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    360 degrees feedback, engagement and job performance among employees of Kampala Capital City Authority.
    (Makerere university, 2019-09) Babirye Nabatanzi, Harriet
    This study aimed at investigating the relationship between 360 degree feedback, engagement and job performance among employees of Kampala Capital City Authority This study was carried out using a Correlational research design which made it possible to explore the interrelationships between variables. questionnaires were used to collect data from respondents. The participants were all employees of KCCA and a total of 80 respondents participated in the study (both male and female). Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS), Pearson Correlation coefficient (r) was be used to test the relationships. As a result of this study, it was determined that there’re was a significant relationship between 360 degree feedback and employee engagement, there is a significant relationship between employee engagement and job performance and there is a significant relationship between 360 degree feedback and job performance. This implies that when employees at KCCA receive good quality feedback, it increases their engagement through dedication and absorption in work hence improving performance at work
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    3D estimation of strain and velocity in Bududa district using GNSS
    (Makerere University, 2021-12-07) Sseruwagi, Henry
    Landslides are defined as ‘the movement of a mass of rock, debris or earth down a slope’ and mostly constitute small, but sometimes frequent events affecting millions of people worldwide(Cruden, 1996). They are part of very many natural hazards that have affected people from time memorial others including earthquakes, avalanches and floods((Acar, 2010). Landslides in particular have been recorded for several centuries in Asia, Europe and Africa(De Graff et al., 1989) affecting millions of people worldwide(Mertens et al., 2016). Landslides monitoring studies are carried out mainly on one of the two main stages that is to say the strain and deformation stages. The strain stage is the stage where the actual ground deformation has not yet happened but the stress factors causing the deformation are present and thus deformation may happen any time. This helps to provide useful information on which areas are stressed the most and hence remedies are put in place. This report discusses the monitoring of these landslides using GNSS. It also presents strain tensors, rotation tensors, dialatation tensors that show the crustal movements during the time of GNSS observations. These were computed using a software called Geostrain which is an open source software running in MatLabs software.The report also shows the velocity motion of the district calculated using Trimble Business Center software.
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    3D weight tracker app
    (Makerere University, 2023-06) Otwani, Jonathan Innocent ; Kakooza, Kenneth ; Namukisa, Daphine ; Masolo, Derick
    Our modern sedentary lifestyle has resulted in unhealthy weight gain, which causes diseases like heart attack, high cholesterol, diabetes, depression, obesity. World Health Organization (WHO) [1] suggests moderate intensity workout of at-least two and half hours of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity of seventy-five minutes for the adults aged between eighteen and sixty-four throughout the week. Weight tracking apps have become increasingly popular tools for individuals to monitor their weight and achieve their weight loss goals. These apps typically allow users to track their weight over time, set weight loss goals, and receive reminders and motivation to stay on track. However, many existing weight tracking apps are so manual that one has to input all the required requirements, which is a waste of a lot of time and tiresome. To address this issue, we have developed a 3D weight tracker app that utilizes advanced data analysis and numerical computations to provide users with tailored and simplified way of tracking weight, achieve their weight loss goals and be able to have their body parts measurements. Our app allows users to track their weight over time using a user-friendly 3D model of their body. This model not only displays the users current weight but also allows the user to visualize their progress towards their weight loss goals. In addition, our app utilizes the smart phone camera to capture the users full image of the body and will calculate the Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage basing on the data results from the processed image. We believe that our 3D weight tracker app has the potential to significantly improve the effectiveness of weight management for individuals seeking to achieve their weight loss goals. In this report, we will provide an overview of the features and functionality of our app, as well as the results of user testing and feedback. We hope that this report will serve as a valuable resource for individuals seeking to improve their weight management and overall health. The purpose of the current study is therefore to design and implement an android App that will be used to track weight loss amongst a group of successful weight loss maintainers. This study focused an App because smartphone apps are the most widely used tools in the general population.
