To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Uganda.
Journal articles on the topic 'Uganda'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 journal articles for your research on the topic 'Uganda.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse journal articles on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
1
Natuhwera Pius and Onyango Laban Oliver Owin. "Integration of Artificial Intelligence in supply chain management: challenges and opportunities in Uganda." World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences 12, no. 2 (July 30, 2024): 009–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjaets.2024.12.2.0253.
Full textAbstract:
Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in supply chain management (SCM) signifies a significant advancement with profound implications for modern businesses, including those in Uganda. This research paper critically examines the challenges and opportunities associated with this integration, using Uganda as a case study. A comprehensive analysis of existing literature and specific insights from the Ugandan context identifies critical challenges such as data integration, technology adoption, and organizational readiness within the country. Additionally, it explores AI's diverse opportunities in optimizing supply chain processes for Ugandan businesses, including demand forecasting, inventory management, and logistics optimization within Uganda's unique operational landscape. Furthermore, the paper discusses the potential impact of AI integration on various stakeholders within Uganda's supply chain ecosystem, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers. By synthesizing insights from academic research and industry practices in Uganda, this paper provides valuable insights for Ugandan businesses aiming to leverage AI technologies in their SCM strategies. Ultimately, this research contributes to a deeper understanding of the complexities of integrating AI in SCM within the Ugandan context and offers recommendations for addressing challenges while maximizing the opportunities presented by this transformative technology.
2
Kamuzze, Juliet. "An Insight into Uganda’s New Sentencing Guidelines." Federal Sentencing Reporter 27, no. 1 (October 1, 2014): 47–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/fsr.2014.27.1.47.
Full textAbstract:
The Ugandan Taskforce on developing sentencing guidelines recently drafted sentencing guidelines for Uganda, which were issued as practice directions by the Chief Justice to assist judges and magistrates in the sentencing decision making process. Like in many other jurisdictions, the sentencing guidelines have been developed to address the perceived existence of inconsistencies in sentencing of similarly placed offenders. This article offers the first insight into Uganda's new sentencing guideline reform. Part I offers some brief commentary on the nature of discretionary sentencing in Uganda. This is followed by a concise chronology of the historical origins of the guidelines, including a brief commentary on the Ugandan Supreme Court decision in the Kigula case that abolished the mandatory death penalty. This decision created a new era of discretionary capital sentencing in Uganda, which later precipitated the need for the development of the guidelines. The third section provides an insight into the main features of the sentencing guidelines, including the composition and mandate of the Ugandan Taskforce that drafted the sentencing guidelines and a brief commentary on the scope and contents of the guidelines. This section addresses some important weaknesses confronting the Uganda guidelines. The article suggests that the Ugandan Taskforce crafted the guidelines on a loose definition of consistency which has given consistency as the main goal of the guidelines a meaningless function. The article concludes that consistency would be given a meaningful function if Uganda's guidelines are modeled on a limiting retributivism justification.
3
George, Kizito Michael. "Protecting the Deity Called Neoliberalism from Shame: Uganda’s 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown and Violations of the Right to Health." Journal of Research in Philosophy and History 5, no. 4 (November 18, 2022): p17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/jrph.v5n4p17.
Full textAbstract:
The Covid-19 pandemic struck Uganda like a storm. On 18 March 2020, President Museveni ordered the closure of schools and suspended religious gatherings, public rallies and cultural meetings with effect from 20 March. This was aimed at safeguarding the right to health in general, and the right to life in particular, of all Ugandans. By 30 June 2020, Uganda had not registered a single Covid-19 death and had had less than 1 000 infections. The Covid-19 pandemic, however, created great panic among the leadership of Uganda’s neoliberal regime. For three decades, the Ugandan state has deliberately underfunded the health sector, using the neoliberal logic that the market will address the challenges of the health sector. The state has treated economic and social rights as mere aspirations and not as genuine human entitlements. Museveni’s regime has rejected pleas from civil society organisations to allocate 15% of the budget to the health sector, as per the Abuja Declaration. The New Public Management philosophy of neoliberalism advocates for public hospitals and health facilities to be run like private-sector enterprises that employ fewer personnel in order to cut the costs of salaries and wage expenses. This article argues that the Ugandan state violated the right to health of Ugandans during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. It contends that the ruthless enforcement of the lockdown in Uganda in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic aimed to protect the neoliberal state from embarrassment occasioned by the prioritisation of markets over people’s social and economic rights.
4
OTTEMOELLER, DAN. "Popular Perceptions of Democracy." Comparative Political Studies 31, no. 1 (February 1998): 98–124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010414098031001005.
Full textAbstract:
This essay examines the potential for liberal democracy in Uganda by analyzing four sources: (a) results of recent national elections, (b) survey data about how Ugandans define democracy, (c) survey data about Ugandans' democratic attitudes, and, in a more theoretical vein, (d) Guillermo O'Donnell's notion of “informally institutionalized” polyarchy. Most of the survey data suggest that Ugandans hold democratic attitudes that should support a liberal democratic system. However, election results, as well as a survey of popular definitions of democracy, suggest that Ugandans do not endorse the full range of values associated with liberal democracy. O'Donnell's description of informally institutionalized polyarchy as a semiliberal form of democracy aids our conceptualization of democracy in Uganda. The essay concludes that the definition of democracy is, and is likely to remain, a contested issue in Ugandan politics.
5
Schmachtenberger, Harrison, Mei-Li Hey, and Mikaya LD Lumori. "Sanitation resources for disabled individuals in Uganda." South Sudan Medical Journal 15, no. 1 (March 7, 2022): 16–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.4.
Full textAbstract:
The material presented in this paper was derived from research on sources of current literature that address global sanitation problems, especially in Uganda. Information gathered from interviews with Ugandans provided a vital component. The paper presents background information on the sanitation issues faced by Ugandan children in general and by individuals with physical disabilities in particular. It reviews the global progress being made to achieve international goals of sanitation and hygiene and compares them to the situation in Uganda. In particular, the paper sheds light on how, in the past two decades, Uganda has made meaningful strides with regard to equal rights and societal inclusion for individuals with disabilities, including access to improved sanitation facilities as well as regulations to ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of public facilities. However, these achievements do not include assistive technologies that can enable the physically disabled to use the many sanitation resources such as pit latrines in rural areas. Finally, the paper describes research that focuses on a marginalized group of disabled Ugandans who are excluded from the solution landscape.
6
Eze, Val Hyginus Udoka. "Advancing Sustainable Energy Solutions in Uganda: A Comprehensive Exploration for Multi-Source Power Control Design." IAA Journal of Applied Sciences 11, no. 1 (February 26, 2024): 73–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.59298/iaajas/2024/6.68.41.47.
Full textAbstract:
The advent of Multi-Source Power Control Systems (MSPCS) has revolutionized the field of power management, offering enhanced efficiency, reliability, and flexibility in energy utilization. This paper provides a succinct overview of three key aspects crucial for fostering renewable energy in Uganda. Firstly, this paper outlines the essential materials and methodologies required for designing a Multi-Source Power Control System, a critical component for efficiently integrating diverse renewable energy sources into the national grid. The second section examines the current status, potential, and challenges of renewable energy in Uganda, emphasizing the need for sustainable alternatives to address the country's growing energy demands. The second segment delves into the promising prospects of solar energy as a pivotal component in Uganda's renewable energy landscape. Highlighting the abundant solar resources available, the discussion outlines the potential impact of solar energy on the Ugandans’ power generation. Consequently, by addressing these components comprehensively, this research paper contributes to Uganda’s quest for sustainable energy solutions. Keywords: Energy Management, Solar Energy, Generator, Grid, MSPCS
7
Chéry, Tshepo Masango. "“No One Shakes Me”: Rejected Queer Identities and the Creation of Sacred Ugandan Spaces in Honor of the Orlando Massacre." Qualitative Inquiry 23, no. 7 (September 2017): 550–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077800417718302.
