The study aimed at evaluating the impact of internal audit activities on organizational performance and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the relationship between risk assessment and organizational performance of Centenary Bank, to find out the role of quality management on organizational performance of Centenary Bank and to evaluate the role of control activities on the organizational performance of Centenary Bank. The study employed a descriptive correlation and cross-sectional survey design. The study adopted a survey research design because data was collected from respondents at a particular time. The participants in the study were selected using purposive sampling method and simple random sampling. From the findings, the constant 2.439, shows that keeping all other factors constant, performance of Centenary Bank was on average increase by 2.439. The coefficient 6.875 shown that a unit increase in the risk assessment would lead on average to 6.875 increases in the performance of an organization. The p-value (0.00) <0.05 (is statistically significant at 95% confidence level); this implied that; risk assessment had a significant impact on organizational performance expressed in form of profitability. The study recommends that organizations should be cautious when accumulating the internal controls because it may affect its profitability in the long run.

The study investigated the causes of low production of fish at katosi fish landing site. The study was guided by two study objectives; to find out the physical causes of low production of fish, to find out the Scio economic factors that have led to low production of fish at katosi. The study used a cross-sectional research design whereby da sample of 40 respondents was involved in the study and data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides. The results of the study showed that the linear combination of the indicator variables used in the model had an explanatory power on the outcome variable (fish production). The research shown that among the human factors, heavy taxes greatly affect fish production. The higher taxes imposed on fisher men and their crews by the government through Uganda revenues authority greatly affect the production of fish due to the fact that most people quite the fishery sector due to the unfavorable working conditions at the site. Therefore, this discouraged fish production at katosi because of the low profits gained from the activities they do. The study recommended that the government should provide subsidies to fisher men and their crews to keep people in the fishing sector

The study explored the relationship between Financial Management and Service delivery in Sheema District. It was guided by the following objectives; to examine the relationship between financial planning and service delivery in Sheema District, to assess the relationship between financial mobilization and service delivery in Sheema District and to investigate the relationship between financial control and service delivery in Sheema District. Qualitative and quantitative approaches (triangulation) were used. The study population comprised of 62 technical staff and 168 politicians at the district, members of boards and commission, staffs from sub counties and Town Councils and other members from the community. This study utilized Krejcie& Morgan (1970) sample size table to come up with an adequate sample 144 size. The sample size table allows the researcher to determine the sample size for a given population with 95% certainty. To obtain the above appropriate sample for the respondents, Krejcie& Morgan (1970). In this study, the researcher used questionnaire survey, interviews and documentary analy sis to collect data. The findings revealed a relationship between Financial Planning and Service Delivery in Sheema District Local government using mean, the respondents agreed that the Goals and targets to achieve in service delivery are clearly laid down in Sheema District with very low mean=1.17 and Std=0.379. The respondents agreed that the budget conference is held every year in Sheema District mean=1.26 and Std=.439. It was also revealed that “Borrowing Funds by LGs from financial institution like banks can contributes towards service delivery in Sheema District Local Government”. The findings also revealed that “Funds are released for activities as advance in Sheema District” shows that 38% of the respondents agreed, 42% agreed with the statement, 11% were not sure and 6% disagreed, 2% strongly disagreed which means that majority of respondents agreed with the statement. The study also revealed correlation of financial mobilization and service delivery as results indicated the significance positive responses relation between financial mobilization and service delivery that is 0.058** significant at 0.01 level of a two tailed test with 230 degrees of freedom. This implies that there is a moderate positive significant relationship between financial mobilization and service delivery. It was also indicated that there is a relationship between financial mobilization and service delivery that is 0.058** significant at 0.01 level of a two tailed test with 230 degrees of freedom. This implies that there is a moderate positive significant relationship between financial mobilization and service delivery. It can be concluded that financial planning is a significant predictor of education service delivery in Sheema Local Government, Such that any improvement in financial planning could lead to better education service delivery. The researcher found out that financial planning is Sheema District Local Government should continuously improve financial planning especially in sector since it was found to be strong predictor, and has a positive relationship with education service delivery in the district. Received: 18.09.2023 Accepted: 23.09.2023 Published on: 30.09.2023 Corresponding: Author: mwesigyejustus2@gmail.com 7M19ETROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 6, September - 2023, Pages: 718-728

The study aimed at government policies on the development of cultural institutions and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the different government policies on the Uganda museum, to analyze the impacts of government policies on the Uganda museum and to assess how government policies have contributed to the conservation of the Uganda museum. The purpose of this research report is to find out how government policies influence the development of cultural institutions and the case study was the Uganda museum. From the findings, the annual budget of the museum was between 11-25%. For instance, in the financial year 2011/2012, the Uganda museum was allocated a meagre UGX 50 million based on the 2011/2012 financial budget. This was not enough to meet its needs. Over the last 10 years, the government funding of the museum had decreased leaving the museum authorities struggling to maintain it. That was the reason it applied for a grant and was given UGX 500 million by the Getty Foundation in 2019. About 11-25% of the average annual budget of the museum was allocated for conservation. This amount was little considering the fact that the museum need renovation and it received not more than 50 million for its budget. The main sources of funding of the museum come from non-governmental organizations and partner institutions like the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda. It can be concluded that government policies need to be reviewed to the advantage of the Uganda museum and the state. This is because when both get along well with better policies then enough revenue can be collected to even manage the museum to a high standard. The government bodies responsible for managing heritage and cultural sites need to work hand in hand with the different cultural institutions to manage implementation of the different policies by the government to favor their management and development

