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Feature stories

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This podcast is dedicated to special reports away from the hard news covering a range of issues affecting society. They range from health, business, environment, politics and human interest. We also profile people during unique or amazing things in society.© Monitor Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Exploring Ntoroko climate refugees
    Feb 26 2025

    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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    5 mins
  • Melting Rwenzori glaciers: A race against time
    Feb 24 2025

    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.


    Today, KFM's Benjamin Jumbe explores this phenomenon and engages different experts about the science behind glacier melting.

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    5 mins
  • Embracing clean cooking to improve climate
    Jan 27 2025

    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.


    To address this, however, schools are now being challenged to embrace clean cooking and eco-friendly innovations to reverse the trend as KFM's Benjamin Jumbe reports

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    5 mins
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