Full textAbstract:
Queer Ugandans operate as identity fugitives, a term to describe the ways gay and lesbian Ugandans cannot share their whole selves in the public domain and sometimes even in policed private spheres. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organizers have responded by creating refuges for endangered and alienated queer Ugandans. These spaces are sacred because they resist homophobic sites of hostility throughout Uganda. In June of 2016, the Ugandan LGBTQ community commemorated victims of the Orlando massacre in the United States as they meditated on the fragility of queer life globally. The violence at Pulse nightclub in Orlando reinforced the precariousness of these cultivated sacred spaces. The LGBTQ community in Uganda bravely commemorated the victims of the massacre by creating a transnational site of mourning, one that highlighted the dynamism of queer expression even under government sanctioned societal oppression.
8
Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira. "Prisoners’ right to vote in Uganda: Comment on Kalali Steven v Attorney General and the Electoral Commission." Journal of African Elections 19, no. 2 (October 1, 2020): 18–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.20940/jae/2020/v19i2a2.
Full textAbstract:
Article 59 of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) provides for the right to vote. Although the Constitution does not prohibit prisoners from voting, the Uganda Electoral Commission has never made arrangements for prisoners to vote. On 17 June 2020, in the case of Kalali Steven v Attorney General and the Electoral Commission, the Ugandan High Court held that prisoners and Ugandans in the diaspora have a right to vote and that the Electoral Commission should put in place arrangements for them to vote. Uganda will have elections in 2021. The purpose of this article is to suggest practical ways in which the Electoral Commission can comply with the High Court judgement. It is argued, inter alia, that there is no need for legislation to be enacted or amended to give effect to the High Court judgment.
9
Hearn, Jason, Sahr Wali, Patience Birungi, Joseph A. Cafazzo, Isaac Ssinabulya, Ann R. Akiteng, Heather J. Ross, Emily Seto, and Jeremy I. Schwartz. "A digital self-care intervention for Ugandan patients with heart failure and their clinicians: User-centred design and usability study." DIGITAL HEALTH 8 (January 2022): 205520762211290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221129064.
Full textAbstract:
Background The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing in Uganda. Ugandan patients with HF report receiving limited information about their illness and associated self-care behaviours. Interventions targeted at improving HF self-care have been shown to improve patient quality of life and reduce hospitalizations in high-income countries. However, such interventions remain underutilized in resource-limited settings like Uganda. This study aimed to develop a digital health intervention that enables improved self-care amongst HF patients in Uganda. Methods We implemented a user-centred design (UCD) process to develop a self-care intervention entitled Medly Uganda. The ideation phase comprised a scoping review and preliminary data collection amongst HF patients and clinicians in Uganda. An iterative design process was then used to advance an initial prototype into a functional digital health intervention. The evaluation phase involved usability testing of the intervention amongst Ugandan patients with HF and their clinicians. Results Medly Uganda is a digital health intervention that allows patients to report daily HF symptoms, receive tailored treatment advice and connect with a clinician when showing signs of decompensation. The system harnesses Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology that is already widely used in Uganda for mobile phone-based financial transactions. Usability testing showed Medly Uganda to be both acceptable and feasible amongst clinicians, patients and caregivers. Conclusions Medly Uganda is a functional digital health intervention with demonstrated acceptability and feasibility in enabling Ugandan HF patients to better care for themselves. We are hopeful that the system will improve self-care efficacy amongst HF patients in Uganda.
10
Polus, Andrzej, and Wojciech Tycholiz. "Why is it Taking so Long? Solving the Oil Extraction Equation in Uganda." African and Asian Studies 15, no. 1 (May 23, 2016): 77–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15692108-12341357.
Full textAbstract:
During the past decade, Uganda has become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but the country’s development needs have not yet been met, and the government’s revenue sources are less than sufficient to satisfy them. Therefore, when oil was discovered in 2006, hopes were raised regarding Uganda’s future, since the oil money could provide substantial funds enabling a transformation of the country. According to the latest figures, Uganda has 6.5 billion barrels of oil, which makes the country the third-largest oil holder in the ssa region (after Nigeria and Angola). Unfortunately, even though almost a decade has passed since the first oil was struck, production figures have remained at zero. Given the huge needs of Ugandan society and political rhetoric of Uganda as a developmental state, it is perplexing that it is taking so long to start extracting oil in the country. The major objective of this paper is to identify and analyse major causes of oil production delays (underdevelopment of infrastructure, environmental aspects, disputes with international oil companies, legal framework adjustments, and above all vast patronage network) as well as to contribute to a better understanding of recent dynamics in the Ugandan oil sector.
11
Summers, Carol. "Learning leadership? Elite Ugandan students and late colonial politics." Africa 89, S1 (January 2019): S127—S143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972018000943.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractIn Uganda, teaching and learning were important metaphors for colonial rule, suggesting a benign protectorate under Britain's guidance. Ugandans, though, repurposed images of teaching, studying and educational sponsorship. Drawing on indigenous ideas about effective education as a sort of experiential education in leadership, they perceived student activism as a resource for a new political and social system. Articulate Ugandans sought elite British education as a weapon. Others emphasized the harsh competitiveness of Uganda's elite schools as the basis for new class solidarities. And educated men saw their ownership of schools as a foundation on which to build political followings as they worked to guide the country. Student activism in Uganda emphasized educated Ugandans’ individual and collective practice in power and leadership.
12
Namwase, Sylvie. "Securing legal reforms to the use of force in the context of police militarisation in Uganda: The role of public interest litigation and structural interdict." African Human Rights Law Journal 21, no. 2 (December 31, 2021): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a48.
Full textAbstract:
This article argues that the failure by the Ugandan government to put in place clear regulations governing the use of force and firearms by the police and armed security forces, particularly during joint police and military operations, as part of arrest and crowd control operations, threatens to violate the right to life, the right to freedom from inhumane treatment, the right to assemble and the right to a remedy under the Ugandan Constitution. It argues that the constitutional, statutory law and case law framework in Uganda can facilitate public interest litigation in order to secure the adoption by the Ugandan government of comprehensive and internationally-accepted standards on the use of force and firearms by police and armed security forces. The article draws on a recent progressive decision of the High Court in James Muhindo & 3 Others v Attorney-General, and the Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2019 to expound on the proactive potential of article 50 of Uganda's Constitution to deliver expedited institutional and human rights-oriented reforms and to afford the courts oversight functions in the implementation of these reforms through structural interdict. These aspects of the public interest litigation framework in Uganda offer a pathway to civilian-led reform in a highly state-controlled, politicised and militarised police and security sector over which Ugandans otherwise have no civilian oversight. Thus, the article explores the potential of public interest litigation as an empowering tool in competing approaches to state formation in transitional contexts and positions public interest litigation as a transformative response to militarisation in a fragile state.
