UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES (COHU)

KELVIN SHIJA KUHUMBA

Assistant Lecturer, College of Humanities
Education:

PhD Candidate at the University of Oslo – Centre for Medical Ethics

Projects:

Recent projects:
1) ETHIMED (Enhancing Ethics and Integrity in Medical Research and Clinical Practices
2) SMUS – MOOCS (Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability – Massive Online Open
Course – a project proposal titled: Developing online modules on gender inequalities and
social inclusion of persons with disabilities, women, children & elderly persons (JULY
2021-OCTOBER 2021).
3) Developing bioethics curriculum and teaching manual for health institutions in Tanzania
(JULY 2021 – DECEMBER 2021).

Publications:

Recent publications:
1) Kuhumba, S.K. “Towards Women’s Empowerment in Africa: Insights from the Capability
Approach.” In Women and Religion in Zimbabwe: Strides and Struggles. New York:
Lexington Books, 2021.
2) Kuhumba, S.K. “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the
Enhancement of African Humanism”. Journal of the University of Burundi, 19(1), 132-
151. Retrieved from https://revue.ub.edu.bi/JUB/article/view/137.
3) Kuhumba, S.K. “The Family as an Institution for Cultivating Virtues among the Youth”.
Revue de l’Université du Burundi Série Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Volume (18), No.
1, (December 2020), pp. 46-57.
4) Kuhumba, S.K. “Aristotle’s Virtue of Justice as an Ethical Solution to Political Corruption:
Analysis and Reflection.” Academic Journal of Al-Milal: Journal of Religion and Thought.
Volume 2, Number 2, (2020), pp. 129-150.
5) Kuhumba, S.K. “The Role of Ubuntu Ethics in Promoting Citizenship Values: An
Investigation into the Foundations of Social Harmony.” Al-Milal: Journal of Religion and
Thought. Volume 1 Number 2, (2019), pp. 38-50.
6) Kuhumba, S.K. “The Role of Ethical Education in Building Human Capital: A PreRequisite for Tanzanian Industrial Strategy.” In Mainstreaming Ethics in Higher
Education: Research Ethics in Administration, Finance, Education, Environment, and
Law, Vol I. Geneva: Globethics.net (July 2019).