http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/144 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:09:28 GMT 2026-04-07T11:09:28Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1656 An assessment of national and regional measures in curbing down terrorism in Uganda Nakakande, Khadija A number of interventions have been adopted nationally by the government of Uganda, regionally in the Great Lakes Region and even internationally with much financial resources injected to curb down terrorism in Uganda and the Region, but the terrorism threats still exist. The study focuses mainly on the assessment of national and regional measures in curbing down terrorism in Uganda. It assesses the current terrorism policies, root causes and effects that emerge after these attacks in Uganda. The objectives of the research was to gain a deep understanding and assessing the effectiveness of the existing national and regional measures towards curbing down terrorism in Uganda. The approach for data collection was qualitative with a semi-structured questionnaire, and interviewing key informants in government institutions plus individuals of international repute knowledgeable in the terrorism phenomenon. A study population was determined and a sample size of 50 respondents was got using simple random sampling technique. Respondents were got majorly from the Police Counter Terrorism Unit and the Bomb Squad, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the army, embassies and staff of international agencies; and these respondents were broken down respectively. The summary findings of the thesis indicated that the many measures available are not fully effective and properly enforced by government security departments in place. At the regional level, due to the collective approach, there is an element of success in implementation as compared to the national Ugandan initiatives that still require strengthening. Other findings were; some of the people engaged in terrorism acts were intellectuals; most of whom were Muslim fundamentalists and unemployed. At the national level, the findings revealed that there is laxity and poor law enforcement in Uganda hence free porous borders allowing in terrorists to enter inland with inadequate checks. The major recommendations pointed out include: strengthening government anti terrorism departments, conducting continuous mass mobilization and sensitizing the people on the dangers of terrorism within Uganda and the East African region through dialogue sessions, training in schools (all through primary secondary to tertiary institutions), conducting quarterly and bi annual press reviews on terrorism, and initiating of vocational jobs for the unemployed youth. Katana Francis Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1656 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1517 The great lakes region and international relations: KABAIKYE, Agnes International relations in today’s highly dynamic world are very vital. Countries are competing to gain power so as to create a more enabling environment to push for their interests. Alongside all this, security and peace are complementary factors that need serious attention. This study examines Uganda’s foreign policy agenda and its implications in the GLR. The central question for the study was to locate Uganda’s foreign relations and its impact in the GLR. Issues of particular concern is Uganda’s contribution in fostering peace and security in the GLR, Uganda’s role in consolidating regional cooperation and the benefits accruing from the country’s growing foreign policy. In the case study adopted; the qualitative methodology was adopted whereby data was collected by help of interview as well as secondary literature reviewed. It was discovered that the government of Uganda was taking positive steps towards asserting herself as a power in the GLR region. In terms of advancing her foreign policy agenda, it was also discovered that the country’s peace and security initiatives stretching beyond the GLR are aimed at achieving national stability, economic growth and development. The country is counting benefits beyond its borders in terms of developed capacity for its military and better business environment within the region. On matters of regional cooperation, it was discovered that Uganda believes more in integration when it comes to cooperation. This is no doubt the reason why the country is dedicated to the work of ensuring the operationalization of all protocols coming under the EAC as agreed upon by member countries. It is recommended that civil society groups be integrated into government aspirations especially the EAC integration, the most preferred form of cooperation for Uganda if we are to achieve a people-centered integration and for the citizens to embrace and understand benefits accruing from the integration. It is also recommended that deliberate effort need to be taken to document Uganda’s unique contribution in advancing regional cooperation, her contribution in promoting peace and security in the region as well as putting in place a clearly documented foreign policy for the country with objectives to ease implementation and monitoring of ongoing initiatives. Baligidde H Samuel Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1517 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1346 The capacity and effectiveness of private security organizations in providing security in Uganda: Beyendeza, Henry Noel The study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of two private security organisations providing security in Uganda, from the time they were started, guided by the three objectives of tracing the history and records of operations of two security organisations in Uganda; assessing the effectiveness and problems faced by the two security organisations and, identifying the measures that can help to serve well that are suggested by management and security operatives and the community organisations where they have ever served and are serving now. Respondents from Saracen (U) Ltd and G4S personnel were selected using purposive sampling technique of non-probability sampling method because it suited the study and only involved respondents who were readily available at the time of filling questionnaires and interviews while the 30 respondents on the side of private security companies’ clients from Central division of Kampala Capital City Authority were selected using Random population sampling technique of probability sampling method to give all the selected private security organization’ clients equal opportunities to be selected to contribute to the study. The study used a case study design and survey design in which the researcher thoroughly studied a relatively small number of Private Security Organisations and made inferences to entire Private security Organisations in the study. The survey study design helped to obtain data from respondents who are consumers of protection services in the community. The Study found out that the majority of private security clients have hired both armed and unarmed security personnel. As it was found out in the study 17 respondents preferred hiring both armed and unarmed Private security personnel for different reasons of which the unarmed personnel sit at the reception to receive and guide visitors of their offices while the armed private security organisations are supposed to maintain peace and security at the premise. The study recommends that if the private security organisations are to achieve excellence in private security services, both Saracen (U) Ltd and G4S should equip all guards with all the necessary equipment to guards as well as consulting the Uganda police especially to establish if the ex-service men and women they want to recruit were honourably discharged for army and have no criminal records to avoid making private security organisations a hide out for criminals among others Baligidde Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1346 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1320 Evaluation of the contribution of UNDP in achieving the second-millennium development goal of Universal Primary Education in Ruhiira Millennium Village, Isingiro District Nanfuka, Jae Kaddu The study was about “Evaluation of the contribution of UNDP in Achieving the Second Millennium Development Goal of Universal Primary Education in Ruhiira Millennium Village, Isingiro District”. The research had three main objectives: to establish the nature of support provided by UNDP towards achieving UPE in Uganda under the MDGs framework, to evaluate the specific ways in which UNDP has contributed towards achieving UPE in Ruhiira Millennium Villages, Isingiro District and to identify the challenges faced by UNDP in achieving UPE in Ruhiira Millennium Villages, Isingiro District. A case study design was used during the study. The research also used a qualitative approach to better understand and represent the research problem. The findings of the study were presented according to the research objectives. The research found out the nature of support and the specific ways in which UNDP had contributed in achieving UPE in Ruhiira millennium village, due to these interventions the study concluded that there was an increase in enrollment and completion of primary school going pupils over the years. UNDP has positively contributed to achieving the second millennium goal in Uganda, but more needs to be done to ensure that this contribution has a sustainable impact on primary education in Uganda. The research recommended that since the efforts focused on the girl child only, there is a need to mobilize boys and men to play a larger role in this program to serve as allies in empowering girls and young women. In order for the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum to be a strong and sustainable community-based support system, women teachers cannot be the primary adults responsible for and aware of this intervention. Further training should also be done regarding how teachers can appropriately refer students to other community leaders, such as health workers and religious leaders. Government and all concerned stakeholders need to develop men/boy oriented efforts too. Dr. Dennis Musinguzi Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1320 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z