| 4 Aug 2026 |
Engineer Moris Thibenda denies receiving Shs3.7bn from URC capacity building project |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 4 Aug 2026 |
DPP files contempt application seeking jail term for Besigye lawyer Eron Kiiza over X posts |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 4 Aug 2026 |
Minister Barugahara orders interdiction of 13 Mbarara City officials; Town Clerk and deputy detained |
Mbarara |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 2 |
Single source |
| 4 Aug 2026 |
Defence Minister tells Parliament government does not know whereabouts of missing opposition supporters |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Electoral Commission sets 17 September polling day for Adjumani West MP by-election |
Adjumani |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Besigye and Lutale ask High Court to let them serve Gen. Muhoozi by newspaper notice in Karua deportation case |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Aug 2026 |
Parliament hands URC Managing Director to police over 394 untraced railway wagons |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| 4 Aug 2026 |
NEMA issues stop order to Siia Fusion Uganda lead recycling plant in Nama, Mukono |
Mukono |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Aug 2026 |
High Court halts Besigye treason trial, orders medical report on his fitness to stand trial |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 4 Aug 2026 |
Soldiers withdraw from Nation Media Group Uganda premises in Namuwongo and Serena after month-long occupation |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
Njeru residents petition Office of the President over blocked public access road in Bujowali |
Buikwe |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Disputed |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
Mother of missing PFF mobiliser Sam Mugumya petitions Uganda Law Society in Rukungiri |
Rukungiri |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
Gen Katumba Wamala testifies at ICD trial over 2021 attack in Kisaasi |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
31 CSO petitioners ask Speaker Oboth-Oboth to intervene over suspension of NGOs |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Uganda Law Society president writes to security ministers demanding action over missing activist Sam Mugumya |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Six Sembabule District officials interdicted over alleged bribery and land title extortion |
Ssembabule |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
NDA arrests seven, including health workers and an LC official, in Oyam over stolen government medicines |
Oyam |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 7 |
Official claim |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Museveni presents Olara Otunnu to UN Security Council envoys as Uganda's UN Secretary-General candidate |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Four Soroti District councillors petition Local Government Minister to nullify 2026/27 district budget |
Soroti |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Elderly and child-headed households in Nabilatuk and Nakapiripirit receive cash and food relief amid Karamoja hunger |
Nabilatuk |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
Trade ministry tasks new Walimu Co-operative Union board with recovering Shs11b in unpaid teachers' loans |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
President Museveni says he has never ordered torture and warns security forces against abuses |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
President Museveni issues statement defending Stephen Nuwagaba as a torture survivor and criticising Andrew Mwenda |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
Police say 150 arrested and 78 charged over LC1 election offences in Kampala Metropolitan Area |
National |
Election related |
| | 150 |
Official claim |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
High Court in Kampala convicts nine people over 2018 kidnap and murder of Susan Magara |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
High Court dismisses Michael Katungi's bid to halt US extradition proceedings, returns case to Buganda Road court |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 3 Aug 2026 |
CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba appoints Brig Gen Nyakikuru acting Special Forces Command commander |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Aug 2026 |
Medical interns nationwide resolve not to report for duty over NETH policy and welfare |
National |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Single source |
| 2 Aug 2026 |
Goats of LC1 candidate supporter allegedly poisoned in Karagala Village, Ssunga Town Council, Mpigi |
Mpigi |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| Aug 2026 (day not reported) |
Electoral Commission dismisses 13 election officials in Busia's Buhehe Sub-county over alleged register tampering |
Busia |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Disputed |
| 1 Aug 2026 |
Police detain doctor after he visits ward where Besigye is held at Mulago Hospital, release him on bond |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 1 Aug 2026 |
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveils monument to Lt Col Yoni Netanyahu at Old Entebbe Terminal |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Besigye supporters march in Mbarara against his continued detention |
Mbarara |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Single source |
| 1 Aug 2026 |
Speaker Oboth-Oboth leaves imbalu launch in Mbale City early after dancers storm VIP section |
Mbale |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 1 Aug 2026 |
Parliamentary committee gives KCCA seven days to explain Kampala flooding after inspecting hotspots |
Kampala |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
NRM wins 113 of 141 LC1 seats in Jinja City village elections |
Jinja |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| Jul 2026 (day not reported) |
Finance Minister tells Parliament committee UNBS must remit all non-tax revenue to Consolidated Fund |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 31 Jul 2026 |
Parliament infrastructure committee gives KCCA seven days to explain Kampala drainage and flooding |
Kampala |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Verified |
| 31 Jul 2026 |
IGG directs Clerk to Parliament to interdict seven Parliament officials facing corruption charges |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 31 Jul 2026 |
General Court Martial grants amnesty to nine NUP supporters held since 2021 |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
UN rights chief Volker Türk raises alarm over civic space in Uganda; government rejects claims |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Disputed |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
Security operatives arrest Stephen Nuwagaba Rubaramira in Busega, Kampala; offences not announced |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
Parliament's infrastructure committee questions Kirumira-linked firm's hold on Uganda Railways land in Kampala |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| Jul 2026 (day not reported) |
Muwanga Kivumbi held at undisclosed location for 19 days; he alleges torture in detention |
National |
Violence and conflict |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
Uganda Law Society criticises media restrictions and urges fair trial safeguards in Besigye treason case |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
Parliament's Appointments Committee vets Witonze for State Minister for Internal Affairs |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
High Court orders Uganda Prisons to file Besigye medical report after he misses treason trial, Kampala |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
High Court declines bail for Erias Lukwago in misprision of treason case |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 30 Jul 2026 |
Anti-Corruption Court remands OPM refugees commissioner and IT officer to Luzira on abuse of office charges |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| Jul 2026 (day not reported) |
Prosecutors oppose bail for detained former Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago as he tells High Court of ill health |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |