Esther Kyozira

Esther Kyozira is an Ugandan disability rights activist. She is the CEO of the National Union of Disabled Persons in Uganda, an umbrella organization which advocates for the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in Uganda.[1][2][3] Kyozira works to advance legal representation of people with disabilities to ensure they are protected by legal and institutional frameworks, including their right to education, work, and participation to governance structures in Uganda.[1][4][5][6]

Career

Kyozira previously worked as a Country Program Officer at the Disability Rights Fund.[7][8] She was a board member for the Higher Education Students' Financing Board (HESFB) and the National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda (NAWOU) (2014-2021), served as Chairperson of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (2008-2012),[9] and was coordinator of the Hi-Tech Project for the National Association of the Blind.[10]

In 2021, Kyozira was appointed CEO of the National Union of Disabled Persons in Uganda (NUDIPU).[10] She had previously worked as their programme director.[10]

Kyozira also serves on the governing councils of Uganda’s National Curriculum Development Centre and Judicial Council.[7]

Advocacy

Kyozira pushed for the passing of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2020 and the Mental Health Act 2019.[9]

Kyozira has pushed for government agencies like the Ministry of Works and Transport to favor people with disabilities to ensure safe road use and minimize accidents.[11] She supports government intervention policies that ensure inclusion and empowerment. For example the State Minister for Disability Affairs, with guidelines passed a resolution to the Ministry of Local Government that include provisions to empower People with Disabilities in the Parish Development Model program to improve the income generation of enterprises owned by Persons with Disabilities in Uganda.[12]

Personal life

Kyozira is visually impaired.[9]

Awards and recognitions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Namugerwa, Catherine (2025-06-05). "Uganda: Nudipu Raises Alarm Over Able-Bodied Persons Standing for PWD Seats". Nile Post. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Visually-impaired candidates fail exams". Monitor. 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  3. ↑ "About". National Union of Disabled Persons in Uganda. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  4. ↑ "Concern as learners with disabilities perform poorly again". Monitor. 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  5. ↑ "UACE: Rushed implemantation of new curriculum blamed for low special interest learners' performance". Monitor. 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  6. ↑ "'We Are Able!' programme empowers PWDs in West Nile and Acholi". Monitor. 2025-09-27. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
  7. 1 2 3 "Esther Kyozira". Diversability. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  8. ↑ "Uganda's Diverse Disability Movement Offers Lessons for an Ableist Global Philanthropy". YES! Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "CEO NUDIPU decorated with a Jubilee medal by His Excellency President Kaguta Museveni at 2024 Labour Day celebrations". National Union of Disabled Persons in Uganda. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  10. 1 2 3 "Congratulations to Esther Kyozira". African Disability Forum. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  11. ↑ Makula, Esther (2022-05-18). "The Plight of Persons with Disabilities Using Uganda's Roads". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  12. ↑ "PWDs to get extra Shs500,000 under PDM program". Monitor. 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
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