Why Kombo South Needs Fatou Kebbeh: A Voice Rooted in Service, Shaped by Struggle, and Ready to Lead

By Lamin Jammeh, Gunjur Online

In a time when leadership is often measured by titles rather than impact, Fatou Kebbeh, affectionately known as Fatima Da Voice, emerges not just as a candidate - but as a calling.

Fatou is not new to the corridors of leadership or the frontline of advocacy. She is a product of Gunjur, a place that raises its children with resilience, where dreams are not handed out, but carved out - stone by stone, story by story. It is from this stronghold that she launches her candidacy to represent Kombo South in the National Youth Parliament.

What makes Fatou’s campaign different is not just her vision - but her voice. It’s a voice trained in journalism, sharpened in poetry, and amplified by years of consistent grassroots work. From debate stages to radio airwaves, she has been speaking for the people long before she sought to speak on behalf of them.

Fatou is currently in her final year of Journalism studies at the University of The Gambia, building on a foundation laid with distinction at the Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC). But education, for her, is more than certificates - it is a tool of transformation. Her time with programs like the TAF Leadership Academy, YALI Cohort 40, and the Ultimate Mentorship Association (where she won the Advocacy Champion Award) shows a clear pattern: she learns not to sit in rooms, but to change them.

Her leadership extends beyond rhetoric. As a WasteAid Ambassador and the winner of the WasteAid National Poetry Competition, she has linked environmental sustainability with creative expression - proving that advocacy can be both impactful and inspiring.

But perhaps most powerful is her purpose:

“My advocacy is not for trend or applause. It is for the girls told to shrink their dreams. For the boys whose emotions are silenced. For the voices buried beneath broken systems and dusty promises.”

This is not the language of politics - it is the language of purpose.

In Fatou Kebbeh, Kombo South is not just electing a representative; it is reclaiming its voice. Her candidacy is a chance to invest in a future that is bold, compassionate, and grounded in lived experience. A chance to show that leadership is not about perfection, but preparation - and Fatou is more than prepared.

Support Fatou Kebbeh. Support a future worth fighting for.