13
Thomson, Jane, and Gemma Garrett. "Science Clubs for Uganda." Biochemist 35, no. 1 (February 1, 2013): 40–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bio03501040.
Full textAbstract:
Following a productive fact-finding mission to Uganda in April 2012, two members of the Education team, Gemma Garrett and Jane Thomson, have come up with a plan to address some of the challenges being encountered by Ugandan science teachers and their students at the secondary school level. Working closely with our Ugandan Local Ambassador, Deus Tusibira, the pair returned to Uganda in September to implement some of their ideas, get feedback and gather momentum for the scheme.
14
Taylor, Edgar C., Nelson A. Abiti, Derek R. Peterson, and Richard Vokes. "Archives of Idi Amin." History in Africa 48 (June 2021): 413–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/hia.2021.8.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractThis report describes the official photographic archives of Idi Amin’s government held by the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). During his reign from 1971 to 1979, Idi Amin embraced visual media as a tool for archiving the achievements of populist military rule as his government sought to reorient Ugandans’ relationship with the state. Only a handful of the resulting images were ever printed or seen, reflecting the regime’s archival impulse undergirded by paranoia of unauthorized ways of seeing. The UBC’s newly opened collection of over 60,000 negatives from Amin’s photographers, alongside files at the Uganda National Archives, offers the first comprehensive opportunity to study the Ugandan state under Amin’s dictatorship through the lens of its own documentarians.
15
Bodansky, Daniel, and James Thuo Gathii. "ICJ—prohibition against the use of force—self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter—duty of vigilance—IHR and IHL under belligerent occupation." American Journal of International Law 101, no. 1 (January 2007): 142–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0002930000029596.
Full textAbstract:
Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda). At <http://www.icj-cij.org>.International Court of Justice, December 19, 2005.In its December 19, 2005, judgment in Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo v. Uganda (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found Uganda to have engaged in grave violations of the prohibition on the use of force and of its international humanitarian and human rights obligations during its occupation of Congelese territory. The Court also found that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for its treatment of Ugandan diplomats and also for the destruction of their diplomatic premises and the associated archives and records.The train of events leading to this case originated in May 1997 with President Laurent-Desire Kabila's deposition of Zairean dictator Mobutu-Ssese Seko. Having come to power with Ugandan and Rwandese military assistance, Kabila was unsuccessful in his effort to remove Ugandan and Rwandese troops from the DRC (paras. 48–50). The DRC alleged that in August 1998, Ugandan armed forces invaded (para. 29) and then captured and occupied Congolese towns and territory in defiance of Kabila's decision that Ugandan and Rwandese forces should leave the DRC (para. 29–31). Further, the DRC contended that Uganda recruited, funded, trained, equipped, and supplied armed Congolese groups opposed to the Kabila government (para. 32).
16
ACKAH, CHARLES, RICHARD OSEI BOFAH, and DEREK ASUMAN. "WHO ARE AFRICA’S ENTREPRENEURS? COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE FROM GHANA AND UGANDA." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 22, no. 04 (December 2017): 1750024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946717500248.
Full textAbstract:
Contemporary national development policy in many parts of the world is focused on the promotion of entrepreneurship. This is because policy makers see entrepreneurship as an important driver of economic development. Drawing on in-depth research in Ghana and Uganda, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the characteristics of entrepreneurs and their enterprises, their motives for choosing self-employment and the constraints to their businesses in Ghana and Uganda. Using a sample of over 1,000 micro and small entrepreneurs in each country, we found that Ghanaian entrepreneurs are much more motivated by necessity-driven motives while Ugandans are motivated by a combination of opportunity- and necessity-driven motives. Specifically, the factor analysis indicated that whereas Ghanaian entrepreneurs are significantly motived by “Work-family consideration” and “Low opportunity,” entrepreneurs in Uganda rated “Career consideration” and “Survival consideration” as their main motives for engaging in self-employment activities. On success, a much higher fraction of Ugandan entrepreneurs are found to be more successful than their Ghanaian counterparts. Comparatively, we found that Ghanaian businesses are significantly challenged with access to finance or credit; however, their counterparts in Uganda significantly face problems related to institutional weaknesses. Thus, from the factor analysis, “Financial problem” and “Institutional problem” were found to be significantly higher for Ghana and Uganda respectively. Hence, among others, Ghanaian policy makers can stimulate entrepreneurship by taking steps to reduce the level of financial constraints facing its entrepreneurs while in Uganda, much effort should be geared toward improving the business institutional environment.
17
Mhango, Mtendeweka. "Separation of Powers and the Application of the Political Question Doctrine in Uganda." African Journal of Legal Studies 6, no. 2-3 (March 21, 2014): 249–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12342031.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract In Uganda, courts have considered and applied the political question doctrine since the 1960s. This article examines the case law development and trends in the application of the political question doctrine theme in Ugandan jurisprudence. This article discusses the history of the political question doctrine in Uganda. It examines the case law developments and trends around the application of that doctrine in Uganda, and argues that the doctrine is undoubtedly part of the constitutional law of Uganda.
18
Bamwesigye, Dastan, Raymond Chipfakacha, and Evans Yeboah. "Forest and Land Rights at a Time of Deforestation and Climate Change: Land and Resource Use Crisis in Uganda." Land 11, no. 11 (November 20, 2022): 2092. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11112092.
Full textAbstract:
Globally, nations are targeting to achieve the “Green Deal 2030” and “Biodiversity Strategy 2030” to protect and conserve forest ecosystems. Forest land rights that define the nature of forest use have been rendered useless in many developing countries. Uganda is an African country endowed with tropical rainforests. Forests and other protected areas continue to decline due to deforestation and forest degradation in Uganda. Moreover, Uganda is an example of a country with a high allocation of virgin forest land to investors for development projects including agriculture. This paper examined perceptions of Ugandans on property rights and associated factors that impact the implementation of these rights in Uganda. The study conducted a questionnaire survey and obtained a sample size of 199. Key informant interviews (KIIs) on land and forest land rights in Uganda were conducted to get to the bottom of the problem. The results confirm high corruption (82%) and crime in Uganda’s land and forest rights management. Respondents highlighted limited transparency in implementing land and forest property rights. The study concluded that corruption and a lack of transparency frustrate property rights implementation in Uganda. The study recommends the government to prioritize fighting corruption and promoting transparency in the management of land and forest property, among others resources. Properly implementing land rights is vital in protecting and conserving forest ecosystems and other resources.
19
Polus, Andrzej, and Wojciech J. Tycholiz. "The Norwegian Model of Oil Extraction and Revenues Management in Uganda." African Studies Review 60, no. 3 (August 14, 2017): 181–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/asr.2017.88.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract:According to the latest figures, Uganda has 6.5 billion barrels of oil deposits, which makes it the third-largest oil holder in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently the country is preparing its legal and institutional framework for proper management of the oil revenues. However, developing an effective oil sector in any of the SSA states has so far proved to be a futile task. To ensure that Uganda is not going to repeat the mistakes of Nigeria, the country’s leaders have requested Norway’s assistance in preparing Uganda’s oil sector for the upcoming production phase. The major objective of this article is to determine whether the Norwegian model of oil extraction and revenues management is transplantable to the Ugandan political, economic, and social conditions.
