| 9 Jan 2026 |
State House Anti-Corruption Unit arrests four Kotido Municipality officials over road funds |
Kotido |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 4 |
Verified |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
President Museveni declares 15 and 16 January 2026 public holidays for general elections |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
High Court upholds EC disqualification of Daniel Mulirire from Budiope East MP race |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
Electoral Commission chairperson tells voters to leave polling stations after voting |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
NGO Bureau suspends at least five human rights groups days before election |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 9 Jan 2026 |
Police arrest six Conservative Party leaders at Court of Appeal in Kampala |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | 6 |
Verified |
| 8 Jan 2026 |
IGG directs URA to recover Shs38.7b in unpaid taxes from five gold exporters |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 8 Jan 2026 |
Kyagulanyi cancels Kanungu rally after security does not clear venues; one venue given to NRM |
Kanungu |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| Jan 2026 (day not reported) |
Supporters of Sodo Kaguta and Jet Tumwebaze clash over campaign posters in Kyebando, Mawogola North |
Ssembabule |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Disputed |
| Jan 2026 (day not reported) |
Man arrested in Bukedea over TikTok video allegedly threatening President Museveni and Gen Muhoozi |
Bukedea |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 1 |
Verified |
| 8 Jan 2026 |
UCC orders internet providers to block voter-lookup website at Electoral Commission's request |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Single source |
| 8 Jan 2026 |
Soldiers shoot at Ssekikubo supporters at Makuukulu Village, Lwemiyaga, injuring one |
Ssembabule |
Violence and conflict |
| 1 | |
Verified |
| 8 Jan 2026 |
High Court in Kampala dismisses PPF candidate Ivan Bwowe's appeal against Nakawa Division West MP nominations |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 8 Jan 2026 |
Electoral Commission begins phased dispatch of voting materials to districts from Ntinda warehouse |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
Lawyer petitions Electoral Commission to register with Data Protection Office over voters' data |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Disputed |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
Police arrest LC1 chairperson over destruction of Gen. Jim Muhwezi's campaign posters in Rukungiri |
Rukungiri |
Electoral malpractice |
| | 1 |
Official claim |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
CID and State House Anti-Corruption Unit open probe into Uganda Airlines, request financial records |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
Soldiers block MP Theodore Ssekikubo's campaign convoy at Suula Village Junction, Lwemiyaga |
Ssembabule |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
Electoral Commission begins issuing final National Voters Register to presidential candidates |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
High Court rejects Mutabwire's bid for more time to appeal EC nullification of his nomination |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
CID and State House unit open corruption probe into Uganda Airlines |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 7 Jan 2026 |
Man shot dead and two injured in campaign clashes in Namungodi, Busia |
Busia |
Violence and conflict |
1 | 2 | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Government launches free hand hoe distribution in Kalungu District days before general election |
Kalungu |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Disqualified Makindye mayoral aspirants protest at EC headquarters and announce legal challenge |
Kampala |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Rukungiri district chairperson candidate Angello Twinomuhangi found tied and unconscious at Minera Bridge |
Rukungiri |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Police arrest seven, including Mukono district councillor, over alleged voter bribery with sugar in Katosi |
Mukono |
Electoral malpractice |
| | 7 |
Official claim |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Police arrest 52 at night political gathering at Nile Gardens, Kiboga Town Council |
Kiboga |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 52 |
Official claim |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Police and military block NUP candidate Kyagulanyi from campaigning in Moroto and Napak |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
NUP Moroto candidate says party supporters were beaten ahead of Kyagulanyi's planned visit |
Moroto |
Violence and conflict |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
High Court convicts UPDF captain, police detective and five civilians of 2018 murder of Rukungiri businessman |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| Jan 2026 (day not reported) |
Police in Mityana arrest two EC supervisors and a student over possession of voter location slips |
Mityana |
Electoral malpractice |
| | 3 |
Official claim |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Uganda, as Non-Aligned Movement chair, reads statement at UN condemning US action against Venezuela |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
US State Department adds Uganda to countries whose visitors must post visa bonds |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Lawyers for Jet Mwebaze demand EC release Mawogola North candidate Aine Godfrey Kaguta's academic documents |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
High Court strikes out Ssekikubo's appeal against Rwashande's nomination in Lwemiyaga over late filing |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
High Court sets hearing of petition against nominations in Nakawa Division West, including Joel Ssenyonyi |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Disqualified NUP candidate Mathias Walukagga endorses independent Emmanuel Magoola for Busiro East |
Wakiso |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
DPP discontinues budget corruption case against MPs Mutembuli, Akamba and Namujju |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Jan 2026 |
Police arrest 52 at political gathering in Kiboga Town Council |
Kiboga |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | 52 |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
UCC executive director warns against misuse of NUP-promoted Bitchat offline messaging app |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
Security personnel assault BBS TV journalist covering opposition campaign in Kween District |
Kween |
Civic space and media freedom |
| 1 | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
FDC and NUP candidates in Fort Portal City announce joint alliance to protect votes |
Fort Portal City |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
EC tribunal disqualifies 11 Makindye Division mayoral candidates, leaving NRM's Yasin Omar unopposed |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
ICT Ministry denies planned internet shutdown, says live streaming of riots is prohibited |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
High Court defers ruling on Ssekikuubo's challenge to Rwashande's Lwemiyaga nomination |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
Amnesty International accuses Ugandan security forces of repression against Kyagulanyi supporters |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
Government bans live broadcasts of riots and unlawful processions before vote |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Jan 2026 |
Police officers assault BBS TV journalist during Kyagulanyi campaign in Kween |
Kween |
Civic space and media freedom |
| 1 | |
Verified |
| 4 Jan 2026 |
Police arrest two over defacing independent candidate Sam Arinaitwe Kajojo's posters at Kanungu Trading Centre |
Kanungu |
Electoral malpractice |
| | 2 |
Verified |
| 4 Jan 2026 |
Man wounds brother with arrow in family dispute over parliamentary race in Inde Town Council, Madi-Okollo |
Madi-okollo |
Violence and conflict |
| 1 | |
Single source |