Jamila Mohamed — opinion columnist for Citizen Digital writing on governance, public trust, and political accountability in Kenya.
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JAMILA'S MEMO: Don’t lie to children By Jamila Mohamed May 07, 2026 11:58 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Earlier this year, Kenya witnessed the first transition of students into Grade 10 …
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JAMILA'S MEMO: Of misplaced energies and priorities By Jamila Mohamed April 30, 2026 11:56 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize There are moments when a country must pause and ask itself a simp …
JAMILA'S MEMO: Of misplaced energies and prioritiesKenya has recorded a case of Ebola and a related death. An opinion piece argues that clear government communication about the outbreak, health preparedness, and prevention measures is essential during a public-health emergency, noting the administration's past struggles with consistent messaging.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya has recorded a case of Ebola and a related death. An opinion piece argues that clear government communication about the outbreak, health preparedness, and prevention measures is essential during a public-health emergency, noting the administration's past struggles with consistent messaging.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jamila Mohamed calls on Kenyans to define what they need from their leaders as politicians begin declaring candidacies for the 2027 elections, arguing that leaders should personally care about constituents' problems—lack of medicine in hospitals, overcrowded classrooms, joblessness, water scarcity, and healthcare affordability.
1 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jamila Mohamed argues that winning elections is only the beginning; governance involves the day-to-day work of running hospitals, ensuring access to education, water, electricity, roads, security, and medicine. She highlights the ongoing 43-day nurses' strike as an example of a critical governance challenge that lacks campaign appeal but demands urgent attention.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jamila Mohamed writes that President William Ruto promised in July that all university and college students would receive full funding, with parents unable to contribute causing no child to miss out, yet September has arrived without the promise being kept.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jamila Mohamed argues that despite repeated warnings from institutions like IEBC, NCIC, and security agencies about hate speech and electoral offences ahead of 2027, politicians continue offensive behaviour with apparent impunity, suggesting the problem lies not in lack of awareness but in lack of fear of consequences.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jamila Mohamed argues that Kenya's focus on presidential term limits contrasts sharply with the United Kingdom's experience: within one Kenyan five-year term, Britain has had four Prime Ministers, yet the UK has no constitutional term limits. Unlike Kenya, UK leaders can theoretically serve indefinitely if their party maintains confidence and wins elections.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Citizen Digital opinion column questions whether Kenya still values human life, arguing that public attention to tragic events and deaths—including recent protests and the loss of lives in demonstrations—fades quickly, while families continue to mourn and seek answers.
18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that Kenyans' objection to a proposed Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia reflects not scientific skepticism but a wider trust deficit, rooted in the government's lack of transparency about the project from the start.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Citizen Digital columnist observes that Kenyan politicians maintain constant campaign activity and rally schedules despite economic hardship and governance challenges, with many project launches announced but few completions visible to the public.
28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jamila Mohamed argues that public anxiety over the Finance Bill 2026 reflects broader loss of trust in government budgeting, stemming from a disconnect between official numbers and the lived reality of Kenyans. She traces this to the 2024 Gen Z protests, which exposed poorly explained or obscure tax provisions and levies.
15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece criticizes government reassurances about fee-free Grade 10 transition under the Competency-Based Education system, arguing that initial promises to parents have not been sustained three months later.
7 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jamila Mohamed argues that while education, healthcare, and cost of living pressures burden Kenyans, the government is operating in campaign mode 15 months ahead of the 2027 elections, raising questions about when governing will actually occur.
30 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →