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- ItemA critical analysis of women political participation and decision making in Tanzania: A case study of the Arusha Region(Kampala International University, 2015-12) Taska Restituta Phillip MbogoThis study Critically Analyzes women‘s Political Participation and Decision Making in Tanzania: A case study of The Arusha Region. To achieve this main purpose of the study, three research objectives were set and these included: to examine legal awareness of women regarding their rights to participate in politics and decision making; to assess Tanzania‘s response toward both international and regional instruments for protection of Women‘s rights; and to analyze barriers of women‘s full participation in politics and decision-making. In chapter two, different International and Regional Instruments as well as National legislation for the protection of women‘s right to participate in politics and decision-making have been analyzed and examined. Some of the key instruments that have been analyzed included the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania (1977). Chapter three of this research examined women‘s right to participate in politics and decision-making in Tanzania. The core areas that have been analyzed in this section included the level of legal awareness of women to participate in politics and decision-making in Tanzania; Tanzania‘s position towards international legislation on women‘s human rights; and finally the existing barriers to women‘s fully participation in politics and decision-making in Arusha Region. In chapter four, research findings have been analyzed and discussed.; it has also been found out that much as the government has ratified to international and regional instruments towards protection of women‘s rights, the level of legal awareness about the rights to participate in politics and decision-making remains low in most cases; further still, the implementation of international and national legislation towards the participation of women in politics and decision-making is low thus, women remain marginalized and discriminated; finally, it was also found out that women are still faced with several barriers as they try to participate in politics and decision-making. These barriers originate from different angles such as culture, tradition and unfavorable government policies. It is therefore concluded that bigger percentage of women in Arusha are still ignorant about their rights to participate in politics, the government‘s commitment to international and regional instruments to women‘s rights still remains low; women face a lot of challenges resulting from bad culture and tradition as well as weak government policies and commitment. It is therefore recommended that the government employ all its powers to ensure that women fully participate in politics and decision-making.
- ItemBusiness constraints and performance of small and medium enterprises in Uganda: A case study of Kabale Municipality South Western Uganda(Kampala International University, 2018-09) Aruho Rukundo SarahThis study was conducted to identify the business constraints affecting the performance of small and medium enterprises in Uganda, through a case study of Kabale Munincipality. The objectives of the study were: to identify and explain the constraints of small medium enterprises. to assess the performance of small medium enterprises in Uganda, and to examine how business constraints affect the performance of SMEs. Using a mixed method design, both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Data was collected from 270 small and medium enterprise owners in Kabale Municipality, the District Community Development Officer, the District Commercial Officer, Community Development Officers and LC1 chairpersons, using a researcher made questionnaire. Data was analysed using the SPSS package, and descriptive statistical measures. The study revealed that 93% of the respondents find it hard to access funding which constrains their performance, 87% of the respondents were negatively affected by policy, 73% were negatively affected by their business locations, 81% of business performance is affected by political stability, 69% by uncertainty and risk, 91% performance is affected by skill and education, 84% business performance is affected by technology and infrastructure and then 77% of the business performance is affected by motivation. The key factors that influenced performance of small and medium enterprises were identified as equipment, policy, people behavior, political stability, business location, uncertainty, social cultural beliefs, and gender as well as government policy. Finally, the study recommends the following possible policy measures: From a management perspective, SMEs need to employ professionals in order to manage their businesses and banks / and other microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to improve their credit term. Government should involve draft policy frameworks for SMEs that focus on the legal and regulatory conditions; capacity building in support of improving the business environment, government also needs to provide tax incentives and subsidies for SMEs. SMEs need to widen their markets so as to be competitive on the market. SMEs managers need to position their firms well, and policy makers and other stakeholders need to encourage SMEs to upgrade their productive assets.
- ItemMicrofinance Services and Women Involvement in Business in Kasese District: A Case of Women Entrepreneurs in Hima Town Council(Kampala International University, 2021-03) Thabugha HanningtonThis study assessed how Microfinance Services affect Women Involvement in Business in Kasese District: A Case of Women Entrepreneurs in Hima Town Council and it was guided by three objectives namely; To find out the relationship between loans and women involvement in business in hima town council; To examine the relationship between savings and women involvement in business in hima town council and To assess the relationship between trainings and women involvement in business in hima town council. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional research and correlational designs on a sample of 236 respondents. Data were collected using a questionnaire and an interview guide. Quantitative data were analysed using frequencies, percentages means, correlation and regression. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Descriptive results revealed that loans from micro finance institutions play a big role, followed by savings and trainings by financial institutions. Inferential analysis results indicated that loans have a high positive significant relationship with women involvement in business, savings have moderate relationship with women involvement in business and training a weak positive relationship with women involvement in business. Therefore, it was concluded that loans and savings contribute much to women involvement in business as compared to training Thus, the study recommended that Government should support Micro finance institutions’ activities so as to improve women involvement in business since sometimes Micro finance institutions’ lack enough resources. Should encourage every woman to get involved in any venture that is able to earn her some income every weak or every month and financial institutions especially micro finance institutions should carry out regular training programs of women and other client on microfinance services to provide them with the required skills to manage economic resources for developing their families and the country in general. Should regulate the conditions of offering loans to their clients especially women so as to enable them to get involved in businesses and be able to be self-reliant
- ItemDecentralisation Policy Implementation and Quality of Maternal Health Services. A case of Kihiihi Town Council and Nyanga Sub county-Kanungu District(Kampala International University, 2022-10) Emmyline TwinamatsikoThis study aimed at investigating Decentralisation policy implementation and quality of maternal health services in Kihiihi Town Council and Nyanga Sub county-Kanungu District. It was guided by three objectives namely. The objectives were; to determine the relationship between Political decentralization and the quality of maternal health services in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County - Kanungu district, to find out the relationship between financial decentralization and quality of maternal health services in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County - Kanungu district and to assess the relationship between administrative decentralization and quality of maternal health services in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County -Kanungu district. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional research and correlational designs on a sample of 235 respondents. Data was collected using a questionnaire and an interview guide. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages means, correlation and regression. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Inferential analysis results indicated that political decentralisation and financial decentralisation had a strong positive significant relationship with quality of maternal health services while administrative decentalisation had a positive weak insignificant relationship with quality of maternal health services. Therefore, it was concluded that political decentralisation and financial decentralisation as components of decentralization policy implementation are essential for quality of maternal health services. Basing on the conclusions above, the study recommended that the Government of Uganda should also implement decentralisation policy in health sector by giving local government powers and enough funds to manage and run the health facilities in order to improve the quality of maternal health
- ItemSupervision and Local Government Health Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case of Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, Bushenyi District(Kampala International University, 2023-05) Moureen AinembabaziThe study investigated the relationship between supervision and local government health service delivery in Uganda, Bushenyi Ishaka municipality Bushenyi district. The objectives of the study were to find out whether there is a relationship between supervision and health service delivery in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality, determine the level of supervision and evaluate the quality of health service delivery in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design on a sample of 85 respondents, data were collected by use of questions, interview guides and documentary checklist, and quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively data at descriptive statistics, frequencies and percentages (Mugenda, 2012). Qualitatively data was analysed through using thematic content analysis. Univariate findings of the study revealed that local government health service delivery was fair (fair) and multivariate results showed that supervision in terms of salary/wage scale increment had a positive significant influence on local government health service delivery, drug, sundries and safety equipments did not. In addition of enough drugs, flexible work time had a positive influence on local government health service delivery, sundries and safety measures did not. Therefore it was concluded that revised salaries/wage scales and allowances were the most elements required for the supervisors in order to enhance the provision of local government health service delivery whereas the tracking system mechanism on supervisors didn’t not.
