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
4 Mar 2026 Secretary to the Judiciary tells PAC that UGX54 billion in bail deposits and court securities remains unclaimed National Policy and legislation Single source
4 Mar 2026 Police shoot dead salon owner on Kasangati–Matugga road; family disputes robbery suspicion Wakiso Violence and conflict 11 Disputed
4 Mar 2026 Deputy Speaker Tayebwa chairs NRM reconciliation of rival Kasambya camps after election violence Wakiso Election related Verified
4 Mar 2026 Tororo Municipal Council gives street vendors one week to vacate streets Tororo Policy and legislation Verified
3 Mar 2026 Man dies after alleged beating by UPDF soldiers guarding Busitema Forest Reserve, Busia Busia Violence and conflict 1 Disputed
3 Mar 2026 AUSSOM says UPDF and Somali troops captured Mubarak town, Somalia, from Al-Shabaab National International relations Official claim
3 Mar 2026 Shs60b Bank of Uganda fraud case against nine Finance Ministry officials committed to High Court Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
3 Mar 2026 Masindi District Council approves relocation of sugarcane weighbridges to highways Masindi Policy and legislation Verified
3 Mar 2026 Lira court acquits 12 NUP supporters charged over damage and theft from police vehicle during campaign Lira Justice and court rulings Verified
Date not reported (reported 3 Mar 2026) MPs representing persons with disabilities endorse Among and Tayebwa for Speaker and Deputy Speaker National Election related Single source
3 Mar 2026 Toro region MPs and MP-elects endorse Anita Among for Speaker of 12th Parliament National Election related Single source
3 Mar 2026 Taxi operators storm Bushenyi-Ishaka municipal offices over van impounded by police on RDC's orders Bushenyi Protest and civil unrest Verified
3 Mar 2026 Rubanda district officials and contractor charged in Anti-Corruption Court over Shs107m agricultural funds Kampala Corruption and abuse of office Verified
3 Mar 2026 Internal Affairs Ministry announces free visa extensions for travellers stranded by Middle East airspace closures National Policy and legislation Verified
2 Mar 2026 Government limit of 66 fishing boats per gazetted landing site takes effect in Kalangala Kalangala Policy and legislation Verified
2 Mar 2026 Cosase questions Departed Asians Custodian Board over property mismanagement and summons board leadership Kampala Corruption and abuse of office Verified
2 Mar 2026 Mbale City enforcement officers, backed by police and army, evict street vendors and demolish stalls Mbale Policy and legislation Disputed
2 Mar 2026 Kalangala RDC lifts ban on community megaphones after general election Kalangala Civic space and media freedom Verified
2 Mar 2026 Works State Minister Ecweru orders car dealers off road reserves and walkways in Kampala Kampala Policy and legislation Single source
2 Mar 2026 UPDF says it evacuated 43 Ugandan students from Tehran to Turkey National International relations Official claim
2 Mar 2026 Ministry of Health orders probe into private doctors' alleged use of Mukono General Hospital for paid surgeries Mukono Corruption and abuse of office Disputed
2 Mar 2026 Inspectorate of Government investigates complaint over reappointment of National Drug Authority board National Corruption and abuse of office Verified
2 Mar 2026 Inspectorate of Government arrests Rubanda District officials over alleged embezzlement Rubanda Corruption and abuse of office 6 Verified
2 Mar 2026 Finance Ministry releases salary framework for staff of externally funded project units National Policy and legislation Single source
2 Mar 2026 Constitutional Court dismisses DP MPs' petition against the 2022 NRM-DP cooperation agreement Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
28 Feb 2026 Uganda's Foreign Affairs ministry advises citizens to leave Iran and withdraws non-essential embassy staff from Tehran National International relations Single source
28 Feb 2026 President Museveni receives credentials of six ambassadors at State House Entebbe Wakiso International relations Single source
27 Feb 2026 Businessman Muhammad Ssebuufu released from Luzira Prison after presidential pardon Kampala Policy and legislation Single source
Feb 2026 (day not reported) UPDF and Congolese forces overrun ADF camp in eastern DRC under Operation Shujaa, UPDF says National International actions Official claim
Date not reported (reported 27 Feb 2026) Treasury Secretary Ggoobi discloses Shs31 billion pension overpayments, calls for internal audit overhaul Kampala Corruption and abuse of office Single source
Date not reported (reported 26 Feb 2026) Auditor General reports Shs52 billion local revenue shortfall across 124 local governments for FY 2024/25 National Corruption and abuse of office Single source
26 Feb 2026 Supreme Court allows Kasibante to withdraw presidential petition, Museveni deemed duly elected National Justice and court rulings Verified
25 Feb 2026 Gulu City authorities give street vendors two weeks to leave walkways and road reserves Gulu Policy and legislation Single source
25 Feb 2026 Amnesty Commission reports 28,340 former insurgents granted amnesty since 1986 National Policy and legislation Official claim
Feb 2026 (day not reported) Uganda Wildlife Authority seizes 154 kg of ivory and arrests suspected trafficker in Nwoya Nwoya Environmental issues 1 Official claim
Feb 2026 (day not reported) NEMA and security agencies halt unpermitted wetland works in Ssezibwa catchment, Wakiso, and seize machinery Wakiso Environmental issues Official claim
24 Feb 2026 High Court orders DPP to complete evidence disclosure in Besigye treason trial by 3 March Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
24 Feb 2026 Gulu court grants bail to NUP Northern Uganda deputy president Dr Lina Zedriga Gulu Justice and court rulings Verified
24 Feb 2026 DP President General Norbert Mao announces candidacy for Speaker of the 12th Parliament National Election related Single source
23 Feb 2026 Cabinet approves holding LC I, LC II and Women Council elections in March and April 2026 National Election related Single source
23 Feb 2026 EU Parliament delegation in Brussels hears Bobi Wine and Sarah Bireete on Uganda's post-election situation National International relations Single source
2026 (month not reported) High Court in Mukono consolidates Kabaka's land suits against 12 district governments and Attorney General Mukono Justice and court rulings Single source
23 Feb 2026 Prison warder allegedly shoots superiors at Kiboga Central Prison; four dead including a toddler Kiboga Violence and conflict 43 Disputed
23 Feb 2026 Mass at Lubaga Cathedral to pray for detained Kizza Besigye called off; Winnie Byanyima says President ordered it Kampala Civic space and media freedom Verified
23 Feb 2026 Kabale court convicts former Rukungiri LC5 aspirant of stealing Shs 440 million from former MP's family Kabale Justice and court rulings Single source
22 Feb 2026 Police in Soroti seize 261 passports allegedly sold illegally, arrest one suspect Soroti Corruption and abuse of office 1 Official claim
22 Feb 2026 UWA and police arrest suspected ivory trafficker with ten elephant tusks in Nwoya Nwoya Environmental issues 1 Official claim
22 Feb 2026 Lubaga Cathedral special Mass for detained Kizza Besigye postponed after reported presidential request Kampala Civic space and media freedom Single source
Feb 2026 (day not reported) OPM and Ministry of Water and Environment issue nationwide flood and landslide alert over February rains National Environmental issues Single source
Feb 2026 (day not reported) CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba orders removal of immigration officers over ID access for Banyarwanda National Policy and legislation Single source