MPs task government to clear anomalies in the Oil and Gas sector

Members of parliament on the Committee on Natural Resources have asked government to prioritize the compensation and resettlement exercise of Project Affect Persons (PAPs) in the refinery and pipeline development project before kickoff. In a report on the Ministerial Policy Statement and Budget Estimates for financial 2015/16, the committee notes that government has already established

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The oil curse; are Uganda’s youths feeling the pinch?

The recent activities of Jobless Brotherhood, the National Association of the Unemployed, NRM Poor Youth and the Uganda Youth Liberation Front have caused concerns that Uganda’s youth could become a disestablishing factor if widespread unemployment is not solved especially as the country starts to exploit oil and gas resources. Some experts have warned that this you

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