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Support supervision and teacher performance in government-aided primary schools in Teso sub-region, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-11)To improve the performance of primary school teachers in Uganda, support supervision was adopted as a key strategy for achieving this goal. Despite this move, teachers in the Teso Sub-region are not meeting their performance ... -
Food culture of the bagisu during the pre- colonial, colonial and post colonial eras in mbale district
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The plain drive for this research was to explore forces involved in the food cultural continuities and changes of the Bugisu food culture with a focus on food choices as influenced by the socio-economic and political factors ... -
Effects of land use and land cover change on people’s livelihoods in Kira municipality, central Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-07)Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes have been experienced globally due to pressure from the ever-increasing human populations and environmental conditions associated with climate change and the resultant effects on ... -
A critical study of selected bamasaaba marriage songs
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The study investigates the literariness of selected Bamasaaba Marriage Songs in Namunsi Sub-county, Mbale district. The study was guided by three objectives which include: examination of the moral underpinnings of the ... -
The teaching and learning of Religious Education in Ugandan Schools after fifty years: A critical analysis
(Makerere University Press, 2021-04)Religious Education (RE) is a value-oriented subject that has been part of the Ugandan curricula since independence. Its main purpose, as stated by the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) is to promote the ... -
An afro-bibilical reading of genesis 2-3 in response to climate change
(Sheffield phoenix press, 2023)The primary focus of this paper is an Afro-biblical reading of Genesis 2-3, informed by indigenous epistemologies and in response to contemporary local and global environmental crises. Using the context of Uganda, it brings ... -
Reconstructing Global Security and Peacebuilding in Somalia’s Changing Context
(Springer, 2021-11-23)Understood from the backdrop of global security contradictions, the current analysis highlights the Somali decades-old political predicament as a consequence of Cold War global security frameworks and clan-based power ... -
“I am Black and Beautiful”: A Black African Reading of Song of Songs 1:5–7 as a Protest Song
(Journal of the Old Testament society of South Africa, 2021-11-16)Adamo’s article on Ebed-Melech’s protest brings fresh insight into my earlier article on Song of Songs 1:5–7, prompting me to reread the text as a protest song (essay) against the racial stigmata that continue to bedevil ... -
Reading Proverbs 13:23 in Texts and Contexts of Poverty in Africa: A Theoretical Framework
(Journal of the Old Testament society of South Africa, 2022)The Masoretic text of Prov 13:23 (רָב־ אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָא שִׁ֑ים וְ יֵ֥ש נִ֜סְפֶֶּ֗הבְלִ֣ א משְפָָּֽט) highlights the absence of mishpat (משְפָט) as the cause of the poverty of the poor. This article reads Prov 13:23 in ... -
Innovation or Competition? A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Divine Healing Practices of Pentecostal Africans in Africa and the Diaspora
(International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2020-10-12)This article examines current practices of divine healing of Pentecostal Africans. It provides insights into current developments by using the explanatory concepts of innovation, competition, and agency. The article draws ... -
Democratising the Theatre for Development (TfD) Space through Balancing Power Dynamics: Analysing Practice-Based Experiences from Uganda
(Routledge, 2024)The awareness of power dynamics is fundamental in the implementation of a democratic Theatre for Development (TfD) process. This chapter draws from the author’s practical experiences with TfD practice in Uganda to advocate ... -
Assessment of hydro-pedological characteristics at medium-sized landslide sites in Manafwa catchment, Mount Elgon, Uganda
(Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2024-05-17)Though strongly linked to landslides, hydro-pedological characteristics are inadequately investigated in the area. This study investigated hydro-pedological characteristics at medium landslide sites in Manafwa catchment. ... -
Modelling the impact of land use/cover changes on water balance of a humid equatorial highland catchment in Southwestern Uganda, East Africa
(African Geographical Review, 2022-11)This study investigates impact of land use/cover change on water balance of River Mitano catchment in Southwestern Uganda using SWAT model. Land use/cover changes were assessed using three land use maps for years of 2000, ... -
Kadodi dance performance and community mobilization for social and economic emancipation of the bamasaaba people in Mbale district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-10)This study sought to investigate the performance of Kadodi dance as a tool for community mobilization of the Bamasaaba people in Mbale district to engage in activities that might improve their social and economic conditions. ... -
The aesthetics of Ugandan literature: a study of selected works
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-06)This study set out to critically explore the Aesthetics of Ugandan Prose Fiction in selected literary works, such as Timothy Wangusa’s Upon this Mountain, Violet Barungi’s Cassandra, Mary Karooro Okurut’s Milking a Lioness ... -
Contextual reading of 2 kings 5:1-15 in relation to african ideological perspectives on disease: a case study of covid-19
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The study focused on contextual reading of 2Kings 5:1-15 in relation to African ideological perspectives on disease. The study used qualitative research methodologies and approaches and was based on library and document ... -
Examining female circumcision among the sabinys from an oral literature’s perspective
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-03)The study examined female circumcision among the Sabiny from an Oral literature perspective. The objectives of the study were; to examine how the Sabiny myths illustrate the centrality of female circumcision, to analyze ... -
A Comparative study of gender portrayal in Selected African male and female authored novels
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-05)This study is a comparative analysis of the portrayal of gender in selected African male and female-authored literary works, namely, Oyono’s Houseboy, Ocwinyo’s Footprints of the Outsider, Kyomuhendo’s The First Daughter, ... -
Women’s participation in political leadership in Uganda: a case study of luwero triangle 1981-2006
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-02)This dissertation sets out to investigate and assess Women’s Participation in Political Leadership in Uganda: A case study of Luwero Triangle in the period between1981 and 2006. Key objectives of this study were to establish ... -
Itikadi za kiuana katika methali za kinyankole na Kiswahili
(Kenyatta, 2023-03)This research examines gender ideologies in Ankole and Swahili proverbs. The study intended to demonstrate how gender ideologies present gender relations through consent and persuasion between men and women. Ideological ...