Browsing by Author "Tibemanya Rwemisisi, Jude"

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    The Special Question of Urban Refugees in Uganda: Emerging Policy Concerns
    (Africa Leadership Institute, 2018) Tibemanya Rwemisisi, Jude; Kugonza, Sylvester
    As the number of displaced persons exceeded the Second World War spike, the international community and host governments continue to grapple for durable solutions. Uganda faces the problem of surging number of refugees from 690,000 in 2015 to 1.5 million in 2018 (UNHCR, 2018), 100,000 of whom have opted for urban centres yet conventional refugee response is based on rural settlement (Hovil 2007). While government of Uganda has committed about 900km2 of land for rural refugee settlement, the swelling number of asylum seekers and refugees in urban1 non-settlement settings demands innovative approaches to ease the burden on financial and natural resources (Dryden-Petersen 2006). The objective of this policy brief is to raise awareness about emerging issues in management of refugees and to influence public policy on management of refugees in the country. The policy brief presents policy suggestions emerging from a study titled ‘The special question of urban refugees in Uganda’ commissioned by Africa Leadership Institute (AFLI) and triggered by parliamentary debate on the matter in reference to the parliamentary hansard in April, March and May 2018 which resulted into recommendations to review the process of management of refugees in the country. The study was conducted in partnership with Inter-Aid Uganda among refugees living in the jurisdiction of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and aimed at identifying and prescribing solutions to emerging issues affecting urban refugees. The study entailed document review, key informant interviews and focus group discussions with beneficiaries and practitioners of existing refugee policy. Findings were validated by a public policy dialogue organised by Uganda Development Policy Management Forum (UDPMF) at Uganda Management Institute (UMI) and AFLI.
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    Uganda’s Tax Policy: Identifying and addressing the gaps
    (Africa Leadership Institute, 2018) Tibemanya Rwemisisi, Jude
    This policy brief is based on two research studies conducted by scholars of Taxation and Public Administration based at Makerere University Kampala (MaK) and Uganda Management Institute (UMI) respectively. The research studies titled Public Aversion to Tax in Uganda: Political and Public Administration Perspectives and Improving Tax Revenue in Uganda were commissioned by Uganda Policy Development Management Forum (UPDMF) with support from UMI and Africa Leadership Institute (AFLI). The studies were conducted in response to an expressed public need to streamline the process of introduction, collection and accountability for taxes.