Government starts compensating oil refinery evictees

The government has started the payment of the 718 residents- Project Affected Persons (PAPs) that were evicted as result of the plans to build an oil refinery complex in Hoima District. The victims are residents of 13 villages in Kabaale Parish, and according to the government’s Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD), Shs70 billion was

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MPs question Oil Refinery Contracts

The Parliamentary Forum on Oil and Gas has questioned the wisdom of awarding the contract to resettle people affected by the proposed oil refinery in Hoima to Strategic Friends International, the firm that carried out the first phase of the Resettlement Action Plan. At least 7,000 people are to be moved to pave way for

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