Department of Public Administration and Management

The efficacy of Merit-based Recruitment in Amolatar district in Northern

Ocwer, Bruno; Okuna, Victor; Mwesigwa, David (CARI Journal, 2024)

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the success of merit-based recruitment in Amolatar District Local Government Administration, Uganda. Methodology: A case-study research design was adopted backed by quantitative and ...

Theorizing E-Governance: A Review of The World Bank’s 3-Stage Model Versus The Model Of Pc Utilization

Adoko, Ketty; Anume, Gloria; Okello, Nelson Mandela; Okullu, Daniel; Anyono, Jenifer; Akidi, Eva; Alemo, Mike; Angwen, Sarah Jenniffer; Abuka, Geoffrey Alex; Were, Andrew; Owera, Francis; Okello, Daniel; Okuna, Victor; Mwesigwa, David (International Journal of Development Research, 2024)

Over the recent decades, governments, both in the global north and the global south, have been undergoing and continue to counter several challenges in delivering services to citizens given the everburgeoning human ...

Employee Safety Measures as a Means for Enhancing Occupational Health among Casual Laborers in the Manufacturing Industries of Lira City, Uganda

Auma, Morine; Okuna, Victor; Mwesigwa, David (Human Resource and Leadership Journal, 2024)

Purpose: Occupational health remains a public health concern worldwide and given that occupational health hazards are disproportionately high among casual workers in the manufacturing industry, this study aimed to assess ...

Impact of the Digital Revolution on Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Land Managers in Kole District, Northern Uganda

Akali, Alfred; Okuna, Victor; Mwesigwa, David (Akali, A., Okuna, V., & Mwesigwa, D. (2024). Impact of the Digital Revolution on Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Land Managers in Kole District, Northern Uganda. Journal of Agricultural Policy, 7(1), 48–61. https://doi.org/10.47941/jap.2386, 2024)

Purpose: Considering the various challenges and the evidence of the dwindling agricultural productivity among a good number of farmers in Uganda, the focus of this paper was on how Ugandan farmers can produce higher yields ...

Integrated Financial Management System and Financial Control in Uganda: A Review of Issues and Concerns

Akidi, Stella; Okuna, Victor; Mwesigwa, David (American Journal of Strategic Studies, 2024)

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the issues and concerns within the government’s policy on Integrated Financial Management System as a financial control in Uganda. Methodology: The study adopted a literature review ...

Accountability as a Precursor to Improving the Performance of Local Governments: A Case in Lira District, Mid-North of Uganda

Awor, Jennifer Harriet; Okuna, Victor; Mwesigwa, David (International Journal of Developing Country Studies, 2024)

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of accountability on the performance of Lira District Local Government. Methodology: The research was conducted this study the Research Designs was cross-sectional ...

Commercial Soyabean Farming and Household Livelihoods in Kole District Northern Uganda, A Critical Analysis of Farmers Cooperative Society

Ejang, Mary; Oboi, Alex (International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 2024)

This paper presents the relationship between commercial soyabean farming and household livelihoods of members of Alito Joint Christian Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited (AJCFSL) in Kole district, Uganda. We used mixed ...

Intimate Partner Violence in Emergency Situation, Lessons from Lango Sub-Region, Northern Uganda, Implications for Future Marriage Partnership

Ejang, Mary (International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 2024)

This paper examines the implications of intimate Partner violence (IPV) on marriage relationships in emergency situation taking a case of the post covid-19 pandemic in Lango sub-region, northern Uganda. The paper brings ...

The Relevance of Prismatic Sala Model to Village Administration in Otuke District: A Critical Look at Kamdini as a Presidential “Neighbourhood” Village

Oboi, Alex; Ejang, Mary (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2024)

The paper aims at analyzing the relevance of Prismatic Sala Model to village administration. Village administration in Uganda was formalized by Article 181 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995), and CAP ...

The Impact of Road Asset Management System on the Operation and Maintenance of World Bank Funded Roads in Lira City East Division

Ogwang, Patrick; Mwesigwa, David (Lira University, 2023)

Background: Effective road asset management system lay a leading role in enhancing the operation and maintenance of road assets. Subsequently, this study examined the contribution of road asset management to the operations ...

Faith-based organizations’ strategies and welfare of street children, A case of Lira City

Ojok, Fred; Obici, Gilbert (Lira University, 2024)

Background: The study examined the contributions of Faith Based Organisation to the Welfare of Street Children in Lira City. Specifically, the study examined the effect of Faith Based Organisation Strategies like; ...

The role of Uganda Police Force in the management of mob justice in Lira City: A case of Lira City West Division.

Dickens, Otim; Jimmy Francis, Obonyo (Lira University, 2023)

Background: The study examined the role of the Uganda Police Force in the management of mob justice in Lira City. The limited empirical study on the role of Police in the management of mob justice warranted this study which ...

Stakeholders’ participation and education service delivery in Dokolo District : a case study of selected government primary schools.

Akullo, Dillys; Oryang, Alex Chong (Lira University, 2023)

Background: The study investigated the effect of stakeholder’s participation in primary education service delivery in Dokolo District. The specific objectives of the study were; to investigate the effect of participatory ...

Reward practices and teachers’ performance: a case of government –aided primary schools in Lira City

Akello, Manuela; Nsisi, Christine (Lira University, 2023)

Background: This study assessed the effect of reward practices on teachers’ job performance of the teachers in these schools. The study objectives were to establish the effect which extrinsic rewards, intrinsic rewards and ...

Effect of corruption on health service delivery in Uganda: a case study of Lira District, Northern Uganda.

Okori, Tonny; Obici, Gilbert (Lira University, 2023)

Background: This study was set up to investigate the effect of corruption on health service delivery in Lira District. Corruption has been on the rise countrywide, and about 78 percent of Ugandans report that the government ...

The role of guidance and counselling in shaping the behaviours of learners in secondary schools in Kole District : a case of government-aided schools.

Koli, Susan; Obonyo, Jimmy Francis (Lira University, 2024)

Background: The study examined the role of guidance and counselling in shaping the behaviours of learners in secondary schools in Kole District owing to the fact that there is currently limited empirical data on the two ...