20
Sadgrove, Joanna, Robert M. Vanderbeck, Johan Andersson, Gill Valentine, and Kevin Ward. "Morality plays and money matters: towards a situated understanding of the politics of homosexuality in Uganda." Journal of Modern African Studies 50, no. 1 (February 27, 2012): 103–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x11000620.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACTSince the drafting of Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill in 2009, considerable attention has been paid both in Uganda and across the African continent to the political and social significance of homosexual behaviour and identity. However, current debates have not adequately explained how and why anti-homosexual rhetoric has been able to gain such popular purchase within Uganda. In order to move beyond reductive representations of an innate African homophobia, we argue that it is necessary to recognise the deep imbrication of sexuality, family life, procreation and material exchange in Uganda, as well as the ways in which elite actors (including government officials, the media and religious leaders) are able to manipulate social anxieties to further particular ends. We employ a discourse analysis of reporting in the state-owned newspaperNew Vision, first considering how the issue of homosexuality has been represented in relation to wider discourses regarding threats to public morality and national sovereignty. Then, through fieldwork undertaken in Uganda in 2009, we explore three key themes that offer deeper insights into the seeming resonance of this popular rhetoric about homosexuality: constructions of the family, the nature of societal morality, and understandings about reciprocity and material exchange in contemporary Ugandan society.
21
James Mgale, Yohana, ABELI MAGANYA, and Tumaini Rwela. "Comparative Advantage of Trade in Food Products among the Selected East African Community Partner States: Implication for Policy Formulation." Rural Planning Journal 26, no. 1 (July 23, 2024): 40–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.59557/rpj.26.1.2024.76.
Full textAbstract:
Despite the potential benefits of regional trade, economic disparities among East African Community (EAC) member states persist. This study investigated the relationship between trade openness, comparative advantage in food trade, and economic performance within the EAC, focusing on Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. The study adopted export data from the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database, the World Bank, and the International Trade Centre, as well as GDP data from the Bank of Tanzania and the National Bureau of Statistics. Data were analysed through descriptive statistics, causality analysis, Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), and vector autoregressive model. Findings reveal a positive impact of trade openness on Tanzania’s economy but negative impacts on Kenya and Uganda, suggesting Tanzania benefits from EAC integration while Kenya and Uganda face trade challenges. The causality analysis shows that Tanzania’s economic performance drives food exports, trade openness impacts Kenya’s economic performance significantly, and Uganda sees a reciprocal link between economic growth and food exports; however, trade openness does not significantly affect Ugandan economic growth. The analysis of the Balassa index indicates Kenya’s food export advantage, a decline in Uganda’s export advantage since 1996, and Tanzania’s lack of export advantage with potential for improvement. The study recommends cautiously implementing trade openness policies within the EAC to prevent trade distortions and currency devaluation.
22
Ssenyonjo, Manisuli. "The Domestic Protection and Promotion of Human Rights under the 1995 Ugandan Constitution." Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights 20, no. 4 (December 2002): 445–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016934410202000404.
Full textAbstract:
This article examines the domestic constitutional framework for protection and promotion of human rights in Uganda. It considers the historical evolution of Uganda's Bill of Rights in the context of Uganda's history, which has been characterised by gross human rights violations. It observes that in 1986 Museveni under his ‘Movement’ or ‘no-party’ government declared a period of ‘fundamental change’, but argues that despite some positive aspects, the change as related to the protection and promotion of human rights has been far from being ‘fundamental’. It contends that, although the 1995 Ugandan Constitution attempts to protect human rights, the constitutional restrictions on civil and political rights and the relegation of most economic and social rights as ‘directive principles' coupled with elastic executive powers together with the ‘no-party’ political system undermine the effective protection and promotion of civil, political as well as economic, social and cultural rights. The article concludes by calling for a democratic constitutional reform representative of all interest groups, judicial activism on the part of the Ugandan Judiciary and Human Rights Commission and developing a culture of constitutionalism in Uganda to give effect to the indivisible and interdependent nature of all human rights in accordance with Uganda's international human rights obligations as a State party to the two international human rights covenants on civil and political as well as economic, social and cultural rights.
23
Maróty, Mariann Mimi. "Uganda agrárkereskedelmi versenyképességének vizsgálata, különös tekintettel a kávékereskedelemre." Gazdálkodás 66, no. 2 (2022): 170–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.53079/gazdalkodas.66.2.t.pp_170-186.
Full textAbstract:
Uganda földrajzi elhelyezkedése, kiemelkedő természeti adottságai és természeti erőforrásai révén alapvetően agrárországnak tekinthető. A gazdaságában és a nemzetközi kereskedelmében óriási szerepet játszik az agrárkereskedelem. Uganda a világ egyik legnagyobb kávétermelő és -exportáló országa. A tanulmány az ugandai mezőgazdaság külkereskedelmi versenyképességének vizsgálatával foglalkozik. Bemutatja a kelet-afrikai ország agrárgazdaságát és a még kiaknázatlan agrárkereskedelmének helyzetét, illetve lehetőségeit. Emellett Uganda agrárkereskedelmének legfőbb partnerországait, valamint a kávéfélék termékcsoportjának külkereskedelmi versenyképességét is vizsgálja Balassa-féle komparatívelőny-mutatók segítségével az 1994 és 2017 közötti időszakban. Továbbá a kereskedelem gravitációs modellje segítségével bemutatjuk, milyen főbb tényezők ösztönzik az ugandai kétoldalú agrárkereskedelmet. Az eredmények alapján megállapítható, hogy Uganda főbb exportpartnerei közül Kenya és Szudán áll az első helyen, míg a legfontosabb exporttermékcsoportok között a kávéfélék és a halfélék töltenek be jelentős szerepet. A Balassa-féle komparatívelőny-mutatók megmutatják, hogy hét kávé, tea, matétea és fűszerek főcsoportjába tartozó termék rendelkezett komparatív előnnyel. A gravitációs modell segítségével a tanulmányból kiderül, hogy az ugandai agrártermékek főként a földrajzilag közeli, hasonló hivatalos nyelvet beszélő, rendszerint magas GDP-vel rendelkező országokba kerülnek exportálásra.
24
Barrett-Gaines, Kathryn, and Lynn Khadiagala. "Finding What You Need in Uganda's Archives." History in Africa 27 (January 2000): 455–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3172127.
Full textAbstract:
Given the growing scholarly interest in Uganda, we thought it might be useful to provide an update on research conditions in the country and the state of some of the archives. Barrett-Gaines is a historian working on the history of the salt trade in the Great Lakes region while Khadiagala is a political scientist studying the adjudication of women's property rights within the courts of law in Uganda. Barrett-Gaines still resides in Uganda, while Khadiagala completed her research in August of 1997. In disclosing our discoveries, it is our hope that additional use of the resources by both Western and Ugandan scholars will spur interest in preserving Uganda's rich historical record.The first step toward obtaining research clearance is to request affiliation with a research institute or academic department within Uganda. There are several independent research institutions and several universities. The actual clearance process is relatively easy. For social scientists, two possibilities are Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR) or the Center for Basic Research (CBR). Scholars intending to travel to Uganda should initiate contact with one of these organizations about four to six months prior to arrival to obtain the application forms. Addresses are supplied at the end of this paper.Actual research clearance is granted by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST). The application includes a lengthy (and often redundant) form, a brief research proposal, passport-size photographs, and proof of affiliation. On approval, the UNCST issues a small red book that serves as an identification card and a letter for presentation in each district specified in the research proposal.
