For a person using a wheelchair, that could mean being able to enter a government office without assistance. For a child with a disability, it could mean reaching school, accessing learning materials and receiving the support needed to stay in class. For a job seeker, it could mean an accessible workplace and a fair opportunity to compete.

The proposal has sparked concern among Kampala property owners, who fear that moving government offices could leave commercial buildings without tenants and weaken the city’s economy.

“Now, every time the Budget is read, we hear just increments of taxes on most consumable products such as alcohol, and sugar, among others. How would you expect me to listen to something that bothers me more? The President should instead downsize the district security structures where people are fond of playing the same roles,” Kayiira said.

“He delivered a personal memoir that begins in 1959, when he visited a stock farm as a Primary Seven pupil, compared milk production figures from 1986, recounted bus fares from 1967 from Rushere to Katongore, and described sleeping next to sheaves of millet in Naama. This is an autobiography,” Centenary said.

Amuriat said citizens from across civil society, academia, and political groups presented a united front before Parliament’s joint committees, with the majority rejecting the bill.

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