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Procurement Planning and Service Delivery in Local Government: a case study of Lira District and Municipality
(Uganda Christian University, 2019-05)The main purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between procurement planning and effective service delivery by local government procurement system in Uganda with a case study of Lira District local government ... -
A case for urban liveability from below: exploring the politics of water and land access for greater liveability in Kampala, Uganda
(Local Environment. The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2019)Improving urban liveability and prosperity is commonly set as a priority in urban development plans and policy around the world. Several annual reports produced by international consulting firms, media, and global agencies ... -
Design of an Improved Cooking Stove Using High Density Heated Rocks and Heat Retaining Techniques
(Journal of Renewable Energy-Hindawi, 2018)In sub-Saharan Africa, dependence on wood fuel has caused significant depletion of vegetative resources. Whereas there exist hundreds of improved cooking stoves, many have not reached their maximum potential because their ... -
Species Richness and Nutritive Values of Fodder and Their Relationship with Soil Characteristics in Ugandan Rangelands
(Science Publishing Group, 2018)A study was conducted to determine the species richness and nutritive values of fodder and their relationship with soil characteristics in the Ugandan rangelands. The aim of the study was to determine the current status ... -
Exploring the Environmental Feasibility of Integrated Sanitation Systems for Uganda.
(Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2019)In urban areas of Uganda, management of waste which consists of at least 70% organic content is accomplished by collection and disposal in landfills, resulting in emission of landfill gases among other impacts. Meanwhile, ... -
Influence of Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) on maize and soybean production
(PLOS ONE, 2019-04-09)Vitellaria paradoxa provides many benefits to farmers within the Shea belt. However, increased threats to it necessitate its conservation, and one common approach is the practice of agroforestry. A number of studies have ... -
Uganda should not liberalize abortion laws
(The Africa Policy Centre Uganda Christian University, 2017-10)This paper explains the solid grounds on which Uganda should stand to refuse the push to liberalize its laws regarding abortions. The first section traces the construction of the ‘Right to Abortion’ in order to provide ... -
Male and Female Union: The Centrality of Marriage and Family to Creation, Redemption, and ‘the Good of All’
(The Africa Policy Centre Uganda Christian University, 2018-05)“Marriage is honored in all things, and the conjugal bed is undefiled.” (Hebrews 13:4) Advocacy for “strong marriage and family” must be understood not only in the pragmatic terms of empirical benefits. These of course ... -
Bleeding Uganda: on Festo Kivengere’s Preaching of the Doctrine of Reconciliation
(The Africa Policy Centre Uganda Christian University, 2018)Festo Kivengere once remarked in a sermon: ‘We in Uganda feel that the church is irrelevant if it fails to carry on the message of being ambassadors of reconciliation’. -
Project management: tools, techniques and strategies of managing
(2018-10)This first edition categorises project management tools and techniques basing on the project management knowledge by PMBOK as emphasised by PMI but contextualised the knowledge dimensions to Africa/Uganda. It also includes ...
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