Joachim Buwembo

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Joachim Buwembo
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Arts and Diploma in Education)
University of Nairobi
(Masters in Mass Communications)
Occupation Journalist & Columnist
Years active1989–present
Known for Publications
Title Chairman
Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation

Joachim Buwembo, (born 1960) is a Ugandan author, journalist, and newspaper columnist, who is the chairman of the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC), the state-owned printing parastatal company, that is mandated to publish and print government documents. [1]

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He has previously worked as the managing editor of the Daily Monitor newspaper, an English language daily, owned by the Nation Media Group, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. [2]

Early life

Buwembo was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda, circa 1960. [2] After attending local primary school, he was admitted to St. Mary's College Kisubi, where he completed his secondary education. [3] He then entered Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a concurrent Diploma in Education. [2] Later, he obtained a Masters in Mass Communications from the University of Nairobi. [4]

Career

His journalistic career began in 1989 when he joined the Weekly Topic, as a reporter-trainee. In 1992, the editors of Weekly Topic broke away and created the Daily Monitor. [3] [5] [6] After his postgraduate studies in Kenya, he rose through the ranks to become the Deputy Editor of the Weekly Topic. He also for a period, served as the Kampala Bureau Chief of The EastAfrican, a weekly publication, also owned by the National Media Group. [4] [7]

He also worked at the New Vision Group and was responsible for the Sunday Vision, from 1997 until 2004. He is credited with increasing circulation from 17,000 copies to 45,000 copies in a space of two years. When, in 2005, Nation Media Group launched The Citizen (Tanzania), the group turned to Buwembo to be part of those efforts. He briefly returned to Uganda as managing editor of the Daily Monitor. He was then asked by the Washington-based International Center for Journalists to return to Tanzania and promote developmental journalism through the Knight International Fellowship, from 2009 to 2011. [3] [4]

He was then employed by the UNDP at their Africa Climate Change Adaptation Programme, as the head of the editorial training team, based in Nairobi, from 2012 to 2013. He is an editor at Uganda Radio Network, Uganda's largest news agency. In addition to his other responsibilities he continues to train and mentor in-service journalists nationally. [3] [4]

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He is reported to have the ability to communicate in two African languages; Luganda and Kiswahili and in two European languages; English and French. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ TIUG (28 March 2023). "Joachim Buwembo Named Chairman of New UPPC Board". The Independent (Uganda) (TIUG). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Milton Olupot (9 March 2006). "Buwembo Is Monitor Chief". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 RPNU (28 June 2013). "Veteran Journalist Named Police Commissioner". Red Pepper (newspaper) (RPNU). Mukono, Uganda. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 RCNU (12 December 2023). "Member Spotlight: Do You Know Rotarian Joachim Buwembo?". Rotary Club of Naalya Uganda (RCNU). Naalya, Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Isaac Mufumba (1 August 2022). "Founders: Monitor was a gamble that worked and inspired others". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Andrew A. Mwenda (2 September 2022). "Mwenda: The Monitor I Knew And Worked For". Mulengera News. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Joachim Buwembo (12 February 2024). "We Need Ethiopia's Boldness Or Congo's Desperation To Innovate". The EastAfrican . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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