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
13 Oct 2025 City Hall Court remands two accused of holding leaked UNEB papers and forging academic documents Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
13 Oct 2025 City Hall Court remands ASP Clive Nsiima to Luzira on assault charges pending bail ruling Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
13 Oct 2025 Busoga Consortium for Development signs cooperation agreement with China's Shandong Province in Jinja Jinja International relations Single source
12 Oct 2025 ANT presidential candidate Muntu campaigns in Rakai and Kyotera, urges support for opposition candidates Rakai Election related Verified
12 Oct 2025 NUP tribunal reports 82 petitions from aspirants left off party's parliamentary flag-bearer list National Election related Verified
Oct 2025 (day not reported) Teachers' strike leaves government schools in Kabale and Kisoro without teaching Kabale Protest and civil unrest Single source
12 Oct 2025 UPDF and Invictus Games Foundation agree partnership on rehabilitation of wounded soldiers; MoU signed with Ministry of Kampala International relations Single source
12 Oct 2025 Speaker Among tells Iganga rally parliament will fund projects 'as long as you give President Museveni votes' Iganga Election related Single source
Oct 2025 (day not reported) NUP sues Electoral Commission in High Court over exclusion from IPOD party funding Kampala Election related Single source
10 Oct 2025 IPOD secretariat writes to NUP asking it to formally apply for membership National Civic space and media freedom Single source
10 Oct 2025 Police disciplinary court convicts ASP Clive Nsiima and recommends his dismissal National Justice and court rulings Verified
10 Oct 2025 Local government workers' union suspends strike for three months after Speaker's appeal National Protest and civil unrest Verified
10 Oct 2025 Police block CMP presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa from Pallisa town centre and detain him Pallisa Civic space and media freedom 1 Single source
10 Oct 2025 Hailstorm destroys homes and crops in at least ten villages of Kamira Town Council, Luweero Luweero Environmental issues Single source
10 Oct 2025 UNEB says suspects arrested in Mbarara, Gomba and Jinja over fake exam papers and forged documents National Corruption and abuse of office Official claim
10 Oct 2025 New Inspector General of Government Aisha Naluzze Batala pledges to prosecute corrupt public servants National Corruption and abuse of office Single source
9 Oct 2025 UPDF says it has stepped up patrols on Lake Edward along DRC border after Rweshama attack National Policy and legislation Official claim
9 Oct 2025 Museveni welcomes return of exiled Col. Samson Mande at Independence Day celebrations, Kololo Kampala Policy and legislation Verified
8 Oct 2025 Uganda and Somalia sign education MoU; Somali students to pay EAC tuition rates in Uganda Kampala International relations Verified
8 Oct 2025 UCC launches Simu Klear registry to block stolen and counterfeit phones National Policy and legislation Single source
8 Oct 2025 TikToker charged with hate speech over posts about President Museveni, remanded by Entebbe court Wakiso Civic space and media freedom Verified
8 Oct 2025 Makindye court sentences three health workers to four years over theft of government ARVs Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
8 Oct 2025 Besigye tells High Court in Kampala he was abducted and illegally detained, questions judge's impartiality Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
7 Oct 2025 Trade minister directs UNBS executive director James Kasigwa to take leave pending probe into allegations National Corruption and abuse of office Verified
7 Oct 2025 Police officer assaulted and robbed at NUP campaign rally in Mubende Municipality Mubende Violence and conflict 11 Single source
7 Oct 2025 Uganda and Russia hold third session of intergovernmental commission at Speke Resort Munyonyo Kampala International relations Single source
Oct 2025 (day not reported) Jinja District Council passes by-laws against teenage pregnancy and child marriage Jinja Policy and legislation Verified
2025 (month not reported) Electoral Commission sets accreditation criteria for 2026 election observers National Election related Verified
2025 (month not reported) Electoral Commission deletes three Bukedea Woman MP aspirants from the voters' register Bukedea Election related Disputed
7 Oct 2025 Robert Kyagulanyi reportedly obstructed by police, reaches Mubende on a boda boda Mubende Civic space and media freedom Verified
7 Oct 2025 Parliamentary committees and Labour minister discuss Human Resource Management Professionals Bill, 2025 National Policy and legislation Verified
7 Oct 2025 NUP member Winifred Nakandi to run as independent for Nakawa East seat against NUP flagbearer Kampala Election related Single source
7 Oct 2025 Museveni backs creation of Aber District from Oyam during campaign in Oyam Oyam Policy and legislation Single source
7 Oct 2025 Lord Mayor Lukwago says NEMA ignored his request for documents on Kiggundu's Nakivubo Channel works Kampala Environmental issues Single source
7 Oct 2025 Landslides after heavy rain block Rubuguri–Katojo road and parts of Kabale–Kisoro highway National Environmental issues Single source
7 Oct 2025 Group said to back Hamis Kiggundu storms Kampala City Hall, hurling insults at Lord Mayor Lukwago Kampala Protest and civil unrest Single source
6 Oct 2025 Police officer ASP Clive Nsiima accused of assaulting petrol station attendant in Kyanja Kampala Violence and conflict 1 Verified
6 Oct 2025 President Museveni appoints Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala as Inspector General of Government, retains deputies National Policy and legislation Verified
6 Oct 2025 Floods submerge Nakivubo and Owino Market in Kampala after downpour Kampala Environmental issues Single source
6 Oct 2025 Bukedea residents gather at trading centres to denounce EC deletion of Woman MP aspirants Bukedea Protest and civil unrest Single source
Oct 2025 (day not reported) Residents in Mukono protest marijuana cultivation by Zombo CAO in Zirimiti Central Forest Reserve Mukono Protest and civil unrest Disputed
Oct 2025 (day not reported) Loreng residents accuse UWA of evictions and property destruction around Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve, Nakapiripirit Nakapiripirit Environmental issues Single source
2025 (month not reported) Jinja North MP David Isabirye Agah withdraws from 2026 race and endorses NUP's Hussein Muyonjo Jinja Election related Single source
2025 (month not reported) High Court orders National Housing to refund buyers Shs40m and pay damages over Naalya flat sale Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
Oct 2025 (day not reported) High Court orders Attorney General to produce police officer held at Masindi army barracks Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
2025 (month not reported) High Court dismisses bid to halt Eng. Twinomujuni's continued service past retirement age Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
6 Oct 2025 Tororo leaders demand accountability for Shs1 billion road maintenance funds in Tororo Municipality Tororo Corruption and abuse of office Single source
6 Oct 2025 Robert Kasibante campaigns in Bushenyi ahead of 2026 elections Bushenyi Election related Verified
6 Oct 2025 Police arrest 29 NUP supporters at Bujjuko on Mityana highway during Kyagulanyi campaign Wakiso Election related 29 Official claim
6 Oct 2025 NRM youth leaders allege irregularities and unfair disqualifications in National Youth Council elections Kampala Electoral malpractice Single source