PWDs demand special slots in the EA legislative Assembly.

Person's living with disability have asked Parliament to allocate them slots in the East African legislative assembly.

The PWDS under the umbrella organization the National Union of Disabled persons of Uganda say giving them a slot in the regional assembly will promote inclusive representation.

This comes as Uganda prepares to conduct EALA elections on 29th of this months Currently the Rulling party NRM has ring fenced Six positions out of the nine slots that Uganda has.

  Ninsima John Chris the Acting executive director of the National Union of persons with disabilities says having a direct slot for PWDs will have a positive impact on PWDs as their concerns will be voiced directly to the regional body.

The demands by the person's living with disability are jointly being put forward by the National Union of persons living with disability, partners in disability movement with support from sight savers.

The East African legislative assembly is the legislative Organ of the East African community Established by Artical 9 of the treaty for the establishment of the East African Community in 1999.

The PWDs say Government is on record for coming up with enabling laws that support affirmative action for the marginalized including persons living with disabilities.

these are clearly indicated through  the ratification of the united Nations convention of the rights of persons with disabilities ,under objective XV1 of the National objective and Directive principals of State Policy in the 1995 constitution of the Republic of Uganda as amended.

Artical 32/1 of the same constitution that provides for affirmative action in favor of the marginalized groups including persons with disabilities, designated slots for representation of persons with disabilities from the lowest sub-county level of the National assembly.

According to the 2014 UBOS census report, persons with disabilities constitute 12.4% of the general population in Uganda.--