| 6 Oct 2026 |
Charcoal ban operation in Amuru impounds 260 bags and a truck, two arrested |
Amuru |
Environmental issues |
| | 2 |
Official claim |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
UVTAB announces gazetted TVET assessment rules with fines and prison terms for malpractice |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Kira Municipality election petition hearing: EC returning officer tells court of results discrepancies |
Wakiso |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Electoral Commission schedules repeat LC1 elections in 54 villages for 15 and 19 October |
National |
Election related |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Capital Markets Authority approves restricted marketing of Dangote refinery IPO in Uganda |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
Parliament's Environment and Natural Resources Committee concludes EACOP oversight visit in Tanzania |
National |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| Date not reported (reported 6 Oct 2026) |
Mukono fishermen petition fisheries ministry over alleged fishing in Lake Victoria protected breeding area |
Mukono |
Protest and civil unrest |
| | |
Single source |
| Oct 2026 (day not reported) |
IGP Byakagaba pledges extra security personnel for Ibanda and Kazo after residents complain of murders |
Ibanda |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Nateete-Rubaga court bars UBC witness for nine youths on trial for defaming Pastor Robert Kayanja |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
International Crimes Division jails man 10 years for terrorism over power line destruction |
National |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Education Ministry says schools offering both international and national curricula must meet both sets of standards |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Cabinet approves establishment of Iganga University as public university in Busoga sub-region |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 6 Oct 2026 |
Attorney General tells Parliament committee 2021 digital number plates contract with Russian firm is not binding |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Inaugural African Defence Chiefs Conference on Military Operations Other Than War opens at Munyonyo |
Kampala |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Police constable arrested after allegedly shooting dead a fellow officer at Rubona Police Station |
Bunyangabu |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | 1 |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
NRM's Daniel Kananura tells High Court military deployment cost him Kira Municipality seat |
Wakiso |
Election related |
| | |
Disputed |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Masaka High Court dismisses petitioner's bid to compel EC to produce DR forms in Bukomansimbi North petition |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Juba County official orders Ugandan and other foreign small traders to leave retail trade |
National |
International actions |
| | |
Single source |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
DRC envoy briefs Museveni at State House Entebbe on FDLR disarmament plan |
Wakiso |
International relations |
| | |
Single source |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Cabinet resolves Shs18m one-off resettlement package for Bugisu households in landslide-prone areas |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Patriotism Corps commissioner announces mandatory six-month Kyankwanzi training for all Senior Six vacists |
Rukungiri |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| Date not reported (reported 5 Oct 2026) |
High Court in Kampala grants mandatory bail to civilian John Masembe awaiting transfer from military court |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
UEDCL announces ERA-approved electricity tariffs for October to December 2026 |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
TikTok user charged with publishing fake news and breaching data privacy, remanded in Kampala |
Kampala |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee recalls Finance Ministry over audit queries |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Masaka High Court acquits two accused over 2018 St Bernard SS Manya dormitory fire in Rakai |
Masaka |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Lutale's lawyers withdraw objection to transcripts in Besigye treason trial at High Court in Kampala |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Inspectorate of Government arrests Uganda's Consul General in Mombasa over alleged Shs494m loss |
National |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 1 |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
IGG Aisha Naluzze Batala reports Shs41.9bn recovered in ombudsman cases and warns against victimising whistleblowers |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Official claim |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
General Court Martial extends remand of ex-CMI chief Maj Gen James Birungi on treachery charges |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Court martial sentences two civilians to two years for unlawful firearm possession and wearing military dress |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
Court martial convicts two former government informers of murder over 2025 staged bomb attacks in Kampala |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 5 Oct 2026 |
CID at Parliament arrests two government officials during digital number plate inquiry |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | 2 |
Verified |
| 4 Oct 2026 |
NUP members arrested during Bobi Wine Day activities |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 4 Oct 2026 |
IGP Byakagaba orders deployment of about 420 extra police in Kagadi over coffee and livestock theft |
Kagadi |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Official claim |
| Date not reported (reported 4 Oct 2026) |
High Court in Kampala grants bail to civilian whose case awaited transfer from military court |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 4 Oct 2026 |
Police deploy flying squad and extra officers in Kazo District after spate of killings |
Kazo |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Official claim |
| Date not reported (reported 3 Oct 2026) |
Man killed and motorcycle stolen in Bwizi, Buremba, Kazo District |
Kazo |
Violence and conflict |
1 | | |
Single source |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Gen Muhoozi gives minister Kahinda Otafiire three-day ultimatum to apologise, threatens his arrest |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 2026 (month not reported) |
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba posts on X that he will shoot missing opposition activist Sam Mugumya |
National |
Civic space and media freedom |
| | |
Verified |
| 3 Oct 2026 |
Man charged and remanded over forged State House vetting letter for executive director posts |
Kampala |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Oct 2026 |
NRM caucus asks President Museveni to fund legal fees in 75 election petitions, Kololo |
Kampala |
Election related |
| | |
Single source |
| 2 Oct 2026 |
Museveni directs PM Nabbanja to fast-track new administrative units and city for Tororo |
Kampala |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Oct 2026 |
Museveni directs Internal Affairs and security agencies to investigate killings in Greater Ankole |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| Date not reported (reported 2 Oct 2026) |
Kagadi villages and sub-counties adopt by-laws against coffee theft; Burora Sub-county bans betting centres |
Kagadi |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Oct 2026 |
Parliament's education committee recommends individual verification of unrecognised Ernest Cook (ECUREI) degrees |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Single source |
| 2 Oct 2026 |
Kampala returning officer tells High Court results of 22 Nakawa East polling stations were left out of tally |
Kampala |
Electoral malpractice |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Oct 2026 |
High Court holds KCCA liable for 2017 drowning of street vendor in Nakivubo channel, awards Shs124.9m |
Kampala |
Justice and court rulings |
| | |
Verified |
| 2 Oct 2026 |
Education Ministry Permanent Secretary says some inspectors help schools inflate learner numbers for capitation grants |
Soroti |
Corruption and abuse of office |
| | |
Verified |
| 1 Oct 2026 |
OPM and Finance Ministry officials say local government funding will be tied to performance |
National |
Policy and legislation |
| | |
Verified |