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.[4]
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.[8][9]
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.[11]
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]
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.[16]
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.[17] Her partner also dies from injuries sustained in the attack on 9 September.[18]
October
22 October – A fuel truck overturns and explodes while passersby try to collect its contents in Kigogwa, killing 11 people.[19]