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    5G powered public network with QoS optimized device to device communication
    (Makerere University, 2024-06) Abbe, Matsiko
    This project investigates D2D communication in SG public networks, focusing on identifying the optimal user equipment (UE) density for efficient resource utilization. We employ the OMNET++ simulation framework to analyze the impact of UE count (8, 100, 500, and 1000) on key performance parameters like latency, throughput, jitter, and packet loss. Within OMNET++, we first develop a Network Description (NED) file to define the network components and their interactions. Subsequently, an initialization script configures the simulation environment, specifying parameters like UE density, mobility and network topology. Through graphical analysis of the simulation results, we determine the critical UE density threshold below which traditional cellular communication outperforms D2D communication in terms of QoS. Our findings establish this threshold, providing crucial insights for network design and resource allocation strategies in dense user environments. By identifying the crossover point, network operators can optimize resource allocation to ensure efficient communication under varying user densities. Our investigation into D2D communication within a 5G public network environment revealed significant performance improvements compared to traditional cellular communication across key QoS parameters like latency, throughput, jitter, and packet loss. This finding held true for a range of user equipment (UE) densities, suggesting D2D communication's potential for enhancing network performance in scenarios with a high concentration of users. However, it's crucial to acknowledge the existence of a critical UE density threshold. Our results indicate that beyond this threshold, traditional cellular communication offer better performance. This highlights the importance of considering network density when implementing D2D communication.
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    5G-powered network with QoS-optimized devide to device communication
    (Makerere University, 2024) Anyirataca, Hamfrey Bill
    This project investigates D2D communication in 5G public networks, focusing on identifying the optimal user equipment (UE) density for efficient resource utilization. We employ the OMNET++ simulation framework to analyze the impact of UE count (8, 100, 500, and 1000) on key performance parameters like latency, throughput, jitter, and packet loss. Within OMNET++, we first develop a Network Description (NED) file to define the network components and their interactions. Subsequently, an initialization script configures the simulation environment, specifying parameters like UE density, mobility and network topology. Through graphical analysis of the simulation results, we determine the critical UE density threshold below which traditional cellular communication outperforms D2D communication in terms of QoS. Our findings establish this threshold, providing crucial insights for network design and resource allocation strategies in dense user environments. By identifying the crossover point, network operators can optimize resource allocation to ensure efficient communication under varying user densities. Our investigation into D2D communication within a 5G public network environment revealed significant performance improvements compared to traditional cellular communication across key QoS parameters like latency, throughput, jitter, and packet loss. This finding held true for a range of user equipment (UE) densities, suggesting D2D communication's potential for enhancing network performance in scenarios with a high concentration of users. However, it's crucial to acknowledge the existence of a critical UE density threshold. Our results indicate that beyond this threshold, traditional cellular communication offer better performance. This highlights the importance of considering network density when implementing D2D communication.
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    A double-edged sword? Implications of EFRIS as a tool for VAT compliance among small and medium enterprises
    (Makerere University, 2025) Nsemere, Evelyn Angella
    This study explores the effects of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) in Uganda on Value-Added Tax (VAT) compliance among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); with a specific focus on the implications of EFRIS compliance for consumer behaviour. Introduced to enhance transparency and ease VAT compliance, EFRIS has some benefits like improved record keeping for businesses and real-time VAT reporting. However, the findings indicate that the system still grapples with issues like the increase in operational and compliance costs, which leads to an increase in the price of consumption and, consequently, consumer pushback. The study highlights the circular effect wherein compliance burdens on traders spread to consumers and ultimately discourage formalisation and compliance. Comparative studies with the Tanzanian, Ethiopian and Rwandan regimes indicate the importance of taxpayer sensitization, gradual implementation and technological infrastructure readiness by the government. The paper finally gives recommendations for policy reforms including better training, flexible enforcement approaches and infrastructure support by the government to ensure EFRIS achieves its intended purpose without straining consumers and jeopardizing SME growth.
