ERIKOD ALEX2026-05-212026-05-212025Erikod, Alex.(2025).Evaluating the Impacts of Cement Production on People’s Livelihoods in Tororo: a Case Study of osukuru sub County, Tororo District.https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/3210The study aimed at assessing the impacts of cement production on people’s livelihoods in Osukuru sub county Tororo district. Data was collected through questionnaires, observations and interviews. Questionnaires targeted fifty households who were selected through stratified random sampling. Data obtained from questionnaires was summarized, coded, filtered and analyzed by the help of Microsoft Excel mainly and SPSS. Data was presented by use of descriptive means such as tables, graphs and charts. The results revealed that most of the respondents were male (64%) and most of them also were cement factory workers and unemployed category taking equal percentage (26%). The results further revealed that most of the respondents were married (50%) and had witnessed several developments in the area created by cement production companies (66%). Also, the majority of the respondents had experienced chest pains and coughs (30%) as the main illness resulting from cement production in the area. Majority of the respondents (80%) were not satisfied with wages and working conditions offered by cement production companies in the area. This was because most of the respondents were casual workers who did menial jobs like stone quarrying, cleaning and loading cement which required a lot of energy and yet they earned less amount of money. It was also noted that most the respondents (70%) who were sampled in the study had lived in the study area for more than 10 years and these helped in giving comprehensive results as far as the impacts of cement production in the area are concerned. 66% of the respondents also refuted that they had not experienced any changes in the prices of goods and services. A number of developments which resulted from cement production and related activities among which included creation of employment opportunities, education development, and infrastructural development were noted. Among the negative impacts noted included loss of green vegetation and plants, loss of animal husbandry including cattle, poultry and other livestock, loss of crops and soil pollution. In conclusion, while cement production has potential benefits for Osukuru sub county’s residents through job creation, education development and infrastructure development, it also poses significant challenges related to health risks, environmental degradation, and social disruption that must be addressed through comprehensive strategies involving all stakeholders.en