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Pwd PerSPeCTIVe

Uganda ratified the Convention

on the rights of persons with
disabilities in 2008, whose rebecca Ssanyu
purpose is to promote, protect Advisor, Elderly and
and ensure the full and equal Disability, ESP programme
enjoyment of all human rights

Ministry develops regulations for

persons with disabilities act, 2020.

he Ministry of Gender, Labour and The Regulations are provided to support the
Social Development (MGLSD) has implementation of the law. The Act repealed:
concluded Regional consultations i) the Persons with Disabilities Act 2006, ii) the
to develop Regulations for the National Council for Disability Act 2003 and, iii)
TPersons with Disabilities Act, 2020. the Uganda Foundation for the Blind Act. Ideally,
the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2020 seeks to:
1. Provide respect and promotion of the
fundamental and other human rights and freedoms
of persons with disabilities
2. Re-establish the National Council for Disability
as the National Council for Persons with Disabilities
3. To transfer the property of the Uganda
Foundation for the Blind to the National Council
for Persons with Disabilities
4. To provide for the Local Government Councils
for Persons with Disabilities
Addressing participants during the Central
Region consultations at Hotel Africana in Kampala
and the Eastern Region consultations at Civil
Service Training Centre in Jinja, the State Minister

for Disability and Elderly Affairs in the Ministry,
Hon. Sarah Kanyike observed that the repealed
PWD Act of 2003 did not have regulations and
was, therefore, rather difficult to implement.
Hon. Kanyike highlighted the importance of this
process, noting that the consultations were one of
the critical activities where views of stakeholders
are put into consideration when developing the
regulations. Hon. Kanyike committed that having
gathered the views of various stakeholders, she
would ensure that the drafting is concluded and
regulations are ready for use by the end of the
Hon. Sarah Kanyike observed that the repealed PWD Act of 2003 did not have

regulations and was therefore rather difficult to implement. year 2021.

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