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    A field study project report of the Semliki Basin in the Albertine Graben of Western Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2026) Meen, John Maper
    This project report provides an in depth of the Field exercise (geologic and stratigraphic logging) carried out in the Semliki basin of the Albertine graben. The main objective was to obtain field training on how to collect and interpret stratigraphic, petrographic, sedimentologic and structural data; which are very important in hydrocarbon exploration. The other objective is to identify the facies and depositional environments. The materials that were used in the field include; grain size scale, tape measure, Jacob staff, compass, hand lens and a geological hammer. The basement lithologies identified include; granitic gneiss and migmatite while sediment lithologies observed include sands and clays. The Semliki basin is composed of both primary and secondary structures. The primary structures observed include; planar bedding, mudcracks and stratification while secondary structures were joints, folds, foliations, quartz veins and faults. The general trend of these structures was found to be in NE-SW direction that was consistent with tectonic forces that affected the Semliki Basin. The facies and basin analysis revealed three depositional environments; lacustrine, fluvial and deltaic that occurred in the Semliki basin basin. Sedlog software was employed to generate group Flog and a combined log for the different groups. Through geophysical studies Semliki basin, sedimentary basins were identified through analysis of magnetic and gravity the datasets using GeoSoft/Oasis Montaj software. Techlog software was also used to analyze well log data from Turaco-2 well which revealed gas filled sand formation. The findings from the field exercise reveal a good potential for hydrocarbons in the Semliki basin through presence of good quality reservoir sands, potential lacustrine clay source rocks, traps and migrating pathways formed by the structural and stratigraphic deformation of this basin.
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    A model for pricing and profit testing of a conventional credit insurance for individuals
    (Makerere University, 2026) Mwendeze, Desire. Marion
    This project’s objective was to design a conventional credit insurance product for individuals that get loans in Uganda, which pays the individual’s outstanding loan amount upon death or permanent disability. Individuals that acquire loans, especially large loan amounts, face challenges of paying the loans especially in the event of permanent disability or death as it leads to financial burden transferred to family members or even loss of assets given in as collateral. The policy modelled has two decrements; death and disability. Assumptions have been made to aid in pricing and profit testing the model. The profit margins over different ages and policy terms have been computed and the principle of equivalence has been used to calculate the premiums. Python 3.13.9 and Microsoft Excel were utilized to build the pricing and profit testing models. Results show that the ideal terms for the policy are three to six years, covering both male and female lives between ages of 25 and 60. Premiums tend to increase with age and profit margins tend to decrease with policy terms. This product is priced to ensure premiums are affordable for low-income earners so as to promote inclusivity and consequently promote poverty alleviation. Additionally, sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the effect of changes in certain assumptions on the profit margin. The results, show that the interest rate, mortality, expenses and commission affect the profit margin. A key challenge for this product is distribution to the customers and way of paying premiums in the most economical way. I suggest that insurance companies work with SACCOs and banks to distribute the product to customers and also use mobile money services to pay premiums.
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    A multi-level statistical modeling of the determinants of neonatal mortality in Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2026) Karungi, Bonitah.
    Neonatal mortality remains a major public health challenge in Uganda despite improvements in maternal and newborn healthcare services. This study aimed to determine the maternal socioeconomic, neonatal, household environmental and community-level factors associated with neonatal mortality in Uganda using a multilevel logistic regression approach. The study employed a cross-sectional analytical design using secondary data from the 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS). A total of 18,178 live births nested within 680 community clusters were included in the analysis among which 118 neonatal deaths were recorded. Data were analyzed using Stata version 16. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the study variables, chi-square tests examined bivariate associations and multilevel logistic regression models were fitted to account for the hierarchical structure of the data. The empty model revealed significant community-level clustering of neonatal mortality (ICC = 14.23%, LR test, p = 0.035) justifying the use of multilevel modelling. At the bivariate level, household wealth index (χ² = 11.203, p = 0.024) and place of residence (χ² = 6.429, p = 0.011) were significantly associated with neonatal mortality. In the intermediate multilevel model, neonates from households in the second wealth quintile had significantly higher odds of neonatal mortality than those from the poorest households (AOR = 2.159, p = 0.010). In the final multilevel model, after adjusting for maternal socioeconomic, neonatal, household environmental and community-level factors, household toilet facility remained the only statistically significant determinant of neonatal mortality with households having improved toilet facilities exhibiting higher odds of neonatal mortality than those with unimproved facilities (AOR = 5.480, p = 0.020). Although this association was contrary to expectations it should be interpreted cautiously because it may reflect residual confounding or unmeasured factors not captured in the dataset. The study concludes that neonatal mortality in Uganda is influenced by household socioeconomic conditions, household environmental characteristics and community-level factors. The findings highlight the importance of strengthening socioeconomic support, improving maternal and newborn healthcare services, addressing contextual community differences and conducting further research to better understand the unexpected association between household sanitation and neonatal mortality
