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
16 Jan 2026 Police fire tear gas to disperse NUP supporters at Kayunga District tally centre Kayunga Protest and civil unrest Single source
16 Jan 2026 Ministry of Education postpones reopening of all schools to 10 February 2026, citing general elections National Policy and legislation Verified
16 Jan 2026 Electoral Commission releases third batch of provisional presidential results with Museveni leading National Election related Verified
16 Jan 2026 Electoral Commission releases second batch of provisional presidential results showing Museveni leading National Election related Single source
16 Jan 2026 Cooperatives Minister Fredrick Gume loses Bulamogi North West County seat to Patrick Kasajja Kaliro Election related Single source
16 Jan 2026 Seven killed and three injured by security forces in Butambala during vote counting Butambala Violence and conflict 7325 Verified
16 Jan 2026 Bobi Wine says he escaped night raid on his Magere home Wakiso Violence and conflict Verified
15 Jan 2026 NUP northern deputy president Dr Zedriga reported taken by security forces in Gayaza; UPDF denies holding her Wakiso Civic space and media freedom Disputed
15 Jan 2026 UPC's Vincent Opito unseats long-serving NRM MP Felix Okot Ogong in Dokolo South Dokolo Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 UPC's Sarah Aguti retains Dokolo District Woman MP seat Dokolo Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 NUP's Ivan Kyeyune declared MP for Nakasongola County, first opposition MP there in 40 years Nakasongola Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 NRM's Joseph Jones Ogwal wins Dokolo North parliamentary seat by narrow margin over UPC candidate Dokolo Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 Independent candidate alleges ballot stuffing and intimidation in Bukedea County MP election Bukedea Electoral malpractice Disputed
15 Jan 2026 Godfrey Aine Kaguta (Sodo) of NRM wins Mawogola North MP seat, Sembabule Ssembabule Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 Nakaseke Central MP Mayanja alleges fraud and intimidation in 15 January vote, rejects result Nakaseke Electoral malpractice Single source
15 Jan 2026 33 men arrested in Ntungamo Town carrying pangas and iron bars on election day Ntungamo Violence and conflict 33 Verified
15 Jan 2026 Oyam South candidate Queen Dorothy Amolo complains to EC over wrong name on ballot paper Oyam Electoral malpractice Single source
15 Jan 2026 Man carrying opposition declaration forms attacked on polling day in Rukungiri; forms taken Rukungiri Electoral malpractice Verified
15 Jan 2026 NRM's Shafiga Wanyenya wins Bungokho North parliamentary seat, Mbale District Mbale Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 NRM's Muhammud Masaba wins Bungokho Central parliamentary seat, Mbale District Mbale Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 NRM's Geoffrey Wokuri unseats incumbent in Bungokho South parliamentary race, Mbale District Mbale Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 Mawogola North candidate Jet Mwebaze alleges army-backed rigging and violence on polling day Ssembabule Electoral malpractice Single source
15 Jan 2026 Incumbent Mariam Makhaye (NRM) retains Mbale District Woman MP seat Mbale Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda loses Kira Municipality seat to NUP's George Musisi and concedes Wakiso Election related Single source
15 Jan 2026 Ssegona loses Busiro East parliamentary seat to independent candidate Emmanuel Magoola Wakiso Election related Single source
15 Jan 2026 NUP gains in Busoga parliamentary results; Abdul Katuntu and JEEMA's Asumani Basalirwa lose seats National Election related Single source
15 Jan 2026 Five incumbent MPs in Tororo District lose seats in 2026 general election Tororo Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 At least 18 incumbent MPs lose seats in greater Masaka as NRM rises to 17 of 29 seats National Election related Single source
15 Jan 2026 At least 10 serving cabinet ministers lose parliamentary seats in general election National Election related Single source
15 Jan 2026 African Union observer mission issues preliminary report on Uganda's general elections National International actions Single source
15 Jan 2026 Electoral Commission declares Museveni winner of 2026 presidential election National Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 Armed men in military uniform allegedly raid polling stations and take ballot boxes in Mpala and Kisubi Wakiso Electoral malpractice Verified
15 Jan 2026 Election-related shootings by security forces in Luweero Town and Kalungu, 14–15 January 2026 National Violence and conflict 5234 Verified
15 Jan 2026 Youths attack NUP Secretary General Rubongoya and vandalise his vehicle in Kisenyi, Kampala Kampala Violence and conflict Verified
15 Jan 2026 Voting delayed in Lira City, Kole, Dokolo and Amolatar as biometric kits fail; manual voting allowed Lira City Election related Single source
15 Jan 2026 Voters beaten and ballots seized at Kisenyi polling stations, Kampala Kampala Electoral malpractice Verified
15 Jan 2026 Violence in four Rakai sub-counties after agents of Buyamba independent candidate reportedly kidnapped Rakai Violence and conflict Verified
15 Jan 2026 UPDF escorts Minister Amongi to her Lira City residence, where she is reported detained Lira Civic space and media freedom Single source
15 Jan 2026 Two killed as rival supporters block Kampala–Gulu Highway in Katikamu North, Luweero Luweero Protest and civil unrest 2 Verified
15 Jan 2026 Two injured in clash between supporters of Persis Namuganza and Emmanuel Maganda Katoko in Bukono, Namutumba Namutumba Violence and conflict 2 Verified
15 Jan 2026 Three killed, 34 arrested as security forces confront election-results protest in Luweero Town Council Luweero Protest and civil unrest Verified
15 Jan 2026 Security personnel shoot dead at least seven people at MP Kivumbi's home in Bugoye, Butambala Butambala Violence and conflict Disputed
15 Jan 2026 Police use teargas and live ammunition after NUP and NRM supporters clash at Nabweru polling centre Wakiso Violence and conflict Verified
15 Jan 2026 Police arrest 20 people over election-related violence in Kamuli District Kamuli Violence and conflict 20 Official claim
15 Jan 2026 NUP says police and army surrounded Kyagulanyi's home in Magere; police spokesperson says he is unaware Wakiso Civic space and media freedom Verified
15 Jan 2026 NUP MP Lutamaguzi says security personnel chased his agents from Kapeeka polling station, Nakaseke Nakaseke Electoral malpractice Verified
15 Jan 2026 Minister Aceng accuses rival Minister Amongi of campaigning at Lira City polling stations on polling day Lira Electoral malpractice Single source
15 Jan 2026 Independent Shyam Tanna wins Tororo Municipality MP seat, defeating NRM incumbent Yeri Ofwono Tororo Election related Verified
15 Jan 2026 House of a family set on fire by unidentified people in Agulu Division, Apac Municipality Apac Violence and conflict Verified
15 Jan 2026 At least 14 people arrested at Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi, on RDC's orders; police find they are Ugandan Obongi Civic space and media freedom 14 Disputed