Exam and knowledge-based educations in Uganda: A comparison of concepts. A case of Lango sub region, Northern Uganda by Eton, Rehema, Andrew Peter Yiga, Solomon Asiimwe Muchwa, Fabian, Mwosi, Eton, Marus

“…It’s high time that universities and higher education institutions design programs that are demand-driven than academic-driven. National examination boards should stop recycling questions, a practice that has made students and learners to correctly hypothesize what is likely to appear in an external examination. …”
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An Investigation into Information Security Managerial Practices in Selected Public Sector Organizations. by Ahimbisibwe, Benjamin K., Nabende, Peter, Musiimenta, Florence

“…The study covered two public sector organisations specifically, Uganda Wildlife Authority and National Forestry Authority. Focus was made on information security practices critical to managing information like human security, information classification, procedures for information labelling, compliance, standards, command and control techniques. …”
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Barriers to women's participation in public procurement in Africa: Empirical evidence from Uganda. by BC, Basheka

“…Global policy agendas and declarations continue to focus on the participation of women and women-owned businesses (WOBs) in the public and private sectors. The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have compelled countries to adopt affirmative action (AA) strategies to ensure equal opportunities for women and men. …”
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Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal (KURJ) by Siraje, Kaaya, George Stanley, Kinyata

“…The main aim of the Journal is to disseminate high quality and impactful publications that benefits society nationally and globally. The 3rd issue, volume 3 of the KURJ, is published with 8 papers which cover different issues of national, regional and global concern. …”
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Master of Arts in Economics by Kabale University

“…This programme is conceptualized around the Government’s Vision 2040 and aligns very well with the priorities of the National Development Plan II (NDP II) that seeks to strengthen the fundamentals of the economy through harnessing the abundant opportunities in its various sectors. …”
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Monitoring and Evaluation System for Performance Contracts in Nyanza District, Rwanda by Marie Christine, Umurerwa

“…Imihigo contracts were intended as a tool to speed up national development. This study suggests that the success of Imihigo requires active citizen participation beyond consultation, and official accountability that engages local people in planning as well as implementation of development projects. …”
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The Effects of Poverty on Rural Lively Hoods: A Case Study of Bufumbo Sub-County and Bufumeo Sub-Couny, Mbale District. by Muduwa, Jennifer

“…Uganda is on course to achieve its national target of reducing this number to 10% by 2017. …”
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Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll by Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…At the national level, multi-sectoral engagements (incorporating the influential Ministry of Finance), developing a joint transition road map, aligning with GoU salary scales and recruitment processes emerged as facilitators of the transition process. …”
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Operationalization of the Decentralized Policy Framework in Uganda: An Examination of the Key Milestones and Challenges. by Mugavu, George, Mucunguzi, Abel

“…Decentralization in Uganda has been considered one of the most instrumental and partly successful policies amongst most of the policies that have been implemented under the National Resistance Movement Government. This is attributed to a well streamlined governance structure with connected checks and balances in case of any breach of the rules of procedure of implementation on providing services by a particular individual or individuals working or acting in a particular local government office. …”
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Investigating the relationship between school attendance and academic performance in universal primary education. by Denis, Sekiwu, Frederick, Ssempala, Frances, Naluwemba

“…Using data from a sample of 104 participants, the researchers established that UPE schools perform poorer in internal examinations but better in national examinations. The regular school attendees perform differently from the chronic absentees. …”
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Research Agenda 2020 - 2025 by Kabale University

“…Research in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is a channel of knowledge creation and dissemination that makes HEIs relevant to society by influencing development policy; creating knowledge needed for teaching and learning; contributing to national, regional, and international development through the sharing of research information and expertise; and improving the ranking of HEIs. …”
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Research and Innovations Strategic Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25 by Kabale University

“…Through the research agenda, Kabale University will aim to contribute to local, national as well as international development agendas to demonstrate the relevance of the University to society. …”
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Determinants of Enrolment and Renewing of Community-Based Health Insurance in Households With Under-5 Children in Rural South-Western Uganda by Emmanuel, Nshakira-Rukundo, Essa, Mussa Chanie, Nathan, Nshakira, Nicolas, Gerber, Joachim, von Braun

“…The government of Uganda is currently debating policy for the national health insurance programme, targeting the integration of existing CBHI schemes into a larger national risk pool. …”
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The Effect of Population Growth on Climate Change in Buhara Sub-County Kabale District Uganda. by Muchunguzi, Christine

“…Poor agricultural production was identified to be the greatest effect of climate change since it harms the n: national economy. too, with increases in food prices leading to an unstable macro economy. …”
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Conflict and Its Management by James, A. Wall, Jr.

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Material Pacification: How a Conflict Over Paving Uganda’s Tourism Road Got Accidentally Resolved by Christine, Ampumuza, Martijn, Duineveld, René, van der Duim

“…Starting from an Actor-network Theory (ANT) inspired relational perspective on object formation and material agency, this article analyses the controversies about plans to pave the Ruhija road through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda). Based on interviews, ethnographic observations, and analysis of relevant documents, we examine the multiple ways in which the Ruhija road is enacted and objectified in conservation, tourism, and planning practices. …”
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Adoption and Utilization of Business Innovations of Agricultural Research in Uganda: Empirical Analysis. by Barekye, Alex, Tamwesigire, Caleb

“…The findings emerge from research carried out to assess the utilization of business innovations of research in Uganda considering the National Agricultural Research Organization(NARO) as a reference, specifically to find out the association between innovation attributes and their use on-farm, as well as establish the consequence of innovation features and demand (market) about the use of discoveries in farm management. …”
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The “Miss Curvy Uganda” pageant: representation, commodification and exploitation of women’s bodies by Francis Akena, Adyanga

“…The proposal drew sharp criticisms that appeared in the national media, ecumenical community gatherings, and public forums across the country. …”
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