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PWDs Raise Concerns Over Barriers to Electoral Participation

PWDs philencko phlight / January 05,2026

PWDs Raise Concerns Over Barriers to Electoral Participation Leaders of persons with disabilities in Uganda have highlighted persistent obstacles to meaningful electoral participation, including high nomination fees, inaccessible polling stations, and limited awareness within political parties, calling for targeted voter education ahead of upcoming elections.

Family & Parenting: Social media violence linked to mental health

YOUTH philencko phlight / January 05,2026

Family & Parenting: Social media violence linked to mental health Dr Peter Kirabira, the manager of the home care programme at St Francis Hospital Nsambya in Kampala, said the problem is common among adolescent girls and young women, who are increasingly being targeted by cyber bullies.

Eat politicians’ money but choose wisely, voters told

Women philencko phlight / January 05,2026

Eat politicians’ money but choose wisely, voters told Organised by the National Secretariat of special interest groups under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), the meeting aimed at equipping persons with disability representatives with conflict analysis and mediation…