies. If the vaccine comes we will just get vaccinated. I wish we had people like you to enlighten us on how to go about this whole issue. Just to inform you that our health system is not really that open and is marred by rampant corruption.

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