Events in the year 2024 in Uganda.
Incumbents
President: Yoweri Museveni Vice president: Jessica Alupo Prime minister: Robinah Nabbanja
Events January 2 January – A Ugandan People's Defence Force helicopter crashes in the village of Nyamisigiri, Kabarole District, Uganda, killing two people on board the helicopter and one person on the ground. January – 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement
February 23 February - The Financial Action Task Force removes Uganda from its "gray list" of countries not fully complying with measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.
April 3 April – The Court of Appeal of Uganda upholds the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.
May 9 – 19 May: Uganda conducts a national population census.
July 8 July – A United Nations report formally accuses the Uganda People's Defence Force of providing military support to the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda denies the claims. 23 July – At least 45 people are detained and some are charged while participating in anti-corruption protests in Kampala that involve marching to the Parliament building. 26 July – 11 August: Uganda at the 2024 Summer Olympics
August 5 August – Nearly 100 Congolese National Police officers flee to Uganda as fighting between M23 rebels and the FARDC intensifies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda Police arrest and charge fourteen opposition officials and lawmakers with terrorism charges for their participation in anti-government and anti-corruption protests in July. 9 August – Kiteezi Landfill landslide: At least 35 people are killed and 28 others are reported missing following a landslide caused by heavy rains at the Kiteezi Landfill in Kampala. 13 August – A panel of the High Court in Gulu convicts former Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo of 44 counts of war crimes made from 1992 to 2005. 20 August – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development confirms the presence of oil exploration activities in the Moroto-Kadam and Kyoga Basins.
September
3 September – Leading opposition leader Bobi Wine is seriously injured after being shot in his leg with a tear gas canister by police during an altercation in Bulindo, Wakiso District. 5 September – Athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after sustaining burns from a petrol attack by her partner in Kenya almost a month after her participation in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her partner also dies from injuries sustained in the attack on 9 September.
October
22 October – A fuel truck overturns and explodes while passersby try to collect its contents in Kigogwa, killing 11 people. 25 October – The High Court convicts former Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo of war crimes committed during the group's insurgency and sentences him to 40 years' imprisonment. 29 October – Eight people are killed in an attack by suspected cult members on the village of Mizizi A in Kagadi District. 30 October – Three children are found beheaded in Kiryandongo.
November
2 November – Fourteen people are killed in a lightning strike during a church service in Palabek Refugee Settlement. 20 November – Opposition politician Kizza Besigye appears in a court martial in Kampala after reportedly being abducted in Kenya on 16 November. 27 November – At least 20 people are killed while 113 others are reported missing in landslides in Bulambuli District.
Deaths
18 January – Cecilia Ogwal, 77, politician, MP (since 1996)
See also
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
References