Book Chapters (Peace Studies)
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Item Status of the National School Health Policy Framework in Uganda(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Byabasaija Paulinus; Musinguzi DenisA national school health policy is crucial to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 (health and wellbeing) and 4 (quality education) in Uganda. The World Health Organisation (WHO) put in place the Health Promoting Schools (HPS) model to guide the formulation and implementation of the school health policy among member countries. This chapter examined the status of Uganda’s national school health policy framework and its implementation, based on review of literature including reports and data from public health databases on national school health policy, implementation of the WHO’s HPS model and SDGs 3 and 4, for studies conducted between 2019 and 2024. The findings reveal that Uganda has not yet finalised its school health policy nor fully aligned to the WHO’s HPS model. The country has two unfinalised national school health policies (2008, 2018) and this has among others led to inconsistent and fragmented school health services delivery, presenting difficulty in their documentation, reporting and monitoring of progress, and impeding the adaptation and implementation of the WHO HPS model and, thus, curtailing the country’s progress towards the achievement of SDGs 3 and 4. There is need for a detailed study to help the country identify strategies to help it fast track and complete its school health policy.Item Livelihood dynamics of urban refugees in Uganda: evidence from congolese and somalis in Kampala(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Egesa Moris; Musinguzi DenisUganda receives a large number of refugees from neighbouring countries. Some of the refugees end up in urban areas where they begin new life without any help from the government and development agencies. We investigated the livelihood strategies employed by Somali and Congolese refugees in Kampala City, Uganda. Start-up capital, language barrier, and poor conditions of work emerged as the major livelihood challenges faced by the refugees. Most of the refugees mentioned that they resorted to social networks, personal savings, and aid as start-up capital. There is a need for strengthened coordination between the different actors engaged in livelihood programmes for the refugees.Item Assessment of the challenges of rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of human trafficking in Lorengecora Sub-County, Napak District(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Okello Lwanga; Kabiito BendictoWe examined the challenges facing rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of human trafficking in Lorengecora Sub-County in Napak district, Uganda, covering a 10-year period between 2014 and 2023. Based on thematic analysis of data drawn from 29 participants, our findings revealed that widespread poverty, complicity of community leaders in the vice and overcrowding at rehabilitation centres are the main challenges affecting rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking. The main challenges to the reintegration of victims of human trafficking are porous borders, gaps in parenting, and fear of forced marriages. There is need for skilling and awareness creation to enhance the rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of human trafficking.Item My dignity, my rights: kafala sponsorship system and exploitation of Ugandan migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia(Springer, Cham, 2026-06-02) Asiimwe Florence Munyonyo; Musinguzi DenisThe exploitation of Ugandan migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia has become a significant concern in global labour migration discourse. This exploitation is largely attributed to the Kafala sponsorship system, under which employers (Kafeels) assume full control over the employment and immigration status of domestic workers. Such control restricts workers’ ability to change employers, leave the country, or exercise basic labour rights, thereby increasing their vulnerability to abuse. This study examines the Kafala system and its role in facilitating the exploitation of Ugandan migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. Findings indicate that employers use the system to justify breaches of contract, impose excessive workloads, enforce forced labour, assign multiple workstations, confiscate travel documents, and restrict access to phones and the Internet. The study concludes that the authority conferred on employers by the Kafala system underpins these exploitative practices. To mitigate such abuses, the study recommends legislative reforms that limit employer powers under the system, reassessment of the bilateral labour agreements with Saudi Arabia, and strengthen the protection of migrant domestic workers’ rights. These measures are critical for safeguarding migrant labour and promoting ethical labour migration practices.Item Politicization of COVID-19 in Uganda: a critical reflection on government interventions and citizens’ perceptions(Springer Nature Link, 2025-05-25) Ssali Lukwago Vick; Ohira Wakiko; Musinguzi Denis; Musoke Nakabuye JulietThe COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda coincided with the 2021 general elections. Facing strong opposition, Yoweri Museveni was standing at a critical juncture whether he would mark his 35th year as the president. This chapter situates COVID-19 in Museveni’s regime. It examines how Museveni and his party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), instrumentalized the pandemic, how citizens perceived the government interventions, and their consequences for Uganda’s political future. We argue that, although the instrumentalization of the pandemic might have worked favorably for the ruling party to win the elections, the government interventions revealed the shortcomings of the semi-authoritarian regime—the skewed relationship between the central and local government and incapabilities of local governments—that might challenge Museveni’s regime in the future.