Media Personality Njambi Koikai, popularly known as Fyah Mummah Jahmby died on June 4 after a long battle with endometriosis.
Njambi was an advocate of reggae music and Rasta culture and was fondly known to her fans as the Queen of reggae due to her passion for this genre of music.
She inspired many not only through her shows but also her strength and determination to fight endometriosis and was a vocal advocate for endometriosis awareness.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines endometriosis as a disease in which a tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.
Njambi was born in 1986 in Dagoretti and raised by her single mother and grandmother.
Why Njambi Loved Reggae
In a past interview, the former show host revealed that her uncle influenced her to get into Reggae.
She said that her uncle loved Reggae and taught her everything about the genre of music.
“He paid me for a deejay academy at Black Supremacy, but I became an emcee. He could tell I would become an emcee because he was just listening to my noise,” she posted on her Instagram page.
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Media and Reggae Journey
Njambi had over 20 years of experience in the Media Industry.
She worked as an intern at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation before rising later through ranks for a period of eight years. At the same period, she was working at urban radio Metro FM as a Reggae show presenter.
Koikai garnered fame while hosting reggae shows on Metro FM and also QFM which was under the Nation Media group.
However, her job with QFM ended about 4 years ago when the station fired her without warning. She also worked at Trace Radio as a presenter.
She was also part of the panelists on NTV’s ‘The Trend’ show before she left to seek treatment in the U.S.
Jahmby Koikai was the first ever manager of Sauti Sol Band and played a big part in their early stages as a band.
Education
The Reggae fanatic attended St. Hannah’s Prep School and Makini School for her primary education.
During her high school education, she was expelled from four schools, but it was in her last school that she found a mentor Mrs Meynik who helped her before finishing her education.
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However, Njambi failed her O-levels and had to re-sit the exams and it was the same in her A-level.
After high school, she pursued higher education, initially attending Daystar University and later graduating in 2008.
Faya Mama later attended the United States International University (USIU) where she pursued a degree in International Relations.
However, her academic journey faced disruptions as she dropped out of the United States International University (USIU) in 2009 before returning to complete her studies and finally graduating in 2016.
She had to struggle to complete her studies amid health complications and at one point gave up pursuing her career.
Battle with Endometriosis
Jahmby Koikai’s life took a challenging turn when she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a rare and painful condition.
In 2018 she revealed that she suffered from thoracic endometriosis, a condition in which tissue that normally lines the inside uterus, the endometrium, grows outside the uterus.
She once told the BBC that she was sharing her story to raise awareness about the disease.
Her admission at the Nairobi Hospital had come barely five years after her return to Kenya from the United States where she underwent treatment for complications arising from Endometriosis.
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