The study aimed at poverty control and sustainable development in Mbarara city and it was guided by the following objectives; To establish the level of poverty control and sustainable development in Kakoba division, to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of poverty control and sustainable development in Kakiika division and to assess the extent to which poverty has been minimized in Kakoba division. The researcher adopted both qualitative and quantitative, and investigative research for cross-sectional study given the nature of the study. Quantitative research design was used to generate numerical data while qualitative design on the other hand was employed by the researcher to obtain information on how people perceive think and feel based on human and social science. The results indicated that 69.0 of the respondents agreed that poverty has reduced by 40% among the households living in Kakoba followed by 20.2% of the respondents who strongly agreed, 3.6 respondents were not sure, followed by 7.1 respondents who disagreed and lastly 0.1 respondents who strongly disagreed. This implies that the majority of the respondents subscribed that, indeed has reduced by 40% among the households. The results also indicated that 77.4% of the respondents agreed to the statement that poverty government control programs have enabled them acquire new skills of generation money and improve their livelihoods. Followed by 17.9% respondents who strongly greed,3.6% of the respondents were not sure, 2.3% respondents strongly disagreed and 1.2 disagreed with the assertion. From the results above, poverty should be treated as an individual blame for those who claim to be living in it.

The study was entitled poverty levels and teenage pregnancies and examined the relationship between poverty levels and teenage pregnancies, assessed the causes of teenage pregnancies and finally identify strategies to address poverty and teenage pregnancies in Nyamwamba division, Kasese municipality. The study used descriptive research design in which quantitative approach was used. Questionnaire as the major method of data collection was employed during data collection. The researcher used cluster, simple random and purposive sampling techniques to determine the sample size. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS computer program and 52 respondents participated in the study. The findings of the study revealed that teenager’s engagement in premarital sex due to low socio-economic status leads to teenage pregnancies whereby 85.5% (35) of the respondents agreed 7.5% (3) disagreed and 5.0% (2) were not sure. It also revealed that adolescents need information for informed decision making regarding their sexual and reproductive health since 68.0% (28) of all the respondents agreed, 22.5% (9) disagreed and 7.5% (3) were not sure and finally 32.5% of the respondents agreed that there is lack of information about sexual reproductive health and rights, however 62.5% (25) disagreed and 5.0% (2) were not. The researcher made the following conclusions; parental economic status has an influence on the character of children. The researcher concluded that there is high chance of young married couples divorcing due to failure to provide some basic necessities in a home and finally the researcher realized and concluded that once girl research.miu.ac.ug/publications 443 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 443-456 are pregnant, they are not returned back to school by some parents and ends into getting married.

This research studied the effect of procurement planning on service delivery in Local government, a case study of Adjumani district local government. The findings of the study revealed that there is a strong positive relationship between procurement planning and service delivery. Most of the respondents strongly agreed with it. It explored to find out how proper need assessment contributes to service delivery, to determine the effect of risk management in procurement planning on service delivery and to evaluate how procurement cost estimation contributes to service delivery. From the findings, the R square (R2) measured the correlation between procurement planning practices and service delivery. The regression model was computed at 95% confidence level. The regression analysis shown that the slope of the curve or coefficient of determination (R square) was equal to 0.633. P-Value = 0.000 < 0.05 meant that the model was significant at the 5-percentage significance level. The study also recommended the following; Corruption should be reduced by enforcing of strict rules and giving penalties, training the recruited workers, the procurement team should carryout research so as to find out a reliable service.

The study aimed at the impact of quality financial reporting on an organization resource management and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the relationship between the quality of financial reporting and resource management of Humuza holding limited, to examine the effect of quality of financial reporting on return on asset of Humuza Holding limited and to evaluate the Impact of resource management of Humuza Holding limited. The information required this study to encompasses: 2 owners of business, 45 operational managers, 45 staff employers, 20 Auditor officers thereby making a Total of 112 respondents. From the findings, 15(21.4%) said that there was relationship between technology advancement on the entrepreneurship development as the majority respondents, 14(20%) also mentioned that improve production was one the example of the relationship between technology and entrepreneurship development in the business, 12(17.2) and 12(17.2%) agreed that Optimize production and improvement of communication have an influence, as well financial recording 11(15.7%) have all agreed that there is relationship. Finally, 6(0.5%) respondents were positive on the improve inventory management to the technology advancement and entrepreneurship development. The ministry of finance should encourage in both private and public firms in developing countries and Uganda in particular to always perform quality financial reporting. By doing this, all the departments in private and public firms will get to know of what is expected out of them and able to adjust towards achieving it for fulfilling the organization goals and objectives since finance reporting serves as performance indicator, model of communication, measure of control, means of motivation in the organization. research.miu.ac.ug/publications 728 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 728-740