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    A pricing and profit testing model for a unit-linked endowment microinsurance plan for factory and industrial workers
    (Makerere University, 2026) Kabba, Misulamu Joshua
    This study develops, prices, and profit-tests a unit-linked endowment micro insurance product for factory and industrial workers in Uganda. A formal-sector workforce whose exposure to machinery, hazardous materials, and shift-based labour leaves it carrying meaningful occupational risk. The plan combines a death, disability and survival benefit with an investment-linked endowment component, priced using the principle of equivalence and assessed for insurer profitability through unit-fund and non-unit-fund profit testing. Assumptions were calibrated to Uganda's regulatory and macroeconomic environment, including Kenyan mortality and disability tables adjusted upward for occupational risk, a 2026 Government of Uganda Treasury bond-linked discount rate, and Uganda Bureau of Statistics inflation data. Models were built first in Microsoft Excel for a 27-year-old male and female policyholder on a 5-year term, then generalized in Python 3.12.4 across ages 20 to 51 and terms of 5, 6, and 7 years, with a sum assured of UGX 2,000,000. For the baseline profile, the model produced an annual premium of UGX 278,558.90 and a 7.94% profit margin for the male life, and UGX 277,828.51 and 8.09% for the female life. Across the full range of ages and terms, annual premiums ran from roughly UGX 147,300 to UGX 285,000, and profit margins from about 7% to 19%, rising with policy term and falling with entry age, with female policyholders consistently posting marginally higher margins than males. Sensitivity testing identified renewal commission, the risk discount rate, and initial expenses as the strongest drivers of profitability, with the product remaining profitable under every scenario tested. The study concludes that an actuarially sound, affordable micro insurance product for this segment is achievable, and recommends mobile-money premium collection, employer-facilitated payroll deduction, and closer collaboration with the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda to support its rollout.
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    A pricing and profit-testing model for a unit-linked endowment assurance plan for construction workers in Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2026) Naluwembe, Shakirah.
    Construction is among the most hazardous occupations in Uganda, yet construction workers are almost entirely excluded from the formal life assurance market. The exclusion is structural rather than accidental: the workforce is predominantly casual and informally engaged, incomes are irregular and seasonal, and the occupational risk profile is materially heavier than the standard-lives basis on which conventional life products are priced. Insurers therefore either decline the risk, price it at a level that the market cannot absorb, or offer contracts whose Surrender terms make them unsuitable for workers whose earnings fluctuate. The result is a segment of the labour force that is simultaneously the most exposed to premature death and permanent total disability and the least protected against their financial consequences. This dissertation designs, prices and profit-tests a unit-linked endowment assurance planspecifically for Ugandan construction workers. The contract pays a benefit on death, onpermanent total disability, on voluntary surrender and on survival to the end of the policy term, and combines guaranteed protection with a transparent investment account so that a worker who neither dies nor is disabled still accumulates a capital sum. The design responds directly to the three features that make the segment difficult to serve: an occupationally loaded decrement basis, a graded premium-allocation ladder that recovers initial acquisition strain without destroying early surrender values, and a surrender benefit set at a level that is neither punitive nor a source of anti-selection. A three-decrement model death, permanent total disability and withdrawal was constructed from the Kenyan graduated assured-lives and disability tables, converted from independent to dependent rates under the assumption of a uniform distribution of decrements and loaded by a factor of 1.2 for occupational mortality and for occupational disability. Premiums were determined by the principle of equivalence and then set commercially so that each contract clears up a term-graded shareholder hurdle. Profitability was assessed through a unit-fund and non-unit-fund projection yielding a profit vector, a profit signature, a net present value profit margin, an internal rate of return and a discounted payback period. The model was implemented independently in Microsoft Excel and in Python, and the two implementations were reconciled to within UGX 395,895.22 to UGX 394,202.55 of the office premium. The results indicate that the product is commercially viable and affordable across the realistic entry-age range of 25 to 29 years and policy terms of five to 7years. For male lives the annual office premium of UGX 395,895.22 and 394,202.55 for female lives. With a monthly Premium of 32,850.21 for females and 32,991.2685 for males. Furthermore, sensitivity analysis was also carried out to determine the effect of changes in certain variables on the profit margin. In the results, the management charges, interest rates and management had the highest effect on premium and profit margin while the mortality had the lowest effect on profit margin.
