The republic of Uganda has probably the most aggressive foreign policy agenda of East Africa’s Great Lakes Region (GLR). Since Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s National Resistance Army (NRA) battled its way to power in the capital city, Kampala, in January 1986, the Pearl of Africa has served as the cockpit of regional diplomacy as well as
Keep reading → Download ↓“Traditionally there have been two dominant approaches to sex education “comprehensive” and “abstinence-only-until-marriage.” There has been multiple scholarly debate on these approaches in the West and policies have been developed to the extent of leaning towards the former in the recent past. This has reached the level of international human rights and a lot of
Keep reading → Download ↓If the Police crime reports since 2011 are anything to go by, there continues to be an increase of rape and defilement cases for women and girls in Uganda. Despite existing provisions on the law prohibiting the sexual offences, such as the provisions in the Penal code on assault, indecent assault, defilement, rape, attempted rape,
Keep reading → Download ↓The advocacy for a minimum wage is a movement that has swept furiously across the globe over the last century. Proponents have continuously praised its penchant for social transformation, human rights’ protection and most interestingly, economic growth. On the other hand, opponents have invariably scorned and rebuffed the former’s ‘sentiments,’ advising that minimum wages are
Keep reading → Download ↓‘Parliament’ obtains from the French word “parle”, which means “to speak.” It was the rationale of the Athenian model to have a select few people to represent the bulk of the population in the Voulí ton Ellínon, the Parliament of Greece. Centuries later, parliaments have evolved into numerous variants featuring uni-cameral, bi-cameral and tri-cameral chambers;
Keep reading → Download ↓This Paper examines the history and nature of special interest groups in the Parliament of Uganda as provided for in Article 78 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. The rationale behind the establishment of special interest seats, and the controversies that have continued to plague the system, are examined. The paper further
Keep reading → Download ↓In 2014, States including Uganda retaliated in the Muscat Agreement to oblige with the internationally accepted standard to commit 6 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the education sector. However, Uganda is yet to implement this and other international obligations requiring the state to allocate substantial resources to the education sector. An analysis
Keep reading → Download ↓This short analysis examines the composition of nugatory expenditure as highlighted in the auditor general’s report for FY 2014/15. This analysis covers but is not limited to reviewing the sectoral composition, the causes and the impact with respect to nugatory expenditure
Keep reading → Download ↓Public services should be provided with an aim of being efficiently and equitably available to all citizens (Grout & Stevens, 2003). Governments therefore must intervene to ensure this effective delivery of services by managing key challenges faced as they implement. This analysis will focus on analysing the reforms undertaken by the Ugandan government in reforming
Keep reading → Download ↓In February 2016, Ugandans went to the polls for the 2016 general elections which were largely overshadowed by a number of irregularities both during the electoral process and on Election Day. One of the key issues that informed numerous discussions during the electoral process was on who was eligible to vote. This dilemma was mainly
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