| Jun 2026 (day not reported) |
Arua City authorities order hotel screening, bar visitors from high-risk DRC areas and suspend border markets |
Arua |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Jun 2026 |
Constitutional Court strikes down Human Rights (Enforcement) Act provisions allowing acquittal without full trial |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Jun 2026 |
Justice Baguma rejects Besigye defence request for constitutional reference, orders treason trial to proceed |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 31 May 2026 |
Treasury announces end of government funding for most public holiday celebrations from FY 2026/27 |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Kagumba residents block tractor hired by SCP Halango from ploughing disputed land in Kamuli |
Kamuli |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Disputed |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
Health and security officials suspend weekly markets near Bunagana border over Ebola |
Kisoro |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Gunmen abduct school director from her home in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe |
Buikwe |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Single source |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
At least seven Assistant Inspectors General of Police vacate offices at police headquarters |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 29 May 2026 |
NUP names Irene Nampala as flag bearer for Kalangala District Woman MP by-election |
Kalangala |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 29 May 2026 |
High Court orders security chiefs to produce missing ministry adviser Duncan Keith Ayebare |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 29 May 2026 |
Anti-Corruption Court adjourns Shs3.8b fraud trial of ex-PS Geraldine Ssali and MPs after prosecutors fail to appear |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 29 May 2026 |
"Concerned Citizens of Uganda" petition Parliament's Appointments Committee to reject Lawrence Muganga as minister |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 28 May 2026 |
Newly sworn-in Nakisunga councillor Henry Kittata Naggwano dies hours after oath; police investigate |
Mukono |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Disputed |
| 28 May 2026 |
Kanungu District Task Force closes border points to general traffic and shuts weekly markets and bars over Ebola |
Kanungu |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 28 May 2026 |
Rukungiri Municipality demolishes structures on road reserves while enforcing trade order |
Rukungiri |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Disputed |
| 28 May 2026 |
Parliament constitutes Appointments Committee ahead of vetting of ministers designate |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
US State Department raises Uganda travel advisory to Level 4 'Do Not Travel' over Ebola |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Single source |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
UPC distances itself from appointment of Santa Sandra Alum Ogwang as State minister |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
UCC postpones 2026 Uganda Film Festival over Ebola restrictions |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 28 May 2026 |
Parliament approves variation in number of ministers, expanding Cabinet |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 28 May 2026 |
Parliament approves Vice President nominee and Nabbanja as Prime Minister |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 28 May 2026 |
Opposition in Parliament unveils new shadow government; Ssenyonyi retained as Leader of the Opposition |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 28 May 2026 |
DP Vice President Mbidde notifies Norbert Mao he will challenge him for party presidency |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 27 May 2026 |
NEMA-led operation demolishes homes and businesses in Lubigi wetland, Kawaala, Rubaga Division |
Kampala |
Environmental issues |
| | 4 |
Verified |
| 27 May 2026 |
Museveni swaps Aceng and Lumumba, making Aceng Government Chief Whip and Lumumba ICT Minister |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 27 May 2026 |
Ebola task force closes Uganda's border with DRC and orders 21-day self-isolation for returnees |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
Police officer killed by mob at Nalait Trading Centre, Nakapiripirit, after knocking down an elderly man |
Nakapiripirit |
Violence and conflict |
1 | 1 | 2 |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
Ministry of Health circular restricts mass gatherings in Kampala Metropolitan Area over Ebola |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 May 2026 |
Electoral Commission declines to nominate NRM flag bearer for Kikuube LC5 by-election over name discrepancies |
Kikuube |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
Canada suspends immigration documents and imposes quarantine on travellers from Uganda over Ebola |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
Starlink granted provisional infrastructure and service licences in Uganda; President Museveni oversees signing |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 May 2026 |
Vice President Alupo bids farewell to outgoing US Ambassador William Popp in Kampala |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 May 2026 |
Thailand imposes mandatory 21-day Ebola quarantine on travellers from Uganda and DRC |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
President Museveni announces 83-member Cabinet, retaining Alupo and Nabbanja |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
Ministry of Education gives schools one week to fully enforce Ebola SOPs |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 26 May 2026 |
Kikuube authorities suspend markets and ban public gatherings in Kyangwali Sub-county after Ebola case |
Kikuube |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
High Court orders journalist Henry Lubulwa to pay Shs60 million for defaming Letshego Uganda and its CEO |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
George Othuba sworn in as Nebbi District LCV Chairperson |
Nebbi |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 26 May 2026 |
Ebola outbreak in Uganda, May 2026 |
National |
Humanitarian and crises |
1 | | |
Verified |
| 25 May 2026 |
Parliament department heads report to CID Kibuli as Among probe extends to staff bank accounts |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 25 May 2026 |
Kampala Lord Mayor Ronald Balimwezo names four-member city executive committee at City Hall |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 25 May 2026 |
High Court dismisses Nile Breweries bid to stop URA collecting Shs18.5bn in disputed taxes |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 May 2026 |
Ebola screening stepped up at overcrowded Nyakabande Transit Centre in Kisoro as Congolese refugee arrivals rise |
Kisoro |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 May 2026 |
Parliament elects Oboth-Oboth Speaker and Tayebwa Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 May 2026 |
Museveni threatens to dismiss ministers over poverty programmes, announces PDM funding rise |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 May 2026 |
Ministry of Health confirms two Ebola cases among health workers at a private facility in Kampala |
Kampala |
Humanitarian and crises |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 May 2026 |
Law Council strikes Kampala advocate Richard Buzibira off the roll over Shs1.2b land compensation fraud |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 25 May 2026 |
Kivumbi bail hearing at International Crimes Division adjourned to June 1 as prosecutors attend symposium |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 24 May 2026 |
NRM caucus endorses Oboth-Oboth for Speaker and Tayebwa for Deputy Speaker at State House Entebbe |
Wakiso |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 24 May 2026 |
Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza withdraws from race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |