| 30 Oct 2026 |
High Court dismisses Mufumbiro petition, upholds Ruhindi win in Nakawa Division East |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Kampala Metropolitan Police arrest over 300 suspects in three-day security operations |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 300 |
Official claim |
| 30 Oct 2026 |
Tororo High Court dismisses Ofwono petition, upholds Shyam Tanna's election as Tororo Municipality MP |
Tororo |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 30 Oct 2026 |
High Court dismisses petition against Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi, orders EC to pay part of costs |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 30 Oct 2026 |
Gen Salim Saleh says he found detained Kizza Besigye 'almost dead' and moved him to JCRC |
Nakaseke |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Official claim |
| 29 Oct 2026 |
Buganda Road court declines to vary Male Mabirizi's bail conditions, keeping him in custody |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 29 Oct 2026 |
UPDF chief announces start of Uganda's troop withdrawal from Somalia; first 109 soldiers reportedly leave Mogadishu |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Uganda and Russia sign visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passport holders in Moscow |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 29 Oct 2026 |
Army says it seized more weapons and arrested Lt Gen Peter Elwelu's driver as search continues |
National |
Violence and conflict |
| | 1 |
Disputed |
| 28 Oct 2026 |
Building Review Board finds design flaws and no permit at collapsed Bwerenga church extension |
Wakiso |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Equal Opportunities Commission begins compliance inspection of 10 public universities |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
Museveni reportedly proposes Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as successor at NRM CEC meeting at State House Entebbe |
Wakiso |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
Minister hands Kanungu Deputy RDC to police and State House Anti-Corruption Unit after complaints |
Kanungu |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
Minister Barugahara orders interdiction of 42 Kanungu District civil servants over corruption allegations |
Kanungu |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Brig Gen Oscar Munanura reportedly appointed military intelligence chief, replacing Maj Gen Richard Otto |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
UPDF Maj Nicholas Ntakirwa and two others charged before General Court Martial over alleged Shs13bn gold fraud |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
Finance Minister Musasizi tells Parliament government will cut non-essential spending as shilling weakens |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
Cabinet halts proposed redevelopment of Constitutional Square in Kampala, keeps heritage status |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
Cabinet approves Uganda's national report for fourth Universal Periodic Review cycle |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Oct 2026 |
Army says it recovered arms from Lt Gen Peter Elwelu's Teso home and arrested over 20 ex-soldiers |
National |
Violence and conflict |
| | 20 |
Official claim |
| 26 Oct 2026 |
Cabinet allocates six more acres in Entebbe to UN Regional Service Centre |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
IGG presents 55th bi-annual performance report to Parliament; MPs question value for money |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 Oct 2026 |
Inspectorate of Government directs interdiction of URSB Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho and three officials, reinsta |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 Oct 2026 |
High Court dismisses Ayebare petition, upholds Kyarikunda as Mbarara District Woman MP |
Mbarara |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 Oct 2026 |
High Court adjourns habeas corpus case for missing activist Sam Mugumya as UPDF denies holding him |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Disputed |
| 26 Oct 2026 |
Government orders 21-day quarantine for Ugandans returning from DRC and bars DRC transit travellers over Ebola |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 Oct 2026 |
Gen Muhoozi announces arrest of suspected serial killer, pledges public trial and execution |
National |
Violence and conflict |
| | 1 |
Official claim |
| 26 Oct 2026 |
Four-storey church building under construction collapses in Bwerenga, Katabi Town Council |
Wakiso |
Humanitarian and crises |
1 | 25 | |
Verified |
| 25 Oct 2026 |
Mourners and MP Hebert Kinobere attacked at burial of ex-MP Charles Matovu in Kungu Lutale; police arrest 20 |
Wakiso |
Violence and conflict |
| | 20 |
Official claim |
| 25 Oct 2026 |
Health Ministry restricts non-essential travel from DRC and orders 21-day quarantine for returning Ugandans over Ebola |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 25 Oct 2026 |
Health Minister says Uganda has deployed 120+ medics and set up three Ebola treatment centres in DR Congo |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Official claim |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
High Court schedules habeas corpus hearing on missing activist Sam Mugumya |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Seven Rukiga District officials arrested during Local Government Minister's accountability meeting |
Rukiga |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 7 |
Single source |
| 23 Oct 2026 |
Ministry of Health bars transit of travellers from DRC through Uganda over Ebola |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 23 Oct 2026 |
Local Government Minister refers 41 Kabale District and Municipality officials to State House Anti-Corruption Unit |
Kabale |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 23 Oct 2026 |
Bill to change election and removal of Leader of the Opposition published in Uganda Gazette |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Ugandan authorities arrest 365 foreign nationals in INTERPOL-coordinated cybercrime operation |
National |
International relations |
| | 365 |
Single source |
| 23 Oct 2026 |
IGG clears Works PS Bageya Waiswa, orders interdiction of roads commissioner Isaac Wani over Busega-Mpigi costs |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 22 Oct 2026 |
Police detective testifies on covert recording devices in Besigye treason trial at High Court |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 22 Oct 2026 |
Inspectorate of Government orders interdiction of Uganda National Mining Company CEO and legal affairs chief |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 22 Oct 2026 |
Human Rights Watch calls on Ugandan authorities to investigate killing of Rwandan dissident Robert Kabera |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
UPDF and Congolese army agree in Bunia to intensify joint operations against ADF commanders in Ituri |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Military court convicts two former security informers of murder over Munyonyo and Kalerwe operations |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| Date not reported (reported 22 Oct 2026) |
Attorney General Mayanja backs City Square redevelopment, rejects Basajjabalaba land claim |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 22 Oct 2026 |
Uganda and Somalia sign labour agreement on Ugandan workers in Mogadishu |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 22 Oct 2026 |
UBOS, Statistics Denmark and Danish Embassy sign MoU on official statistics at Kampala Serena Hotel |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 22 Oct 2026 |
Museveni commissions Russian-donated military equipment repair facility at Magamaga, Jinja |
Jinja |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 22 Oct 2026 |
CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba orders release of detained ex-CMI chief Maj Gen James Birungi |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 21 Oct 2026 |
PM Nabbanja launches resettlement of landslide-prone households in Namisindwa, Bugisu Sub-region |
Namisindwa |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Verified |
| 21 Oct 2026 |
NUP's Lutaaya closes case in Masaka High Court petition against Kaka's Kakuto election |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |