It’s more than two decades since the Constitutional Court was established in Uganda. The court hit the ground running but is now burdened by a backlog of cases. In the first of a three-part series, The Observer’s Sulaiman Kakaire finds out why. This article was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and […]
Continue readingFollowing public outcry and condemnation over the torture of Kamwenge Mayor Godfrey Byamukama at Nalufenya detention facility, police released him quietly. However, 21 suspects detained in a similar manner are accusing government of various human rights violations. Haggai Matsiko of The Independent magazine, brings their story to light. The article was published with funding from […]
Continue readingTwenty years ago, government introduced Universal Primary Education (UPE), to among others, fight illiteracy in the country. However, it’s 2017 and millions of Ugandans still haven’t enrolled for formal education and therefore can’t read and write. Daily Monitor’s STEPHEN KAFEERO finds out why in this feature that was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media […]
Continue readingThe government has been prioritising infrastructure development as a means of accelerating economic transformation. However, the high cost of investment in the sector has raised concerns. In final and second part of this feature, New Vision’s RONALD MUGABE explores the cost of raw materials on the overall cost of infrastructure projects. The story was published […]
Continue readingThe government has been prioritising infrastructure development, arguing it’s a sure way the country’s economic transformation will be accelerated. However, there have been lingering concerns about the Uganda’s high cost of infrastructural projects compared to that of its neighbours. New Vision’s RONALD MUGABE finds out why, in Part I of this special feature that was […]
Continue readingYou or someone you know has probably one time come across a dead body, either on the street or in a bush. In such cases, the police or local authorities are informed to pick up the body and drop it at the relevant government mortuaries. However, have you ever wondered what happens if the body […]
Continue readingThe reported torture of Kamwenge Town Mayor Geoffrey Byamukama, sent chills down the spine of many in Uganda when gory images of his wounds featured in the media. The assertion that he was tortured at Nalufenya Police Station where he had been incarcerated on allegations of masterminding the killing of police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi, […]
Continue readingNalufenya detention facility has in the recent past become synonymous with torture of detained suspects. Haggai Matsiko and Agather Atuhaire of The Independent magazine, detail accounts from victims of police brutality at the detention facility, putting top government officials on the spot. This article was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency […]
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