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
26 Nov 2025 Museveni directs PDM and SACCO leaders to stop demanding collateral from beneficiaries National Policy and legislation Verified
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Refugees minister says Uganda has stopped granting refugee status to new arrivals from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia National Policy and legislation Verified
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Police arrest Bufumbira North MP Kamara, three UPDF bodyguards and ten supporters in Kisoro Kisoro Violence and conflict 14 Single source
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Korea hands over 2,544 tonnes of rice to WFP in Gulu for refugees and Karamoja school feeding Gulu International actions Verified
26 Nov 2025 Police fire tear gas and arrest supporters during Kyagulanyi's Buikwe campaign Buikwe Civic space and media freedom Verified
25 Nov 2025 EC nullifies nomination of NUP Kachumbala County candidate Charles Ongelech Bukedea Election related Disputed
25 Nov 2025 Uganda Law Society condemns police use of dogs at rallies and demands release of Kawempe detainees National Civic space and media freedom Verified
25 Nov 2025 Police officers and civilians assaulted, one abducted, in Kisoro electoral incidents blamed on MP Kamara's group Kisoro Violence and conflict Single source
25 Nov 2025 EC disqualifies NUP's Mathias Walukagga from Busiro East race Wakiso Election related Verified
24 Nov 2025 EC nominates pardoned ex-convict Vicent Tumwesigwe for Masindi Municipality MP after its tribunal rules in his favour Masindi Election related Verified
24 Nov 2025 Uganda Police issue campaign guidelines restating ban on processions and use of ambulances in convoys National Civic space and media freedom Single source
24 Nov 2025 Security forces deploy dogs at Kyagulanyi campaign rally; arrests reported in Kawempe Kampala Civic space and media freedom 77 Verified
24 Nov 2025 Tear gas, clashes and arrests at Kyagulanyi rally in Kawempe Kampala Violence and conflict 67 Verified
23 Nov 2025 Ntawo Police Station commander shot dead by suspected robbers on motorcycle in Mukono Mukono Violence and conflict 11 Single source
22 Nov 2025 UPDF says artillery strikes destroyed two ADF camps in Mambasa territory, DR Congo National International actions Official claim
21 Nov 2025 FDC's Suzan Norma Otai sues Electoral Commission and Speaker Among over blocked Bukedea Woman MP bid Kampala Election related Verified
21 Nov 2025 Works Ministry says it has opened investigation into illegal fees for digital number plates National Corruption and abuse of office Official claim
21 Nov 2025 Museveni tells universities to drop courses not matched to labour market, at Lira University graduation National Policy and legislation Verified
20 Nov 2025 Over 60 arrested for alleged encroachment on Zoka Forest Reserve, Adjumani Adjumani Environmental issues 60 Official claim
20 Nov 2025 Police detain NUP supporter in Mateete, Ssembabule, over removal of NRM campaign posters Ssembabule Civic space and media freedom 1 Disputed
20 Nov 2025 Armed gang raids homes of NUP Busia Municipality candidate and a headteacher in Dabani Busia Violence and conflict Verified
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Constitutional Court upholds Penal Code abortion offences in 3–2 ruling National Justice and court rulings Verified
20 Nov 2025 Minister announces SAGE eligibility age to be lowered to 65 with added funding in 2026/27 budget National Policy and legislation Verified
20 Nov 2025 Busoga sugarcane farmers demand end to millers' 5 percent 'trash' deduction National Protest and civil unrest Verified
19 Nov 2025 KFC operator Kuku Foods accuses URA of armed enforcement raid on its Kampala offices Kampala Policy and legislation Disputed
19 Nov 2025 Independent candidate Bwire Robert Ngwabe withdraws from Samia Bugwe South parliamentary race, Busia Busia Election related Verified
19 Nov 2025 President Museveni says at Busoga rally his directive abolishing 5 percent sugarcane deduction stands National Policy and legislation Verified
19 Nov 2025 Police arrest 32 after clashes at Kyagulanyi campaign in Arua City; four police vehicles damaged Arua Violence and conflict 32 Official claim
Date not reported (reported 19 Nov 2025) Sheema North candidate alleges intimidation as rival petitions EC to disqualify him Sheema Electoral malpractice Single source
Nov 2025 (day not reported) High Court in Kabale awards Shs10m to ex-Nyamweru sub-county chief over prolonged interdiction by Rubanda district Kabale Justice and court rulings Single source
19 Nov 2025 Police arrest 32 NUP supporters during Kyagulanyi's Arua City campaign Arua City Violence and conflict 32 Verified
18 Nov 2025 Unknown assailants break into Karujubu police post, Masindi, and steal NIRA equipment Masindi Violence and conflict 2 Single source
18 Nov 2025 Two NUP local council candidates in Mbarara withdraw from race and leave party Mbarara Election related Single source
18 Nov 2025 Ministry asks police to stop investor clearing Kifu Central Forest Reserve, Mukono Mukono Environmental issues Verified
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Police arrest three suspects at Museveni campaign rally in Bugweri District Bugweri Election related 3 Official claim
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Police arrest six suspects at Museveni campaign rally in Namutumba District Namutumba Election related 6 Official claim
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Police arrest 11 suspects at Museveni campaign rally in Bugiri District Bugiri Election related 11 Official claim
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Kaliro RDC office refuses permission for schools to take students to Museveni rally in Bulumba Kaliro Election related Verified
18 Nov 2025 UPDF soldier shoots student dead and injures teacher at Teso Progressive Academy, Ngora Ngora Violence and conflict 11 Verified
18 Nov 2025 Remanded NUP supporters apply for bail after more than 60 days in custody National Civic space and media freedom Verified
17 Nov 2025 UPDF hands over five Congolese soldiers to FARDC at Kasindi near Mpondwe border National International relations Verified
17 Nov 2025 Trial of suspected ADF commander Jamilu Mukulu and co-accused opens at ICD in Kampala Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
17 Nov 2025 NRM and NUP supporters clash as campaign convoys meet in Nyendo-Mukungwe, Masaka; NUP's Kanyike injured Masaka Violence and conflict Disputed
17 Nov 2025 NUP candidate Peter Mpaka withdraws from Mbarara City North MP race and quits party National Election related Single source
16 Nov 2025 Museveni opens NRM presidential campaign in Busoga sub-region with rally in Bugiri District Bugiri Election related Single source
15 Nov 2025 Museveni holds NRM campaign rally in Masafu, Busia, ending Bukedi sub-region tour Busia Election related Single source
Nov 2025 (day not reported) UWA withholds Shs1.5bn Queen Elizabeth revenue-sharing funds over eight districts' failure to account for previous funds National Corruption and abuse of office Single source
15 Nov 2025 EACOP and Belgian agency Enabel sign MoU on business and human rights in Uganda's energy sector Kampala International actions Single source
14 Nov 2025 Ssekikubo petitions Electoral Commission to nullify Rwashande's Lwemiyaga nomination over documents Ssembabule Election related Single source
Nov 2025 (day not reported) Uganda Prisons summons Ngora warder before disciplinary committee over political TikTok videos Ngora Civic space and media freedom Official claim