NUDIPU Raises Alarm Over Able-Bodied Persons Standing for PWD Seats
The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) has raised a red flag over an emerging form of electoral fraud, where individuals without disabilities are false...
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NUDIPU, Women Media Advocates Demand Authentic Disability Representation in Politics
The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in partnership with the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), has urged electoral bodies to ensure that on...
EC Commences Display of Voters Register Ahead of 2026 Polls
As Uganda gears up for the 2025/2026 general elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) has officially commenced the display of the national voters register, a critical ste...
Joanita Kawalya’s little girl no longer so little…
MATILDA WHITNEY NAKAYIMA aka Matty Witty, 28, is a singer on a mission of using her voice to advocate for the rights of persons with disability in the entertainment indus...
Unbelievable: 1 Trillion Project Scandal Rocks NITA-U As World Bank Uncovers Rot Tasks ICT Minister Baryomunsi To Intervene, Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Relative Cited
A massive scandal involving a Shs 1 trillion project has rocked the National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) as the World Bank uncovers significant co...
LISTED: Museveni Ministers Ought to Bounce Back Unopposed in 2026 & Why
A group of NRM cadres from Busoga recently founded a social media platform dedicated to making sure that Rebecca Kadaga remains and bounces back as Kamuli Woman MP unoppo...
2026 elections: 13,000 EC jobs up for grabs
As the country gears up for the 2026 General Election, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced more than 13,000 job slots. The job call issued last Wednesday seeks to...
Census results: PWDs reject ‘erroneous’ data
They advise Ubos to revisit its data collection methodologies to account for the challenges faced by people with disabilities, such as underreporting and lack of access t...
Gen Muhoozi Appoints NUP’s Lwanga to Head Greater Mukono
The Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed Njeru Municipality Member of Parliament, Jimmy Lwanga as coordinator for Greater Mu...
Government cautions importers on exorbitant charges on assistive devices for PWDs
The Third Deputy Prime Minister, Ms Rukia Isanga Nakadama, has cautioned importers of disability aids and equipment against charging high prices, despite government gra...