Benjamin Jumbe
Journalist at Daily Monitor
Journalist, Nature/wildlife lover , Child rights defender
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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