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Jamila Mohamed

Jamila Mohamed

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JAMILA'S MEMO: Don’t lie to children
May 07, 2026 11:58 (EAT) • 2 hours ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: Don’t lie to children

Parents were told: take your children to school. No fees? No problem. No uniforms? Still no problem. Government, they said, would handle the rest.Schools are saying they never received any government funding. No commitment. No arrangement. Not even a follow-up call.

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JAMILA'S MEMO: Of misplaced energies and priorities
April 30, 2026 11:56 (EAT) • 1 week ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: Of misplaced energies and priorities

Take a look at our key sectors. Education is under pressure. Healthcare is stretched, and the cost of living continues to weigh heavily on wananchi.So when those in power begin to operate in campaign mode this early, it raises a deeper concern: at what point is the governing going to happen? Because...

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JAMILA'S MEMO: Are we being treated like kondoo again?
April 23, 2026 11:33 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: Are we being treated like kondoo again?

Because if arrests are made, resignations follow, cameras roll, statements are issued, and yet investigators still have not submitted a file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, then what are we looking at?

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JAMILA'S MEMO: Oh zone, my tribe!
April 09, 2026 11:44 (EAT) • 4 weeks ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: Oh zone, my tribe!

Democracy is supposed to be about choice, allowing wananchi to decide who leads them and not politicians in boardrooms deciding in advance who gets which seat; and not party elites dividing up the country like a chessboard.

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JAMILA'S MEMO: April Fools extended
April 02, 2026 11:48 (EAT) • 1 month ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: April Fools extended

Someone forwarded that to me and it made me think of a few things. The 1st of April is, for many, known as April Fools’ Day; a day for pranks and jokes.

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JAMILA'S MEMO: 33 lives and lies
March 26, 2026 11:33 (EAT) • 1 month ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: 33 lives and lies

And to this moment, we still do not fully know how they got there. Were they unclaimed, undocumented? Were procedures followed? Or were they simply disposed of?

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JAMILA'S MEMO: #NikoKadi - Resilience of the future
March 19, 2026 11:44 (EAT) • 1 month ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: #NikoKadi - Resilience of the future

What started as an online initiative has steadily gained momentum, with young people, especially Gen Z, showing up at IEBC offices across the country to register as voters for the very first time. For them, the message is simple: this is how they get a say in the lead...

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JAMILA'S MEMO: Yours truly, Comments section
March 12, 2026 11:58 (EAT) • 1 month ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: Yours truly, Comments section

Often, it is because the comments are amusing. Someone once wrote “Kenya sihami!” and you realise just how creative, witty and downright smart Kenyans can be online.

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JAMILA'S MEMO: Lest... Yes, We forget!
March 06, 2026 12:08 (EAT) • 2 months ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: Lest... Yes, We forget!

Among those who passed away was a Member of Parliament, a man described by many as someone who fought for his people, someone who will be deeply missed by his family, his friends, and his constituents.

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JAMILA'S MEMO: The kondoo headcount
February 26, 2026 11:24 (EAT) • 2 months ago

JAMILA'S MEMO: The kondoo headcount

From where many of us are sitting, it feels like politicians see us less as citizens and more like wajinga, or perhaps kondoo expected to listen, nod, say “baaa” or “meee” and move on. You see, when you hold public office, you do not just get a title, it is also a res...

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