25
Meierkord, Christiane. "Attitudes Towards Exogenous and Endogenous Uses of English: Ugandan’s Judgements of English Structures in Varieties of English." International Journal of English Linguistics 10, no. 1 (December 10, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v10n1p1.
Full textAbstract:
Uganda is a former British protectorate, where English has contributed to the country’s linguistic ecology since 1894, when the British established a protectorate over the area of the Buganda kingdom. Over time, Ugandan English has developed as a nativised second language variety, spoken by Uganda’s indigenous population. At the same time, due to migrations, globalisation and the influence of international media and the Internet, its speakers have increasingly been in contact with varieties other than British English: American English, Indian English, Kenyan English, and Nigerian English may all influence Ugandan English. This paper looks at how Ugandan English can be conceptualised as a variety shaped by other varieties. It reports on the results of acceptability tests carried out with 184 informants in the North, the Central and the West of Uganda and discusses how speakers assess individual grammatical structures used in Ugandan English and in those varieties they are potentially in contact with.
26
LaBranche, Jillian. "Thinking Beyond the Escape: Evaluating the Reintegration of Child Soldiers in Uganda." Slavery Today Journal 3, no. 1 (August 2016): 100–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.22150/stj/pyoq6835.
Full textAbstract:
While the Lord’s Resistance Army has gained notoriety for its brutal tactics and abduction of Ugandan children, little attention has been given to the return and reintegration of these formerly abducted child soldiers. The absence of a formal reintegration program in Uganda has placed the burden of reintegration on international NGOs, but reliance on non-local organizations to successfully reintegrate child soldiers has proven challenging. This paper seeks to evaluate whether the process of reintegration in Uganda has been successful. With an overwhelming lack of up to date and methodologically sound research, variables such as PTSD, domestic violence, alcoholism, violent crime, and primary education rates are evaluated to indicate the current state of Northern Uganda. These variables indicate an unstable environment in Northern Uganda and suggest reintegration has proven unsuccessful in the Acholi region. The successful reintegration of child soldiers is demonstrated to be not merely a Ugandan issue, but an international issue.
27
Kisakye, Eva Tumwiine, Dikaia Chatziefstathiou, and Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu. "Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change." Social Sciences 12, no. 11 (October 25, 2023): 588. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci12110588.
Full textAbstract:
Over 8 million children in Uganda are considered vulnerable to various forms of maltreatment, of which sexual violence is experienced by 26 girls daily. In the context of Ugandan sport, the types and magnitude of violence against child and young athletes is yet to be determined. The study aims to: (1) examine the barriers associated with prioritizing and implementing policies and programs to safeguard child and young athletes against harassment and abuse in Uganda as perceived by local stakeholders across Ugandan sport, and (2) offer a rights-based framework for implementing positive change in sport safeguarding in Uganda and other countries of similar cultural backgrounds. The study includes eleven (n = 11) purposively selected participants: athletes, coaches, medical practitioners, and policy makers, all born and living in Uganda. This is a qualitative inquiry that involves online in-depth interviews. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) guides our exploratory analysis to examine context-specific barriers to better inform key recommendations for interventions. A rights-based, multi-contextual framework (TRAUMA) with multi-stakeholder engagement is proposed as a culturally tailored response for the safeguarding of child and young athletes in Uganda and other similar cultural backgrounds.
28
Tebitendwa, Antony. "Covid-19 – A Call for Socio-Economic Policy Implementation and People’s Socio-Economic Behavior Change in Uganda." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 12 (January 15, 2021): 238–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.812.9534.
Full textAbstract:
The outbreak of COVID-19 has called for proper policy implementation on the side of the government of Uganda. Uganda has a policy on food and nutrition that is responsible for maintaining food reserves (or funds to be used for staple food purchase) at household, sub-county, district, regional and national levels, to boost disaster preparedness. But this and many other policies that are intended to support socio-economic lives have never been fully implemented. The government has also been called upon to strengthen financial institutions to encourage people to save. Ugandans too, are encouraged to embrace the culture of saving. Therefore, COVID-19 lockdown has awakened Ugandans to change their spending behavior given the uncertain future. Besides, the pandemic has also checked on Uganda's socio-cultural behavior, calling for a change in terms of greeting gestures and personal space, religious beliefs, land ownership, hygiene, and educational accessibility.
29
Maractho, Emilly Comfort. "(Re)producing cultural narratives on women in public affairs programmes in Uganda." Journal of African Media Studies 11, no. 3 (September 1, 2019): 293–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jams_00002_1.
Full textAbstract:
Ugandan women have made tremendous strides in public life, and hold strategic positions in politics and policy-making. This increased participation in public life is attributed to Uganda’s focused pro-women constitution and affirmative action policy. In spite of this progress, women’s visibility and voice remain limited in public affairs programming in Uganda. The article examines how mass media reproduce cultural narratives that affect women in Uganda. It is part of a larger study on representation, interaction and engagement of women and broadcast media in Uganda. It is framed within critical theory, in particular feminist thought, cultural studies and public sphere theory. The research is conducted using a multi-method approach that encompasses case study design, content analysis and grounded theory. The findings suggest that the media reproduce cultural narratives through programming that mirror traditional society view of women and exclude women’s political and public narratives. The interactive and participatory public affairs programming is increasingly important for democratic participation. While men actively engage with such programming, women have failed to utilize it for the mobilization of women, reconstruction of gender stereotypes and producing new argumentation that challenge problematic cultural narratives that dominate media and society.
30
McKinnon, Andrew. "Demography of Anglicans in Sub-Saharan Africa: Estimating the Population of Anglicans in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda." Journal of Anglican Studies 18, no. 1 (May 2020): 42–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1740355320000170.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractThere is an emerging debate about the growth of Anglicanism in sub-Saharan Africa. With this debate in mind, this paper uses four statistically representative surveys of sub-Saharan Africa to estimate the relative and absolute number who identify as Anglican in five countries: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. The results for Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania are broadly consistent with previous scholarly assessments. The findings on Nigeria and Uganda, the two largest provinces, are likely to be more controversial. The evidence from statistically representative surveys finds that the claims often made of the Church of Nigeria consisting of ‘over 18 million’ exceedingly unlikely; the best statistical estimate is that under 8 million Nigerians identify as Anglican. The evidence presented here shows that Uganda (rather than Nigeria) has the strongest claim to being the largest province in Africa in terms of those who identify as Anglican, and is larger than is usually assumed. Evidence from the Ugandan Census of Populations and Households, however, also suggests the proportion of Ugandans that identify as Anglican is in decline, even if absolute numbers have been growing, driven by population growth.
31
Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira. "Comment The Right to Freedom to Practice One’s Religion in the Constitution of Uganda." Religion & Human Rights 6, no. 1 (2011): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187103211x543617.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractThe right to freedom to practice one’s religion is protected under the Ugandan constitution and in the international human rights instruments to which Uganda is party. There are also different pieces of legislation governing the marriages and divorces of different religious groups in Uganda. The Supreme Court of Uganda in the judgement of Dimanche Sharon and Others v. Makerere University has dealt with the constitutional limitations on the right to freedom of religion. This article discusses the constitutional history leading to the inclusion of the right to freedom of religion in the Constitution of Uganda and the Supreme Court decision interpreting the limitations on the right to freedom of religion.