The refugee crisis has become one of the biggest challenges of the 21stcentury. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of refugees in the world reached 25.4 million and that of asylum seekers reached 3.4 million in 2017.The study assessed the civil society organizations and conflict management among the refugees in Uganda and it focused on establishing the major causes of conflicts among the refugees, the contribution of civil society organization in resolving conflicts among the refugees and evaluating the relationship between civil society organizations and the welfare of the refugees as the objectives. The study was conducted from Nymanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district within a period of two months and it assessed the contribution of civil society organizations on conflict management among the refugees for the last three years. Across sectional survey design was employed which enabled the respondents to provide the necessary data. The study complied of 60 respondents who was the selected refugees in the camp and simple random sampling was used in obtaining the sample. Results indicated that Civil society organizations ensured provision of employment to refugees, meaningful family life and livelihoods which all often improve the welfare of refugees. This was based on the majority of the respondents 57.7% who generally agreed with the statement and 26.9% who strongly agreed. However, 9.6% disagreed, 3.8% were not sure and finally 1.9% strongly disagreed. The results revealed that Civil society organizations helped the refugees to acquire meaningful family life and livelihoods this was based on majority of respondents 53.8% who agreed with the statement. 26.9% also supported by strongly agreeing, 9.6% disagreed, 5.8% strongly research.miu.ac.ug/publications 569 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ISSN: 1813-4270 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 569-581 disagreed and finally 3.8% were not sure. It was recommended that refugee settlements should be equipped with security to avoid internal and external fights especially those on borders.

This study focused on Tax administration and Revenue Generation in Tororo District Local Government. A case study of Magodesi Town Council. The objectives of the study include; to establishing the level of tax compliance among Ugandan. Tax payers to assess the performance of domestic revenue collection in Uganda and to establish the relationship between tax compliance and Domestic Revenue Collection. The findings of the study revealed that there is a strong positive relationship between tax compliance and Domestic revenue collection. Data was collected using selfadministered questionnaires. The study used stratified and purposive sampling techniques to draw representative samples and 40 respondents were involved in the study. The study undertook to find out the level of tax compliance and it was found out that compliance is still low among the tax payers and they attribute this to the high tax rates, tax payer’s attitude towards URA, the large informal sector which encourages tax evasion. The low level of tax compliance was also attributed to the low compliance culture. The study also found out that the cost of revenue collection is low, large tax payers office increased domestic revenue collection and whether URA-experiences and registers tax arrears which also affects its performance. The study also recommends the following tax administration, so as to provide individuals and groups with guidance on how to improve book keeping standards and tax returns, tax counseling offices should be established country wide, procedures for filling returns and applications. Tax education to create awareness among tax payers and awarding of prizes to compliant tax payers.

The study aimed at the effect of e-procurement and accountability in uganda using a case study of the parliament of the republic of uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To establish the role of E-sourcing as an Enablers of the information systems in the organization, to assess the contribution of E-tendering applications on Accountability and Organizational commitment and to determine the relationship between E-Procurement and Accountability in Ugandan Parliament. The study used only one organization which is parliament of the Republic of Uganda; hence it is a case study. The parliament of the republic of Uganda is structured into seven directorates. This study collected data from 4 directorates which are Human Resource; Finance; Administration and Supply Chain Management and services. There are 1,000 employees in these directorates from whom a sample was selected. According to the regression equation established, keeping all other independent variables constant, the Supply Chain performance of Ugandan parliament was - 19.883. The findings also shown that keeping all other independent variables constant, a unit increase in the extent of application of e-Procurement led to a 10.405 increase in the Supply Chain performance of Ugandan parliament. Keeping all other variables constant, a unit increase in the level of ICT expertise will lead to a 9.187 increase in the Supply Chain the Supply Chain performance of Ugandan parliament. Keeping all other independent variables constant, a unit increase in online requisitions will lead to a 2.753 increase in the corporation’s Supply Chain performance. The Parliament of the republic of Uganda management was recommended to improve on the preparation and submission of annual procurement plan, update the parliament the republic of Ugandan website with information on research.miu.ac.ug/publications 799 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 799-822 the available goods that were destined for disposal, security measures were to be improved in regards to e-Procurement system and the top Management was advised to always be in the forefront in support for full implementation of e-Procurement.

