Our reporters
Each correspondent works from a bureau and covers a small number of beats. Below is who they are, what they cover, and what they have filed.
- Grace NabiryeInvestigations Correspondent, Kampala and Hoima
Grace Nabirye investigates land, water and energy projects and how they land on households. She has long-running coverage of the Albertine oil region, including company jobs and community health programmes there, and of Kampala water supply.
7 reports - David MugishaExtractives Correspondent, Kampala
David Mugisha tracks Uganda's mining law and licensing regime, including the Mining and Minerals Act 2022, DGSM licensing practice and the role of the Uganda National Mining Company.
4 reports - Dr Ivan MukisaMedical Correspondent, Kampala
Dr Ivan Mukisa reports on clinical services, screening programmes and health information systems in Uganda's public hospitals.
4 reports - Grace AdokorachEnergy Correspondent, Lira
Grace Adokorach covers energy access in northern Uganda, from mini-grids and solar home systems to cooking fuel, and she follows the national distribution and tariff changes that reach those same households.
4 reports - David OkelloCorrespondent, Busia Bureau
David Okello covers Busia District from the ground: mine-site safety, local hiring and procurement, worker welfare, school and skills training provision, and the relationship between licensed operators and artisanal miners in the Green Belt.
3 reports - Dr Agnes KiraboPublic Health Correspondent, Kampala
A clinician by training, Dr Agnes Kirabo covers immunisation, essential medicines supply and the operation of Uganda's district health system.
3 reports - Herbert WanyamaEastern Uganda Correspondent, Mbale
Herbert Wanyama covers water infrastructure, flood recovery and resettlement around Mount Elgon and the eastern districts.
3 reports - Josephine AumaExtractives & Safety Correspondent, Busia Bureau
Josephine Auma reports on occupational safety, mercury exposure and formalisation across the eastern gold districts of Busia and Namayingo.
3 reports - Julius ByaruhangaGovernance Correspondent, Kampala
Julius Byaruhanga follows local government finance, public programme delivery and audit findings at district and parish level.
3 reports - Moses EkwaruLakes Correspondent, Soroti
Moses Ekwaru covers fisheries, water resources and rural infrastructure across the Lake Kyoga basin, Lake Victoria landing sites and eastern Uganda.
3 reports - Betty AciroHealth Correspondent, Gulu Bureau
Betty Aciro covers maternal health, disability and long-term care across the Acholi sub-region and northern Uganda.
2 reports - Prossy NabukenyaUrban Health Correspondent, Kampala
Prossy Nabukenya reports on water, sanitation and public health in Kampala's densest parishes, with a focus on how utility policy is experienced at household level.
2 reports - Ronald SekamatteEnvironment Correspondent, Kampala
Ronald Sekamatte reports on waste management, drainage and urban environmental risk in and around the capital.
2 reports - Sarah NakatoSenior Field Correspondent, Kampala and Busia
Sarah Nakato has reported on Uganda's extractive sector and rural water infrastructure for more than a decade, with sustained coverage of licensed gold operations in the Lake Victoria Green Belt and of community water programmes in Busia District.
2 reports - Sylvia NamutebiEducation Correspondent, Masaka
Sylvia Namutebi reports on schooling, adolescent health and household wellbeing in central Uganda.
2 reports - Emmanuel DrakuWest Nile Correspondent, Arua
Emmanuel Draku reports on refugee hosting, education and service delivery across the West Nile region.
1 report - Simon LomonginNorth-East Correspondent, Moroto
Simon Lomongin reports from Karamoja on pastoralist livelihoods, food security and the delivery of assistance across the sub-region.
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