2023 in Uganda
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
- 1 January – At least nine people are killed and many others are injured during a stampede at a music show in Kampala.[2]
- 6 January – At least 16 people are killed and 21 others are injured in a bus crash en route to the city of Gulu from Kampala, in northern Uganda.[3]
- 8 January – Twenty-one people are killed and 49 others injured when a bus heading for Nairobi, Kenya, crashes after crossing the border from Uganda.[4]
- 11 January – Ugandan Health Minister Jane Aceng declares an end to the outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus in the country that has killed 77 people since September.[5]
- 9 March – The parliament of Uganda begins debate on a proposed bill that would criminalize people identifying as part of the LGBTQ community with up to 10 years in prison. The bill would also criminalize the "promotion" of homosexuality and "abetting" or "conspiring" to engage in same-sex relations.[6]
- 21 March – The parliament of Uganda approves the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which includes the death sentence for "aggravated homosexuals" (definition which includes those who are convicted of homosexuality more than once and those who engage in homosexual sex with a person older than 75 or with a disabled person) and imprisonment for up to 20 years for "promoters of homosexuality".[7]
- 13 April – The Ugandan military kills notorious criminal Tom Lopusi, who led a massive jailbreak in Moroto District in September 2020.[8]
- 21 April – President Yoweri Museveni sends the Anti-Homosexuality Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration.[9]
- 2 May – Charles Engola is shot and killed by his bodyguard.[10]
- 3 May – 2023 Rwanda and Uganda floods[11]
Deaths
- 10 January – Sezi Mbaguta, 76, politician, MP (2011–2016).[12]
- 2 May – Charles Engola, 64, politician and retired military officer.[10]
References
- "Office of the Prime Minister – A Coordinated, Responsive and Accountable Government for Socio-Economic Transformation". opm.go.ug. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- "At least nine killed, several injured in New Year stampede in Uganda-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- "Uganda bus crash leaves 16 dead, scores injured". The East African. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- Presse, AFP-Agence France. "21 Die In Bus Crash On Kenya-Uganda Border". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- Biryabarema, Elias (2023-01-11). "Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- "Uganda considers bill to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ". Reuters. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- "Uganda's legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill". Associated Press. 21 March 2023.
- "Ugandan military kills jailbreak mastermind in northeastern region-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- "Uganda's president refuses to sign new hardline anti-LGBTQ+ bill". 21 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- "Ugandan minister shot and killed by bodyguard: reports". CTV News. May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- Girinema, Philbert (2023-05-03). "Heavy rain, floods kill at least 109 in Rwanda, six in Uganda". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- Muhimba, Samuel (2023-01-10). "Former minister Sezi Mbaguta dies". Nile Post. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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