Celebrated Kenyan band Sauti Sol has mourned late Kenyan media personality Njambi Koikai popularly known as Jahmby following her demise at a hospital in Nairobi.
Sauti Sol in a statement on Tuesday, June 4, revealed that the former radio presenter was their first ever manager and praised her for the role she played in their journey to who they are today.
The boyband further mourned her noting that she played a big part in their early stages as a group while attaching an old photo of them with Njambi together.
“Forever in our hearts. Jahmby Koikai was our first ever manager. Played a big part in our early stages as a band. The industry has lost a gem. The country has lost a warrior. The heavens have gained an angel. Rest in Power. Your spirit lives on forever!” said Sauti Sol.
Sauti Sol was among several media personalities and online fans who mourned Njambi with a majority especially reggae fanatics saying that she was the source of their entertainment.
Jamby’s Connection with Sauti Sol
Back in November 2023, Njambi had penned an emotional message to Sauti Sol following their announcement that they were breaking up as a band.
She further thanked them for believing in her while they were starting as a band and reminisced their early days.
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“It was all but a dream. Congratulations and good luck brothers. Thank you for making us believe that dreams of brighter days can truly be a reality, for believing in me when we were all so young and clueless about the music industry business. Thank you for the first show that proved a major success to this phase. Thanks for allowing me to be part of the great, rich, urban revolution of our musical Kenyan sound as we traversed life’s journeys through our stories,” she said.
Demise & Appeal to President Ruto
The late media personality passed on after a long battle with endometriosis in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a Nairobi Hospital on early Tuesday night.
Famously known as Fyah Mummah within the reggae circles, the reggae queen had been admitted to hospital where she appealed for blood.
Before her demise, she had also made an appeal to President William Ruto during his historic State visit in the United States
In a statement on May 19, 2024, she wrote a message to President Ruto on her X (formerly Twitter) account asking him to invest in the research of endometriosis.
“This is a sincere and heartfelt call of help to a few Kenyan leaders but allow me to address this to President William Ruto first as he makes his state visit to the US. I’m writing to the ones in leadership as a concerned citizen and a recovering Endometriosis Survivor. Mr. President, one of the thematic areas in your visit is investment in health,” read part of the statement.
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Njambi noted that Atlanta, Georgia, is a dream city for every young girl and woman who has ever battled with Endometriosis.
She noted that there is a center dedicated to restoring the lives of young girls and women who are crippled by the disease in Atlanta.
While making an appeal to President Ruto, Njambi called for the Kenyan delegation in the US to visit the center and later send specialists for research and training.
“It would be a game-changer for the Kenyan delegation to visit the Center for Endometriosis Care in Atlanta, Georgia. Send our gynecologists, pulmonologists, neurologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists for further training or fellowships,” she added.
Struggle with endometriosis
Njambi, at the same time, highlighted that she was writing the message out of desperation for the hundreds of young girls in need of specialized treatment and surgery.
She explained that her message which also featured US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman was a humble request to the Head of State to visit the mentioned centers to help in the thematic agenda of healthcare.
According to the reggae queen, it took her 17 years to get a diagnosis. The late diagnosis and lack of better treatment in Kenya, she said, led to the damage.
Following a fundraising for specialized treatment, she travelled to the US, but the extent of the disease had spread to her teeth, heart, appendix and also affected her spine
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 10 women are battling Endometriosis worldwide, with the adverse effects of the condition being infertility.
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