ABSTRACT The study investigated the universal primary education policy in the attainment of gender equality in Kyanaisoke sub county Kibaale district. The study had the following specific objectives. To examine the status of gender equality in primary education, the challenges of universal primary education in bringing about gender and the policy recommendations to attain the millennium development goal of gender equality in primary education. The study was carried out in Kyanaisoke sub cou...
ABSTRACT Agriculture in Ugandan, accounts for about half of GDP, it contributes about 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force. Statistics show that the value of traditional exports remained minimal compared to the other sectors of the economy. This study examined factors affecting export performance in Uganda between 1991 and 2016. Secondaiy data were employed using time series to analyze the influence of macroeconomic factors such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Real Exchange...
ABSTRACT Uganda being a member of the international community, surrounded by conflict prone neighbors with unsecured borders, is consequently over burdened with the stress of hosting refugees generated from her neighboring countries and beyond. The topic of study was about the refugee’s protection and Environment. This study was therefore undertaken to establish the effectiveness of Refugee protect in relation to the environmental conservation in Kiryandongo refugee settlement. Cross-sect...
ABSTRACT The study set to investigate the impact of inflation on trade balance of Uganda from 1983-2014.The study was guided by one objective of established relationship between inflation and trade balance in Uganda. The study adopted a longitudinal research design involving quantitative approach. Time series analysis was adopted and regression analysis to analyze secondary data collected from International monetary fund, Bank of Uganda and World Bank data sheets. The findings were that the i...
Employees are the most important resource in an organization. High performing organizations have remained focused on their employee feedback and thus, have achieved significant business results through enhanced levels of employee engagement. This implies that the organizational success is dependent on human resource and, attractive and competitive organizations constantly work towards increasing the value of their human resource through employee engagement strategies. Employee engagement is...
Public participation in policy making has become entrenched in democratic principles of governance in Kenya. Policy formulation is very critical in legislation because it is the point at which various causes of action are prescribed towards certain challenges. This has hitherto been a preserve of the governing elite with the role of non-state actors now gaining prominence. Kenya enacted a constitution in 2010 of which public participation stands out, with all government activities required to...
Parents of needy children lived below poverty line. Consequently their children were denied the opportunity to enjoy increased access in aspects not included in free Primary education (FPE) package. This descriptive survey study sought first to quantify NGOs contribution to education in Voi in aspects not included in the free education package and secondly to find out if there were alternative sources of assistance in the absence of NGOs assistance. The population of the study included t...
ABSTRACT Every country has the sovereign right to decide who may or may not enter its territory. The restriction placed on entry through the administration of the different visa regimes are designed to ensure that countries benefit from the migration of people while delimiting the adverse effects of migration. It is international custom and practice that possession of a visa does not guarantee automatic admission. This study sought to examine the impact of visa restrictions by the government ...
ABSTRACT Devolution of health care, as other types of decentralization, immensely changed governance structures and relations in the healthcare system. Devolution was seen by its proponent as a way to improve services delivery and performance of the health system by transferring responsibilities and authority to locally elected governments with an aim to creating a more intense community involvement in order to adjust service to communities’ specific needs. However, there is no clear assura...
ABSTRACT Public service delivery in the public Kenya has over the decades faced challenges. The introduction of various policies for instance performance contracting as well as measurement and evaluation has not yielded expected results. There was hence a need to focus approach on other strategies to improve service delivery in the public sector for instance the adoption of public participation. Public participation helps to promote transparency and in so doing, there is reduction of corrupti...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that affect the mobility of women to administrative positions in public secondary schools in Kirinyaga County. The study was guided by the following objectives: To establish the effect of cultural factors such as gender roles on mobility of women administrators in secondary schools in Kirinyaga County. Moreover, personal and organizational factors and their effect on mobility of women administrators in secondary schools in Kirinya...
ABSTRACT Public Private Partnership (PPP) is an emerging economic model in Kenya. It entails the collaboration between state entities and private stakeholders to initiate infrastructural development projects. Nonetheless, this economic policy does not resonate with the current constitution dispensation which is anchored on fiscal decentralisation. This research study intended to identify the effects of the devolution on implementation of public private partnership projects in Kenya. The speci...
ABSTRACT In an attempt to foster the delivery of healthcare services, the county governments have been actively implementing healthcare policies. However, the devolved units have been facing a number of challenges. The current sought to examine the determinants affect the implementation of health policy within Mandera County. The research specifically examined how procurement process, budgetary allocation and leadership practices affect the implementation of health policy in Mandera County. T...
iv ABSTRACT There are questions about the viability and sustainable performance of county governments in the 2010 constitutional dispensation. Central to this question is how county governments prioritize employee performance to meet the increasing expectations of citizens. The main objective of this study was to assess determinants of employee performance in Kakamega county government. The specific objectives were: to assess how employee participation determines employee performance in the C...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to establish the effects of the bursary scheme in the retention and completion rates of Public Secondary School students in Kamariny Division, Elgeyo Marakwet County in Kenya. The study aims at establishing the criteria used to award bursaries to needy students and its effects on retention, establish the adequacy of the bursary funds distributed, the timing of the release of funds, its influence on drop-out and ways of strengthening the communication on Se...