32
Garrett, Gemma, and Jane Thomson. "Uganda on the agenda?" Biochemist 34, no. 4 (August 1, 2012): 44–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bio03404044.
Full textAbstract:
The Society is exploring ways of expanding our reach internationally, and supporting developing countries through our charitable work. With this in mind, two members of the Education team – Gemma Garrett and Jane Thomson – embarked on a week-long visit to Uganda in April. The trip was designed to inform the development of appropriate educational resources and activities for Ugandan schools. Working closely alongside our excellent Ugandan Local Ambassador, Deus Tusibira, the itinerary included visits to seven schools, two universities, the Ugandan National Council for Science and Technology and the British Council.
33
Hauser, Ellen. "Ugandan relations with Western donors in the 1990s: what impact on democratisation?" Journal of Modern African Studies 37, no. 4 (December 1999): 621–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x9900316x.
Full textAbstract:
Aid donors' support for democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s has been tempered by their desire to achieve other objectives. In Uganda, a high level of donor support for the Museveni government has been compatible with the Ugandan government's reluctance to introduce multiparty democracy. Donors have opted for ‘dialogue’ rather than coercive methods. This may be ascribed to a number of factors, including the destruction from which Uganda was recovering, the need to present Uganda as a success story for economic liberalisation, and donors' need to maintain good relations with Uganda in order to pursue their foreign policy goals. The resulting donor–recipient relationship has however created dangers for the maintenance of long-term sustainable democracy in Uganda, by condoning divisive policies, and neglecting the need for coalition-building and conflict resolution.
34
Hughes, Rebecca C. "“Grandfather in the Bones”." Social Sciences and Missions 33, no. 3-4 (September 24, 2020): 347–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18748945-bja10011.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Evangelical Anglicans of the Church Missionary Society constructed a triumphal narrative on the growth of the Ugandan Church circa 1900–1920. This narrative developed from racial theory, the Hamitic hypothesis, and colonial conquest in its admiration of Ugandans. When faced with closing the mission due to its success, the missionaries shifted to scientific racist language to describe Ugandans and protect the mission. Most scholarship on missionaries argues that they eschewed scientific racism due to their commitment to spiritual equality. This episode reveals the complex ways the missionaries wove together racial and theological ideas to justify missions and the particularity of Uganda.
35
TURYAREEBA, DICKSON. "Employment–Growth Nexus in Uganda." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 7 (July 13, 2020): 39–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.87.8463.
Full textAbstract:
Purpose–The purpose of the study is to examine the link between economic growth and employment growth in Uganda.
Methodology–The study adopts the causal relationship research design. Times series quarterly data for the period 2001-2018 are used to study the underlying relationship. Descriptive statistics are generated to describe data behavior and econometric models are developed to estimate short run and long run national employment intensities of economic growth. A single-equation based Engel-Granger two-step Error Correction Mechanism is used to estimate the coefficients of the empirical model.
Findings– Estimates reveal that whereas employment growth and economic growth show no causal link in the short run, the two variables show a positive and statistically significant causal link in the long run. The long run employment intensity of economic growth is however less than unity, suggesting that Uganda’s long run economic growth is not employment intensive.
Originality/value-The study results provide empirical evidence on the role of economic growth on employment creation in Uganda while unveiling evidence of jobless growth.
Practical implications- Results suggest that adopting pro-poor and growth inclusive interventions may be prudent for job creation for the Ugandan labour force.
36
Okorie, Chijioke. "Copyright in ‘contest-created’ works: Ugandan Court of Appeal weighs private interests and public benefit vis-à-vis Uganda’s national anthem." Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 14, no. 12 (October 23, 2019): 933–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpz133.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Court of Appeal of Uganda, Theresa Kokoma v Attorney General Civil, Appeal No 50 of 2011, 15 July 2019 The Ugandan Court of Appeal recently found that copyright in the song incorporated in the Ugandan nation anthem belonged to the Government of Uganda and the composer was not entitled to any royalties: the circumstance that the Government had organized the contest which resulted in the musical work meant that the musical work was made under its own direction and control.
37
Christian, Michelle, and Assumpta Namaganda. "Transnational intersectionality and domestic work: The production of Ugandan intersectional racialized and gendered domestic worker regimes." International Sociology 33, no. 3 (March 21, 2018): 315–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0268580918764059.
Full textAbstract:
Domestic work has evolved and adapted in the global South in distinctive racialized and gendered forms as a result of neoliberal economic restructuring. With the case of Uganda, this article applies a transnational intersectionality framework to neoliberal economic restructuring to identify how domestic worker regimes are produced. A transnational intersectionality approach spotlights the translocation of diverse Ugandan domestic workers embedded within the structural forces of economic organization, reproductive labor, state policies, and geography. Drawing from extensive fieldwork from three regions of Uganda, the study’s two main findings document: (1) the production of an intersectional racialized domestic worker regime as a consequence of the Ugandan aid state; and (2) the production of an intersectional gendered domestic worker regime supported by the weakening and underfunding of social development policies in the Ugandan national budget. These regimes show how race, gender, and regional demarcations of domestic work intersect in distinct forms connected to restructuring. A transnational intersectionality approach exposes the diversity of patterns in reproductive labor in Uganda.
38
Kasirye, Faiswal. "USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATION AND ITS IMPACT ON POLITICAL POLARIZATION AMONG YOUTHS IN UGANDA." International Journal of Politics, Public Policy and Social Works 3, no. 9 (June 15, 2021): 17–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/ijppsw.39003.
Full textAbstract:
The current study is aimed at examining the use of social media for political communication and its impact on the political polarization of youths in Uganda. The study specifically focuses on determining social media platforms that are often used by youths in Uganda, find out the levels of social media usage, political campaign communication, and political polarization among youths in Uganda as a result of social media usage. Lastly, the study also focuses on determining the relationship between social media platforms, social media usage, political communication, and political polarization amongst youths in Ugandans. The study adopts the uses and gratifications theory to help in guiding the study and explaining the available relationships between the variables of the study. A quantitative research design and survey method with a questionnaire as the tool for data collection were used in this study. 192 valid responses were extracted from youths residing in Kampala and Wakiso districts in Uganda as the respondents of the study. The findings of the study reveal that youths in Uganda often use Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Instagram while looking for political-related information to help them form a decision on who to give their support in the election. In addition, the study also reveals that the more the youths look for such political information, the more they become polarized because all the politicians just feed them with information that is divisive and there exists a huge amount of hatred as a result of the consumption of such information on the Ugandan internet space. The uses and gratifications theory is also supported in the study.
39
Nampewo, Zahara. "The Illusion of Greener Pastures: Violence and Justice for Female Ugandan Migrant Workers in the Middle East." Strathmore Law Journal 5, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 11–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.52907/slj.v5i1.139.
