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
9 Nov 2020 Police block Amuriat convoy in Mbale and fire teargas at FDC supporters at Fika Salama Mbale Election related Verified
9 Nov 2020 Kampala Minister announces election dates for interim market leaders and a single annual vendor fee Kampala Policy and legislation Verified
9 Nov 2020 Journalists barred from Museveni's closed-door campaign meetings at Kawumu farm, Luweero Luweero Civic space and media freedom Verified
9 Nov 2020 Health ministry eases COVID-19 rules, allowing gatherings and campaign rallies of up to 200 people National Policy and legislation Verified
9 Nov 2020 Electoral Commission tells FDC to move Amuriat campaign launch from Soroti grounds to Mayors Gardens Soroti Election related Verified
8 Nov 2020 Police block FDC team from Soroti sports ground ahead of Amuriat manifesto launch Soroti Civic space and media freedom Verified
8 Nov 2020 NRM Nakawa East candidate Ruhindi holds large rally in Mbuya despite COVID-19 ban on mass gatherings Kampala Electoral malpractice Single source
8 Nov 2020 Floods in Elegu Town Council, Amuru, drive over 1,000 residents into URA warehouse; child drowns Amuru Humanitarian and crises 1 Single source
8 Nov 2020 Electoral Commission releases presidential campaign schedule; Muntu and Mao not included National Election related Verified
8 Nov 2020 Office of the Prime Minister delivers relief food and blankets to Lake Albert flood victims in Kagadi Kagadi Humanitarian and crises Single source
8 Nov 2020 FDC postpones presidential manifesto launch to 26 November and moves it from Soroti to Hoima City National Election related Single source
8 Nov 2020 Authorities close two Kabale clinics after health workers test positive for COVID-19 Kabale Humanitarian and crises Verified
7 Nov 2020 Electoral Commission approves campaign programmes of Museveni, Kyagulanyi and Katumba National Election related Single source
2020 (month not reported) Uganda Police divide the country into 13 election policing zones ahead of 2021 elections National Policy and legislation Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi files case at East African Court of Justice challenging 2021 presidential nominations National Election related Verified
7 Nov 2020 Bobi Wine says supporters arrested and equipment seized at NUP manifesto launch in Mbarara Mbarara Civic space and media freedom Verified
6 Nov 2020 Security disrupts Kyagulanyi's journey west; NUP candidate Wakayima Musoke and activists arrested National Civic space and media freedom Single source
6 Nov 2020 Kabale district headquarters temporarily closed after six officials test positive for COVID-19 Kabale Humanitarian and crises Verified
6 Nov 2020 Police caution NUP against processions and rallies ahead of Mbarara manifesto launch Mbarara Civic space and media freedom Verified
6 Nov 2020 Police and UPDF mount roadblocks in Mbarara ahead of NUP manifesto launch Mbarara Civic space and media freedom Single source
6 Nov 2020 High Court gives Kanyamunyu and co-accused until Monday to secure lawyers in Akena murder trial National Justice and court rulings Verified
6 Nov 2020 EU says it will not produce an official observation report on Uganda's 2021 elections National International actions Single source
6 Nov 2020 Anti-Corruption Court sentences former OPM accountant Geoffrey Kazinda to 15 years for illicit enrichment Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
5 Nov 2020 Journalist shot in the face by police while filming Kyagulanyi's arrival at NUP offices in Kamwokya Kampala Civic space and media freedom 1 Single source
5 Nov 2020 Agriculture ministry bans poultry imports from the Netherlands over avian influenza National Policy and legislation Single source
5 Nov 2020 Uganda Law Society condemns police treatment of candidates at nominations and calls for prosecution of officers National Civic space and media freedom Single source
5 Nov 2020 Presidential candidates tell Electoral Commission two-month campaign period is too short National Election related Single source
5 Nov 2020 High Court orders six parties convicted in Katosi road scam to refund Shs 20bn to UNRA National Justice and court rulings Verified
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Supreme Court dismisses Ivan Ssebadduka's petition and summons him over abusive language National Justice and court rulings Verified
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Government suspends commercial charcoal production and cancels forest product harvesting licences National Policy and legislation Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Electoral Commission rules Blaise Kamugisha overage for National Youth Committee election National Election related Single source
Nov 2020 (day not reported) Activist petitions High Court to quash appointment of Bank of Uganda supervision director Twinemanzi Tumubweine Kampala Corruption and abuse of office Single source
5 Nov 2020 President Museveni attends swearing-in of Tanzania's President Magufuli in Dodoma National International relations Verified
5 Nov 2020 Police arrest NUP Karamoja coordinator in Moroto over alleged possession of military-style attire Moroto Civic space and media freedom 1 Single source
5 Nov 2020 NUP moves manifesto launch in Mbarara to 7 November Mbarara Election related Single source
5 Nov 2020 Ex-ISO chief Kaka Bagyenda fails to appear for parliamentary vetting as ambassador to Angola National Policy and legislation Single source
4 Nov 2020 FDC Rwampara chairperson arrested at Mbarara central police station, charged with assault Mbarara Civic space and media freedom 1 Single source
4 Nov 2020 NURP founding members file notice of appeal against High Court ruling in NUP takeover case National Justice and court rulings Verified
4 Nov 2020 Buganda Road court dismisses common nuisance case against Stella Nyanzi and two others Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
Date not reported (reported 4 Nov 2020) Rwenzururu Kingdom says government has committed to release 147 royal guards held since 2016 Kasese Policy and legislation Single source
2020 (month not reported) High Court orders attachment of Nakaseke district bank accounts over unpaid award to former health officer Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
4 Nov 2020 Supreme Court sets submission timelines in DPP appeal against stay of Kazinda trial National Justice and court rulings Single source
4 Nov 2020 Presidential candidate Henry Tumukunde condemns arrests of Amuriat and Kyagulanyi National Election related Single source
4 Nov 2020 Health workers and VHTs camp at Busia district headquarters over unpaid cholera vaccination allowances Busia Protest and civil unrest Single source
4 Nov 2020 Electoral Commission sets 14 January 2021 as presidential polling day National Election related Verified
4 Nov 2020 Court grants bail to Equal Opportunities Commission head Ntambi in Shs 35 million corruption case National Justice and court rulings Verified
4 Nov 2020 Busia District Health Officer allegedly offers journalists money to drop story, threatens arrest Busia Civic space and media freedom Single source
3 Nov 2020 Social media posts accuse international journalists of being CIA agents National Civic space and media freedom Single source
3 Nov 2020 Police pepper-spray international journalist covering Kyagulanyi nomination at Kyambogo Kampala Civic space and media freedom Single source
3 Nov 2020 Presidential aspirants not nominated accuse Electoral Commission of unfair verification; EC denies National Election related Disputed