The study was intended to investigate the relationship between housekeeping and guest satisfaction in the hotel industry a case study of Ridah hotel. The objectives of the study were to examine the role of hotel housekeeping in Ridah hotel, to analyze the relationship between housekeeping department and guest satisfaction in Ridah hotel. To achieve the above objectives, the researcher collected primary data and secondary data. The researcher used descriptive analysis and SPSS and used a sample of 100 respondents, 50 hotel customers and 50 Ridah hotel employees who were selected using purposive sampling and simple random technique. The research findings showed that housekeeping services and activities at Ridah hotel are generally good. Activities such as parking space, security, front desk services, room attending services, hotel guides, and customer attention services increase customer care satisfaction. It’s concluded that there exists a strong relationship between housekeeping and guest satisfaction. It’s recommended that employee motivation and employee training should be increased to improve customer care services and so guest satisfaction

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 the accessing the role of the humanitarian aid in managing the socio-economic lives of refugees in Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, examining the challenges faced by humanitarians in managing the social-economic lives of refugees in Nyumanzi settlement Adjumani district and determine the strategies used by humanitarians to improve the socio-economic lives of the refugees in Nyumanzi refugee settlement Adjumani district. The study complied of 60 respondents who was the selected refugees in the camp and simple random sampling was used in obtaining the sample. The primary data was generated closed questionnaire which were provided out to the respondents and different publications that are related to the topic of the study were used to obtain the secondary data. From the findings, majority of the respondents 53.8% generally agreed that the humanitarians help the refugees in their socio-economic welfare in Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district. This was also supported by 17.3% who strongly agreed with the statement. However, 13.5% disagreed, 7.7% strongly disagreed and finally 7.7% were not sure whether the media and the Press contribution for the improvement in the refugee camps in their socio-economic lives. The government of uganda should construct more refugee camps to cater for large populations of refuges from DRC and Sudan

The study was aimed at investigating the role of corona virus pandemic towards the school dropouts and using Ntandi Town Council as a case study. The study was guided by the objectives such as the impact of corona virus on children, how corona viruses have contributed to school dropout and way of ensuring continuous learning amidst the corona virus pandemic. The study was guided by the qualitative research design and data was collected using interview, focus group discussion and self-administered questionnaire from the 40 respondents purposively selected. the findings of the study indicated that corona virus lockdown have greatly affected children especially in terms of sexual harassment, child labor and malnutrition and these have contributed to the increased rate of school drop out in the district. The finding of the study indicates that corona virus has contributed to malnutrition of the children in the area under study. Due to corona virus lockdown, many businesses were shut down and even factories laid down some workers which made it difficult for parents to provide to the children. It was concluded that corona virus locked have greatly affected children since their rights have been violated and it was recommended that the government should look for possible ways of ensuring that all children return back to school such as learning in shifts, providing economic to the parents among others Key: Corona Virus, Lockdown, Drop Out, Early Pregnancy

The study was aimed at investigating how industrialization has contributed to environmental degradation using Bundibugyo Town Council as a case study. The study was guided by the qualitative research design where data was collected using questionnaires, interview and observation on over 50 respondents purposefully selected. A qualitative case study design was selected because it helped to get detailed information on how industrialization leads to environmental degradation in Bundibugyo Town Council. This was research design was selected in order to capture deep understanding of the study including respondents’ feelings, emotions and nonverbal communications. The finding s of the study indicated that industrialization contributes to water, air, noise pollutions which greatly affect the ozone layer. The study also indicated that deforestation, over population, landslides, floods and over consumption are some of other factors that contributes to environmental duration. It was therefore concluded that industrialization has great impact on environment and recommendations were made such as putting up anti-deforestation law, reducing on the price of electricity among others. Key: Industrialization, Environmental Degradation, Deforestation.

The study was set to examine the impact of internal auditing on financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda. The objectives, to investigate the relationship between risk management and financial performance of centenary bank, to examine the relationship between control activities and financial performance of centenary bank, to assess the relationship between control environment and financial performance of centenary bank and to determine the relationship between internal auditing and financial performance of centenary bank. The study was conducted using statistical research design of correlation and regression. This design was selected because the researcher intended to establish facts that already existed as opposed to research. The data was collected from the respondents using the questionnaires from 50 respondents of the bank. The study concludes that risk management has a significant role on the financial performance of centenary bank, the study on the second objective concludes that although control activities have impacted positively, there is still high degree of fraud and errors that has hindered effective operation of the bank. The third objective conclude that control environment has a significant role on financial performance of the bank, The fourth objective conclude that internal audit has an effect on financial performance of centenary bank, enhancing the communication within the organization, increase effectiveness in credit control, improve marketing activities of the organization and detection of failure for redress in the organization. The study recommends that the management of commercial banks should keep organizing seminars and workshops where auditors must have sufficient proficiency and training to carry out the tasks assigned to them. The auditors work must be carefully directed, supervised and reviewed. The amount of supervision required corresponds to the experience and skills of the auditor.

This study sought to establish the relationship between internal controls and organisational performance of Medical and Molecular Laboratories Limited. The objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between control environment, monitoring and control activities with organisational performance of Medical and Molecular Laboratories Limited. The study adopted a case study design to collect date from a sample of 40 using a questionnaire survey, interview and documentary review. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis. Qualitative data was analysed by thematic analysis. The results of the study suggested that there was a positive significant relationship between control environment and organizational performance (r = 0.824, p < 0.000). The critical value was significant at below 0.01 level indicating the acceptance of the research hypotheses that there was a positive significant relationship between control environment and organizational performance. The study found out that there was a significant positive relationship between control environment, monitoring and control activities with organisational performance. It was thus concluded that control environment, monitoring and control activities with organisational performance. Therefore, it was recommended that public organisations, NGOs/ private organisations and government agencies should establish a control environment, monitoring system and control activities that enhance organisational performance.