Category: ACME grantee stories – 2016

The government has distributed over 22 million mosquito nets across the country but malaria still persists. New Vision reporters John Agaba, Raymond Baguma and Carol Kasuja find out why. The special feature was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and Accountability (EMERTA) programme. Shs320 nets distributed but malaria persists by African […]

It is common to hear local governments in Uganda complain of limited or delayed remission of funds by the central government. However, the 2014/15 Auditor General’s report shows that more than 10 districts returned money to the Consolidated Fund. In a special feature, ROSELYNN KARATSI finds out why this is the case. The special feature […]

To many, Karamoja is a region of cattle keepers, and until recently, notorious for armed cattle rustling. But as Daily Monitor reporter NELSON WESONGA explores, a new economic activity – charcoal burning – is taking root in the region, with disastrous consequences. The story was published on 31 May 2016 with  funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting […]

Land ownership has had notable impact on agriculture. In the second part of the series on land tenures in Uganda, JOSHUA KATO looks at land under government prisons, the Uganda People’s Defence Force, ranches and research institutions and whether government is utilizing them optimally. The story was produced with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting […]

The story, Rwenzori suffers first pains of global warming, by New Vision reporter John Masaba, was published on Saturday, 28 May 2016. The feature, published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and Accountability (EMERTA) programme, explains how Rwenzori sub-region is battling effects of global warming such as landslides, food insecurity as farm […]

One of the challenges facing Uganda’s health care sector is limited availability of ambulances. The situation gets even worse when the few ambulances available get serious mechanical faults. In the last segment of this series, ANDREW MASINDE delves into the reasons why several ambulances across the country are ground, and the effect that has on […]

Ideally, ambulances should offer some bit of hope to the sick and their relatives. However, as ANDREW MASINDE discovers, Uganda’s ambulances are a death sentence as many are in poor mechanical condition, thus further endangering the lives of those in urgent need of health care. The article was published in New Vision with funding from […]

Uganda’s healthcare sector has faced numerous hurdles – from inadequate funding, flight of qualified health workers abroad, to lack of/limited equipment. Although government and development partners have been trying to keep the sector afloat, other challenges, such as the sorry state of ambulances, remind the country of the long journey that still needs to be […]