Laura Kanushu

Laura Kanushu Honorable
Laura Kanushu
Member of Parliament for People with Disabilities
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
Personal details
Nationality	Ugandan
Political party	National Resistance Movement
Occupation	Lawyer, Politician, Human Rights Advocate

Laura Kanushu is a Ugandan lawyer, politician and legislator, she represents the people with disabilities in the parliament of Uganda, she Is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) a party under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, president the republic of Uganda. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Leah Kanushu is a human rights advocate especially for people with disabilities. She is the executive director of Legal Action for People with disabilities (LAPD). ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

She is an executive member of the Uganda women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) as the People with Disabilities representative. ^[11]

In the parliament of Uganda, Kanishu is a member of the committee on rules, privileges and discipline. ^[12] She is also a member of the Gender Labour and Social development committee. ^[13]

References

1. Reporter, Independent (2020-10-12). "Celebrations as NRM declares winners for special interest group primaries". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
2. "Who are the new MPs for PWDs?". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
3. "Celebrations as NRM Declares Winners for Special Interest Group Primaries". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
4. "Kanushu Laura - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
5. "Laura Kanushu (Responsibility for Programmes)". www.katutandike.org. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
6. "Legal Action for Persons with Disabilities - LAPD - Legal Aid Service Provider's Network". www.laspnet.org. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
7. "Laura Kanushu: Open your gates to women with disabilities". Reconstruction Women's Fund. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
8. "When society is unfair to people with disabilities". Monitor. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
9. URN. "Parliament finally passes NSSF bill allowing midterm access". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
10. "International Inclusion: voices from the Global Disability Summit". Allfie. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
11. "UWOPA Elects New Executive for the 11th Parliament of Uganda | UWOPA". uwopa.or.ug. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
12. "Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline – Parliament Watch" . Retrieved 2022-04-05.
13. "Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development – Parliament Watch" . Retrieved 2022-04-05.