| 17 Aug 2026 |
Kabale District Council approves peat extraction by Peate Energy Solutions, defers three other firms |
Kabale |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Verified |
| 17 Aug 2026 |
COSASE summons former UHRC accounting officer over Shs70m furniture expenditure flagged by Auditor General |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 17 Aug 2026 |
Nzeyi's lawyer tells COSASE he will refund NSSF rather than vacate disputed Temangalo land |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 17 Aug 2026 |
Kiboga prison murders trial adjourned over lack of funds |
Kiboga |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 17 Aug 2026 |
Buganda Road court grants bail to eight medical interns and health workers arrested at pay protest |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 16 Aug 2026 |
Local Government Minister Balaam says 110 local government staff face disciplinary cases after inspection tours |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Official claim |
| 16 Aug 2026 |
Parliament's Cosase inspects NSSF land at Temangalo, Wakiso, still occupied by seller Amos Nzeyi |
Wakiso |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Aug 2026 |
CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba reshuffles senior UPDF commanders |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 Aug 2026 |
Lands Minister Nabakooba suspends issuance of special certificates of land title |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
NDA arrests three, including two Ibanda district officials, over sale of government veterinary vaccines |
Ibanda |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 3 |
Official claim |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Museveni orders Shs26bn payment to Dealan Associates over police CCTV maintenance dispute |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Local Government PS orders repossession of stalls from defaulting vendors at Tororo Modern Central Market |
Tororo |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| Date not reported (reported 14 Aug 2026) |
COSASE MPs inspect Uganda Railways Corporation assets over losses and missing wagons |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Adonia Ayebare takes office as Minister of Foreign Affairs from acting minister Kasolo |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 14 Aug 2026 |
Works Minister Byamukama says ministry officials own buildings valued for road compensation |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Official claim |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
Maize traders park trucks at PRO Industries factory entrance in Luweero over unpaid supplies |
Luweero |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Disputed |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
Finance ministry asks Parliament to approve Shs27.78bn tax remissions for two private firms |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
URA arrests customs manager allegedly caught receiving US$60,000 bribe at Kampala restaurant |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Official claim |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
Parliament committee questions Kagina and Katumba over Kampala-Entebbe Expressway toll revenue losses |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
Local Government Minister orders arrest of Pakwach Town Clerk and District Engineer over Shs1 billion road |
Pakwach |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Works Ministry orders mandatory inspection of Sinotrucks and heavy dump trucks |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
High Court in Kampala sentences two men to death for murder of Ndiga clan leader Bbosa |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
Fisheries minister orders impounding of 402 illegal fishing nets at URA customs warehouse in Jinja City |
Jinja |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Disputed |
| 13 Aug 2026 |
Army distributes impounded charcoal to residents in Nwoya District; owners handed to police |
Nwoya |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Police arrest Kisoro District Service Commission chairperson and businessman over alleged Shs5m bribe |
Kisoro |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 2 |
Verified |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Energy ministry seeks Parliament approval to write off Shs2.6bn mineral rent owed by Kilembe Mines |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
URSB Registrar General Kainobwisho sent on forced leave and acting head appointed amid IGG probe |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Eight medical interns and health workers arrested during protest over intern pay on Parliamentary Avenue, Kampala |
Kampala |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | 8 |
Single source |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
State minister tells Parliament committee the government supports phased move of capital to Nakasongola |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Works ministry and police run 'Operation Barabara Salaama' road safety checks on Kampala-Masaka Highway |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Taxi operators in Tororo and Malaba strike and march to RDC over unregistered passenger vehicles |
Tororo |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Prosecution presents laptops as evidence in Bank of Uganda break-in trial at Buganda Road court |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Health Minister Baryomunsi tells Parliament medical interns must report by 15th or lose placements |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
UPDF turns away 15 recruitment candidates in Teso over forged academic documents |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Official claim |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Opposition PFF secretary general Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda says he has left Uganda citing threats of arrest |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
PM Nabbanja announces Sunday cleaning exemption for Adventists and rules for second National Cleaning Day |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
OPM reports 1,106 households resettled and 2,258 acres acquired under Mt Elgon resettlement programme |
National |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Official claim |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Ministry of Works directs police to impound buses and trucks fitted with non-factory horns and flickering lights |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 Aug 2026 |
Platform for Informal Workers petitions Museveni and Nabbanja for bailout over trade order evictions |
National |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 Aug 2026 |
Security forces in northern Uganda order ban on transporting charcoal into Uganda |
National |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 Aug 2026 |
UPDF recruitment team arrests applicant over alleged bribe attempt in Masindi |
Masindi |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Violence halts LC2 voting in Kisubi Parish, Lubaga Division |
Kampala |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
UPDF recruitment team arrests 13 over forged applicant cards at Kakindu Stadium, Jinja City |
Jinja |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 13 |
Official claim |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Naguru I Parish LC2 vote delayed over claims serving police officers took part; contestant boycotts |
Kampala |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
NRM wins 92 of 97 women's council chairperson seats in Mukono District |
Mukono |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
NRM wins 80 of 97 parish chairperson seats in Mukono District elections |
Mukono |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
NRM candidates win most LC2 parish seats in Kampala and Nansana |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
LC1 election in Buwanika Village, Kisenyi One Parish suspended after violence; security fire in the air |
Kampala |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Kabale District launches wetland restoration operation, warns encroachers of forced eviction |
Kabale |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Journalists blocked from Electoral Commission offices in Rubaga during LC2 elections |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |