UGM Uganda Governance Monitor
3250incidents
396killed
367injured
11694arrested

1695 not independently verified are included; 1142 national incidents have no map point. Arrest totals may include some overlap between roll-up reports.

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Date IncidentDistrictCategory Killed Injured Arrested Evidence
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Police arrest Yumbe District NRM chairperson and administrator over alleged misuse of Shs345m mobilisation funds Yumbe Corruption and abuse of office 2 Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) High Court strikes out businessman's challenge to former lands minister Mayanja's directives on disputed Wakiso land Wakiso Justice and court rulings Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) High Court directs security agencies to finish inquiries into whereabouts of Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi before habeas corp National Justice and court rulings Verified
Jul 2026 (day not reported) High Court assigns Justice Kinobe to rule on Besigye and Lutale's right to lawyers of their choice; ruling set for 13 Au National Justice and court rulings Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Electoral Commission cancels LC1 elections in three Busia villages after chaos at polling stations Busia Election related Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Assaults and torn voters register at Buhamuna LC1 polling station, Busia Busia Violence and conflict Single source
29 Jul 2026 NUP's Muwanga Kivumbi charged with incitement to violence in Butambala court and remanded to Kitalya Butambala Civic space and media freedom Verified
29 Jul 2026 Muwanga Kivumbi resurfaces at Nateete Police Station after more than two weeks out of view Kampala Civic space and media freedom Verified
29 Jul 2026 Four Mbale District officials charged with abuse of office and neglect of duty at Anti-Corruption Court Mbale Corruption and abuse of office 4 Single source
29 Jul 2026 Electoral Commission orders repeat LC1 polls in 1,135 villages for 1 August National Election related Verified
29 Jul 2026 Besigye collapses in court dock as High Court treason trial begins over his objections National Justice and court rulings Verified
28 Jul 2026 Defeated LC1 chairpersons in Katabi Town Council allege rigging and security interference in village polls Wakiso Electoral malpractice Verified
28 Jul 2026 Two killed by gunshots after LC1 polling station disrupted in Bumwenge Town Council, Jinja Jinja Violence and conflict 2 Verified
28 Jul 2026 Nationwide LC1 village elections held by lining up behind candidates National Election related Verified
28 Jul 2026 Judiciary issues restrictive media and public access guidelines for Besigye treason trial Kampala Civic space and media freedom Verified
28 Jul 2026 Electoral Commission reports officials let unregistered voters vote and may have colluded to manipulate LC I results National Electoral malpractice Single source
28 Jul 2026 Coffee seedling supplier accuses State Minister Nameere of non-payment at Masaka anti-corruption rally Masaka Corruption and abuse of office Disputed
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Three men arrested over alleged distribution of illegally obtained voter slips in Ezoova Cell, Arua City Arua Electoral malpractice 3 Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Inspectorate of Government inspects Busega-Mpigi Expressway and announces value-for-money audit National Corruption and abuse of office Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Independent candidate defeats incumbent NRM flagbearer in LC 1 race in Ezoova Cell, Arua City Arua Election related Single source
2026 (month not reported) Electoral Commission strikes off NRM LC I candidates in three Nyendo-Mukungwe cells, Masaka City Masaka Election related Single source
28 Jul 2026 Security forces fire tear gas and live bullets after residents reject LC1 result in Jinja Kawempe A Cell Kampala Violence and conflict Single source
28 Jul 2026 President Museveni promotes 301 UPDF officers and confirms ranks of 172 others National Policy and legislation Single source
28 Jul 2026 Police and army disperse march to Nabweru Division headquarters over Kawempe LC1 result; several arrested National Protest and civil unrest Single source
28 Jul 2026 More than 800 LC I chairperson candidates unopposed in Greater Masaka and Greater Luwero as village polls held National Election related Disputed
28 Jul 2026 Ministry of Health declares end of Uganda's 2026 Ebola outbreak National Humanitarian and crises Single source
28 Jul 2026 LC1 voting delayed in Kawempe villages after Electoral Commission officials arrive late Kampala Election related Single source
27 Jul 2026 Nation Media Group Uganda announces resumption of operations after month-long government-ordered shutdown National Civic space and media freedom Verified
27 Jul 2026 Commercial Court finds Monitor Publications and NTV Uganda liable for infringing lawyer's copyright in X post Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
27 Jul 2026 President Museveni appoints Juma Witonze Kisekka State Minister for Internal Affairs National Policy and legislation Verified
25 Jul 2026 Police enforcement of government cleaning directive halts business at Busia border Busia Policy and legislation Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Kyotera authorities arrest two primary school teachers over alleged payroll fraud Kyotera Corruption and abuse of office 2 Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Engineers' body UIPE criticises public arrests of district engineers in anti-corruption drive National Corruption and abuse of office Single source
25 Jul 2026 UPDF chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba begins official working visit to Kigali, Rwanda National International relations Single source
24 Jul 2026 Rwanda gazettes renunciation of citizenship by rejected Ugandan minister nominee Lawrence Muganga National International actions Single source
24 Jul 2026 Unknown attackers kill security guard and steal rifle at coffee stores in Kalonga, Mubende Mubende Violence and conflict 1 Single source
24 Jul 2026 Uganda government nominates Olara Otunnu for UN Secretary-General National International relations Verified
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Works Ministry begins mandatory inspections of commercial vehicles, announces demerit points plan National Policy and legislation Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) NEMA and Ministry of Water and Environment run enforcement operation against sand mining in Lwera Wetland National Environmental issues Official claim
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Finance Minister Musasizi directs UIA to fast-track infrastructure in industrial parks National Policy and legislation Single source
24 Jul 2026 Government declares mandatory monthly National Cleaning Day with movement and business restrictions National Policy and legislation Single source
24 Jul 2026 DPP opposes bail for PFF president Erias Lukwago in misprision of treason case at High Court Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
23 Jul 2026 Former EALA aspirant Mugerwa Abdallah Hamtono writes to Speaker challenging election of new EALA MPs National Electoral malpractice Single source
23 Jul 2026 Uganda Railways MD records statement with Parliament Police over 394 missing wagons Kampala Corruption and abuse of office Single source
23 Jul 2026 Uganda adopts roadmap towards ratifying IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons at Entebbe meeting Wakiso International relations Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Newly built Shs40m Kankoko bridge collapses in Kanungu; RDC orders arrest of district engineer Kanungu Corruption and abuse of office Single source
Jul 2026 (day not reported) Museveni directs scheduling of swearing-in of Ayebare and Musherure after US citizenship renunciation National Policy and legislation Official claim
23 Jul 2026 Uganda and South Sudan open joint border bilateral meetings in Arua Arua International relations Single source
23 Jul 2026 UHRC chairperson Mariam Wangadya appears before Parliament's Legal Committee over governance concerns at commission National Corruption and abuse of office Disputed
23 Jul 2026 Journalist Solomon Serwanja declares candidacy for LCI chairperson in Mukono village Mukono Election related Single source