- ItemEffect of working capital management on financial performance of savings and credit cooperative societies in Sheema Municipality in Southwestern Uganda(Kampala International University, 2023-08) Neema NatukundaThe Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are managed by members whose interest are similar. SACCOs can make a great contribution towards vision 2040 of Uganda Government. The purpose of this vision is to develop the country and move it from low to middle level economy and achieve 9500 dollars per capita. The SACCOs contribution to National GDP is approximately 2.68% and about 650,000 people depend on SACCOs for their livelihood. There are challenges facing SACCOs in the country, hence prompting the government and Non-Governmental Organizations to provide financial support. Despite these efforts, there is still low financial performance. Therefore this has created the need to study effect of working capital management on financial performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Sheema Municipality in South-Western Uganda. The study had three objectives: to find the effect of cash management on financial performance, to examine the effect of accounts receivables management on financial performance and to establish the effect of accounts payable management on financial performance. Working capital management theory underpinned this study and was guided by conceptual framework. The Correlational design was adopted in this research. The study population was 145 with 106 respondents as a sample. Simple random sampling was used to select required respondents. Multiple regression technique was adopted and SPSS a tool to analyze the data. The finding on reliability test was 0.89 and regression model accounted for 58%(R2=.058)of the variability in financial performance .The result indicated that cash management(t=.098,P=.922,P>.05)was insignificant, accounts payable management(t=1.793,P=.076,P>.05) was equally insignificant. The result revealed that accounts receivable management (t=5.808,P=.000,P<.05) had significant effect .It was concluded that cash management and accounts payable management does not affect financial performance significantly. Further concluded that accounts payable management had positive significant effect. The study recommended implementation of automated system in cash management, effective internal control for accounts receivable management and skill enhancement through training of SACCO’s staff to monitor accounts payable management. The findings could be beneficial to government, scholars and SACCO management.
- ItemEffects of internal control systems on credibility of financial statements in SACCOS. A case of Kyamuhunga People’s Co-Operative Savings and Credit Society Limited Bushenyi, Uganda(Kampala International University, 2023-10) Hussein MuhameThe SACCO is faced with difficulties, according to KYAPS's 2021 audit report, including incredible financial reports resulting from material misstatements, material uncertainty from board members and management, loan applicants forging documents, receipts for nonexistent assets and transactions, dishonest details provided by borrowers, and a higher loan default rate. The present study aimed at establishing the relationship between monitoring and evaluation and credibility of financial statements, risk assessment on the credibility of financial statements, the relationship between Internal Audit and credibility of financial statements, a case of Kyamuhunga Peoples’ Cooperative Savings and Credit Society. Correlational research designs were used in this study. Self-administered organized survey questions and interview guides were used. 63 respondents from the KYAPS SACCO participated in this study. SPSS- version 26.0 was used for analysis to obtain descriptive statistics. Pearson linear correlation coefficient and regression analysis was used for analysis and thus there is a significant and positive relationship between monitoring and evaluation and credibility of financial statements as shown by correlation coefficient of 0.740 and P value .000<0.05., risk assessment and credibility of financial statements with 0.733 and p value .000<0.05., and internal audit and credibility of financial statements with correlation coefficient of 0.788 and p value .000<0.05. The findings of the study indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between monitoring and evaluation and credibility of financial statements in KYAPS suggesting that an improvement in monitoring and evaluation leads to improved credibility of financial statements as indicated by the findings, effective implementation of risk assessment results into Credible Financial Statements and that an improvement in Internal audit leads to attainment of credible financial statements. SACCO managers should strengthen the monitoring and evaluation to ensure improved accountability and hence credible financial statements, Risk assessment is emphasized by management to carry out business in an orderly and efficient manner and management should always keep them informed of any new internal controls introduced so as to ensure their effective implementation since they are the very people to implement the policies.
