| 21 Feb 2026 |
President Museveni pardons businessman serving sentence for 2015 murder |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 20 Feb 2026 |
Ugandan delegation concludes deal in Nairobi for Uganda to take stake in Kenya Pipeline Company IPO |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 20 Feb 2026 |
NEMA directs authorities to stop open burning of waste in urban areas, warns of prosecution |
National |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Single source |
| 20 Feb 2026 |
Uganda and DRC officials agree trade, immigration and security measures at Mpondwe/Kasindi border meeting |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| Date not reported (reported 20 Feb 2026) |
Former Justice Esther Kisaakye rejects jurisdiction of judicial tribunal probing her conduct |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 20 Feb 2026 |
US Embassy in Uganda issues security alert on rising crime in Kampala and countrywide |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Single source |
| 20 Feb 2026 |
Museveni hosts Sudan RSF commander Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo at State House Entebbe |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 20 Feb 2026 |
Mbale City Woman MP Lydia Wanyoto declares bid for Speaker of the 12th Parliament |
Mbale |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Kyagulanyi tells Geneva human rights summit his family fled Uganda after military raid on home |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Bobi Wine alleges soldiers raided his Magere home and assaulted his wife after the January election |
Wakiso |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Single source |
| 19 Feb 2026 |
Kabale court grants bail to NUP Deputy President for Western Uganda Jolly Jackline Tukamushaba |
Kabale |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 19 Feb 2026 |
KCCA and police demolish roadside kiosks in Kampala central business district |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 18 Feb 2026 |
UK and Indian business delegation of 25 companies visits Uganda at Prime Minister Nabbanja's invitation |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 18 Feb 2026 |
UPDF and Rwanda Defence Force commanders hold border security talks in Musanze, Rwanda |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 18 Feb 2026 |
Mob overpowers police and kills murder suspect in custody in Ntunda, Kyankwanzi |
Kyankwanzi |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Single source |
| 18 Feb 2026 |
Masindi High Court adjourns sugarcane union's suit over weighbridge closures, sets hearing dates |
Masindi |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Inspectorate of Government launches 2026-2030 anti-corruption strategic plan in Kampala |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 18 Feb 2026 |
Hoima Chief Magistrate halts recount, Kanyesigye remains National Female Youth MP-elect |
Hoima |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 18 Feb 2026 |
Former FDC deputy president Yusuf Nsibambi joins NRM at party headquarters in Kampala |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 18 Feb 2026 |
Buganda Road court denies bail to lawyer Male Mabirizi, remands him to Luzira until 27 March |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Joint security crime sweep in Kampala and Wakiso, February 2026 |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 201 |
Single source |
| 17 Feb 2026 |
Ministry of Internal Affairs announces start of Uganda–UAE visa waiver for diplomatic and service passports |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Vasundhara Oswal files High Court human rights petition over 21-day police detention in 2024 |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Disputed |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
KCCA directs Kampala street vendors to relocate to designated markets ahead of eviction deadline |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 17 Feb 2026 |
Trade ministry and sugar stakeholders agree to limit weighbridges to weighing and ban cane trading at the sites |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 17 Feb 2026 |
Mbarara High Court dismisses journalist Perez Rumanzi's rights case against two police commanders |
Mbarara |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 17 Feb 2026 |
Gulu court remands NUP's Lina Zedriga to 24 February as State seeks time to verify bail sureties |
Gulu |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 17 Feb 2026 |
Inspectorate of Government launches five-year strategic plan |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 16 Feb 2026 |
Police arrest 65 suspects in crime sweep in Nansana and surrounding areas, Wakiso |
Wakiso |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Official claim |
| 16 Feb 2026 |
Police arrest 136 suspects in crime sweep in Kampala Central Business District |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Official claim |
| 16 Feb 2026 |
Museveni appoints former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Girma Wake acting CEO of Uganda Airlines |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 16 Feb 2026 |
Security forces block NUP delegation from Kyagulanyi's home and arrest lawyer Kakuru Tumusiime |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 14 Feb 2026 |
Couple killed by unknown assailants in home attack in Ntunda Town Council, Kyankwanzi |
Kyankwanzi |
Violence and conflict |
2 | | |
Single source |
| 14 Feb 2026 |
Education minister says government will enforce free primary education with no fees in UPE schools |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Feb 2026 |
Museveni directs Uganda Airlines CEO Jeniffer Bamuturaki to step aside, names Girma Wake acting CEO |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Feb 2026 |
Uganda and DR Congo officials adopt border security resolutions at Paidha meeting, Zombo |
Zombo |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Feb 2026 |
Trade ministry officials and police close two roadside sugarcane weighbridges in Masindi |
Masindi |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 Feb 2026 |
Museveni meets Sudan Sovereignty Council Deputy Chairman Malik Agar at State House Entebbe |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Man remanded at Buganda Road court over a forged presidential letter appointing a Uganda Railways MD |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Auditor General report flags irregular payouts and asset gaps in government agency rationalisation (RAPEX) |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 12 Feb 2026 |
Gen. Muhoozi appoints Brig. Gen. Jackson Pande Kajuba commander of UPDF Armoured Division, Masaka |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Prisons transfer NUP leader Dr Lina Zedriga from Gulu to Luzira, citing security |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Disputed |
| 12 Feb 2026 |
General Court Martial resumes sittings at Makindye after more than a year of inactivity |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 12 Feb 2026 |
European Parliament adopts resolution condemning conduct of Uganda's 2026 elections |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Feb 2026 |
European Parliament adopts resolution on Uganda's post-election situation |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 Feb 2026 |
President Museveni directs ministries to support private airport project at Nyakyisharara aerodrome near Mbarara |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 11 Feb 2026 |
IGG spot check at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital finds idle machines, congestion and payment complaints |
Mbarara |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 11 Feb 2026 |
Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale petition Constitutional Court against amended UPDF Act and Court Martial resumption |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Masaka chief magistrate declares NRM's Justine Nameere Masaka City Woman MP after vote recount |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Disputed |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Cabinet approves plan to restock insurgency-affected households in northern Uganda with cattle |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |