| 14 May 2026 |
Norbert Mao, newly sworn in as Laroo-Pece MP, backs PLU withdrawal of support for Speaker Among |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 May 2026 |
President Museveni appoints Moses Kazibwe Kawumi Deputy Chief Justice and Agnes Alum Chief Registrar |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 May 2026 |
Museveni meets Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy at State House Entebbe |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 14 May 2026 |
Ministers among about 170 MPs sworn in on second day of 12th Parliament oath-taking |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 14 May 2026 |
KCCA suspends on-street parking from Kitgum House on Jinja Road to Kampala-Entebbe Road junction |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 May 2026 |
High Court session in Ntungamo ends with 18 convictions; judge faults police investigations |
Ntungamo |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 May 2026 |
CID-led joint security team cordons off and searches Anita Among's Nakasero home |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 May 2026 |
Retired soldier found dead after alleged assault by police patrol on football fans in Kamusegu, Kagadi |
Kagadi |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Disputed |
| 13 May 2026 |
Ntungamo District chairperson and 63 councillors sworn in; Bernard Ahabwe Mupenda elected Speaker |
Ntungamo |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 May 2026 |
Lawyers and activists petition IGG to investigate Speaker Anita Among's wealth declaration |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 May 2026 |
Congolese family refuses body of relative who died in Ugandan police custody at Busanza border |
Kisoro |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
NRM mobilisers in Rukungiri allege Peace Rugambwa campaign team staged fake opposition defectors |
Rukungiri |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
Muwanga Kivumbi and 24 co-accused apply for bail at International Crimes Division in terrorism case |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
Four Manafwa officials charged and remanded over theft of UGX 8 million PDM SACCO funds |
Manafwa |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 May 2026 |
Presidents Museveni and El-Sisi hold talks on Nile waters, trade and regional security |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 May 2026 |
Gen. Moses Ali sworn in as Adjumani West County MP in low-key ceremony at Parliament |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 May 2026 |
184 members of the 12th Parliament sworn in on first day at Parliament, Kampala |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 May 2026 |
Police report 37 people evacuated to hospital and arrests at Museveni's inauguration at Kololo |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | 17 |
Disputed |
| 12 May 2026 |
Police and Field Force Unit increase deployment along highways in Kapchorwa during inauguration |
Kapchorwa |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 May 2026 |
Patriotic League of Uganda withdraws endorsement of Among and Tayebwa for Speaker and Deputy Speaker |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 May 2026 |
Museveni sworn in for seventh elective term at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, Kampala |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 May 2026 |
Heavy army and police deployment across Kampala as Museveni is sworn in for new term |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 12 May 2026 |
Army and police deployed in Iganga, including at NUP offices, during presidential inauguration |
Iganga |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 May 2026 |
Four Rukungiri High School teachers arrested for holding lessons during school holiday |
Rukungiri |
Policy and legislation |
| | 4 |
Verified |
| 11 May 2026 |
Buganda Road court remands businessman over alleged Sh2 billion fertiliser fraud and forged ministry permits |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Verified |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
Police say they detained youths transporting old tyres towards Entebbe ahead of inauguration |
Wakiso |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Official claim |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
FDC and ANT leaders announce boycott of Museveni's swearing-in ceremony |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba signals PLU may not back Speaker Among for 12th Parliament |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 11 May 2026 |
Security forces deploy heavily across Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono ahead of presidential inauguration |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 11 May 2026 |
NRM and South Sudan's SPLM sign party cooperation agreement |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 May 2026 |
High Court dismisses challenge to NRM endorsement of Among and Tayebwa for Speaker and Deputy Speaker |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 May 2026 |
Foreign heads of state and delegations arrive in Uganda for Museveni's swearing-in; Museveni meets US delegation |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 May 2026 |
Erias Lukwago hands over Kampala Lord Mayor's office to Ronald Balimwezo at City Hall |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 May 2026 |
Eight security guards charged and remanded over Bank of Uganda break-in, Buganda Road court |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | 8 |
Verified |
| 11 May 2026 |
DRC's Tshisekedi and Somalia's Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrive in Uganda for Museveni's inauguration |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 11 May 2026 |
Burundi CNDD-FDD and South Sudan SPLM delegations arrive at Entebbe for Museveni's inauguration |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 May 2026 |
Ugandan security arrests Long Distance Drivers Union leaders at Elegu; released next day |
Amuru |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 3 |
Disputed |
| 10 May 2026 |
Truck drivers blockade Uganda-Kenya border points at Malaba, Busia, Suam and Lwakhakha over arrest of their leaders |
National |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Verified |
| 10 May 2026 |
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir arrives in Kampala for Museveni's inauguration |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 May 2026 |
Police and army intensify night patrols in Kampala Metropolitan Area ahead of presidential swearing-in |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
FDC declines invitation to President Museveni's swearing-in, says Amuriat at Buikwe retreat |
Buikwe |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 10 May 2026 |
Gen Muhoozi says PLU MPs will back the President's choice for Speaker, stepping back from Among endorsement |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 May 2026 |
Education ministry says teachers' pay will not be tied to TELA attendance system in current financial year |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 May 2026 |
Buvuma residents accuse army of involvement in banned mukene fishing |
Buvuma |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| May 2026 (day not reported) |
PM Robinah Nabbanja hands Bugoma forest from NFA to Uganda Wildlife Authority |
National |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Verified |
| 8 May 2026 |
Police announce heavy deployment and road closures for presidential swearing-in at Kololo |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 8 May 2026 |
Group from DR Congo crosses into Kisoro and attacks officers at Nyabwishenya Police Post over missing detainee |
Kisoro |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 8 May 2026 |
Uganda and DRC open 9th session of Joint Permanent Commission in Kampala |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 7 May 2026 |
Minister Omona says over 60,000 migrant herders' cattle removed from northern Uganda |
Amuru |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Official claim |
| 7 May 2026 |
Congolese man dies in custody at Nyabwishenya Police Post, Kisoro; officers arrested for secret burial |
Kisoro |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | 6 |
Verified |