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
Museveni’s attitude on rights of mineral-rich land owners depicts a colonial kind of mentality
By James Muhindo Seven days to the 52nd independence celebrations in Uganda, President Y.K. Museveni while at the Conference on Mineral wealth, in Kampala Uganda, took the country five decades back in the struggle for human rights. As reported in one of Uganda’s Dailies, the president said that government will change the law to allow
Tullow boss slams legislators over “unrealistic” local content provision in Oil and Gas law
The President of Tullow Oil’s Ugandan subsidiary, Hon. Elly Karuhanga had no kind words for parliament over a local content provision in the recently enacted Petroleum Exploration Development and Production Act 2013 that allows local businessmen to enter joint ventures with international firms servicing the oil and gas industry. The section of the Act