Halima Athumani is a freelance Journalist based in Uganda with a radio experience of over 13 years. Halima has worked for local media in Uganda including 93.3 KFM (2006-2009) and Uganda Radio Network-News Agency (2010-2014). In 2016, Halima ventured into Television with her first story being an investigative piece titled "Uganda's Health Pyramids" with full support from Banyak Films-UK. The Special Investigation Film run on Al Jazeera, People and Power. Halima continues to tell Ugandan stories to the rest of the world with passion and dedication irrespective of the subject and beat. She has handled special assignments for Public Radio International-America Abroad Media, BBC and podcasts for University of Cambridge. Halima also works for Voice of America-Africa desk-(Radio and Television) and reports for Anadolu Agency-Turkey online publication. As a Fixer, Halima has worked closely with Reknown photographers and film makers from The National Geographic, Film production crews from the BBC, Japan and Germany.
This is a documentary produced by Banyak Films for Al Jazeera People and Power with Halima Athumani as the reporter. The story investigates Uganda's health pyramids specifically the dealings of Tianshe/Tiens a Chinese company that operates around the world.