Browsing by Author "Twesiime-Kirya, Monica"

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    The Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework of Land Governance in Uganda: A Critical Analysis
    (Human Rights and Peace Centre., 2017) Nakayi, Rose; Twesiime-Kirya, Monica
    Land rights, access and ownership are among the most controversial and volatile issues facing the country today. They are simultaneously personal and political, social and economic, legal and administrative. Probably more than any other issue, land rights encapsulate the struggles and contestations around Ugandan national identity, gender relations, social status, class struggles and the governance system. Since colonial times, land has always been at the heart of politics in Uganda. Unfortunately, no government has yet been able to craft a lasting solution to the competing interests over land. Several factors have led to an escalation in the confl icts over land, among them a rising population, increased economic production and an increase in the value of land. These factors have made the issue of land justice more pertinent than it has ever been at any time in Uganda’s history. Those who have stood to gain the most have been those with the political and economic muscle to acquire land and secure their rights, while the vulnerable and marginalised, such as women, indigenous groups and internally displaced persons (IDPs), have often found themselves destitute and landless.
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    The women’s movement in Africa: creative initiatives and lessons learnt
    (East African journal of peace and human rights, 2005) Nakayi, Rose; Twesiime-Kirya, Monica; Kwagala, Dorothy
    The Oxford Complete Word Finder defines a movement as a body of persons with a common object. However, there is no single accepted definition of the ‘Women’s Movement.’ Rather, it can be considered as the whole spectrum of conscious and unconscious individual or collective acts, activities, groups or organisations concerned with reducing gender subordination, which is understood as intersecting with race and class oppression. A movement is not static; it is a process and can be modified as it comes into contact with various aspects of life, including politics and communication, to mention but a few.