| 10 Oct 2026 |
Police impound 15 bags of charcoal on Pakwach–Nebbi road in Alwi Sub-county |
Pakwach |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Official claim |
| 10 Oct 2026 |
Speaker Oboth directs Works Ministry to build Mulwanda border road in Busia District |
Busia |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 Oct 2026 |
River Mucha Bridge collapses, cutting Kisoro road to Bwindi's Rushaga and Nkuringo sectors |
Kisoro |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 Oct 2026 |
Petitioner closes case in Kalungu West election petition against MP Joseph Gozanga Ssewungu |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Disputed |
| 10 Oct 2026 |
Gulu University student hacked to death by unknown assailants in Laroo-Pece Division |
Gulu |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Verified |
| 10 Oct 2026 |
Bus drivers suspend planned nationwide strike after meeting police, Works Ministry and bus owners |
National |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Verified |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Uganda extradites Michael Katungi Mpeirwe to the US on cocaine and weapons-trafficking conspiracy charges |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
US State Department 2026 Trafficking in Persons report keeps Uganda on Tier 2 |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Patriotic League of Uganda asks Electoral Commission to reserve name for proposed political party |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Unknown assailants attack and rob Arua environmentalist returning from Gulu |
National |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Three killed and five critically injured in attacks on homes in Buwekula South, Mubende District |
Mubende |
Violence and conflict |
3 | 5 | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Museveni hosts DRC rebel leader Lubanga and Congolese officials for peace meeting in Entebbe |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Police in Koboko impound 40 bags of charcoal and arrest three suspects |
Koboko |
Environmental issues |
| | 3 |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Museveni directs review of policy requiring medical students to complete internship before graduating |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Armed men, two in UPDF-like uniforms, rob three Bidco salesmen of Shs30m in Iganga |
Iganga |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Museveni says he rejected Bank of Uganda proposal to use foreign reserves to support the shilling |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
High Court in Rukungiri sets 16 December judgment date in Turinawe petition against Tumukunde's election |
Rukungiri |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
High Court declines to admit envelope and flash disk as evidence in Besigye treason trial |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Oct 2026 |
Commonwealth Lawyers Association calls for Sam Mugumya to be produced in court |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Single source |
| 8 Oct 2026 |
Assistant DPP Alex Bagada robbed in Bugolobi, Kampala; police investigate |
Kampala |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Disputed |
| 8 Oct 2026 |
KCCA enforcement operation at Chinese firm's premises in Bugolobi ends in arrests |
Kampala |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Disputed |
| 8 Oct 2026 |
Six suspects charged and remanded in Kampala over alleged possession of fake PLE examination papers |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Two men remanded to Luzira over alleged rape and extortion of student; KCCA denies they are its staff |
Kampala |
Violence and conflict |
| | 1 |
Disputed |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
NDA arrests Luweero hospital midwife and three others over alleged theft of government ARVs and drugs |
Luweero |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 4 |
Disputed |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
High Court finds KCCA partly liable for 2017 drowning of street vendor in Nakivubo channel |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
High Court dismisses Salini's Shs 11.3bn claim against government over Kampala Northern Bypass |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Former Mukono District Speaker Betty Hope Nakasi remanded on corruption charges over alleged job-for-cash demand |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Education Ministry withholds Shs90m in capitation grants from Kwania after headcount finds 16,101 pupils absent |
Kwania |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Disputed |
| 8 Oct 2026 |
Ssenyonyi meets Commonwealth Secretary-General Botchwey over human rights concerns |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 8 Oct 2026 |
Fisheries minister says new regulations with tougher penalties for illegal gear importers are ready for Cabinet |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Joint operation in Koboko impounds charcoal and motorcycles, arrests one suspect |
Koboko |
Environmental issues |
| | 1 |
Official claim |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Minister Barugahara orders arrest and interdiction of Masindi local government officials over corruption claims |
Masindi |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Single source |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Police arrest 93 suspects in evening operation along Northern Bypass around Busega |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 93 |
Official claim |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
High Court in Iganga sentences LC1 chairperson and seven others to death over Namayingo mob killing |
Iganga |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Hailstorm kills three fishermen and leaves over 50 households homeless in Lufu, Buvuma District |
Buvuma |
Humanitarian and crises |
3 | | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Gulu concert postponed after Ministry of Health restricts entry of Koffi Olomide under Ebola travel advisory |
Gulu |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Police in Busia arrest CN Sugar agent over alleged land fraud in Dabani Sub-county |
Busia |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
High Court strikes out 97 affidavits in Rubongoya's petition against Kampala Central MP Kabanda |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba holds talks with South African defence chief Gen Rudzani Maphwanya in Kampala |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
State Minister Rwamirama orders arrest of veterinary workers selling government FMD vaccines |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
SHACU head Brig Gen Henry Isoke gives update on 'Expose the Corrupt' campaign: 267 arrested, 253 officials interdicted |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 267 |
Official claim |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Rukungiri High Court begins hearing PFF candidate's petition against Gen Tumukunde's election as MP |
Rukungiri |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
PM Nabbanja orders fresh land valuation for Rubanda iron ore project after under-compensation complaints |
Rubanda |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Disputed |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Mpigi High Court sets 13 November ruling in Mawokota North election petition |
Mpigi |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Masaka High Court grants bail to Eddie Mutwe and three other Bobi Wine bodyguards in Lwengo case |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Makerere University sets up committee to inquire into sexual harassment allegations against Dr Faisal Buyinza |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
General Court Martial agrees Soroti money agent murder case against 16 civilians be tried in Soroti |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey begins three-day official visit to Uganda |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Oct 2026 |
Commonwealth MPs delegation visits Parliament of Uganda |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Security leaders meet in Arua City to step up enforcement of charcoal ban in West Nile |
Arua |
Environmental issues |
| | |
Verified |