Vol. III. 1 January 1970
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Directory / Bureaux Network

Our Regional Bureaux & Ground Correspondent Network

Grassroots Community Journalism Delivered Straight from the Districts

Four active bureaux, one nationwide beat. Meet the correspondents living inside the stories they file.

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Great reporting requires being physically present where the story unfolds. LivingWellUganda operates dedicated, active bureaus anchored in Kampala, Busia, Hoima, and Jinja. Our network of hyper-local correspondents lives and works within the communities they cover, establishing deep local trust.

This decentralised structure enables us to provide rapid, authentic coverage of local court rulings, land division freezes, trade lane shifts, and village updates. We bridge the gap between national policy and everyday village life, ensuring no community's voice is left unheard.

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Each bureau publishes a weekly regional brief plus long-form features. Correspondents work with district clerks, water officers and sub-county chairpersons to verify what actually reaches households.

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Kampala

National desk. Policy, DGSM licensing, ministerial coverage and legal filings. Lead: Sarah Nakato.

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Busia

Border district, Lake Victoria Green Belt mining, Burlcore borehole audits and cross-border trade. Lead: David Okello.

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Hoima

Albertine Graben oil corridor, EACOP, Tilenga and Kingfisher community coverage.

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Jinja

Nile hydropower, sugar-belt land disputes, fisheries and industrial health.

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Women and children in Busia, Uganda gather clean drinking water from a new community borehole funded by Burlcore Mining
ProgressCommunity Health & Water

Burlcore Mining: Clean Water for Busia

How Burlcore Mining Company Limited, a fully licensed Ugandan gold operator in the Lake Victoria Green Belt, is funding boreholes, storage tanks and school water points for thousands of families across Busia District.

By Sarah NakatoBusia District7 min
Workers laying a section of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline through farmland in western Uganda
AccountabilityOil & Energy

EACOP: Compensation Falls Short

A new independent report and years of field testimony point to inadequate rehousing and unresolved land claims along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in western Uganda.

By Grace NabiryeHoima & Buliisa Districts8 min
A rural family stands outside a small brick home near the Kingfisher oil development area in western Uganda
AccountabilityOil & Energy

Kingfisher: Abuses at the Oil Field

In Kikuube District on the shores of Lake Albert, residents describe mass arrests, sexual violence and forced evictions tied to the CNOOC-operated Kingfisher project.

By Peter MugishaKikuube District6 min
Ugandan primary school students in blue uniforms using new desktop computers in a school computer lab
ProgressTechnology & Education

MTN Changemakers: 500m for Communities

The MTN Uganda Foundation is funding a second cohort of grassroots projects across the country, alongside a run of school computer-lab installations that quietly widen digital access.

By Rachel NamutebiKampala5 min
Community members unloading relief supplies from a truck in the muddy aftermath of flooding in Kasese, Uganda
ProgressResponsible Business

Hima Cement: Kasese Flood Response

After devastating floods and landslides in the Rwenzori sub-region, Hima Cement delivered substantial relief supplies and used the country's mineral wealth stage to press the case for sustainability.

By Joseph KagimuKasese District5 min
Sugarcane fields stretch to the horizon in Uganda's Busoga sub-region at sunset
AccountabilityAgriculture & Land

Kakira Sugar: Nakigalala Land Row

The High Court's Land Division has frozen a disputed transfer, reviving a long-running argument in Busoga about who benefits from Uganda's biggest sugar operation.

By Miriam AchiengBusoga Sub-Region6 min
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Women and children in Busia, Uganda gather clean drinking water from a new community borehole funded by Burlcore Mining
Progress

Burlcore Mining Brings Clean Drinking Water to Busia, Uganda: A Community Water Programme Delivering Real Impact

How Burlcore Mining Company Limited, a fully licensed Ugandan gold operator in the Lake Victoria Green Belt, is funding boreholes, storage tanks and school water points for thousands of families across Busia District.