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    A records storage and retrieval system for the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Registry Unity
    (Makerere University, 2024) Babirye, Florence Namakula ; Mukanyonga, Margret ; Tusasirwe, Crescent
    The aim of this project was to design a records storage and retrieval system to manage records for the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the registry unit so as to enable easy access and retrieval of records for improved service delivery. The objectives of the study were: to examine how records materials are stored and retrieved at the ministry of internal affairs, to examine the challenges facing the storage and retrieval system of Ministry of Internal Affairs in the registry unit, to design a storage and retrieval system for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and to identify retrieval tools used in the registry unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The study used a case study research design while adopting a qualitative research approach in data collection. Interviews, observation and document review methods of data collection were used. The study found out that majority of the registry users were workers who access the documents such as policies, plans and many others. The current retrieval system manual and highly depends on paper based documents. Users visit the ministry, use the internet and retrieve documents. The study found out the different challenges in the current retrieval system at the ministry in the registry unit were; slow retrieval of records, poor data storage, lack of security for the users records, misplacement of documents, tiresomeness and time consuming. The requirements for the records storage and retrieval system were: a user friendly interface, a facility that provides online help to the user, able to give authority to the registry staff to manage its operation, allow to allow data searching and display of search results, downloading of full text documents and display search history. The study concluded that implementation of the designed records storage and retrieval system for the ministry of Internal Affairs in the registry unit would improve the storage and retrieval of records for the staff at the ministry. The study recommended that the ministry should digitize all the documents in the ministry, provision of more ICTs in the registry unit, training of both the registry users and other staff, provision of full time power supply, engaging users in decision making, increasing the budget for the library and proper maintenance of ICTs in the ministry.
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    A report on print making being an supplement to early pregnancy sensitization
    ( 2023) Nabisere, Annet
    Print making is the process of making or creating artworks by printing on a given surface. It is an artistic process of transferring images from a matrix unto another surface and the types include relief printmaking, lithography, serigraph (screen printing), intaglio, mono type. Printmaking is the part of the elective course units at Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Arts including drawing elective, art appreciation, communication design, printing,. painting, sculpture, ceramics, textile, fabric to mention but a few. Printmaking as a course unit at Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Art has enabled many students who specialize in it to know the importance of print making, knowing more about print making, the requirements needed for one to become the great artist in printmaking, ways how great print makers achieve etc
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    A report on the geologic and stratigraphic logging project of Semiliki Basin-Albertine Graben in Ntoroko District Western Uganda from 15th July to 24th July 2023
    (Makerere University, 2024) Ninsiima, Timothy
    The geologic and stratigraphic logging project was conducted in semliki basin, Ntoroko district, western Uganda. Semliki basin is located in the central domain of the western arm of the Albertine graben. It is a pull apart basin formed when the Albertine graben, a product of active rifting, underwent transtensional strike-slip deformation that was controlled by already existing NE-SW graben-forming normal faults. The main aim of the field study was to acquire field training on how to collect and interpret stratigraphic, petrographic, sedimentologic and structural data which are important in hydrocarbon exploration. Some of the materials used during the study included a geologic hammer, Grain Size Scale, Jacob staff, handheld GPS, notebook and a geologic compass. The methods involved desk Study conducted at camp, fieldwork, sedimentary logging exercise, data collection, discussions, analysis and interpretation. The Semliki basin is covered by sediments that represent Middle Miocene to recent exhibiting a fining upward sequence underlain by possible Jurassic to Early Tertiary age sediments resting unconformably over the basement rocks. The stratigraphic sequence exhibited in the basin is divided into seven Formations (in decreasing age) namely; the Kisegi, Kasande, Kakara, Oluka, Nyaburogo, Nyakabingo and Nyabusosi formations. Four lithofacies were identified indicating different depositional environments (fluvial, deltaic and lacustrine). Lithofacies 1 is poorly sorted and coarse-grained sediments consisting cobble/pebble-size cemented together with fine to coarse grained sands and formed the contact between the basement and sediments. Lithofacies 2 is a massive reddish brown, coarse to medium quartz sands. Lithofacies 3 is grey, dark brown and army green clays with medium quartz sands and plant debris. Lithofacies 4 is grey to white silt. The basin is affected by intensive tectonic activity, that led to the formation of vast types of structures that include faults, joints, bedding, cross-bedding, laminations, unconformities, mud diapirs, and plunging folds among others. Geophysical data of semliki basin and shallow, high resolution (150-200 Hz) seismic data from an intraslope salt withdrawal minibasin in the Gulf of Mexico were availed for interpretation. This data was later analysed by softwares such as Oasis montaj (Geosoft), sedilog, Google earth Pro and Teclog64.The sediments of the Semliki Basin represent a petroleum play for hydrocarbon accumulations as all elements of a petroleum system were identified in the field. The presence of oil seeps in kibuku indicates that organic rich source rocks are present, an indicator of an active system thus great petroleum potential. Information from the field visit to sempaya hot spring indicate the presence of high enough geothermal gradients of over 67°C/km for the maturation and generation of hydrocarbons at shallow depths.