- ItemEffect of budgetary control techiniques on public health service delivery in Uganda. A case of Bushenyi-Ishaka(Kampala International University, 2023-10) Tukwatsibwe DicksonPublic health service delivery has been an issue in government owned institutions. A good number of Public Health Centres offer unsatisfactory services and more so in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality. The low level of service delivery could be attributed to budgetary control. Therefore the study examined the effect of budgetary control techniques on public health service delivery in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality. Objectives were to examine the effect of forecasting on public health service delivery, to assess the effect of coordination on public health service delivery and to evaluate the effect of periodic review on public health service delivery in Bushenyi Municipality. The study was anchored on the theory of public expenditure and guided by the conceptual framework. It adopted descriptive research design and quantitative research approach. Target population was 42400 with a sample of 396 respondents. Simple random sampling was used to select respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires whose validity and reliability were 0.669 and 0.826 respectively. Data was analysed using multiple regression analysis with the help of SPSS. For the effect of forecasting on public health service delivery, the result was statistically significant (t=5.554, P=0.000, P<0.05), effect of coordination on public health service delivery was statistically insignificant (t=1.395, p=.164, p>0.05) while effect of periodic review on public health service delivery was statistically significant (t=13.261, P=.000, P<0.05). Based on these results, the study concluded that forecasting and periodic reviews were statistically significant while Coordination was insignificant. The study recommends participatory approach in budget making process, enhanced periodic reviews of budgets and budgetary control techniques and less resource should be devoted to coordination. The study will benefit the researchers, the community, policy makers, scholars and the ministry of health.
- ItemTaxpayers’ Awareness on Tax Compliance in Local Governments in Uganda, A Case of Lira District(Kampala International University, 2023-10) Ayugi IreneTax is a very important aspect of any country. Revenue collected from taxpayers’ (taxes) enables the district to provides services for its citizens and also developing its economy. The study was about the relationship between taxpayers’ awareness and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district. The specific research objectives were; to establish the relationship between understanding tax laws and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district, to determine the relationship between the knowledge of tax regulations and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district and to establish the relationship between knowledge of tax obligations and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district.The study used descriptive and correlation research design which explored both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Questionnaire and interview as methods of data collection were used. The research used purposive and simple random sampling techniques to determine the sample size. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS computer program and 172 respondents participated in the study. The findings of the study revealed that; there was a positive correlation betweenunderstanding tax laws and tax compliance (t=0.895**, P-value<0.05), there is a positive correlation between the knowledge of tax regulations and policies and tax compliance(t=0.903**,P-value<0.05); there is a positive correlation betweenknowing tax obligation and tax and tax compliance(t=0.919**, P-value<0.05). This study concluded that there is a positive correlation between the understanding tax laws and tax compliance. In other wards understanding tax laws contributes to the tax compliance. It was also concluded that there is a positive correlation between knowledge of tax regulations and tax compliance. Then finally the study showed that there is a positive correlation between the knowing tax rights and obligation and tax compliance. This recommends that the compliance of taxpayers’ in Lira district may be improve by holding tax training, seminars and workshops focused at enhancing tax laws, tax regulations and tax obligations in order to maximum tax payers’ compliance.
- ItemWorking Environment and Employees’ Performance in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Bushenyi Ishaka Municipal Council(Kampala International University, 2024-04) Tukesiga JacksonEmployees are valuable asset of an organization and their evaluating their performance is a crucial component of any organization. Therefore survival on an organization largely depend on employees‟ performance. The performance of local Government in Uganda has been consistently poor despite efforts made by the Government to improve working environment conditions. Therefore there was need to examine influence working environment on employees; performance in Local Government in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality, Uganda. Objectives of the study were to: determine the contribution of performance feedback of employees‟ performance, assess the use of job aid towards employees; performance and determine influence of physical work environment on employee‟s performance and examine supervisor support contribution towards employees‟ performance. The study was anchored on two factor theory and guided by conceptual framework. The study adopted mixed research approach and descriptive research design. Target population was 340 with a sample of 183 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents and questionnaire was the main research instrument in data collection .Both validity and reliability of research instruments were tested for data quality control. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the help of SPSS software .The results of performance feedback on employees‟ performance, the overall mean was 2.625 with standard deviation of 1.256.This implied that the majority of respondents were in disagreement. For the use of job aid towards employees‟ performance, the overall mean was 2.734 with standard deviation of 1.343.The supervisor support towards employees‟ performance, the oval mean was 3.15 with standard deviation of 1.112.This implied majority were in agreement with statements in the constructs. Therefore the study concluded that working environment influenced employees‟ performance in Local Government in Uganda. The study recommended that the Government should ensure that there is conducive working environment for employees‟. The findings of this study can be beneficial to researchers, policymakers, and can add to the existing body of knowledge through expansion of literature.