Full textAbstract:
High levels of unemployment especially among the youth remains one of Uganda’s challenges. About 165,000 Ugandans currently work in the Middle East; some in search of greener pastures through what the labour movement terms as labour expropriation. The Ugandan Government has recognised this expropriation as one providing employment opportunities for young people and good for Uganda’s economy. However, many youth - mostly young women - have fallen prey to violence and abuse meted on them by their employers, including physical and sexual abuse. This article illustrates through real experiences of Ugandan women, the negative consequences of labour expropriation, which have attracted national visibility because of the obvious human rights and gender-based violations that arise especially in the form of violence against women. The article also examines the legal and policy framework relevant to expropriation, including bilateral agreements signed between Uganda and receiving countries in the Middle East. Making reference to interviews with returnees or former domestic workers in the Middle East as well as key informants working in key institutions, this interrogation finds both the laws and structures for protection of young women inadequate in terms of meeting their subjective needs and expectations for protection against violence while working abroad. Going forward, the Ugandan Government should make deliberate efforts at addressing the plight of female migrant workers in the Middle East through strengthening the legal framework and facilitating the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to undertake stronger monitoring of recruitment agencies, among other initiatives.
40
Basaza, Robert, Otieno Emmanuel, and Christopher Keith Haddock. "Assessment of needle stick injuries among healthcare workers: A cross-sectional study from Kakiri military and SOS hospitals, Uganda." International Journal of Healthcare 8, no. 1 (December 7, 2021): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijh.v8n1p10.
Full textAbstract:
The Ugandan military medical services work together with the civilian public health system to deliver quality healthcare. This Partnership is the mainstay of health service delivery in Uganda. The burden of needle stick injuries (NSIs) is increasing in Uganda’s larger health industry; however, data on needle stick injury in military and public health facilities is lacking. No published data exist on comparative studies for a mix of facilities both military and civilian health settings. This study represents the first time this issue has been studied in a military or public health hospital in Uganda. A hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2018 to September 2019 in Kakiri Military and SOS Hospitals in Uganda using a structured questionnaire. Respondents were purposively selected based on the objectives of study, occupation status and department (N = 310). The overall prevalence of NSIs among respondents was 27.2% and prevalence rates for the two facilities was nearly identical. The largest percentage of NSIs occurred during drawing venous blood samples (49.4%). Significant predictors of NSI were gender, occupational status, age, poor knowledge on prevention and post exposure of NSI, and less professional experience. Infection control practices were lacking in both selected health facilities. Over a quarter of HCWs in Uganda reported NSIs, which places them at significant health risk. Fostering the practice of universal precautions, best infection control practices and training of healthcare workers on bio-safety measures can reduce the prevalence of NSIs.
41
Edwards, Grace. "From policy to practice: the challenges facing Uganda in reducing maternal mortality." International Journal of Health Governance 23, no. 3 (September 3, 2018): 226–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhg-06-2017-0031.
Full textAbstract:
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the challenges faced by health professionals in meeting Millennium Goal 5 and reducing maternal mortality in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Uganda is a low income land locked country with some major challenges around maternal health. There are many comprehensive and visionary plans produced by the Ugandan Government, however, there is a disconnect between policy and practice and there are many barriers to be addressed in order to reduce maternal mortality in Uganda. Findings Despite making considerable progress in reducing maternal mortality, Millenium Development Goal (MDG) 5 was not achieved and every day 300 children and 20 mothers die in Uganda. Major barriers include lack of resources, both human and equipment, disparities in access to care, lack of clinical skills and knowledge and financial constraints. The Millennium goals are now behind us and focus has shifted to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The Ugandan Government must focus on using these goals as part of developing the maternal and child health strategy by prioritising the human resource and health financial issues and continuing to work towards reducing maternal and perinatal mortality. Originality/value This paper gives a succinct review of the progress of Uganda towards meeting the Millennium Goal 5 and makes key recommendations for addressing SDG 3.
42
Kiwuka, Catherine, Eva Goudsmit, Rémi Tournebize, Sinara Oliveira de Aquino, Jacob C. Douma, Laurence Bellanger, Dominique Crouzillat, et al. "Genetic diversity of native and cultivated Ugandan Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner): Climate influences, breeding potential and diversity conservation." PLOS ONE 16, no. 2 (February 8, 2021): e0245965. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245965.
Full textAbstract:
Wild genetic resources and their ability to adapt to environmental change are critically important in light of the projected climate change, while constituting the foundation of agricultural sustainability. To address the expected negative effects of climate change on Robusta coffee trees (Coffea canephora), collecting missions were conducted to explore its current native distribution in Uganda over a broad climatic range. Wild material from seven forests could thus be collected. We used 19 microsatellite (SSR) markers to assess genetic diversity and structure of this material as well as material from two ex-situ collections and a feral population. The Ugandan C. canephora diversity was then positioned relative to the species’ global diversity structure. Twenty-two climatic variables were used to explore variations in climatic zones across the sampled forests. Overall, Uganda’s native C. canephora diversity differs from other known genetic groups of this species. In northwestern (NW) Uganda, four distinct genetic clusters were distinguished being from Zoka, Budongo, Itwara and Kibale forests A large southern-central (SC) cluster included Malabigambo, Mabira, and Kalangala forest accessions, as well as feral and cultivated accessions, suggesting similarity in genetic origin and strong gene flow between wild and cultivated compartments. We also confirmed the introduction of Congolese varieties into the SC region where most Robusta coffee production takes place. Identified populations occurred in divergent environmental conditions and 12 environmental variables significantly explained 16.3% of the total allelic variation across populations. The substantial genetic variation within and between Ugandan populations with different climatic envelopes might contain adaptive diversity to cope with climate change. The accessions that we collected have substantially enriched the diversity hosted in the Ugandan collections and thus contribute to ex situ conservation of this vital genetic resource. However, there is an urgent need to develop strategies to enhance complementary in-situ conservation of Coffea canephora in native forests in northwestern Uganda.
43
Orobia, Laura, and Gerrit Rooks . "Risk Taking and Start-up Capital: Exploring Gender differences in Uganda, through an International Comparison." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 3, no. 2 (August 15, 2011): 83–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v3i2.258.
Full textAbstract:
This study sought to explain the gender differences with respect to risk taking behaviour and startup capital in Uganda, comparing with other countries. The start-up capital of businesses run by females is ostensibly smaller than those run by males in Uganda and in any other country. A number of reasons have been forwarded to explain this variance. Some researchers have linked the size of start-up capital to the risk taking behaviour among other factors. However there is insufficient local or Ugandan empirical research into this difference, given that much of the empirical research are based on western data sets. Data for this study was from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2003. A causal research design was used to establish the relationship between risk taking attitude and start up capital. A comparative design was also employed to compare the findings of Uganda with other GEM countries, Chi-square tests, and a two way analysis of variances were used to analyse the data. There are gender differences with respect to risk taking behaviour across all countries under study. However, the gender gap is wider in other countries than Uganda. On the whole, Uganda women are less risk averse as compared to those in other countries. The start-up capital requirement of Ugandan men is more than their female counterparts. In addition, Ugandan men invested more personal start up capital when they are risk averse. Among other recommendations, policy makers should sensitise females about viability of business start ups and encourage women access to ownership of property.
44
Parker, Rob. "Sharing stories of recovery in Uganda." Clinical Psychology Forum 1, no. 268 (April 2015): 44–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpscpf.2015.1.268.44.
Full textAbstract:
The Sharing Stories Venture was honoured to be invited to undertake a series of listening events in Uganda during February 2015 to explore the understanding of recovery in a Ugandan context. The subsequent events not only provided an insight into the views of both service providers and users on the concept and contributing factors in recovery but also valuable lessons on running knowledge exchange events within Uganda.
