Electoral Commission staff organised a demonstration of how the Biometric Voter Verification kit will work in the 2026 general election; the event took place at Hotel Africana in Kampala

Teargas and live bullets were reportedly used to disperse crowds welcoming president candidate Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine campaigning for 2026 election in Mukono District; the candidate claims 180 team members were arrested

At the border with DRC health officials are suspected of selling fraudulent yellow fever documents; as travellers appear immunised on paper, but they are not, the risk of outbreaks increases in a region marked by regular movement of thousands of people

Soldiers, police and rangers from the Uganda Wildlife Authority moved into Pian Upe Conservation Area to steer thousands of cattle out as herds belonging to Pokot pastoralists had overrun the grasslands, competing with antelopes and giraffes for food

The Electoral Commission met to harmonize the campaign events of the 8 candidates or the upcoming elections scheduled from 12 January to 9 February 2026; campaign rallies will start today