2025 in Uganda
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Events in the year 2025 in Uganda.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 30 January – The first fatality from Sudan ebolavirus in Uganda since 2022 is reported in a nurse at the Mulago Hospital in Kampala.[1] The subsequent outbreak is declared over by Ugandan authorities on 26 April with a total of 14 cases and four deaths reported.[2]
- 31 January – The Supreme Court of Uganda rules against the practice of trying civilians before military courts following an appeal by former opposition MP Michael Kabaziguruka. However, the Uganda People's Defence Force announces that it would continue trying opposition leader Kizza Besigye on treason charges.[3]
March
[edit]- 13 March – 2025 Kawempe North by-election.[4]
- 14 March – A court in the United Kingdom convicts High Court of Uganda judge and United Nations judicial officer Lydia Mugambe of human trafficking and conspiracy to intimidate a victim in a case of a young Ugandan woman whom she had brought to the UK.[5]
May
[edit]- 20 May – Parliament passes a bill authorizing military trials for civilians.[6][7]
June
[edit]- 3 June – Two suspected militants are killed in a bombing attempt on a Catholic shrine in Munyonyo, Kampala.[8]
- 5 June – The World Bank lifts a ban on granting loans to Uganda that it imposed in 2023 following the passage of anti-LGBT legislation.[9]
Sports
[edit]- 13 September 2024 – 24 May 2025 – 2024–25 Uganda Premier League[10]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[11]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 26 January – Liberation Day
- 16 February – Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 30 March – Ramadan Bairam Holiday
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 20 April – Easter Sunday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 3 June – Uganda Martyrs' Day
- 6 June – Eid al-Adha[12]
- 9 June – National Heroes' Day
- 9 October – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
See also
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 9 January:
- Margaret Baba Diri, 70, politician, MP (since 1996).[13]
- Muhammad Ssegirinya, 37, politician, MP (since 2022).[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Muhumuza, Rodney (30 January 2025). "Hospital nurse dies in Uganda in first Ebola virus outbreak since 2022, health ministry says". AP News. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak". Al Jazeera. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Military trial of Uganda opposition leader to continue despite court ruling". France 24. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "EC Announces Date for Kawempe North By-election as March 13, 2025". The Ankole Times. 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "Ugandan judge convicted in UK human trafficking case". Africanews. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ Enoch, Muwanguzi (2025-05-21). "The UPDF Amendment Bill 2025 Explained – Passed Despite Outcry - Nymy Net". Nymy Net. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "Uganda confirms military trials for civilians despite Supreme Court ruling". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Uganda: Two suspected terrorists killed in blast near church". Africanews. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Ampurire, Hope (19 September 2024). "Uganda Premier League: Who will stop SC Villa?". NewVision. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Uganda Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Isaac, Odwako O. (2023-06-29). "Eid in Uganda 2025: How Eid Al-Adha is Celebrated in Uganda - Nymy Net". Nymy Net. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "Former Koboko Woman MP Margaret Baba Diri dead". The Independent Uganda. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "MP Ssegirinya dies at 37". Monitor. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-09.