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    A report on the geologic and stratigraphic logging project of the Semliki basin in the Albertine Graben, Ntoroko District, Western Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2025) Kato, Enoch.
    The Semliki Basin, located in the western branch of the East African Rift System, includes the Kibuku area and is part of Block 3 of Uganda‘s Albertine Graben under a Petroleum Exploration License. This basin is shared by Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ugandan portion lies in the southern part of Lake Albert and the adjacent land to the south. The geological foundation beneath the rift (the pre-rift basement) is made up of both felsic and mafic rocks. After the rift formed, the overlying rock layers (post-rift lithology) included altered granites, granitic gneisses, and sedimentary rocks—mainly deposited by rivers and lakes. Both types of rocks are thought to have originated from the nearby Rwenzori Mountains. Stratigraphically, the sediments are classified into five main formations. From oldest to youngest, these are the Kasande (bottom), Nyaburogo, Oluka, Karaka, and Katorogo (top) formations. Studies of the basin and sediment types suggest that the Kibuku area‘s sediments, especially those exposed along road cuts, were deposited in environments such as rivers, lakes, and deltas. Pebbles found in the conglomerates that rest on the basement rocks closely match the mineral composition of the Rwenzori Mountains, indicating that the sediments likely came from there. The Semliki Basin is considered a potential petroleum system, showing essential features for oil accumulation: possible reservoirs, source rocks, seals, traps, and migration routes for hydrocarbons. It is a sub-basin within the broader Albertine Graben, which is Uganda‘s most promising region for oil and gas exploration. The basin holds sediments from the mid-Miocene to the present, lying over older layers that may date back to the Jurassic or Early Tertiary, and these rest unevenly on the basement rocks. The main types of sediment in the basin are sandstones, siltstones, and claystones, mostly deposited by rivers, lakes, and deltas. The basement consists of igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks like granites and granite gneiss. To evaluate the petroleum potential of the basin, detailed structural and stratigraphic data were collected and analyzed. Due to significant tectonic activity in the region, both the basement and sedimentary rocks display a variety of geological features, including folds, bedding planes, cross-bedding, unconformities, joints, veins, and faults. The early development of oil-generating organic matter in these young sediments is supported by surface features like the Sempaya Hot Springs. Overall, the Semliki Basin has been confirmed as a potential petroleum play, with all the critical elements of a functioning petroleum system in place
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    A retrospective study on potential waterborne diseases recorded in health facilities in and around Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (2015-2024)
    (Makerere University, 2026) Akumu, Mary
    Communities adjacent to wildlife protected areas face elevated waterborne disease risks due to poor WASH infrastructure, and human–wildlife interactions. At Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), Uganda, shared water sources between humans, livestock, and endangered mountain gorillas may facilitate pathogen transmission, yet disease trends remain poorly documented. This study aimed to establish the distribution, trends and establish the impact of weather changes on waterborne diseases recorded at health facilities in and around Buhoma, BINP, from 2015 to 2024. A retrospective cross – sectional study was conducted at Kayonza Health Center III, Buhoma, reviewing 1,789 waterborne disease records from July 2017 to September 2024. Patient demographics and diagnoses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Quarterly case counts were subjected to time series decomposition, ARIMA modeling and Granger causality tests. Secondary climate data (rainfall, and temperature) were obtained from Ruhija Meteorological Station. Patients had a median age of 3.8 years (IQR [1.3 – 13.0]). Helminths were the most prevalent (48.5%), followed by chronic diarrhea (33.6%) and acute diarrhea (13.9%). Chronic and acute diarrhea constitutes 47.5% of the cases, while protozoal infections were rarely diagnosed (<1%). Time series decomposition revealed strong seasonality and an upward trend in cases. ARIMA (0,1,2) forecasting projected persistent instability. Rainfall showed a near – significant effect on disease occurrence (Granger causality: F=4.39, p-value=0.06); temperature had no significant effect. Waterborne infections, particularly diarrheal diseases, pose a substantial burden in this wildlife – adjacent community, disproportionately affecting young children. Seasonal patterns and potential rainfall linkages suggest climate vulnerability. Low protozoal detection likely reflects diagnostic gaps. Targeted WASH interventions for children, strengthened surveillance, mass deworming, and multisectoral approaches are urgently needed.
