ABSTRACT This study entitled: The Right to Know: An Analytical study ofthe Access to Information Act in Uganda and its implications to Journalism practice is a critical analysis of the Access to Information Act 2005, a piece of legislation that empowers all Ugandans to access information in possession of the State. The right of access to information gives practical meaning to the principles ofparticipatory democracy. In this study, the researcher focuses on identifying the strengths, weakne...
ABSTRACT The study is a descriptive exploratory case study that aims to establish the reasons for the Kenya- Somalia border closure. It will also establish the consequences and the effectiveness of the border closure in Mandera and Beled Hawa towns respectively in Kenya and Somalia. Lawlessness, insecurity and anarchy are the order of the day in Somalia. This insecurity has extended to Kenya due to proliferation of arms, entry of illegal immigrants and smuggling of goods. Kenya having been ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the correlation between the child labour and human rights protection in Hargeisa Somalia. The study was guided by four specific objectives and these included; to determine the gender of respondents in terms of, gender, Age, Marital status, Education level, to examine the level of the child labour in Somalia, Hargeisa , to examine the nature of Human rights protection, to establish the rationale between child labour and human rights protec...
ABSTRACT This study set out to establish whether children's rights to education were applicable to children who are affected by conflict in war-torn Northern Uganda. More specifically, the study used the case of former child soldiers in Gulu District to establish the challenges that these children face in their bid to enjoying the right to education. To ascertain the level of the enjoyment of the right to education of former child soldiers, the study investigated whether children were acces...
ABSTRACT In Kenya the enactment of the Children Act in 2001 was a milestone step towards resolution of Children-related disputes. The Children’s Act that was passed into law in March 2001 has several objectives. They include making provision for parental responsibility; adoption; fostering; maintenance and custody; guardianship; care and protection of children; to make provision or administration of children’s institutions and to give effect to the principles of the United Nations conve...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at establishing the relationship between land rights and women's productivity and economic advancement. The study was guided by the following objectives; to establish how land rights can be orientated to improve women's productivity and economic advancement, labored to find out how women's productivity and economic advancement can be improved and finally the study tried to find out the relationship between land rights and women's productivity and economic advancemen...
ABSTRACT This study focused on “Community —based development policies of umuganda and peace-building in post-genocide Rwanda”. The study was guided by the general objective which was to explore the relationship between community based development policies and peace building in post genocide Rwanda with the following specific objectives (i) To determine underlying explanatory factors of peace-building in the post genocide Rwanda (ii)To identify the extent to which community based devel...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to assess disabled learners’ access to primary education in Hamarjajab district, Mogadishu Somalia. Specifically the study sought to; determine the risks that disabled learners face while travelling to school in Mogadishu; establish how the school environment meet the needs of disabled learners in primary schools in Mogadishu; determine the challenges disabled learners face while studying in primary schools in Mogadishu. This study adopted a mixed metho...
ABSTRACT The study titled “Drought and natural resources based conflict among pastoralist communities” conducted in Greater Kapoeta area of South Sudan. The study was conducted to determine whether resource scarcity contribute significantly to prevalence of conflict; to investigate the recurrence of drought in the study area and its impact on pastoralists’ livelihood; and to study the drought coping mechanisms of pastoralists. Its main objective was to find out the impact of drought o...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to find out how research institutions in Uganda make use of Public Relations tools to communicate with their publics and whether those tools have made communication more effective. Using a mixed method approach, qualitative data was collected first through interview guides with a select group of researchers (scientists) and public relations practitioners at Makerere University School of Public Health, Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute and Uganda Virus Re...
ABSTRACT The study is based on investigating the relationship between freedom of speech and peace promotion among news paper in Hargeisa Somaliland. The study significantly sought to determine the demographic profile of the employees, determine the extent to which the level freedom of speech among selected media organization specially Jamhuriya, and hatuf, to determine the level of peace promotion that can be obtained through media organization specially Jamhuriya and Hatuf and lastly to es...
Abstract The broad a1111 of this research was to establish the inOucncc or electronic media on secondary school students discipline in Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara district, Uganda. The focus was to establish the types and magnitude of indiscipline cases among secondary school students, to describe the commonly accessed electronic media by secondary school students and to establish the relationship between use or electronic media and secondary school students' discipline. This study was guid...
ABSTRACT Since the early 1980s, decentralization has reemerged as a valued political and economic goal in most developing countries. Decentralization is new to Somaliland Region in particular. Although, the constitution of Somaliland clearly states that the Regional States have autonomous role in the sphere of political and social aspects. The study investigated decentralization and community participation in decision making in selected district in Somaliland. The study was guided by the fo...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine United Nations and Conflict Resolution in Somalia. The study objectives were; to establish the contributions of the United Nations towards conflict resolution in Somalia, to identify the challenges facing the United Nations towards conflict resolution in Somalia and to examine the possible solutions to the challenges facing the United Nations towards conflict resolution in Somalia. The study was based on conflict theory. The theory of conflict is a theor...
ABSTRACT The study on the role of IGAD in Intra-State Conflict was carried out from Upper Nile State of South Sudan. The study was guided by four specific objectives: (i) To establish the role of IGAD in promoting peace and security in intra-state conflict in Upper Nile State, South Sudan; (ii) To examine the effects of intra-state conflict on peace and security in Upper Nile State1 South Sudan; (iii) To identify the challenges faced by IGAD in promoting peace and security in intra-state co...