| 15 Jan 2026 |
Voting materials arrive late at Kitunga polling station in Ntungamo, where Muntu voted |
Ntungamo |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Vehicle of NRM MP Nathan Byanyima's assistant burnt in Bukanga County over ballot-stuffing suspicion |
Isingiro |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Disputed |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Presidential candidate Joseph Mabirizi leaves Makindye Ssabagabo polling station without voting after delay |
Wakiso |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Police arrest six in Terego with voter registers, wooden logs and a firearm |
Terego |
Electoral malpractice |
| | 6 |
Official claim |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Museveni says EC officials may have deliberately delayed biometric data, promises probe |
Kiruhura |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Justice Minister Norbert Mao says government has begun investigating faulty biometric voter kits |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
FDC presidential candidate Nandala Mafabi hit by stone as rival supporters clash at Bukimali polling station, Sironko |
Sironko |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Electoral Commission suspends parliamentary voting in three constituencies over ballot paper error |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Electoral Commission releases first preliminary presidential results from 133 polling stations |
Wakiso |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Biometric voter kits reported failing on polling day; Kyagulanyi alleges ballot stuffing and arrests of NUP agents |
National |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Biometric verification failures delay voting at Kabale polling stations |
Kabale |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Biometric verification failures delay polling; EC directs reversion to manual voter registers |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 15 Jan 2026 |
Biometric kit failures and late materials delay voting across Kampala; polls extended to 5pm |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 Jan 2026 |
NUP says Ankole Sub-region coordinator Bright Muhumuza abducted on eve of election |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 14 Jan 2026 |
PFF ward council candidate and companion beaten by unidentified group in Rukungiri Municipality on eve of polls |
Rukungiri |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 Jan 2026 |
Agent coordinator attacked in PFF candidate Kamateneti's official vehicle in Rukungiri; agent letters and money taken |
Rukungiri |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 Jan 2026 |
Police shoot dead two NRM candidate's supporters in Kyamulibwa, Kalungu |
Kalungu |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 Jan 2026 |
Lwemiyaga MP Theodore Ssekikubo blocked from escorting election materials in Ssembabule |
Ssembabule |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 Jan 2026 |
US freezes immigrant visa processing for Uganda and 74 other countries |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 14 Jan 2026 |
NUP deputy president for Western Uganda Jacklyn Tukamushaba taken by armed security personnel in Muhanga, Rukiga |
Rukiga |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 1 |
Verified |
| Jan 2026 (day not reported) |
Clashes between rival supporters of Elgon County MP candidates Mudimi and Massa in Bulambuli |
Bulambuli |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 Jan 2026 |
EAC flags off 61-member election observation mission in Kampala |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| Date not reported (reported 13 Jan 2026) |
Obongi candidates accuse RDC of disrupting rally and seeking to disenfranchise voters; nine arrested |
Obongi |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 9 |
Disputed |
| Jan 2026 (day not reported) |
NGO Bureau suspends five human rights organisations pending national security investigations |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| Jan 2026 (day not reported) |
Bukedea MP Ikojo petitions IGG over alleged diversion and sale of government hand hoes |
Bukedea |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 Jan 2026 |
UCC orders suspension of public internet access, new SIM sales and outbound roaming ahead of general election |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 13 Jan 2026 |
Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Kampala to lead joint AU-COMESA-IGAD election observation mission |
Kampala |
International actions |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Jan 2026 |
Electoral Commission accredits 1,655 domestic and international observers for 2026 elections |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 13 Jan 2026 |
Uganda suspends public internet access ahead of general election |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
Wamala Region police ban fuel sales in containers and parking at filling stations ahead of polls |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
Military and police deploy patrols on Kampala streets ahead of general elections |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
House of Rubanda LC5 councillor and campaign coordinator set on fire at night; son injured |
Rubanda |
Violence and conflict |
| 1 | |
Single source |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
Electoral Commission bans national flag, party colours and candidate portraits at polling stations |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| Date not reported (reported 12 Jan 2026) |
President Museveni disbands Fisheries Protection Unit and forms UPDF 155 Marine Battalion |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| Jan 2026 (day not reported) |
President Museveni declares polling day and the following day public holidays for the 2026 general election |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| Date not reported (reported 12 Jan 2026) |
Buganda Road court dismisses ULS president Ssemakadde's application to halt trial over remarks about Justice Abodo |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
Supreme Court finds unsigned judgment in Kazinda case, asks parties to address its validity |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
Supreme Court dismisses application seeking to halt elections and annul earlier election result |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
Police remove Uganda flags raised by NUP supporters in Wamala Police Region |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 12 Jan 2026 |
Obongi candidates accuse RDC of trying to disenfranchise voters |
Obongi |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 Jan 2026 |
Security forces foil break-in at National Medical Stores facility in Entebbe, arrest three suspects |
Wakiso |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| 2 | 3 |
Official claim |
| 11 Jan 2026 |
UPDF and police deploy armoured vehicles and joint patrols in Kampala ahead of general election |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 11 Jan 2026 |
DP's Edith Byanyima publishes open letter disputing legality of Norbert Mao's party leadership |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 10 Jan 2026 |
Kalangala RDC suspends use of outdoor community radios and megaphones for political campaigning |
Kalangala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 10 Jan 2026 |
Woman dies in stampede for NRM T-shirts at Soroti County MP's campaign rally in Kamuda |
Soroti |
Election related |
1 | | |
Verified |
| 10 Jan 2026 |
Refugee aged 18 killed in clash between rival youth gangs in Nyumanzi settlement, Adjumani; seven arrested |
Adjumani |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | 7 |
Official claim |
| 10 Jan 2026 |
Man arrested for allegedly stoning police vehicle as Kyagulanyi convoy passed Lufula, Bulenga |
Wakiso |
Violence and conflict |
| | 1 |
Single source |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
Bbaale MP Tebandeke padlocks Kayunga hand hoe stores; district officials cut locks and release hoes |
Kayunga |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
NGO Bureau suspends Chapter Four Uganda's operations citing national security |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
Rival supporters clash at Aringa North campaign rally in Yumbe, at least five injured |
Yumbe |
Violence and conflict |
| 5 | 1 |
Single source |