| dc.description.abstract | The research paper provides an examination of road network development and intelligence gathering in Uganda and an analysis of its effects on national security. The research paper relied principally on data obtained through secondary sources. The secondary sources used included written materials from Books, Journals, Periodicals, Newspapers, Government reports and internet sources. The writer also interacted and interviewed the people who were involved in trade and road infrastructural development at border areas. Personal experience was also used as the writer was involved in security matters stretching across borders. The maps used in this research paper were obtained from the internet source on the Google platform. The author also used own knowledge and experience gained from interaction with the Ugandan leaders, senior commanders, intelligence officers and people who were involved in the conflict regions. The author also was involved in conflict management in the western and northern parts of Uganda that he used to interact with conflict affected individuals. Today’s international arena is characterized by a big volume of increasing mobility of people, capital and goods; however, this mobility is dependent on an effective transportation system, a system that is not constrained by insecurity. The transport hubs must be improved to aid in the security of the human beings, property and the trade merchandise National security, economic prosperity, and national well-being are dependent upon a set of highly interdependent critical infrastructures. They include national electrical grid, oil and natural gas systems, telecommunication and information networks, transportation networks, water systems, and banking and financial systems. They are important for reliable and secure operations without being stressed or attacked but to keep them in good improved state to aid the security architecture. This research project concentrated on the effects of road network development with an aim of determining whether road interconnectivity within and across Uganda contributes to efficient intelligence gathering hence eradication of conflicts. It also goes further to find out whether the road network growth advanced by NRM government since 1986 has aided in quick access to intelligence hence peace and security that the country is enjoying. The paper scrutinized the road network and intelligence gathering of the era through Obote-Amin-Obote II to NRM regime. The paper establishes effects off poor road network on intelligence gathering and the advantages to intelligence gathering as road network improved | en_US |
