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
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Fish traders lock Busia Main Market in protest over licences to fish trading companies Busia Protest and civil unrest Verified
18 Sep 2026 PLU supporters march to Turkish Embassy in Kampala demanding handover of Fred Lumbuye Kampala Protest and civil unrest Verified
18 Sep 2026 Lira RDC, Assistant RDC and PDM focal person arrested over alleged extortion of PDM beneficiaries Lira Corruption and abuse of office 3 Verified
18 Sep 2026 Kampala Lord Mayor Balimwezo rejects proposals to redevelop City Square Kampala Policy and legislation Verified
18 Sep 2026 Four officials, including PDM and youth fund officers, arrested over alleged mismanagement of funds National Corruption and abuse of office 4 Verified
18 Sep 2026 Attorney General says Tooro Kingdom free to proceed with coronation preparations National Policy and legislation Verified
18 Sep 2026 Arua City engineer and procurement officer arrested on minister's orders over stalled Owoko Bridge Arua City Corruption and abuse of office 2 Verified
17 Sep 2026 UPC disciplinary committee of Akena faction suspends Denis Adim Enap and recommends his dismissal National Civic space and media freedom Disputed
17 Sep 2026 Students at Bududa SS block State House Anti-Corruption Unit arrest of their headteacher Bududa Protest and civil unrest Single source
17 Sep 2026 Prosecution witness in Besigye treason trial tells High Court he worked for Ugandan government National Justice and court rulings Verified
17 Sep 2026 President Museveni meets Turkish Ambassador Mehmet Fatih Ak in Mpigi Mpigi International relations Single source
17 Sep 2026 Police shooting during land-dispute arrest leaves one dead, one injured in Lukwanga, Wakiso Wakiso Violence and conflict 11 Verified
17 Sep 2026 Police arrest three suspects in Buikwe kidnapping, recover children and a firearm Buikwe Violence and conflict 3 Verified
17 Sep 2026 Museveni rejects fuel transport on Lake Victoria at Kampala Storage Terminal groundbreaking, Mpigi Mpigi Policy and legislation Single source
17 Sep 2026 Mubende High Court endorses hearing timelines in Busujju election petition against MP David Lukyamuzi Kalwanga Mubende Justice and court rulings Verified
17 Sep 2026 Works Minister Byamukama orders probe into alleged alteration of Biiso-Masindi oil road design in Buliisa Buliisa Corruption and abuse of office Verified
17 Sep 2026 PACEID secretariat head Matthew Bagonza charged with abuse of office and money laundering, remanded to Luzira National Corruption and abuse of office Verified
17 Sep 2026 NRM's James Leku Pilli declared winner of Adjumani West by-election Adjumani Election related Single source
17 Sep 2026 Minister orders arrest of Otuke councillor accused of taking elderly woman's Shs5m cattle compensation Otuke Corruption and abuse of office Verified
17 Sep 2026 ISO verifies 737 traders for Shs20 billion Kampala flood relief; PM Nabbanja to publish list Kampala Humanitarian and crises Single source
16 Sep 2026 Adjumani West parliamentary by-election held with low morning turnout Adjumani Election related Verified
2026 (month not reported) President Museveni directs Kampala minister to study proposal to redevelop City Square Kampala Policy and legislation Single source
2026 (month not reported) India resumes e-Visa and regular visa services for Ugandans after Ebola-related suspension National International actions Single source
16 Sep 2026 Prosecution witness in Besigye treason trial tells High Court that pistols at Nairobi arrest scene were planted National Justice and court rulings Verified
16 Sep 2026 Opposition MPs' oversight visit to Lubowa International Specialised Hospital site blocked by locked gate Wakiso Civic space and media freedom Verified
16 Sep 2026 Judge bars live coverage of Bukimbiri election petitions at Kabale High Court Kabale Civic space and media freedom Verified
16 Sep 2026 Arua High Court holds scheduling conference in Oguzu petition against Maracha MP Nelson Uhuru Arua Justice and court rulings Verified
15 Sep 2026 High Court in Rukungiri dismisses petition against Kinkizi County West MP James Ruugi Kaberuka Rukungiri Justice and court rulings Single source
15 Sep 2026 Lira High Court orders EC to produce polling materials in Oyam County South election petition Lira Justice and court rulings Disputed
15 Sep 2026 Prosecution witness in Besigye treason trial admits omitting Lutale and Oola from police statement Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
15 Sep 2026 PM Nabbanja asks UAE Foreign Minister in Dubai to lift visa and entry restrictions on Ugandans National International relations Single source
15 Sep 2026 Nakasongola District imposes district-wide livestock movement ban over Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak Nakasongola Policy and legislation Verified
15 Sep 2026 Masaka High Court hears Mawogola North election petition against MP Sodo Aine Kaguta Masaka Justice and court rulings Single source
15 Sep 2026 Kampala Lord Mayor Balimwezo opposes proposed private redevelopment of City Square Kampala Policy and legislation Single source
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Parliamentary committee asks IGG to investigate former URC managing director over missing wagons and project losses National Corruption and abuse of office Single source
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Kisaba landing site residents accuse police and fisheries officials of bribery at security meeting, Kalangala Kalangala Corruption and abuse of office Verified
2026 (month not reported) DRC appoints Mulaja Binene Fidèle as ambassador to Uganda National International relations Single source
15 Sep 2026 UPDF Military Police launch nationwide traffic crackdown 'Operation Tekeleza Sheria' National Policy and legislation Verified
15 Sep 2026 Tooro supreme council confirms Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as king-designate at Muchwa National Policy and legislation Verified
15 Sep 2026 Tonny Kitara withdraws election petition against Justice Minister Norbert Mao in Laroo-Pece, Gulu Gulu Election related Single source
15 Sep 2026 Speaker Oboth and Pakistan's Speaker Sadiq agree to deepen parliamentary cooperation at CPC in Cape Town National International relations Verified
15 Sep 2026 Museveni campaigns for NRM candidate Leku in Adjumani West by-election; opposition members defect to NRM Adjumani Election related Single source
15 Sep 2026 Mukono High Court rules six videos inadmissible in Bbaale County election petition Mukono Justice and court rulings Verified
15 Sep 2026 Masaka High Court sets hearing date for Nalubowa petition against Woman MP Nameere Masaka Justice and court rulings Verified
15 Sep 2026 Luweero High Court allows handwriting evidence in Nakaseke Central election petition Luweero Justice and court rulings Verified
15 Sep 2026 CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba backs Tooro king-designate and says he does not want court cases National Policy and legislation Single source
14 Sep 2026 Bank of Uganda refuses to extend 30 September licensing deadline for large SACCOs National Policy and legislation Verified
14 Sep 2026 Apac officials report diversion of cattle restocking funds by GISOs, chiefs and local leaders Apac Corruption and abuse of office 1 Verified
14 Sep 2026 Rukungiri High Court fixes 24 September hearing of Kinkiizi East petition against Baryomunsi Rukungiri Justice and court rulings Single source
14 Sep 2026 Rukungiri High Court adjourns Ingrid Turinawe's election petition against Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde to October 6 Rukungiri Justice and court rulings Single source