Post-graduate Dissertations (International Studies)

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    The Contribution of Urban Refugees to the Economic Development of Host Nations: A Case Study of Uganda.
    (Uganda Martyrs University, 2014) Wamimbi, Dennis
    WAMIMBI DENIS (2014/M202/2007) The Contribution of Urban Refugees to the Economic Development of Host Nations: A Case Study of Uganda. Resettling refugees was a last resort and only 1% were resettled (Velasquez, 2015, p.4). Urban refugees had different identities, for example, those under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; allowed and not allowed to settle in Kampala, unregistered and self-settled refugees, and the persecuted and vulnerable cases under the care of INTERAID (Macchiavello, 2003, p.3). The study examined the contributions and challenges of urban refugees to economic development and peace building in Uganda as the host nation. The research employed phenomenological case study design, involving eight participants. The findings of the study were: 1) the reasons for urban refugee presence in Uganda were both cost and opportunistic reasons, from wars to economic ends. 2) Urban Refugees were peaceful as they were more concerned with recovery from the effects of war and were humble in their relationship with the local community because they anticipate greater support from them. Urban refugees were highly motivated to work and picked on any job, even without capital. Refugees with skills and capital managed to establish retail outlets from which Ugandans bought items and paid taxes to the council 3) The Urban refugees faced the challenges of immediate and negative-natural reaction to strangers, high taxes, being misunderstood, cheated, and xenophobic sentiments and cost of living that were equally being experienced by host communities 4) there were advocacies by local traders for equal economic rights between urban refugees and host communities, while ordinary Ugandans preferred special considerations for national opportunities for development against their counterparts, the refugees. The status of urban refugees in Kampala City, Uganda‟s capital city was impressive and very encouraging for policy makers and refugees themselves. The phobic stunt was a shared emotion that strangers would encounter on their very first day of meeting, where integrating and building a mutually rewarding relationship with the host community gave rise to new emotions of happiness and prosperity in their endeavours alongside their hosts, felt more peaceful, found new homes, integrated well, and excelled at businesses as well as in various jobs they did for either fellow refugees or their hosts. Key Words: Urban Refugees, Economic Development, Host Nations
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    The Challenges of Dual Mailo Land Ownership in Uganda: A Case Study of Central Region, Uganda.
    (Uganda Martyrs University, 2014) Okello, Jacob O. P.
    OKELLO JACOB PETER OKIDI (2014-MO62-20006) The Challenges of Dual Mailo Land Ownership in Uganda: A Case Study of Central Region, Uganda. This study was geared at investigating the challenges of dual mailo land ownership in the central region of Uganda. The objective of the study was specifically to trace the genesis of dualism in mailo land which created the challenges of co-existence of landlords and the tenant on the same land with either side exerting usufruct rights interest in the land; to investigate the effect of mailo land tenure on the co-existence between the landlords and the tenants; and to devise remedies to the shortcomings of the dual mailo land ownership. The area of study was central region with Luwero as the district of study and the information derived there from was to represent the rest of central region where dual mailo land ownership is most prevalent. Relevant literature about the objectives of the study was reviewed and analysed. The information was got from sources like text books, internet, journals, official reports and legal documents. The researcher employed both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. Primary and secondary data was obtained in the course of the study and critically scrutinised during interpretation and analysis. The data collection instruments employed were questionnaires and interview guides which were administered to a total of 63 respondents who were stakeholders in the lands administration in Luwero district, the land owners as well as the tenants who are constantly faced with the challenges of dual co-existence under this arrangement. The study revealed that mailo land tenure was the creation of the colonialists and the dual existence came up when the colonialists divided the land among the cultural leaders and themselves, leaving the common man as tenants on the land which they once owned. They were also tasked to cultivate some specific crops to run the colonial master‟s industries. This was discovered to have brought a lot of conflict between the tenant and the landowners such that each one started executing claims over the use of that land. The study therefore designed some probable solutions to the problems derived with the hope that it would be admissible in solving other existing and later future disputes emanating from dual mailo land dispute. The study also cited some of the most commonly committed crimes in the mailo land disputes such as fraud, obtaining money by fraud, malicious damage and criminal trespass. These were computed and presented in tabular, graphical and diagrammatical outlay for ease of interpretation and analysis of the data. The study concluded by citing remedies to the challenges of dual mailo land tenure which among others includes involvement of local and cultural leaders, massive sensitization of the masses on land/kibanja laws as well as institutions mandated to handle land matters. The researcher finally recommended further study in the areas which could not wholly be investigated in the course of the study for instance the co-relation between mailo land and customary land, challenges encumbered in other land tenures and he called upon other researchers to explore in depth study in those area with the intention of filling the knowledge gaps in them. Key Words: Mailo Land Ownership, Central Region.
