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Occupational safety and health status in the informal non-food manufacturing sector in Kampala city, Uganda
(Egerton University (unpublished work), 2019-10)The informal sector is an engine of growth with more than 1.8 billion people globally and one billion workers in developing countries producing a greater portion of GD (25-60%) in developing countries. It provides employment ... -
On the waters: economic and political drivers of maritime conflicts between Uganda and its neighbors
(African Studies Quarterly, 2021-10)The Great Lakes region has, in the recent past, been awash with numerous border conflicts/or threats to conflict among the member states. Whereas various studies have endeavored to explain the emergence of such conflicts, ... -
Organizational support and research productivity among lecturers at Kyambogo University
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-09)In today’s hyper-competitive higher education market, research productivity has become a dominant criterion for establishing the relative standing of individual academics and ranking of universities. However, in Ugandan ... -
Participation of young people with special needs in school based musical performances in selected primary schools in Mukono district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-06)This study intended to find out the nature of participation of young persons with special needs in music activities that take place in primary school contexts. It was motivated by the apparently low levels of participation ... -
Past, present and future climate trends under varied representative concentration pathways for a sub-humid region in Uganda
(MDPI: Climate, 2019-02-26)Long-term trend analysis at local scale for rainfall and temperature is critical for detecting climate change patterns. This study analysed historical (1980–2009), near future (2010–2039), mid- (1940–2069) and end-century ... -
A pattern driven approach to knowledge representation in the disaster domain
(Springer Link: SN Computer Science volume., 2020-10-22)Access to integrated disaster-related data through querying is still a problem due to associated semantic barriers. The disaster domain largely relies on the top–down approach of ontology development. This limits reuse due ... -
Performance Management and Job Performance of Academic Staff at Makerere University, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)The study sought to establish the relationship between performance management and the job performance of academic staff at Makerere University. It was based on four study objectives: (i) to establish the relationship between ... -
Persons with disabilities and resilience: coping with environmental hazards case of landslides in Mount Elgon region, Uganda
(Taylor and Francis- Environmental Hazards,, 2022)Adverse impacts on persons with disabilities occur disproportionately during landslide hazards in a rugged landscape. Coping with climate-induced hazards to boost disaster resilience among persons with disabilities is ... -
Perspectives from the local community on strategies for community transformation in Uganda’s public universities
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2024-07-01)Several Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rarely have a clearly defined strategy for transforming communities. This is partly because some are still built on colonial models, which place a strong focus on theory, ... -
The phenomenon of oppression of women and the cultural, religious practices and teachings: a case study of Bushenyi district
(Kyambogo University (unpublished work), 2014-12)This study investigated the oppression of women in the case study area-Bushenyi District. ln chapter one, the dissertation identified the back ground of the study, the statement of the problem, hypothesis, objectives, ... -
The political economy of globalization and employment returns to youth in Uganda
(Springer International Publishing, 2020-06)The political economy of globalization, with its main features such as market-driven technology, trade, and capital flows, continues to alter the structure of labour markets in developing countries, adversely affecting ... -
Politics of natural resource management and accountable systems in the delivery of water services in Uganda
(AJOL: Africa Development., 2017-12-12)The political behaviour of public institutions exhibited in the management of critical natural resources influences the nature of service delivery. In particular, the character of such public organizations as regulators ... -
Polygamy as a dominant pattern of sexual pairing among the Acholi of Uganda
(Springer Link: Sexuality and Culture., 2019-09-30)Polygamy has of recent been a focus of attention of scholars, traditionalists, human rights activists and feminists. Whereas human rights activists and feminists regard polygamy as oppressive, discriminative and barbaric, ... -
Prediction of inundation due to Kabuyanda dam failure and its impact on the communities of Isingiro district, western Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-09-01)Globally, dams are indispensable in overcoming hindrances posed by climate change through ensuring sustainable water supply for irrigation. However, in case of failure, Dam floods cause devastating effects in fatalities ... -
Psycho-social perspectives on Matthew 5:21-26: a hermeneutical response to the anger problem in contemporary Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-11)This study combines social science critical approaches to the Bible and hermeneutics of appropriation to examine the theme of anger in Mathew 5:21-26. Jesus taught about the problem of anger from the perspective of murder. ... -
A psychoanalytic reading of two Hollywood films, Hotel Rwanda (Terry George:2004) and queen of Katwe (Mira Nair:2016)
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2020-12)Using Psychoanalytic film theory, this study investigates the two films made by Hollywood about Africa. These films are Hotel Rwanda (Terry George: 2004, and Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair: 2016). The study examines the Hollywood ... -
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 ... -
The realization of women’s right to property inheritance in the Islamic context: a case study of Iganga municipality
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-08)Inheritance is the main avenue through which Muslim women acquire independent ownership of land and housing. This study focused on examining the realization of the right of women to property inheritance in the Islamic ... -
''Reclaiming indigenous epistemes : entenga drums revival at Kyambogo University''. In decolonising African Higher Education
(Routledge, 2022)This chapter clarifies how Indigenous pedagogies could contribute to university music education and general education pedagogy. This is based on a project in which Musisi Mukalazi Livingstone, master musician, successfully ... -
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 ...