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Welcome to the Uganda Christian University Digital Institutional Repositoy (UCUDIR). This is the University's official Institutional Repository. It aims to collect, preserve and showcase the intellectual output of staff and students of UCU. This growing collection of research includes peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, working papers, theses, and more.
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Fireplace Folktales from Ankole
(Bishop Stuart University Press, 2010) Alice Jossy Kyobutungi Tumwesigye
The folktale is an oral literary genre that can be described as "an ancient short story." It is set in an antique world where trees, animals, and people all talk and understand one another. The olden world of the folktale is very strange, and it is filled with weird and wonderful happenings. It was a form of informal education that took place in the days before the introduction of formal education. In those days, young children would gather around the fireplace and listen to the elders, who would narrate folktales and fables, taking their audiences through riddling sessions, all aimed at inculcating morals in the minds of the youths.
The folktales in this book are primarily meant for enjoyment and for the moral uplifting of young children. Teachers of language and literature can also use them for aural comprehension and as a stepping stone to the introduction of literature at the lower secondary school level, and of course scholars of literature, and oral literature in particular, can utilize these folktales in their analyses of the narrative form of the genre. The book is a manifestation of the author's effort towards cultural preservation.
Fireplace folktales from Ankole were collected, transcribed, and translated by the author. The transcriber tried as much as possible to retain the original form; that is why the reader will hear a version of English that is more localized than globalized. This is done in order to enhance the originality of the genre.
Remember the fireplace tales you may once have heard and aim to tell them to your own children.
Dance of the Intellect
(Fountain Publishers, 2010) Alice Jossy Kyobutungi Tumwesigye
The Hidden Princess
(Millennium Press Limited, 2016) Alice Jossy Kyobutungi Tumwesigye
The Social and Economic Impact of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining on the Democratic Republic of Congo Economy: Case Study of Asgm Cooperatives in Ituri Province (2014–2024)
(Uganda Christian University, 2025-09-25) ALIANG’O THUMITHO ALPHONSE
This research thesis targeted to give a unique and significant evidence of the social and economic contributions concerning the impact of ASGM cooperatives business in Ituri province/ DRC on the Country development and economic growth. Specifically, four objectives were addressed in a series of questions that investigated: (i) the nature and processes of the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) cooperative activities in Ituri Province/DRC; (ii) the ASGM cooperatives impacts on the socio-economic transformation both in terms of contributions and shortcomings ; (iii) the challenges encountered by ASGM cooperatives in contributing to their artisanal gold mining activities; (iv) the opportunities and possible alternatives to enhance and make more sustainable the ASGM cooperatives to boost the socio-economic progress. Semi structured questionnaires, interviews, observation and photography were employed to address the set objectives. In the rendez-vous, were quantitative and qualitative data analysis engaged via statistical package for social scientists and microsoft excel whereas inferential data analysis on IV & DV was done first via Pearson correlation to test the correlation level and secondly through Anova regression to measure their significance. Research results confirmed ASGM cooperatives activities as driver of the economic growth through creation of employments, tax payment, its effect on living standard and income, contributions to build the province through housing sector, trade and investment plus supplementary initiatives to shape the trade and investment in the region. In addition to the social development aspect, ASGM cooperatives hands were seen in contributing to rehabilitate a number of roads, schools and bridges infrastructures including contributions to develop sports and charities. A number of side effects of ASGM cooperatives activities were recorded vis-à-vis environmental concerns on fauna, flora and human health in the region. Following numerous challenges facing the ASGM sector in Ituri, the research advocated for the security and peace to be restored in Ituri especially around the mining sites, modern gold refinery to add value to the minerals for more economic benefits, trainings, tax alleviation and subsidies to ASGM sector and plan for after gold mining activities intended for both communities living around gold mining sites and gold dealers.
Contextualizing AI Ethics in Uganda Through Adaptive Sensitive Reweighting (ASR) for Equitable Microcredit
(Oxford Academic, 2025-10-15) Emmanuel Isabirye; Daphne Nyachaki Bitalo
This research tackles the pressing ethical concerns of using AI in Uganda’s microcredit sector, namely to develop an adaptive sensitive reweighting (ASR) model to mitigate algorithmic bias and promote equitable access to credit. Traditional credit scoring models— and fairness-aware machine learning algorithms trained on Western-biased data—discriminate against marginalized groups because they are based on formal financial records, reinforcing structural disadvantages. By iterative engagement with Ugandan policymakers, lenders, borrowers, and AI experts, the most significant ethical concerns and context-specific fairness metrics were identified. The ASR approach adaptively adjusts weights for sensitive features such as collateral values and transaction history during model training to enhance fairness. Experimental outcomes on a typical credit scoring dataset demonstrate ASR’s success: the inclusion rate of disadvantaged borrowers is enhanced by 15% with predictive accuracy maintained and key fairness metrics significantly improved. The research provides actionable policy recommendations on implementing ASR-based AI systems in Uganda’s microfinance sector to drive financial inclusion and sustainable development. This study contributes to emerging Majority World scholarship on AI ethics by demonstrating the necessity of situating ethical frameworks and valuing stakeholder perspectives to develop equitable, inclusive AI systems. Our findings offer valuable insights for policymakers, microfinance institutions, and AI practitioners who aim to implement responsible AI in developing economies.