[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he tax dispute between Total E&P Uganda is just another in a series of Tax Disputes that the Uganda Revenue Authority has had to deal with in the past 5 years. The good news is that so far Uganda’s Tax body has always come out victorious and most remarkably in the Heritage case in which
Tullow’s job cuts: it was only a matter of time
The people who are still employed by Tullow Oil have a reason to thank their God. The last couple of months have been months of uncertainty, speak of this thing they call Job insecurity. Certainly, the fate of many in Uganda, for example, must have remained hanging in balance until last week when Tullow Oil
So Kenya bought a 2.5% stake in Uganda’s Oil refinery but why really?
Kenya bought 2.5% stake in Uganda’s Oil Refinery and that is supposed to be good news. Indeed it is good news. Actually, Kenya’s decision to get a stake in Uganda’s Oil Refinery, a couple of weeks after RT Global Resources was selected to construct the refinery goes against the notion that Kenya would oppose Uganda’s
Cultural institutions strife: It’s not about monarchies but control over natural resources
By Muhindo James A day after police made public a plot to poison the King of the Great Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Omukama Solomon Iguru Gafabusa, I was astonished to read a pronouncement by Prince David Kijanangoma of Tooro in light of his resolution to over throw Tooro Kingdom’s youthful Monarch, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru.
The slump in global oil prices: was it the wake-up call Uganda needed
February was a fairly busy month for anyone keen on developments in Uganda’s Oil and Gas sector. Obviously Tullow Oil released its 2014 Full Financial Year Results as anticipated- the kind that Tullow would love to forget. Uganda’s cabinet approved the first open licensing round for petroleum exploration putting some six blocks up for grabs
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
How to get a job and land opportunities in the Oil and Gas sector
Following the slump in Oil and Gas prices, companies like Tullow Oil have been downsizing and if there is any time when it is hard to get opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector, then such is the time. However despite the ‘evil times’ in the sector there are still opportunities that exist in the
Uganda government officials urged to respect citizens’ rights to access information
When you ask government officials for information on any issue of public concern, the officials usually shrug and sneer as though to give you what is supposed to be public information is to do you a great favour. The constitution and Access to Information Act, 2005 provide for a person’s right to access information that
Cultural institutions and the share they got in Uganda’s oil: why Bunyoro should be contented
If the total worth of Uganda’s oil was to be divided into 100 shares, Bunyoro would be entitled to only less than a share of that worth. Not that it deserves anything more or less. It’s what the (soon to be enacted) law stipulates and going by Austin’s theory, the law is the law. It
Some quick facts about the oil discoveries and resources in Uganda
When every one is talking about Oil in Uganda, these facts should be on our finger tips and any person who has interest in this sector may already know this but well, we thought sharing this may help someone out there who has no clue about the sector. Twenty one (21) oil and/or gas discoveries