Media personality Jahmby Koikai is dead
By Njeri Wambui, June 4, 2024
The media and reggae fraternity is mourning the death of Njambi Koikai aka Fyah Mummah Jahmby Koikai.
Jahmby passed on following a long fight with endometriosis. She died in hospital on Tuesday morning, June 4, 2024, her friends and family have confirmed.
News of her demise comes a few days after, Jahmby reached out for help from the online community revealing she had been admitted to Nairobi Hospital.
On Friday, May 31, 2024, Koikai, shared on her Instagram stories, revealing she needed blood and appealed to anyone who could help her.
“Hi fam, I’m currently admitted at the Pioneer Ward Nairobi Hospital and I kindly require Blood O positive. Kindly asking for blood donors for Mary Njambi Koikai,” Njambi wrote on her Instagram stories.
Jahmby had also travelled back to the country after spending more than a year in the US receiving treatment for stage four endometriosis.
The reggae entertainer had battled the chronic illness since she was age 13. In 2015, she suffered a series of pneumothoraces (collapsed lungs), one of the most rare manifestations of thoracic endometriosis.
Consequently, Koikai required numerous surgeries and extended hospital stays. Medical treatments available in Kenya were insufficient, prompting her to seek medical care abroad.
A flood of condolence messages has been flooding in, praising Jahmby’s good character and her resilience during her battle with endometriosis.
Waking up to the news that Njambi Koikai aka fire mama rested last night has heartbroken me, this lady was a true definition of a warrior. Go well Firemama @JahmbyKoikai!! pic.twitter.com/tVciVcGfyi
— 𝙱𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚈𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛☚ (@Bossyator) June 4, 2024
I am gutted beyond expressions.
— Philip Etale (@EtalePhilip) June 4, 2024
Fare thee well my friend, sister and just best friend Fyah Mummah Jahmby Koikai.
That beautiful smile, the phone calls we had talking about many things including our days at KBC back in the day, your mastery of Maragoli language and the jolly… pic.twitter.com/GCIaj1G3fM
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