45
Walyemera, Daniel Masumba. "Regulator or controller: a five-year analysis of the cat and mouse games between the Uganda Communications Commission and broadcasters in Uganda." Law, Democracy and Development 25 (January 28, 2021): 1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2077-4907/2021/ldd.v25.22.
Full textAbstract:
This article examines the conduct of the broadcasting regulator in Uganda. It considers whether the law governing the Uganda Communications Commission is in tandem with international human rights standards. This is in specific regard to media freedoms and other associated human rights. The major conclusion is that Uganda's broadcasting regime is ambiguous and is used as a tool to facilitate partisan political interests. As a consequence, the said regime does not meet international human rights standards. The article recommends reform of the legal regime, including the operationalisation of the Uganda Communications Tribunal to curb the arbitrary directives of the Uganda Communications Commission to radio, television and online broadcasters in Uganda.
46
Kahimba, Nicksoni Filbert. "The Plaintiffs v. Attorney General and Uganda Veterans Development Ltd: A Critique." Eastern Africa Law Review 49, no. 1 (June 30, 2022): 122–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.56279/ealr.v49i1.4.
Full textAbstract:
This article provides a critique of the High Court of Uganda’s Decision in the Plaintiffs v Attorney General and Uganda Veterans Development Ltd. It argues that the Court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ case was the result of the Court’s failure to analyse the legal relationship between trafficking, slavery and forced labour from both Ugandan and international law perspectives. This failure resulted from the Court’s inability to discern the legal difference between the “nature of work” and “conditions of work” and partly in the “withholding of information” by the 2nd defendant. Had the Court appreciated this difference, it would have affirmed that as a part of the means element, fraud and deception operated to completely negate the plaintiffs’ initial consent. This Article provides the legal analysis of these issues in the hope that similar legal shortcomings will not be repeated again in the future. Key Words: Conditions of Work – Enslavement - Forced Labour - Nature of Work - State Responsibility - Trafficking in Persons, Uganda.
47
Babyenda, Peter, Jane Kabubo-Mariara, and Sule Odhiambo. "Climate variability and agricultural productivity in Uganda." African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 18, no. 1 (March 31, 2023): 14–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.53936/afjare.2023.18(1).3.
Full textAbstract:
Uganda’s climate is changing in terms of rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, leading to extreme meteorological conditions such as prolonged drought, floods and landslides. Yet the majority (68%) of Ugandans rely largely on rain-fed agriculture, which is affected by climate variability. This study therefore investigates the effect of climate variability on agricultural productivity in Uganda by combining long-term climate data, sourced from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and six waves of the Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS) spanning the period 2009 to 2019. Trends and the regression analysis estimated with panel data confirm the existence of climate variability, as well as the vulnerability of farming households across Uganda. The empirical results indicate a significant U-shaped impact of precipitation variability on agricultural productivity. This tends to suggest that, as variability in precipitation intensifies, farming households will adapt to the changing precipitation and thereby improve their productivity. The regional and crop-specific analysis show that, relative to other regions of the country, Eastern Uganda is likely to be the region affected the most, while beans and banana are likely to be affected more by climate variability compared to other crops such as maize and cassava. The study thus recommends measures aimed at encouraging farmers to adapt and increase agricultural productivity. There is a need to strengthen the provision of extension services and inform farmers about climate variability
48
Babyenda, Peter, Jane Kabubo-Mariara, and Sule Odhiambo. "Climate variability and agricultural productivity in Uganda." African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 18, no. 2 (June 30, 2023): 14–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.53936/afjare.2023.18(1).2.
Full textAbstract:
Uganda’s climate is changing in terms of rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, leading to extreme meteorological conditions such as prolonged drought, floods and landslides. Yet the majority (68%) of Ugandans rely largely on rain-fed agriculture, which is affected by climate variability. This study therefore investigates the effect of climate variability on agricultural productivity in Uganda by combining long-term climate data, sourced from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and six waves of the Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS) spanning the period 2009 to 2019. Trends and the regression analysis estimated with panel data confirm the existence of climate variability, as well as the vulnerability of farming households across Uganda. The empirical results indicate a significant U-shaped impact of precipitation variability on agricultural productivity. This tends to suggest that, as variability in precipitation intensifies, farming households will adapt to the changing precipitation and thereby improve their productivity. The regional and crop-specific analysis show that, relative to other regions of the country, Eastern Uganda is likely to be the region affected the most, while beans and banana are likely to be affected more by climate variability compared to other crops such as maize and cassava. The study thus recommends measures aimed at encouraging farmers to adapt and increase agricultural productivity. There is a need to strengthen the provision of extension services and inform farmers about climate variability
49
Lourenço, Fernando, Natalie Sappleton, Akosua Dardaine-Edwards, Gerard McElwee, Ranis Cheng, David W. Taylor, and Anthony G. Taylor. "Experience of entrepreneurial training for female farmers to stimulate entrepreneurship in Uganda." Gender in Management: An International Journal 29, no. 7 (September 30, 2014): 382–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gm-05-2013-0054.
Full textAbstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate the success of a scheme, supported by the Ugandan Agribusiness Initiative Trust, to fund gender and entrepreneurship training for women farmers in the north of Uganda (Gulu District and Lira District). Moreover, this paper reflects upon our experience of delivering training for women farmers and highlights key observations related to women’s entrepreneurship in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – A practitioner-based reflection which shares the experiences of the process of developing and delivering gender and entrepreneurship training for women in Uganda. Findings – Through the experience of running gender and entrepreneurship training for women farmers in Uganda, a series of barriers to female rural entrepreneurs are highlighted: lack of access to credit, gender inequality, poor infrastructure, lack of access to knowledge and education, negative attitudes towards women and few initiatives to facilitate economic and business success. Originality/value – This paper provides reflection of the experience gained from the delivery of training and interaction with women farmers and entrepreneurs in Uganda.
50
Jeffer, Siya Balaam, Issmat I. Kassem, Samer A. Kharroubi, and Gumataw Kifle Abebe. "Analysis of Food Safety Management Systems in the Beef Meat Processing and Distribution Chain in Uganda." Foods 10, no. 10 (September 22, 2021): 2244. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10102244.
Full textAbstract:
Meat production is an essential component in food security and the economy in Uganda. However, food safety concerns pose a challenge to public health in Uganda and impede access to regional and global markets. Here, food safety management (FSM) practices in the Ugandan beef supply chain were evaluated. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in major slaughterhouses (n = 3), butcher shops (n = 184), and supermarkets (n = 25) in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The three slaughterhouses had low scores in core control and assurance activities of FSM. Packaging interventions were weak in all the slaughterhouses, while only one slaughterhouse had a functional cooling facility. Supermarkets implemented better hygienic and preventative practices in comparison to butcher shops. However, both sourced from slaughterhouses that had low-to-poor hygiene practices, which weakened the efforts implemented in the supermarkets. Furthermore, most butcher shops did not offer training to meat handlers on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point)-based practices. The low food safety performance in the supply chain was primarily attributed to poor sanitation, hygiene, and handling practices. Therefore, HACCP-based training and robust preventive, intervention, and monitoring systems are needed in the Ugandan beef supply chain to benefit public health and increase competitiveness.