Browsing by Author "Twinomuhwezi, Ivan"

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    Financial Management Practices and Health Service Delivery in Uganda Local Governments: A Case Study of Rukungiri District
    (International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2014) Byarugaba, Cornelius; Kagambirwe Karyeija, Gerald; Twinomuhwezi, Ivan
    This study examined the effect of financial management practices on Health service delivery in Rukungiri District. The study explored the effect of budgeting, financial accountability and financial controls on health service delivery in Rukungiri District. The study adopted a case study and cross sectional survey designs using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data was collected from the study population that included district top management and other administration staff, district and NGO health workers, district councilors, Sub-county chiefs, LC.III Chairpersons, and health users who responded to a five point likert scale survey instrument and semi- structure interview guide. Out of a total of sample size of 118 respondents, 117 returned the survey instruments completely filled representing a response rate of 99%. The survey data was analysed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regressional analysis computed using SPSS version 18 and content analysis. The findings revealed that there exists a positive significant relationship between Budgeting and Health service delivery, a positive significant relationship between financial accountability and Health service delivery and a moderate positive significant relationship between financial controls and health service delivery. The study concluded that participatory budgeting was not given attention but left to the top management, that financial accountability was inadequate due to lack of openness, transparency and weak financial systems, and that financial controls are not strictly followed due to poor health monitoring expenditure, technically hard and not reviewed regularly.The study recommends that the district management should put in place a strong budgetary system by involving relevant stake holders, strengthen financial accountability that may help to improve on accountability and transparency and reinforce financial controls such as auditing systems, financial monitoring and other internal controls. This enhances financial management practices hence improved health service delivery.
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    The Third Mission of Universities on the African Continent: Conceptualisation and Operationalisation
    (Higher Learning Research Communications, 2022) Nabaho, Lazarus; Turyasingura, Wilberforce; Twinomuhwezi, Ivan; Nabukenya, Margaret
    The purpose of the study was to explore the conceptualization of the third mission in African higher education and the activities that universities are required to engage in and/or are engaging in to fulfil the third role. Method: The interpretive lens underpinned the study. Data were collected from the documents of the African Union Commission (AUC), in which the third mission is both implicit and explicit. We used content analysis as a data analysis technique. Results: The AUC conceptualizes the third mission as a role of universities, as a social role, as forging partnerships, and as being mutually beneficial to society and the university. Universities in Africa are implementing and/or required to implement 11 third mission activities aimed at bridging the gap between them and society. Almost all third mission activities are anchored to the classical missions of teaching and research associated with higher education institutions. Conclusions: We concluded that: (a) the third mission is built on the classical missions of universities; (b) the distinction between the classical missions and the third mission is that the first mission (teaching) involves the dissemination of knowledge through academic education while the second mission (research) hinges on the generation of academic knowledge, but the third mission involves both in a non-academic context; and (c) the third mission is a multidimensional concept. Implication for Theory and Practice: The study adds to the limited literature on the third mission of universities from a supranational perspective. Second, it extends the conceptual framework of Molas-Gallart