Jamila Mohamed
62 Articles
JAMILA'S MEMO: Why Kenya should rethink its role in Haiti’s unstable peacekeeping effort
Most of us, at least I thought, that the mission was to be financed by the UN. But it seems taxpayers are footing the Haiti bill... at least for now. The government is saying that the money will be refunded. Yaani, tunatumia pesa zetu, tutarudishiwa baadaye...
JAMILA'S MEMO: Don't mix your voter and medical cards
For those who took that tip-off lightly, you might have missed the rollout of the new health insurance scheme, SHA, because that was the same day as the elaborate tabling of the motion of impeachment against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
JAMILA’S MEMO: Learn to multitask
You see, there is this frenzy of impeaching a top politician. We are all busy looking out for signatures, frantically asking, have they reached the requisite number? And also, what is the fight-back plan from the other side? We are in the middle of a national frenzy. Now, if you don’t multitask, thi...
JAMILA'S MEMO: 250,000 ways to Germany
So every number matters. When you say 160,000, we had better remember we are talking about 160,000 breathing souls. They are not mere statistics; they are real people, real families. And when we upgrade 160,000 to 250,000, we had better be straight with our people, because for sure, they will be pur...
JAMILA'S MEMO: An open letter to the new Cabinet Secretaries
It is time to settle down and do some work. Enough of the parties, homecomings, and handovers. Shukeni kwenye magari, ingieni ofisini na muanze kuchapa kazi.Next week, it will be two years since this administration came into power; mwaka wa tatu sasa unaanza.
JAMILA’S MEMO: The cost of lying - Lessons from the United Kingdom
Here in Kenya, trust and confidence in our politics have taken a beating in recent times. One of the main reasons for this breakdown in trust is the belief that some leaders have made a practice of lying to the public.This, apparently, is a problem not exclusive to Kenya. In Wales, there is an inter...
JAMILA’S MEMO: Innocent Kenyans actually died – Why IPOA should not overlook the facts
For the past few weeks families have been burying their loved ones, most of them young men and women at the peak of their lives, these families are left with many questions…waiting for answers that do not seem to be coming.
NEWS GANG: The price of turning a deaf ear to public sentiment on Finance Bill 2024
Tonight our country yearns for an ear or two. An ear to just listen. Because let’s face it, the events of the last few days boil down to one conclusion; failure to listen.
Jamila's Memo: Where's Equality and Equity in Riparian Demolitions?
There has been a perception that the ongoing demolitions are skewed against slum dwellers and the poor.
JAMILA'S MEMO: In a crisis, you may well be on your own
On riparian settlements, and structures built where they are not supposed to, the government has no moral authority to point a finger. Every house on riparian land whether stone or mabati is a monument of failed government regulations. Yaani, the fault starts with the...