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Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), in partnership with the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) and the East African Centre for Disability Law and Policy (EA-CDLP), has called on journalists and media editors to promote disability-inclusive reporting and amplify the voices of persons with disabilities across Uganda. The call was made …

Mukono – Mukono District Local Government has established a District Technical Disability Inclusion Committee (DTDIC) to strengthen coordination, planning, monitoring and accountability for disability inclusion across all district departments and programmes. The initiative was unveiled during an orientation meeting held at the district headquarters’ Chief Administrative Officer’s boardroom on Tuesday. The meeting was organised in partnership with the Umbrella Cerebral …

By Alexander Luyima A political firestorm has erupted after Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana launched a vicious personal attack on Nakawa East legislator Ronald Balimwezo, mocking his physical disability during a campaign rally for Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The incident, which has drawn widespread condemnation, threatens to fracture the opposition’s unity and has shifted the campaign’s focus from policy …