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
14 Sep 2026 Lands Minister Nabakooba urges Mityana local leaders to recover unpaid PDM, Emyooga and other livelihood funds Mityana Policy and legislation Verified
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Justice Minister Mao says DPP and mobile court to accompany Minister Balaam's anti-corruption field tours National Policy and legislation Verified
14 Sep 2026 Police cordon PFF headquarters in Nakasero, blocking procession to deliver petition to Chief Justice Kampala Civic space and media freedom Verified
14 Sep 2026 Police block election violence victims protesting outside Masaka High Court Masaka Protest and civil unrest Single source
14 Sep 2026 PM Nabbanja sets two-week timeline to verify and pay 737 traders hit by October 2025 Kampala floods Kampala Policy and legislation Single source
14 Sep 2026 Luwero High Court restricts access and requires police accreditation for journalists at election petition hearings Luweero Policy and legislation Verified
14 Sep 2026 Kampala High Court begins pre-trial scheduling of 2026 parliamentary and local council election petitions Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
14 Sep 2026 Judiciary begins special hearing programme for 346 election petitions from the 2026 elections National Justice and court rulings Verified
14 Sep 2026 Fisheries minister directs mukene fishers to return to traditional scoop-fishing method National Policy and legislation Verified
14 Sep 2026 COSASE questions Bank of Uganda over unrecovered Shs140.487bn Habba Group guarantee, resolves to summon Habba National Corruption and abuse of office Verified
14 Sep 2026 Bunyoro Chief Prince Ruchunya says PM Byakutaga's term is over and replacements have begun, in Hoima Hoima Policy and legislation Verified
14 Sep 2026 Babiito royal clan rejects Attorney General's advice on Tooro succession National Policy and legislation Verified
13 Sep 2026 Teenager assaulted by group in Kabalagala, Kampala; police arrest 12 suspects Kampala Violence and conflict 112 Official claim
13 Sep 2026 Vice President Jessica Alupo meets Indian PM Narendra Modi at BRICS Summit in New Delhi National International relations Single source
13 Sep 2026 Police arrest four over alleged break-in at Electoral Commission offices in Mukono; returning officer denies break-in Mukono Electoral malpractice 4 Disputed
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Museveni statement, read by VP Alupo at BRICS summit in New Delhi, calls for Global South solidarity National International relations Verified
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Government orders 21-day quarantine for students travelling from DRC to Ugandan schools National Policy and legislation Verified
13 Sep 2026 Police officer shoots and injures two people, then dies, at Freedom City on Entebbe Road National Violence and conflict 12 Verified
13 Sep 2026 Police arrest Kampala officer who publicly criticised superiors over domestic violence case Kampala Civic space and media freedom 1 Verified
12 Sep 2026 Attorney General advises President that late Omukama Oyo's will should guide Tooro succession National Policy and legislation Verified
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Police arrest former Kasaala village LC1 chairperson in Luweero over refusal to hand over village stamp Luweero Election related 1 Single source
2026 (month not reported) Electoral Commission halts swearing-in of LC1 chairpersons in 27 Luweero villages pending petitions Luweero Election related Single source
12 Sep 2026 Michael Katungi Mpeirwe extradited from Uganda to the United States for trial National International relations Single source
11 Sep 2026 Kayunga District chairman urges PDM SACCO leaders to use programme funds to win over opposition supporters Kayunga Corruption and abuse of office Verified
2026 (month not reported) Lands Minister Nabakooba says government is fast-tracking Real Estate Bill National Policy and legislation Verified
2026 (month not reported) Kazo MP reports six people killed in a month in Engari, Nkungu and Kanoni Kazo Violence and conflict 61 Single source
11 Sep 2026 Security operatives block journalists from Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal on final viewing day Fort Portal City Civic space and media freedom Verified
11 Sep 2026 Parliamentary committee led by Betty Nambooze queries Luweero district asset valuations Luweero Corruption and abuse of office Verified
11 Sep 2026 NLGRB and URA meet gaming operators on enforcing 15% withholding tax on betting winnings National Policy and legislation Single source
2026 (month not reported) UWA park boundary operations destroy crops in Bududa sub-counties around Mt Elgon National Park Bududa Environmental issues Disputed
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Officials report alleged extortion and fund diversion in Bukedea cattle restocking programme Bukedea Corruption and abuse of office 1 Official claim
Sep 2026 (day not reported) More than 2,000 Ugandan traders return from Kenya through Busia border after Kenyan directive Busia Humanitarian and crises Single source
Date not reported (reported 10 Sep 2026) Bubiita and Bukalasi residents march to Bududa RDC and district chairperson offices with crops over UWA dispute Bududa Protest and civil unrest Verified
10 Sep 2026 Five judges assigned to hear 21 election petitions at Masaka High Court circuit Masaka Election related Verified
9 Sep 2026 Petroleum Authority of Uganda board appoints Fred Kabanda as Executive Director National Policy and legislation Verified
9 Sep 2026 Journalist Remmy Asiteza applies for bail at Buganda Road court on fake news and unlicensed broadcasting charges Kampala Civic space and media freedom Verified
9 Sep 2026 Eleven people charged with criminal trespass over Nakasero State Lodge and remanded to Luzira Kampala Civic space and media freedom 11 Verified
2026 (month not reported) High Court quashes government listing of Watoto Church property in Kampala as heritage site Kampala Justice and court rulings Single source
2026 (month not reported) High Court in Kiboga sentences prison warder to death for killing four at Kiboga Government Prison Kiboga Justice and court rulings Single source
2026 (month not reported) High Court grants mandatory bail to Bryan White after 293 days on remand without committal National Justice and court rulings Single source
9 Sep 2026 India resumes all visa services for Ugandan nationals after Ebola-free declaration National International actions Verified
9 Sep 2026 Babiito clan members announce successor to Tooro throne; Princess Komuntale disputes it National Policy and legislation Disputed
9 Sep 2026 Anti-Corruption Court grants bail to seven former parliamentary officials in Shs27b fraud case National Justice and court rulings Verified
9 Sep 2026 Anti-Corruption Court declines to halt Shs3.8b fraud trial of ex-PS Geraldine Ssali and co-accused Kampala Justice and court rulings Verified
8 Sep 2026 Two retired UPDF generals and former CMI chiefs detained in probe into alleged false intelligence National Civic space and media freedom 2 Verified
8 Sep 2026 Ministry oversight visit finds Shs5m of Shs12b PDM funds recovered in Kalaki District Kalaki Policy and legislation Official claim
8 Sep 2026 MPs question alleged misallocation of Shs1.5bn solar water projects in Bbaale, Kayunga Kayunga Corruption and abuse of office Disputed
8 Sep 2026 Koboko district leaders confront forest officials over Araga River boundary signpost in Ludara Koboko Environmental issues Verified
8 Sep 2026 Deputy Speaker Tayebwa says government will write off Shs35b tea factory tax arrears National Policy and legislation Single source
Sep 2026 (day not reported) Committee questions Civil Aviation Authority over staff recruited with forged documents National Corruption and abuse of office Verified