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
27 Apr 2026 Cabinet lifts suspension of Trade Order, resuming enforcement including demolition of non-compliant structures National Policy and legislation Single source
Apr 2026 (day not reported) Uganda and Rwanda sign four MoUs at 12th Joint Permanent Commission session in Kampala Kampala International relations Single source
Apr 2026 (day not reported) Supreme Court awards costs against applicants who withdrew challenge to Mutungo land settlement National Justice and court rulings Single source
27 Apr 2026 General Court Martial charges Brig Gen Barigye Ruheesi and three UPDF officers over diversion of fuel Kampala Corruption and abuse of office Verified
25 Apr 2026 Immigration officers arrest 62 Nigerian nationals in Adjumani over visa misuse Adjumani Policy and legislation 62 Official claim
2026 (month not reported) Police round up more than 110 suspects in Nakulabye and surrounding areas, Kampala Kampala Violence and conflict 110 Official claim
25 Apr 2026 High Court Commercial Division orders Airtel Uganda to pay Shs1.1 billion in disputed tax to URA Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
24 Apr 2026 Civil society groups tell Parliament the Sovereignty Bill threatens their existence National Policy and legislation Verified
24 Apr 2026 Parliament approves Shs84.391 trillion national budget for 2026/27 National Policy and legislation Single source
24 Apr 2026 Speaker Among denies 'swallowed the opposition' remarks in Parliament, calls for arrest of AI video makers Kampala Civic space and media freedom Disputed
24 Apr 2026 Parliament passes National Teachers Bill 2024 with amendments National Policy and legislation Single source
24 Apr 2026 High Court finds Christopher Okello Onyum has a case to answer over Ggaba daycare killings Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
24 Apr 2026 Government suspends nationwide enforcement of trade order, Minister Bahati tells Parliament National Policy and legislation Verified
23 Apr 2026 World Bank writes to Parliament criticising Uganda's Protection of Sovereignty Bill National International actions Verified
23 Apr 2026 Parliament passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2026, dropping tax on diaspora earnings and non-business asset sales National Policy and legislation Verified
23 Apr 2026 High Court adjourns Besigye treason case over State bid to conceal witness identities Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
23 Apr 2026 Works ministry review committee says 30km/h EPS speed limit was applied in error, recommends special zones only National Policy and legislation Single source
23 Apr 2026 Parliament lists Protection of Sovereignty Bill for final readings eight days after first reading National Policy and legislation Single source
22 Apr 2026 Uganda and Tanzania review feasibility study for cross-border gas pipeline at Joint Technical Committee in Dar es Salaam National International relations Single source
22 Apr 2026 Local Government minister meets Pentecostal church leaders over urban trade order enforcement National Policy and legislation Single source
22 Apr 2026 Uganda and Rwanda sign four cooperation agreements at 12th Joint Permanent Commission in Kampala Kampala International relations Single source
22 Apr 2026 Uganda Medical Association and medical interns petition court over withdrawn allowances National Policy and legislation Disputed
22 Apr 2026 IGP passes out 7,018 former election Special Police Constables for private security work at Olilim National Policy and legislation Official claim
22 Apr 2026 ICC official raises fraud concerns over Ongwen reparations at Lira City stakeholders' dialogue Lira International actions Verified
21 Apr 2026 Police arrest two suspected panga robbers in Kawempe, Kampala Kampala Violence and conflict 2 Official claim
21 Apr 2026 Parliament passes 2026 tax bills, including 30% levy on second-hand clothes and VAT threshold rise National Policy and legislation Single source
21 Apr 2026 Kole District CID officer arrested over alleged attempted rape of student at Kole Police Barracks Kole Violence and conflict 1 Verified
Date not reported (reported 21 Apr 2026) Supreme Court upholds defilement conviction and rebukes DPP for failing to file submissions National Justice and court rulings Single source
21 Apr 2026 Electoral Commission says by-election will fill Kalangala Woman MP seat after death of MP-elect Kalangala Election related Single source
21 Apr 2026 Businessman Muhammad Ali charged over Shs13 billion gold fraud, remanded by Makindye court Kampala Corruption and abuse of office Single source
21 Apr 2026 Agriculture minister directs RDCs and CAOs to push extension workers as vehicles handed to districts in Kampala Kampala Policy and legislation Verified
20 Apr 2026 Police arrest 28 students after violent strike at Saviour Secondary School, Kisoro Kisoro Protest and civil unrest 28 Official claim
20 Apr 2026 Ministry of Works and Transport rolls out mandatory roadworthiness inspection of passenger buses National Policy and legislation Single source
20 Apr 2026 Kaiti magistrate sentences Namutumba tally clerk to 18 months for forging LC III election results National Justice and court rulings Verified
20 Apr 2026 Gulu High Court allows substituted service of election petition on Justice Minister Norbert Mao Gulu Justice and court rulings Single source
Date not reported (reported 20 Apr 2026) UPDF and FARDC say over 200 civilians rescued in offensive on ADF camp along River Epulu, eastern DRC National Violence and conflict Official claim
Date not reported (reported 20 Apr 2026) UBOS denies report that its director drew a gun on Rubanda West MP Moses Kamuntu in Kololo Kampala Violence and conflict Disputed
Apr 2026 (day not reported) Police, army and KCCA raid Nakivubo Channel shelters in Kampala crackdown on suspected gangs Kampala Civic space and media freedom 118 Official claim
20 Apr 2026 Wife of Kyagulanyi aide charged over SIM card use and remanded to Kasangati Prisons Kampala Civic space and media freedom Single source
20 Apr 2026 Uganda and Rwanda open 12th Joint Permanent Commission session in Kampala Kampala International relations Single source
19 Apr 2026 Retired journalist Joe Nam shot dead by masked gunman in Kawanda Central, Nabweru, Wakiso Wakiso Violence and conflict 1 Single source
18 Apr 2026 Masaka City Woman MP-elect Nameere files defence in Nalubowa election petition Masaka Election related Disputed
17 Apr 2026 IGG spot check finds enrolment far below declared figures at Umar and Yumbe Primary School, Mbale City Mbale Corruption and abuse of office Disputed
17 Apr 2026 IGG inspection finds Nakaloke–Namagumba road in Mbale City incomplete and substandard Mbale Corruption and abuse of office Verified
17 Apr 2026 Electoral Commission issues programme for Kikuube district chairperson by-election, polling set for 10 June 2026 Kikuube Election related Verified
17 Apr 2026 Martin Nsubuga reappointed URBRA chief executive after board dissolved National Policy and legislation Verified
17 Apr 2026 High Court sentences UPDF soldier to 30 years for murder committed in Kole District National Justice and court rulings Single source
16 Apr 2026 Uganda, China and FAO formally close South-South agricultural cooperation project at Munyonyo Kampala International relations Single source
16 Apr 2026 Three agents of Rukiga LC5 chairperson-elect charged over election-day assault, granted bail Rukiga Justice and court rulings Single source
Date not reported (reported 16 Apr 2026) URA customs officer finds USD 10.2 million concealed in container; suspect handed to security National Corruption and abuse of office 1 Official claim