| 11 Feb 2026 |
Masaka High Court judge declines to recuse himself from NUP candidate's challenge to Woman MP recount |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 10 Feb 2026 |
IGG inspection of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital finds staff absent; nursing assistant arrested |
Kabale |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 10 Feb 2026 |
IGG Aisha Naluzze Batala raises concern over corruption in district service commissions at Kabale meeting |
Kabale |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 Feb 2026 |
Masaka High Court grants bail to Fr. Deus Ssekabira in Shs 500m money laundering case |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 10 Feb 2026 |
Investor Vasundhara Oswal files High Court petition over her 2024 detention |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Feb 2026 |
Police confirm continued deployment around Kyagulanyi's home, citing national security |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Feb 2026 |
President Museveni arrives in Tanzania for working visit and bilateral talks with President Samia Suluhu Hassan |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
Internal Affairs Minister Otafiire directs police to halt roadside sugarcane weighbridges |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
CID and State House Anti-Corruption Unit summon five Uganda Music Promoters SACCO officials over UGX 1.5bn presidential |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Disputed |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
UPDF 5 Division operation against cattle rustlers in Kitgum, Abim and Agago |
National |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Official claim |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Nakapiripirit District LCIII results: NRM wins most seats, independent takes Moruita |
Nakapiripirit |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Kamwenge District LCIII results: NRM keeps majority, independents win Kamwenge and Biguli sub-counties |
Kamwenge |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Incumbent LCIII chairperson rejects Buhehe Sub-county result, alleges tally was altered |
Busia |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
High Court orders IGP to account for whereabouts of NUP's Jolly Tukamushaba |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Electoral Commission declares LCIII chairperson results in Mukono District; NRM wins most seats |
Mukono |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Busia District LCIII results: NRM wins all 13 declared sub-county seats; NUP wins Busia Western Division |
Busia |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Amudat District LCIII results: independents win three seats from NRM |
Amudat |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
NUP's Jolly Tukamushaba charged with incitement in Kabale after reported three-week disappearance |
Kabale |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
NUP northern deputy president Dr Lina Zedriga charged with incitement and remanded in Gulu |
Gulu |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
Museveni commends UPDF for election security at Tarehe Sita celebrations in Kabale |
Kabale |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
Electoral Commission declares independent Mercy Kanyesigye winner of National Female Youth MP seat in Hoima |
Hoima |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Feb 2026 |
US Ambassador and Uganda Foreign Affairs officials brief press on visa compliance in Kampala |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 5 Feb 2026 |
FDC MP Yusuf Nsibambi leads 17 opposition politicians to meet President Museveni at State House Entebbe |
Wakiso |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 5 Feb 2026 |
Supreme Court orders responses to Kasibante's application to withdraw presidential election petition |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Feb 2026 |
Kampala Minister Minsa Kabanda gives street vendors two weeks to leave Kampala streets |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Polling officials in Wakiso let some voters cast ballots without biometric verification in local polls |
Wakiso |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
NUP's Rubongoya alleges rigging, says he will challenge Kabanda's Kampala Central MP win in court |
Kampala |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
NUP's Mwiru and Balimwezo accuse Electoral Commission of tallying irregularities, including Jinja City mayor race |
Jinja |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
LCIII chairperson election results declared in Zombo District |
Zombo |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| Feb 2026 (day not reported) |
Biometric kits fail at Tororo polling stations, voters turned away in Mukuju Sub-county |
Tororo |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Feb 2026 |
Assailants seize ballot boxes and assault polling officials at Makulubita polling station, Luwero |
Luweero |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Feb 2026 |
NRM sub-county chairperson Sam Wamimbi killed in clash at Kakere polling station, Bukedea, during LCIII elections |
Bukedea |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Single source |
| 4 Feb 2026 |
Police end standoff over polling station setup at Mbazzi Mosque, Muduuma, Mpigi |
Mpigi |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Feb 2026 |
LC III and municipal division elections open late across Uganda amid low turnout |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Feb 2026 |
FDC candidate Nandala Mafabi rejects 2026 presidential results and calls for EC resignation at Mbale press conference |
Mbale |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Feb 2026 |
Candidates' agents in Sembabule accuse soldiers of favouring a candidate and scaring voters |
Ssembabule |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| 4 Feb 2026 |
Ballot materials fail to reach Luwero Islamic Primary School polling stations on election morning |
Luweero |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Minister Baryomunsi says Kyagulanyi is not wanted by any security agency and urges him to leave hiding |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Disputed |
| 3 Feb 2026 |
Museveni hosts AU-EAC-SADC facilitators on DRC peace process at State House Entebbe |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Feb 2026 |
Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi charged under Computer Misuse Act over TikTok posts on judges, remanded to Luzira |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 3 Feb 2026 |
Butambala MP Muwanga Kivumbi appears in Butambala court on terrorism charges |
Butambala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Masaka City Woman MP recount finds ballot boxes without ballots and one with ballots for a single candidate |
Masaka |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Single source |
| 2 Feb 2026 |
Ugandan authorities declare activist Jeffrey Smith and lawyer Robert Amsterdam persona non grata |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Disputed |
| 2 Feb 2026 |
Uganda Airlines CEO Jennifer Bamuturaki tells staff the board will advertise her post amid investigations |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Feb 2026 |
NUP's Rose Nalubowa petitions High Court against Masaka City Woman MP recount outcome |
Masaka |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 2 Feb 2026 |
Museveni appoints Henry Lutwama as Special Presidential Assistant and Coordinator of Bataka in Buganda |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Feb 2026 |
Masaka magistrate declares NRM's Nameere Masaka City Woman MP after court-ordered recount |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 1 Feb 2026 |
Masaka court recount declares NRM's Justine Nameere Masaka City Woman MP, overturning EC result |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 1 Feb 2026 |
Electoral Commission sets 4 February for local government polls where voting was not held or concluded |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 31 Jan 2026 |
Court-supervised recount of Masaka City Woman MP votes excludes Kimwanyi P7 ballot box |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |