Browsing Research Articles by Author "Mwesigwa, David"
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Accountability: a necessity to pro-poor service delivery in Municipal Councils in Uganda
Mwesigwa, David; Oladapo, Ibrahim Abiodun (Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies, 2021)Purpose: There is mounting fear that the present-day Local Government managers do not appropriately respond to pro-poor service delivery. Yet, the number of people lacking access to quality services is swelling. This fault ... -
Achieving a pro-poor local government budget process in Dokolo district, Uganda: The role of civil society organizations
Ogwang, Okello Godfrey; Obici, Gilbert; Mwesigwa, David (American Journal of Strategic Studies, 2023)Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the role of civil society organizations in pro-poor local government budget processes, with Dokolo District as a case study. The specific objectives of the study are (i) To examine the ... -
Adolescent Pregnancy and Education Attainment of Female Learners in Iceme Sub County, Oyam District, Northern Uganda
Alyai, Joseph; Acanga, Alfred; Mwesigwa, David (Journal of Gender Related Studies, 2023)Purpose: This study aimed at determining the factors associated with adolescent pregnancy, motivating factors for girls to stay in school and the effects of adolescent pregnancy on education attainment and livelihoods in ... -
Agricultural policy frameworks and the agricultural sector in Uganda: Analysis of the plan for modernisation of agriculture
Mwesigwa, David; Oguta, James; Acanga, Alfred (International Journal of Pure Agricultural Advances, 2023)The aim of this study was to evaluate the Plan for Modernization of Agriculture’s effectiveness and offered suggestions. Accessible literature has chosen to deliberately modernize agriculture and acknowledged the necessity ... -
Agricultural practices in mid-western Uganda: Challenges and prospects for food security in rural areas
Mwesigwa, David; Mubangizi, Betty C (Journal of Gender and Behaviour, 2019)Globally, there is a concern that current food production and distribution systems are not developing at a rate that matches the growing human population. In Uganda, rural-urban drift, land grabs and population explosion ... -
Analysing the effect of English language proficiency on Councillor involvement in local council discussions in Uganda
Mwesigwa, David (Loyola Journal of Social Sciences, 2015)Within most local governments in Uganda, annual assessments suggest that councillor involvement in council sessions has suffered from remarkable set-backs, and remains inadequate. Low involvement in council sessions is ... -
Analysing the significance of village savings and loan association (VSLA) to community development in Uganda
Okello, Tonny; Mwesigwa, David (IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, 2022)financial services to the rural poor in Africa. But poverty reduction, in the context of sustainable development, remains a major challenge. Extreme poverty ravages the lives of one person in four in the developing world. ... -
Analysis of the contribution of the Youth Livelihood Program towards enhancing Self Reliance among the Youths in Lira City, Uganda
Achiro, Dorky Elizabeth; Mwesigwa, David (Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education (JSHE), 2023)Purpose: This study investigated the contribution of the YLP towards enhancing self-reliance among the youths in the west division of Lira City. Methodology/approach: The study employed a descriptive cross sectional ... -
Analysis of the quality of local council elections in Hoima city, mid-western Uganda
Mwesigwa, David; Acanga, Alfred; Chono, Oryang Alex; Oboi, Alex; Obici, Gilbert (International Journal of Developing Country Studies, 2022)Purpose: The aim of this study was to discuss the quality of local council elections by exploring factors that influence vote buying and vote selling during electoral seasons in Uganda. Methodology: A cross-sectional study ... -
Analysis of the Quality of Peace and Security from the Perspective of Community Policing in Lira city, Northern Uganda
Opio, Maxwell; Chono, Oryang Alex; Mwesigwa, David (Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, 2022)Uganda faces an ever-upward rate of urban criminality; this has led to continued loss of lives and property. Security officials, especially, the Uganda Police Force have embraced a range of approaches to mitigate, avert ... -
Awareness Creation As A Strategy To Reducing The Rate Of Teenage Pregnancy In Lira District
Akullo, Pamella Stella; Akena, Patrick Rolex; Mwesigwa, David (Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2020)Teenage pregnancy is a serious public health and social problem, with 95%% occurring in developing countries. This study aimed to seek explain how awareness creation can be used to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies ... -
Candidate’s physical attractiveness as a consequence in an election
Mwesigwa, David; Obici, Gilbert (International Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to deconstruct election results within the framework of candidate’s physical attractiveness. There is a mounting fear that modern-day political institutions are not presenting candidates ... -
A case study on the quality of healthcare in Uganda: Examining the effectiveness, safety, patient-centred and timeliness of district healthcare facilities
Mwesigwa, David; Wahid, Khalid Abdul; Sohheng, Nipon (Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS), 2021)Purpose: This study aims to examine the quality of healthcare in Uganda in terms of effectiveness, safety, patient-centred and timeliness of District Healthcare Facilities. Research methodology: This study took a case ... -
Choosing between Traditional Policing and Community-oriented Policing in the Quest for Peace and Security among Slum Dwellers in Lira City, Northern Uganda
Opio, Maxwell; Chono, Oryang Alex; Mwesigwa, David (Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, 2022)Peace and security in urban centres remains key to their growth and development; however, slum areas remain dented with numerous aspects of insecurity. While a number of models have been sought, none has drawn a comparisons. ... -
Citizen Participation and Policy Formulation: A Study of Bottom-up, Top-down, and Horizontal Scenarios in Local Councils in Western Uganda
Mwesigwa, David; Mubangizi, Betty C (Administratio Publica, 2015)Abstract This article reports on research that aimed at assessing the contribution of citizen participation in policy formulation in Western Uganda. The central thesis statement was that “citizen participation has no ... -
Civil Society Organisations, Applied Research and Rural Development
Mwesigwa, David (Applied Research and Rural Development, 2012)This research deals with the position of civil society organisation in sustaining rural growth through applied research. This is subsisting with the conclusion that the realisation of a successful rural development stratagem ... -
Collaborative planning as a prospect to nurturing domestic tourism: perspectives from service providers in mid-western Uganda
Mwesigwa, David; Mubangizi, Betty C (African Journal of Hospitality, 2017)Abstract This article investigates how collaborative planning can be applied to nurture domestic tourism in midwestern Uganda. Available literature suggests that the country’s domestic tourism potential has not been given ... -
Community Support Groups and Home-Based Care among People Living HIV and AIDS in Uganda
Auma, Zamaradi; Obici, Gilbert; Mwesigwa, David (Annals of Justice and Humanity, 2023)Purpose: This study investigated the contribution of Community support groups on Home based care to Persons Living with HIV in Lira District. Research Methodology: We adopted a cross-sectional research design among ... -
Consequence of Covid-19 lockdown on household food security: Voices from Hoima City, Uganda
Mwesigwa, David (Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education, 2021)Purpose: To investigate the consequence covid-19 lockdown on food security among a cohort of peri-urban households in Hoima city. Research methodology: A descriptive survey was employed targeting 186 respondents. Data ... -
The Consequence of Domestic Violence on The Performance of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in The Lango Sub-Region of Uganda
Ogwal, Geoffrey Alex; Ebong, Peter; Mwesigwa, David (International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2020)This article addresses the consequence of domestic violence on the performance of Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) in the Lango Sub-region of Uganda. At the front lines of this article, is the harsh reality that domestic ...