Name
Daniel
Member since
February 2015
On-time repayments
254 installments • 36%
My name is Daniel Mbugua, a poultry farmer from Mombasa - Kenya. I was born and raised in Mombasa where my father worked at the Kenya Ports Authority. I was born in a rural area where I grew up accustomed to fairly good infrastructure like electricity and paved roads.
In spite of relative good life in my childhood, I faced a number of challenges like lack of playing fields due to poor planning by the local authorities and I grew up deprived what would be considered as the basic necessities of a growing child. That notwithstanding, my parents raised me well and imparted good values early life.
I went to rural schools both for primary and secondary schools because my parents feared I would get involved in drug taking which was rampant in our neighborhood. I later joined a polytechnic where I did a three year course in civil engineering. I was hoping to secure a good job after the completing the course after my father's footsteps but I was not as lucky.
I decided to use our house backyard to start poultry keeping which remarkable success. This is what I am still doing to date and I have no regrets for doing so since it brings food on the table and I also get a lot of satisfaction from the job.
I am married with two kids both who are in school.
I rear broiler chicken as well as geese in my house backyard. I sell broilers to local hotels and to residents within the residential estates. Mombasa is a fast growing city and it has all the demands of big city and one of these is fast food. I saw this opportunity and decided to exploit it.
The living standards of the residents has also improved in the recent past and a good number of residents have a much better bargaining power as compared to yesteryears. What used to be a preserve of the rich (like chicken) is now a common dish among many.
I keep broilers that take between 5-6 weeks to mature. I normally buy them when they are one day old and if the survival rate is good (about or above 95%), I make about $150 per brood. I use the geese to provide eggs that I sell to support the family when I am not selling the chicken.
I am glad I have a ready market of loyal clients in hotels and also in the residential areas. If funded, I like to keep two sets of broilers and separate then within two weeks so as to ensure a continuous sale of the chicken instead of waiting for 6 weeks interval. However, for me to do this, I need to get a helping hand in form of affordable credit and this is where Zidisha comes in.
I will use the money to buy a new brood of chicks which I will later sell in hotels and restaurants. I plan to by 200 chicks at a total price of $200. I will use the balance to buy them food and pay for their vaccination.
Given the survival rate of these chicks is about 80% I hope to make a good profit once they mature.
Thank you.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$360.00
Date disbursed
Jul 3, 2019
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
18 months
Amount repaid
$242.22
Amount remaining
$117.86
Expected completion
Jan 3, 2021
Status
Repaying late
Installment amount
$9.86
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
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Jul 14, 2019 | $30.01 | Jul 27, 2019 | $30.01 |
Jul 21, 2019 | $30.01 | Jul 27, 2019 | $9.41 |
Aug 30, 2019 | $20.60 | ||
Jul 28, 2019 | $30.01 | Aug 30, 2019 | $18.82 |
Sep 17, 2019 | $11.18 | ||
Aug 4, 2019 | $30.01 | Sep 17, 2019 | $28.23 |
Oct 18, 2019 | $1.77 | ||
Aug 11, 2019 | $30.01 | Oct 18, 2019 | $30.01 |
Aug 18, 2019 | $30.01 | Oct 18, 2019 | $7.64 |
Nov 18, 2019 | $22.37 | ||
Aug 25, 2019 | $30.01 | Nov 18, 2019 | $17.05 |
Feb 5, 2020 | $12.96 | ||
Sep 1, 2019 | $30.01 | Feb 5, 2020 | $6.75 |
Mar 11, 2020 | $10.64 | ||
Jun 20, 2020 | $12.61 | ||
Sep 8, 2019 | $2.17 | Jun 20, 2020 | $2.17 |
Sep 15, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Sep 22, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Sep 29, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 6, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 13, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 20, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 27, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Nov 3, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Nov 10, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Nov 17, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Nov 24, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Dec 1, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Dec 8, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Dec 15, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Dec 22, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Dec 29, 2019 | $0.00 | ||
Jan 5, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jan 12, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jan 19, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jan 26, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Feb 2, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Feb 9, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Feb 16, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Feb 23, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Mar 1, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Mar 8, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Mar 15, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Mar 22, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Mar 29, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Apr 5, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Apr 12, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Apr 19, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Apr 26, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
May 3, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
May 10, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
May 17, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
May 24, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
May 31, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 7, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 14, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 21, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 28, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 5, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 12, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 19, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 26, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 2, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 9, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 16, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 23, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 30, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Sep 6, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Sep 13, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Sep 20, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Sep 27, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 4, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 11, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 18, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Oct 25, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Nov 1, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Nov 8, 2020 | $0.00 | ||
Nov 15, 2020 | $9.86 | ||
Nov 22, 2020 | $9.86 | ||
Nov 29, 2020 | $9.86 | ||
Dec 6, 2020 | $9.86 | ||
Dec 13, 2020 | $9.86 | ||
Dec 20, 2020 | $30.01 | ||
Dec 27, 2020 | $30.01 | ||
Jan 3, 2021 | $8.52 |
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