Browsing by Author "Nannozi Ggoobi, Susanie"

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    Citizens’ Engagement in Local Government Decision Making Processes: Towards public finance accountability, transparency, and improved service delivery in Uganda
    (Gateway Research Centre, 2021) Kibira, Vicent; Nannozi Ggoobi, Susanie; Kiberu, Jonah
    The decentralization system of government in Uganda offers local government the mandate to administratively extend social-economic services to the citizens. It also involves citizens in determining specific local public needs and channeling such needs to urgent priority areas. The core objective of decentralization in Uganda is largely to improve public service delivery by bringing services closer to communities and ensuring peoples’ participation and democratic control in social-economic and political decision-making. Thus, decentralization is presumed pivotal in global efforts for sustainable development by opening the democratic space though transparent, inclusive, and citizen-driven planning and implementation of services.
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    Covid-19 and the rising levels of domestic violence in Uganda
    (Gateway Research Centre, 2020) Luttamaguzi, JohnBosco; Nannozi Ggoobi, Susanie
    Domestic violence which may also be referred to as domestic abuse or family violence is a very disastrous habit in families. Globally, domestic violence is a very big challenge among the married partners more so in developing countries Uganda inclusive. It became a very challenging turmoil during the period of Covid-19 lockdown. Global lockdowns have resulted in a horrifying surge in gender-based violence (GBV). This surge in domestic violence also has a direct impact on women victims as noted by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) the pandemic deepened gender inequalities because “the burden of caring for children at home and sick or elderly family members falls disproportionately on women”.