Browsing by Author "Katunze, Miriam"

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    Adequacy and effectiveness of Uganda’s gambling regulatory framework
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016) Ahaibwe, Gemma; Lakuma, Corti Paul; Katunze, Miriam; Mawejje, Joseph
    In light of the likely negative impacts of gambling, the industry needs to be strictly controlled, well regulated and effectively policed. Presently, the gambling industry is regulated by the National Lotteries Board (NLB) and is guided by the National Lotteries Act of 1967, the Gaming and Pool Betting (Control and Taxation) Act of 1968, and an addendum of statutory guidelines introduced in 2012/13. Findings from the desk review and key informant interviews reveal that many facets of the laws relating to lottery and gaming have become obsolete and are not sensitive to the new modes of gambling and the unprecedented growth of the industry. Furthermore, the National Lotteries Board (NLB) has substantial capacity problems and limited statutory powers and is not always able to effectively exercise its mandate herein inhibiting its ability to comprehensively regulate the gambling industry.
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    Enhancing agricultural production and productivity in Uganda through irrigation
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2014) Mwaura, Francis; Katunze, Miriam
    Although Uganda has a high agricultural potential due to its favourable climatic and soil characteristicsi, frequent episodes of droughts and famine have affected agricultural yields. Indeed, recent droughts have been associated with decline and in some instances stagnation of the country’s agricultural productionii. In this policy brief, we examine Uganda’s prospects for enhancing agricultural productivity through irrigation.
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    The Extent of Gambling in Kampala City
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016) Ahaibwe, Gemma; Lakuma, Corti Paul; Katunze, Miriam; Mawejje, Joseph
    At a time when unemployment -particularly youth unemployment- is at its highest levels, there have been concerns that the youth have resorted to gambling as a source of livelihood. However, not so much empirical evidence existed to confirm these allegations regarding the level of participation and characteristics of gambling participants. This brief, based on a baseline survey conducted in Kampala city in April 2015, attempts to fill this vacuum by providing insights into the level of participation in the gambling industry. Survey findings show that gambling is prevalent at 24.3 percent among adults with sports betting as the most popular gambling activity. The majority of gambling participants gamble as a source of livelihood as opposed to leisure, and age, employment status and gender are major determinants in gambling participation. Finally, overall community reaction reflects a fairly negative perception on gambling.
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    Has the Common External Tariff Sensitive list of Products for the EAC Generated Intra-export Trade?
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016) Shinyekwa, Isaac M.B.; Munu, Martin Luther; Katunze, Miriam
    The study, aimed at establishing whether the protection given to the list of sensitive products since 2005: has increased the EAC regional capacity to produce, reduced the importation of the same products from the rest of the world, increased intra-EAC trade, and improved welfare. Results suggest that although intra-EAC trade increased since 2005, the imports of the same products from outside the region even increased more creating a huge negative trade balance. This suggests that there is deficiency in regional capacity to produce these products within the bloc, therefore effective protection was not adequately achieved by the high tariffs imposed on the sensitive list of products.
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    Improving the Ware House Receipt System in Uganda
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2017) Katunze, Miriam
    Warehouse Receipt Systems (WRS) have been around Uganda since the early 1990’s as seen by public and private sector efforts through various interventions. Most recently in 2015, the government of Uganda has created the Uganda Warehouse Receipt Systems Authority (UWRSA) whose major role is to reinstate the public WRS. Despite these interventions, uptake for the WRS remains low due to various demand and supply constraints. More so very little is known why this is so. This brief evaluates efforts towards the WRS and provides information that will be helpful to the UWRSA in aligning its activities for a public E-WRS in Uganda.
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    The role of the public sector in incentivizing the uptake of climate-resilient seeds in Uganda
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016) Kuteesa, Annette; Katunze, Miriam
    Access to quality seeds is important in building climate resilient value chains because it promotes improved quantity and quality of agricultural products. The need to invest in climate resilient seed has become critical in Uganda given the increasing demand for food both for consumption and trade, declining per capita food production and land under agriculture, and increased frequency and intensity of climate hazards. Threats posed by climate change call for a focus on more resilient strategies and technologies that can yield more efficient use of the available resources. Incentives directed at supporting climate risk management (CRM) must thus consider the diverse and dynamic nature of roles and needs of the value chain actors by addressing the challenges in the seed sector, mainstreaming climate changes in all relevant policies, exploring and putting in place financial incentives to encourage product development that supports CRM, supporting access to the dissemination and communication of climate information and integrating of the value chain approach.