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
2020 (month not reported) Ministry of Health official announces National Alcohol Policy implementation, legal drinking age raised to 21 National Policy and legislation Single source
28 Nov 2020 Porter shot dead under unclear circumstances at Kalerwe market, Kampala Kampala Violence and conflict 1 Single source
28 Nov 2020 Police direct Kyagulanyi's Nakaseke rally to Kamuli playground and block Kiwoko, Semuto and Kapeeka rallies Nakaseke Election related Single source
28 Nov 2020 Police and army fire bullets and teargas at Kalerwe vendors protesting colleague's killing Kampala Protest and civil unrest Single source
27 Nov 2020 Uganda detains and deports CBC journalist Margaret Evans and crew ahead of 2021 elections National Civic space and media freedom Single source
27 Nov 2020 Kisoro RDC Peter Mugisha threatens to shoot NUP supporters at NRM campaign event in Nyakinama sub-county Kisoro Electoral malpractice Single source
27 Nov 2020 Police block NUP rally venues in Luweero town and arrest supporters mobilising for Kyagulanyi rallies Luweero Civic space and media freedom Verified
27 Nov 2020 Lawyers petition Constitutional Court to annul Public Order Management Act National Civic space and media freedom Verified
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Tumukunde urges Terego voters to persuade their MP, State Minister Obiga Kania, to join the opposition Terego Election related Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) National Drug Authority closes six unlicensed veterinary drug shops in Kigezi sub-region National Policy and legislation Official claim
Nov 2020 (day not reported) NUP leaders accuse four Masaka police commanders of torturing party officials during protest crackdown Masaka Violence and conflict Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) East African Court of Justice dismisses Rwanda's bid for five-judge bench in Ugandan lawyer's border closure case National Justice and court rulings Single source
Date not reported (reported 27 Nov 2020) Cabinet halts wetland and river buffer-zone evictions in Kigezi pending consultations, Bahati says Kabale Environmental issues Single source
27 Nov 2020 UWA and KCCA suspend removal of marabou stork and egret nestlings from Parliament precincts for 21 days Kampala Environmental issues Single source
27 Nov 2020 Security refuses NUP request to use Nakasongola RC primary school playground for Kyagulanyi rally Nakasongola Civic space and media freedom Verified
27 Nov 2020 Presidential candidate Tumukunde campaigns at Odopi mosque in Yumbe, criticises government neglect Yumbe Election related Single source
27 Nov 2020 Police block Mugisha Muntu's convoy from campaign venue in Bwera, Kasese District Kasese Election related Single source
27 Nov 2020 Nakasongola police order Kyagulanyi to leave Migyera town council Nakasongola Civic space and media freedom Verified
27 Nov 2020 Ministry of Health tasks district taskforces to monitor use of distributed mosquito nets National Policy and legislation Single source
27 Nov 2020 Electoral Commission trains Uganda Prisons officers to pack and distribute 2021 ballot papers in Kampala Kampala Election related Single source
26 Nov 2020 IGG lifts order halting NAADS payment of Shs1.2 billion to Kanungu tea nursery operators Kanungu Corruption and abuse of office Single source
26 Nov 2020 Police and UPDF block Kyagulanyi from entering Migyera town, Nakasongola; he spends night in his car Nakasongola Civic space and media freedom Disputed
26 Nov 2020 NUP candidate Robert Kyagulanyi says police blocked roads and hotels in Hoima, forcing his team to sleep in vehicles Hoima Election related Single source
26 Nov 2020 Kyagulanyi blocked from campaigning in Masindi District Masindi Election related Verified
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Supreme Court jails petitioner for three years for contempt over abusive language towards justices National Justice and court rulings Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Security authorities ban sale of alcohol in Ryakarimira town council on Uganda-Rwanda border, Kabale Kabale Policy and legislation Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) President Museveni appoints Flavia Nassuuna Matovu as Registrar of the Judiciary National Policy and legislation Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Mukono district suspends about 20 volunteers from Mukono General Hospital Mukono Policy and legislation Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) IGG halts NUSAF funding to 20 groups in Abim district after inquiry Abim Corruption and abuse of office Single source
26 Nov 2020 Soroti High Court returns four wards from Soroti City East to Soroti City West Soroti Justice and court rulings Single source
26 Nov 2020 Police block and arrest presidential candidate John Katumba in Iganga town Iganga Civic space and media freedom 1 Verified
26 Nov 2020 Police arrest presidential candidate John Katumba in Jinja city and force him out of town Jinja Civic space and media freedom 1 Verified
26 Nov 2020 Police and army remove Kyagulanyi from Spice FM studio in Hoima City minutes into paid talk show Hoima Civic space and media freedom Verified
26 Nov 2020 Electoral Commission chair writes to police on presidential candidates' right to campaign as scheduled National Election related Verified
25 Nov 2020 Police and army confine Kyagulanyi to hotel in Hoima for over four hours Hoima Election related Verified
25 Nov 2020 Electoral Commission flags off broadcast trucks for nationwide voter education National Election related Verified
25 Nov 2020 Security Minister Gen Elly Tumwine praises security forces' response to riots in UBC TV debate National Policy and legislation Disputed
25 Nov 2020 Police pepper-spray FDC candidate Patrick Amuriat and teargas supporters in Kiryandongo District Kiryandongo Civic space and media freedom Single source
25 Nov 2020 Police fire live bullets and teargas at NUP supporters after blocking Kyagulanyi rally in Hoima Hoima Civic space and media freedom Single source
25 Nov 2020 Minister Ester Mbayo says government is investigating conduct of some security personnel, at Masaka retreat Masaka Policy and legislation Official claim
25 Nov 2020 Military and police fire live bullets to disperse Amuriat supporters in Kijura town National Civic space and media freedom Verified
25 Nov 2020 Government reopens livestock markets closed since March under Covid-19 guidelines National Policy and legislation Verified
25 Nov 2020 Security clears NUP's Kyagulanyi to campaign in Kagadi under set conditions Kagadi Election related Single source
25 Nov 2020 Police block ANT presidential candidate Mugisha Muntu's campaign rally in Kamwenge Kamwenge Election related Verified
25 Nov 2020 Kalisizo court fines 29 Kyotera protesters Shs150,000 each after guilty pleas Kyotera Justice and court rulings Verified
25 Nov 2020 Heavy UPDF and anti-riot police deployment in Kagadi town ahead of Kyagulanyi rallies Kagadi Civic space and media freedom Single source
25 Nov 2020 Heavy UPDF and anti-riot police deployment in Hoima City ahead of Kyagulanyi rallies Hoima Civic space and media freedom Single source
24 Nov 2020 Floods and mudslides kill six in Bwesumbu and Buhuhira sub-counties, Kasese Kasese Environmental issues 6 Single source
24 Nov 2020 Strong winds destroy homes and gardens in Lwampanga sub county, Nakasongola, leaving over 300 homeless Nakasongola Environmental issues Single source
24 Nov 2020 Police block independent candidate Henry Tumukunde from addressing traders at Kijura market, Masindi Masindi Election related Verified