Uganda’s ministry of foreign affairs and policy implementation in east African Community
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2019-08
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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The study aimed at accessing the relationship between. Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and policy implementation in East African Community. The objectives of the study were; to examine the role of Uganda’s .Ministry of Foreign Affairs on policy implementation in East African community, to identify the challenges faced by Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on policy implementation in East African community and to access the solutions to the challenges facing Uganda’s Minister~ of Foreign Affairs in policy implementation in East African community. The cross-sectional research design was used by the researcher. This was used to obtain information on the current state of the phenomenon using quantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies. This design was good for study because it generated quickly self-reports from selected participants under study. Cross section desi.gn was adopted since the case study across a diverse section of people. Quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches were used in this case. The quantitative approach was used because it involved the use of descriptive statistics to be generated using frequency tables and variables that were measured in numbers and analyzed using statistical procedures, while the qualitative approach were used because it included the use of responses from respondents From the findings, the descriptive statistics of the independent variable that is the roles of Uganda’s ministry~ of Foreign Affairs on policy implementation in East African community affairs on policy implementation in East African community. From its results, the study pulled out main perceptions of the three selected departments in Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards the essence of the roles of Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on policy implementation in East African community. In the light of above discussion, it can be concluded that, Uganda is a landlocked country that depends on foreign imports for most of its consumer goods and energy requirements. Thus, even before independence, maintaining an open trade route to the Indian Ocean was a prima~ foreign policy objective. The recommends a review on the sector Acts and Policies with the view to remove duplications and overlaps so as to enhance productivity by all sector players and actors. As an important socio-economic sector, the study recommends that the sector should be gi~ en its due attention through among other things; conducting research to establish the full worth of the sector and its contribution to social and economic development.
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A Research Report Submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences as a Requirement for the Award of Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy of Kampala International University
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Uganda’s ministry, Foreign affairs, East African Community