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The Role of the Judiciary in the Administration of Justice in Somaliland Judicial System

ABSTRACT This study reviews the literature judicial system in Somali/and and in particular reviews the experiences, challenges and capacity gaps in servfrig the criminaljustice system. The study finds there i~ a There has been much focus in recent years on reform of the formal justice sector institutions in Somailland (the Courts, Attorney-General Departmen4 Mi’iistry ofJustice), culminating in a National Justice Reform Strategy 2008 and Action Plan for frnplementation in 2009. Institutiona...

Career Plateauing and Employee Performance Among Middle Management Staff in the Kenya Power Company

ABSTRACT This study established the relationship between career plateauing and employee performance in Kenya Power Company in Kenya. The study was guided by five objectives, determine; profile of respondents, level of career plateauing, level of employee performance, whether there significant difference in level of career plateauing and employee performance of Kenya Power Company and whether there was significant relationship in the level of career plateauing and employee performance of Kenya...

Motivating Factors Underlying the Perfomance of Local Government Employees in North Eastern Uganda Case Study of Kotido District Local Government Kotido District

ABSTRACT The study looked at motivating factors underlying performance of local government employees taking into consideration Kotido District as a case study. The study also investigated the persistent cause of declining employee performance and high rate of turnover considering motivation as the key variable and performance as the dependant variable. The study was guided by the following key objectives: • Identifying motivating factors for Local Government employees in Kotido District. �...

Commercial Bank Financing and the Development of the Private Sector in Rwanda. A Case of Bank Populaire Du Rwanda (Bpr)

ABSTRACT For Rwanda to develop as forecasted, the private sector had to play the driving role through involvement of commercial banks in assisting entrepreneurs and business operators to easily access finance that could lead to the economic growth. However, the private sector is still facing the problem of access to finance. This study was carried out on assessing the contribution of commercial banks financing and development of private sector in Rwanda. The objectives of the study was to ass...

Gender Training and Gender Equality in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: The Case of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (Unmis)

ABSTRACT The study on Gender Training and Gender Equality in the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) focused on analyzing how gender awareness influences gender equality in UNMIS, how gender planning aspects influence gender equality in UNMIS, how gender analysis aspects influence gender equality in UNMIS and on analyzing factors that affect/influence gender training methods and content in UNMIS, The study adopted a descriptive survey design. It also employed both quantitative and qua...

Electronic Inventory Systems and Staff Performance in Selected Supermarkets in Kampala Uganda

ABSTRACT The study was to establish the relationship between electronic inventory systems and staff performance in selected supermarkets in Uganda and it specifically wanted to establish (i) level of usage of electronic inventory systems (ii) level of staff performance and (iii) relationship between electronic inventory systems and staff performance of selected supermarkets in Uganda. It employed a descriptive correlation design; the population size comprised of 168 respondents out of which a...

International Tourism and Local Economic Development in Kasese District, Uganda

ABSTRACT The study was prompted by the need to explore International Tourism and Local Economic Development in Kasese District, Uganda. The main objective of the research was to investigate the relationship between International tourism and Local economic development in Kasese District, Uganda. A sample of 120 households selected to participate in the study in nine villages of Kasese district. Data collected through structured questionnaires and target respondent was the household head. Out o...

Decentralization as a Strategic Driver for Social Economic Development of Nyarugenge District in Rwanda

ABSTRACT Rwanda was characterized by a highly centralized administrative structure. The decentralization in Rwanda started in 2000 for implementation of new administrative structures and management systems. The study was To evaluate the benefits of the decentralization as a development strategy. To identify the population’s contribution in implementation of decentralization. To assess the factors that negatively affects decentralization in social economic development. The study population c...

Parenting and Students’ Social Behaviour in Public Secondary Schools in Makindye Division, Kampala Uganda

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of parenting on the social behaviors of students in public secondary school in Makindye division, Kampala. The objectives ofthe study were: i) to determine the relationship between single parenting and the social behaviors of students from public secondary schools in Makindye division, Kampala; ii) to establish the relationship between dual parenting and the social behaviors of students from public secondary schools in Makindye...

Traditional Leaders in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution in Ogaden Region, Ethiopia

ABSTRACT This study sets out to further investigate that the role played by traditional leaders in peace building and conflict resolutionin Ogaden region as well as the challenge that traditional ledears face in participating of peace building and conflict resolution in Ogaden region, Ethiopia The study was guided by the following research objectives; the profile of the respondents in terms of: age, gender, level educational and work experience, the first objective was to determine the to det...

Business Support Services and the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises a Case of Capmer and Selected Smes Rwanda.

ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the relationship between business support services and performance of small and medium enterprises; using CAPMER and some selected SMEs as a case study. It was carried to determine the nature of business support services offered by CAPMER, to examine the user’s expectations on the services offered by CAPMER to SMEs, and the relationship between the support services and the performance of small and medium enterprises. The study adopted a descriptive res...

Internal Controls and Financial Performance of United Bank for Africa in Kampala-Uganda

ABSTRACT This study on internal controls and financial performance of United Bank for Africa in KampalaUganda aimed at examining the relationship between internal controls and financial performance and it was guided by four objectives: to examine the relationship between internal audit and financial performance; to examine the relationship between control environment and financial performance; to examine the relationship between control activities and financial performance; and lastly to exam...

Procurement Practices and Performance of National Medical Stores in Kampala Uganda

ABLE OF CONTENT Preliminaries Page DECLARATION A DECLARATION B TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapters ONE THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Pages Background of the study 1 Statement of the problem 6 Purpose of the study 7 Research Objectives 7 Research Questions 8 Null Hypothesis 8 Scope 8 Significance of the study 9 Operational Definition of Key Terms 10 TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE: Pages Concepts, Opinion, Ideas from Authors/Experts 13 Theoretical perspective 29 Related studies 31 111 THREE METHODOLOGY Pa...

Credit Management and Loan Performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Bujumbura, Burundi

ABSTRACT This study was aimed at determining the effect credit management on loan performance. The study was based on four specific objectives; to assess the effect of credit standards on loan performance in commercial banks, to determine the effect of implementation of credit policy on loan performance in commercial banks, to analyze how credit terms affect loan performance in commercial banks and to establish the effect of collection policies on loan performance in commercial banks in Buru...

Rwanda Development Bank (Brd) and Achievement F Rwanda Vision 2020 In Gasabo District-Rwanda.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to find out the role of BRD in promoting private sector led economy vision as one of the pillar of Rwanda vision 2020. The objective of the study was to prove that BRD is of paramount importance in achieving Rwanda vision 2020 mainly in its pillar “a private sector-led economy” The related literature was reviewed to understand the concepts and to show the relationship between different concepts under study. Primary data was collected by use of ques...


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