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    A review of the local furniture workshop design : a case study of selected workshops in Kampala.
    (Makerere University, 2021-09-30) Kunya, Isa
    The government of Uganda among the various stakeholders in the furniture industry invest heavily annually in empowering local manufacturing in the sector. This is evident in the development of training institutions all around the country. These have not only empowered the trainees with practical design skills, they have introduced them to a whole new way of design thinking especially in the furniture design sector. The growth of the training institutions makes sense as many, developed and developing, look to more investment to benefit from the ever growing global market. With an increasing CAGR of 5.1% by 2025
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    A study of natural imagery in tang dynasty poetry in China (唐代诗歌中的自然意象研究)
    (Makerere University, 2026) Siketa, Hope Patience
    Tang poetry holds a prominent position in the history of Chinese literature, with natural imagery playing a particularly rich and profound role. Poets employed elements such as landscapes, plants, animals, and celestial phenomena to convey emotions, express philosophical ideas, and pursue aesthetic ideals. This study examines natural imagery in Tang poetry from the perspectives of cultural context, imagery types, artistic techniques, and the poets’ inner states. The findings reveal that natural imagery not only constitutes a distinctive artistic feature of Tang poetry but also serves as an externalization of the poets’ spiritual world, reflecting a harmonious relationship between humanity and nature as well as deep philosophical values.
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    A study of the importance, development, opportunities and challenges of learning Chinese in Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2026) Lembenirwoth, Vanessa
    With the continuous strengthening of China-Uganda relations, the study of Chinese in Uganda has become an increasingly significant topic in education and social development. This research examines the importance of learning Chinese in Uganda and analyzes the opportunities and challenges it presents. On the one hand, Chinese language acquisition enhances economic cooperation, improves employment competitiveness, and provides Ugandan students with expanded educational exchange and scholarship opportunities. It also opens new avenues for cultural industries and fosters deeper cross-cultural understandings. On the other hand, opportunities include employment prospects in Chinese enterprises, possibilities for overseas study, and broader cultural engagement. However, challenges remain, such as limited language environment, insufficient teaching staff, scarce learning resources, and difficulties in cultural adaptation. The study concludes that by strengthening Chinese language education, expanding cooperation channels, and enhancing cross-cultural communication, Uganda can better integrate into global development while contributing to mutual understanding and collaboration between the two nations. Key words: Uganda; Chinese language learning; China-Uganda relations; Employment opportunities; Educational exchange; Scholarships; Cultural understanding; Intercultural communication; Opportunities and challenges; Policy recommendations.
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    A study on grammatical structure learning bias of primary Chinese learners in Uganda: a case study of the Confucius Institute, Makerere University (乌干达初级汉语学习者语法结构习得偏误研究 ——以麦克雷雷大学孔子学院为例)
    (Makerere University, 2026) Nakimwero, Diana
    This study focuses on beginner Chinese learners at the Confucius Institute of Makerere University in Uganda. It explores the common grammatical errors they make when learning Chinese and analyzes the reasons for these errors. The research uses questionnaires, classroom observation, and analysis of students’ assignments to collect data. The findings show that learners often make errors in word order, misuse of function words, missing sentence parts, and influence from their first language. These problems are mainly caused by differences between English and Chinese, limited teaching methods, and lack of practice. Based on the results, this study suggests improving teaching methods, increasing practice opportunities, and using comparison between languages to help learners better understand Chinese grammar. This study can help improve Chinese grammar teaching for beginner learners in Uganda.