Benjamin Jumbe

Journalist at Daily Monitor

Journalist, Nature/wildlife lover , Child rights defender

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Articles

A journalist’s experience of the Hindu cremation ceremony

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

What you need to know:Inside a special room at the crematorium, shelves hold neatly arranged urns—each bearing the name of a person who was cremated here. It’s a sign of changing times: a growing number of Ugandans are choosing cremation. Tucked away on Naguru Road, just a few metres off the Lugogo Bypass, is the Lugogo Hindu Crematorium. On this particular afternoon in 2023, I arrive at around 2pm just in time to witness one of the day’s cremation ceremonies.
Exploring Ntoroko climate refugees

Feb 25, 2025 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

Climate change is increasingly driving migration and displacement across the globe. People are being forced to flee their homes, facing extreme weather events that create a new crisis: Climate Refugees. Here in Uganda, one district, Ntoroko, has not been spared. The effects of climate change have already displaced thousands of people. KFM’s Benjamin Jumbe takes you to Ntoroko to hear the stories of those caught in this crisis
Melting Rwenzori glaciers: A race against time

Feb 24, 2025 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

With rising global temperatures caused by climate change, the glaciers of the Rwenzori Mountains in western Uganda have not been spared and are rapidly shrinking. In 1906, glaciers dotted all the six peaks of the Rwenzoris. However today, only a few small patches remain with Scientists expressing fear that by 2050, these could be history. KFM’s Benjamin Jumbe explores this phenomenon and engages different experts about the science behind glacier melting.
Embracing clean cooking to improve climate

Jan 27, 2025 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

Learning institutions are among the leading consumers of firewood, a phenomenon exacerbating deforestation. The consequences of deforestation go beyond the loss of trees to disrupting rainfall patterns, with use of firewood worsening climate change effects through increased carbon emissions.
Analysing food security, climate change

Jan 14, 2025 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

The just concluded Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Summit saw the adoption of a new 10-year CAADP Strategy and Action Plan, along with the CAADP Kampala Declaration. This aims to reinvigorate the continent’s efforts to transform its agrifood systems after most countries failed to meet previous commitments made 20 years ago.
PAC slams Works Ministry for Ignoring Shs61b project inquiry

Dec 5, 2024 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed disappointment at the Ministry of Works and Transport for its officials’ failure to attend Thursday’s session. Top officials from the ministry had been summoned to appear before the committee to address findings from the Auditor General’s report on the Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communications and Transport Project, valued at over Shs61 billion.
PFF submits signatures, constitution to EC

Nov 29, 2024 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

A section of leaders from the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) submitted several documents to the Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday, fulfilling the requirements for registration as a fully-fledged political party. Among the submitted documents were signatures of supporters from across the country and copies of the party’s constitution. An election officer from the political parties desk, Mr. Vincent Mulokozi, received the documents.
Parliament demands answers on BoU heist

Nov 28, 2024 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

Parliament has tasked the government to explain how Bank of Uganda’s accounts were allegedly hacked, resulting in the theft of approximately Shs60 billion. The matter was raised by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, following media reports that over Shs60 billion had been stolen from the central bank in less than a minute. State Minister of Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi, confirmed the incident but dismissed the reported amount as exaggerated.
PFF submits signatures, constitution to EC

Nov 28, 2024 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

A section of leaders from the People's Front for Freedom (PFF) submitted several documents to the Electoral Commission (EC) on... Parliament has tasked the government to explain how Bank of Uganda's accounts were allegedly hacked, resulting in the theft of... The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has declared her intentions to unseat Rebecca Kadaga as the National Resistance Movement (NRM)...
Among vows to unseat Kadaga

Nov 26, 2024 | kfm.co.ug | Benjamin Jumbe

The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has declared her intentions to unseat Rebecca Kadaga as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party National Vice Chairperson (Female). Ms. Among made the revelation on Wednesday during a meeting with the executive delegation of the Uganda Urban Council Speakers Association at Parliament. “I’m not standing for Eastern region, I’m going to stand for the National Vice Chairperson, female,” Among said on Wednesday.