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    A Critical Analysis of the Threats Posed by Refugee Influx to the Host Community: A Case Study of Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Kamwenge District.
    (Uganda Martyrs University, 2014) Kazahura, Bernard
    KAZAHURA BERNARD (2014-M202-20002) A Critical Analysis of the Threats Posed by Refugee Influx to the Host Community: A Case Study of Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Kamwenge District. This study set out to analyse the threats posed by refugees‟ influx to the host communities in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Kamwenge District, Uganda and was guided by the 3 research objectives, namely: examining the actual threats posed by refugees influx on host communities; assessing the effects of threats posed by the refugees influx on host communities; and identifying possible solutions to the threats posed by the refugees influx on host communities. Particularly, the researcher employed an exploratory study design, in which qualitative– phenomenological approaches of data collection, analysis and presentation were used to examine the underlying threats from the social, political, and economic aspects. The results did indicate that the conflicting relationship between the host community and the refugees is attributed to a number of factors like scarcity of resources such as land and water. And that the host community was not prepared enough by government to welcome the refugees. More so, local people fear to stay with the refugees. They are already suspicious of the refugees and associate them with many negative practices of witch craft and cannibalism. And this in turn soils the relationship between the two communities. Furthermore, the findings showed that the influx of refugees did impact mainly negatively on the social services like health, education, housing and employment among the host communities. The study recommended that in order to address such threats, policy makers and other stakeholders working on the refugee problem should adopt and deploy new methods that can promote peace and economic development of the host communities, promoting social relationships, and empowering both the host communities and refugees. Key Words: Refugee Influx, Host Community, Kamwenge District
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    Abuses and Exploitation of Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities by Diplomatic Corps and International/Regional Organisations in Uganda.
    (Uganda Martyrs University, 2014) Sekitoleko, Juliet
    SEKITOLEKO JULIET (2014-M172-20009) Abuses and Exploitation of Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities by Diplomatic Corps and International/Regional Organisations in Uganda. The aim of this study was to examine how the current regime of diplomatic privileges and immunities have been abused and exploited by the diplomatic corps and international organisations in Uganda. The study was carried out in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and selected Diplomatic Missions in Uganda. The choice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was rationalised by the fact that it was the custodian of diplomatic privileges. The use of diplomatic missions is due to the reason that these missions are the beneficiaries of diplomatic privileges. The study focused on abuse of diplomatic privileges and immunities by Diplomatic Missions in Uganda. The study covered a period from 2010 to 2015. A quantitative design using case study approach was used in this study. The researcher was confident it would enable the study to achieve its objectives. The case study approach was useful because it excelled at bringing us to an understanding of the abuses of diplomatic immunity in Uganda through detailed contextual analysis of the situation elsewhere. Questionnaires and interviews were the research tools that were applied in data collection in this study and data was analysed quantitatively. All data was compiled, sorted, edited and coded to have the required quality and completeness and was analysed according to the research questions. The study found out that diplomatic abuse of diplomatic privileges and immunities is quite existent in Uganda in contravention of the Vienna Convention (1961) as the laws guide diplomatic personal representation are too wide and so fallacious that diplomats use it to contravene the Convention laws guiding diplomatic business in a host nation. The study concluded that although granting diplomatic immunity and privileges was not intended to break the laws therein and those laws governing the host country, the legal basis of immunities in the Vienna Convention 1961 is contravened. Diplomatic privileges and immunities are exploited to the benefit of individual diplomats. The study recommends that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) and its constituent laws should be amended to accommodate laws that govern the behaviours that are common to crimes committed by diplomatic officials. Areas that should be revisited are Article 34 which prohibits diplomats from paying taxes on even non-diplomatic mission goods, prosecution of drink-driving offences and mistreatment of local diplomatic staff by diplomats. The study also recommends that the perceived weaker nations should uphold and protect their sovereignty regardless of the status of the sending nations. Partnerships with small states should strengthen their sovereignty. Key Words: Diplomatic Privileges, Immunities, International/Regional Organisation.
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    Evaluation of the Contribution of the United Nations Development Programme in Achieving the Second Millennium Development Goal of Universal Primary Education in Ruhiira Millennium Village in Isingiro District.
    (Uganda Martyrs University, 2014) Nanfuka, Jane Kaddu
    NANFUKA KADDU JANE (2014-M172-20003) Evaluation of the Contribution of the United Nations Development Programme in Achieving the Second Millennium Development Goal of Universal Primary Education in Ruhiira Millennium Village in Isingiro District. The study was about “Evaluation of the contribution of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Achieving the Second Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of Universal Primary Education (UPE) 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 enrolment and completion of primary school going pupils over the years. UNDP has positively contributed to achieving the second millennium development 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 mobilise boys and men to play a larger role in this programme 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. Key Words: United Nations Development Programme, Millennium Goal, Universal Primary Education, Isingiro District.