| 1 Sep 2026 |
Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister postpones Rukurato meeting indefinitely ahead of King Oyo's burial |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 1 Sep 2026 |
Museveni receives credentials of new ambassadors of UAE, China, Netherlands, Sweden and Germany |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 1 Sep 2026 |
Buganda Road court remands ten anti-EACOP protesters to Luzira prison |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 1 Sep 2026 |
Army and police block Tooro Supreme Council members from Rukurato chambers in Fort Portal |
Fort Portal City |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| Date not reported (reported 31 Aug 2026) |
Police arrest 16, including four police officers, over alleged USD 4 million gold fraud |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 16 |
Official claim |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Arua City enforcement officers disperse learners from two schools over holiday teaching ban |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Amolatar leaders appeal to parliamentary committee for flood relief and resettlement at Acii |
Amolatar |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Verified |
| 31 Aug 2026 |
Police arrest Rooted in Resistance youths attempting to march to Parliament over oil policy |
Kampala |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Single source |
| 31 Aug 2026 |
Labour minister orders all labour export companies to re-apply for licences within two months |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 31 Aug 2026 |
High Court in Kiboga convicts prison warder Moses Anguyo of four murders on guilty plea |
Kiboga |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Kenyan detectives and Uganda Police arrest two Kenyan murder suspects, including a police constable, in Nakawa, Kampala |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | 2 |
Official claim |
| 29 Aug 2026 |
Police Disciplinary Court convicts four officers linked to alleged gold fraud, recommends dismissal or discharge |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 29 Aug 2026 |
Six Kapchorwa district officials arrested over alleged corruption after minister's accountability meeting |
Kapchorwa |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 6 |
Single source |
| 29 Aug 2026 |
NUP supporter dies in hospital of burn injuries from suspected arson attack |
National |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Sembabule lands officer arrested and charged with embezzlement and corruption over land titling fees |
Ssembabule |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Masaka zonal senior lands officer arrested over alleged illegal issuing of 265 land titles |
Masaka |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Government defers granting of new mineral rights, licences and permits for one month |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 29 Aug 2026 |
Police officer shoots boda boda rider dead during National Cleaning Day enforcement in Ndejje, Makindye Ssabagabo |
Wakiso |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | 1 |
Verified |
| 29 Aug 2026 |
Museveni directs official burial and three days of national mourning for Tooro's Omukama Oyo |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 29 Aug 2026 |
Buganda Road court remands four Rooted in Resistance members to Luzira over oil petition march |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 28 Aug 2026 |
Sembabule residents camp at district lands office, alleging extortion by lands officer |
Ssembabule |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 28 Aug 2026 |
Anti-Corruption court denies Timothy Segane bail and extends remand to 16 September |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 28 Aug 2026 |
Police set exemptions to movement restriction for National Cleaning Day on 29 August |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 28 Aug 2026 |
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba declares PACEID dissolved and its functions moved to Operation Wealth Creation |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Disputed |
| 28 Aug 2026 |
COSASE rejects Microfinance Support Centre officials' answers to audit queries for lack of evidence |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 28 Aug 2026 |
Buganda Road court orders extradition of retired Lt Michael Katungi Mpeirwe to the United States |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Disputed |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
High Court quashes Minister Amongi's dismissal of Special Interest Groups Secretary Turyasigura |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free |
National |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
US hands experimental Ebola antibody treatment MBP134 to Uganda's Ministry of Health |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
Foreign Minister Ayebare meets US Deputy Secretary of State in Washington over travel advisory |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
Prosecution witness testifies in Besigye treason trial at High Court in Kampala |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
Parliamentary land committee gives Jinja land office three months to clear transaction backlog |
Jinja |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
Bukwo RDC George Owany arrested on minister's orders and recalled over alleged solicitation from SACCOs |
Bukwo |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Parliament rejects termination of Kampala-Entebbe Expressway operator contract, orders audit recovery and probe |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| 27 Aug 2026 |
Patriotic League of Uganda asks government to halt alleged Shs52 billion payment linked to Rwabwogo and PACEID |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| 26 Aug 2026 |
Science minister says government will support private universities' innovations that prove viable |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 Aug 2026 |
Prosecution plays audio recordings in Besigye treason trial at the High Court in Kampala |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 Aug 2026 |
President Museveni backs ministers' anti-corruption inspections and asks DPP to assign officer to prosecute |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| Date not reported (reported 26 Aug 2026) |
Theft suspect who escaped police custody dies after mob assault in Lwenyange village, Kassanda |
Kassanda |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Residents allege selective enforcement in UPDF-led eviction of Balaalo herders from Maruzi Ranch, Apac |
Apac |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Parliament committee recommends termination of Pinnacle Security's Entebbe Expressway toll contract |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Bushenyi District council approves new District Service Commission member after nine-month vacancy |
Bushenyi |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 Aug 2026 |
Man charged at Buganda Road court with forging OPM appointment letters in job fraud, remanded |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 Aug 2026 |
Masaka RDC orders arrest of four teachers in operation against holiday classes |
Masaka |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 25 Aug 2026 |
Businessman Timothy Segane arrested over alleged attempt to bribe a customs officer |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 25 Aug 2026 |
Kenya's DPP starts extradition proceedings against Chinese national wanted by Mukono court |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 Aug 2026 |
COSASE adjourns Insurance Regulatory Authority audit hearing over dispute on who leads the authority |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Uganda hosts Mozambican delegation in Kampala for talks on veterans' affairs cooperation |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Security agencies seize truck carrying 500 bags of charcoal in Gulu, arrest driver and assistant |
Gulu |
Environmental issues |
| | 2 |
Single source |
| 25 Aug 2026 |
Refugees riot over Refugee Welfare Council election at Imvepi settlement, Terego; two dead, four arrested |
Terego |
Violence and conflict |
2 | 2 | 37 |
Verified |