This study set out to assess the effect of risk management on the financial performance of Insurance companies of Uganda and in particular AAR Health Services Uganda Ltd. This study was conducted in AAR Health Services Uganda Ltd; located on Plot 16A, Elizabeth Avenue in Kololo, Kampala-Uganda and adopted a case study and design descriptive to narrow down a very broad field of research into one easily researchable topic. Solvent's formula was used to determine the sample size of 107 from the target population of 113 company staff. Quantitative data was collected using close ended questionnaires and qualitative data was gathered using interview guides. The response rate was 82.2% respondents; quantitative data was analyzed using IBM SPSS statistics 22, whereas themes guided the analysis of qualitative data. The study established that Risk management was satisfactory with an average mean of 2.87. Financial performance was rated relatively satisfactory and this is indicated by the overall mean of 2.87. The regression model indicated R value of .753 which implied a positive relation between the financial performance (dependent variable) and Risk management with components of risk identification, risk assessment, risk monitoring & controlling, risk planning, risk maintenance and risk transfer as the (Independent variables). The R2 value representing determinant coefficient was given 0.640 meaning that 64% of the variation of financial performance is the bank is determined by Risk management through risk identification, risk assessment, risk monitoring & controlling, risk planning, risk maintenance and risk transfer but 36% is explained by other factors. The study recommended that management of the insurance companies should manage credit with respect to risk avoidance, risk reduction, risk maintenance and risk distribution to ensure that all element of risk research.miu.ac.ug/publications 94 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 94-119 management are dealt with, the managers of insurance companies should recognize that a holistic approach toward managing business risk has generally been recommended to ensure effective risk management and that when hiring managers, the insurance companies should seek for knowledge, skills, innovation and experience as these were proven key in determining managerial competence and the possession of such qualities improves a manager’s ability to avoid, reduce, maintain or distribute risk in the operations of the insurance companies thus the end result being better financial performance.

In the context of this research Tourism can be defined as the temporary movement of the people to destinations away from their usual place or normal habitat, the activities entered upon during their stay in those destination and the facilities developed to provide their requirements / needs. On the other hand, destination image has been defined as the perception of travelers about a given tourist destination. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of destination image on tourist’s retention in Uganda. The objectives of the study were to establish the formation of the image of tourist’s destination in Bwindi impenetrable Nation Park, to assess the effects of the brand image of a tourist destination in Bwindi impenetrable National Park, to establish the advantages associated with destination image to Bwindi impenetrable National Park. The Case study research design was preferred and the qualitative research paradigm was adopted. Unstructured Interviews and document review analysis were the main methods applied for data collection. A sample size of twenty-two (65) respondents was involved in the study. These included tour guides and the tourism administrators. The study concluded that, globalization process has expanded markedly in recent years, increasing the difficulties experienced in virtually every sector of the economy. The tourism sector is no exception, and has been the target of the latest economic and financial crisis. In this sense, those responsible for tourism management should be aware of all elements that will improve their products. This is why Brand Image has become one of the most important elements of a tourist destination in recent years, is directly reflected in their positioning and ultimately increases the likelihood of commercial success or failure for each destination.

The study examined the impact of employ motivation on media performance, a case study of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) Radio. The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between employee motivation and media performance; to assess factors that increase employee motivation of UBC Radio and to establish the challenges in motivating employees UBC Radio. A cross sectional research design which employed both quantitative and qualitative techniques was employed in data collection and data analysis purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed to attain responses from 73 respondents including managers and operational staff. The study revealed that there is a positive relationship between motivation and the performance of an organization because motivation enhances better productivity and lowers the levels of staff absenteeism. Motivation also lowers stall turnover levels. lends to improved industrial relations, enhances a good organizational reputation and improves the product quality It also revealed that salary is the primary factor which increases the motivation of employees but is more effective when it is coupled with non-monetary incentives such as housing, insurance and others. It also concluded that a good relationship with the leadership of the organization, Learning and development opportunities and meaningful work coupled with a company's good culture also increase the motivation of employees and finally il revealed that motivation is highly challenged by poor leadership structure in the organization, lack of challenging work, workplace conflicts and lack of confidence especially in the leadership of the organization and its ability to grow the organization into a success story The researcher recommended that organizations should invest in motivation of their employees so as to increase on their organizational performance. It also recommends that organization should prioritize the motivation to ensure competitive advantage over research.miu.ac.ug/publications 71 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 71-81 their rivals in the markplace. The researcher further recommends that organizations should use both monetary a non-monetary incentive to motivate their employees.