Rural-urban migration and implications for socio-economic development of Bunyafwa Sub County, SIronko District,Eastern Uganda
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2018-08
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Kampala International University,College of Education
Abstract
In developing countries like Uganda rural urban migration affects development in bothe rural
and urban areas. As such this study aims at establishing major causes, effects of themovement of
people from rural areas to urban areas and strategic remediation of overcoming rural urban
migration. To achieve the objectiveslOO house hold heads were selected randomly from
Bunyafwa sub county .Both primary and secondary data were employed and were analyzed both
quatitatative and qualitatively.
The study revealed that migrants came to Bunyafwa in search of abundant land and fertile soils.
Hence, the out flow of economically active people from rural areas has a negative effect on
production in the areas of origin and the recurving area now experience problems such as
shortage of housing ,unemployment ,increasing cost of living ,lack of access to social services
therefore ,to mitigate the problems of rural Urban migration ,there us women empowerment,
education and legislation policy
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A research report submitted to the of education, long distance and e- learning and partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of the Bachelors Degree of Arts with Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Rural-urban, Migration, Socio-economic, Development