Social impacts
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Hoima evictions: One woman’s horror
Beatrice Ngonzebwa sits outside her demolished home (Photo: S.Mwesigye)
Seventy-year old Beatrice Ngonzebwa balances her frail body with difficulty as she walks through the wreckage of what has been her home for the last fifty years, finally clutching onto a door frame, the only structure left standing of her mud and wattle house. Read More
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Court throws out oil refinery residents’ petition
These two men were found merry making in Kyapaloni town, Kabaale parish, Hoima, shortly after receiving compensation for their land in the refinery area. However, some of their colleagues rejected the “unfair compensation” and chose to go to court (Photo: Chris Opio)
The Land Division Court in Kampala has ruled against an interim injunction to stop the eviction of eleven families in Kabaale Parish, Hoima district, by government, saying it is “a matter of no urgency.” Read More
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Oil spurs new business in Hoima
The new Motor Care Service Centre in Hoima (Photo: F. Mugerwa)
With Uganda’s oil industry steadily progressing towards the development and production stages, companies are setting up shop in Hoima district hoping to get a slice of the tens of trillions of shillings that will be sunk into the oil-rich district in the next few years. Read More
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Oil fuels land grabs in the Albertine Region
Rather than resolve the conflicts, some local leaders are facilitating well-connected individuals to grab ancestral lands from title-less locals. Read More
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Copper ‘waste’ poisoning Kasese river
Long-standing pollution problem underscores the importance of properly decommissioning mining projects. Read More
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Bunyoro awaits oil royalties
Monday, 1st September 2014 | Social impactsThe King of Bunyoro, His Majesty Solomon Gafabusa Iguru displays a precious stone. The Kingdom hopes to use royalties to boost household incomes in the Region (Photo: Francis Mugerwa)
As Uganda’s oil production date draws nearer, the prospect of receiving hundreds, possibly billions of shillings every year in oil royalties has district officials in Bunyoro region excited, and thinking big.
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Oil road unlocks opportunities for Kingfisher residents
CNOOC has been transporting most of its equipment to the Kingfisher area using this jetty on Lake Albert, a much more costlier option.
Residents of Kyangwali sub-county in Hoima district are thrilled at what may be the single most important benefit they will ever get from oil: a new road that will link them to the Lake Albert shores in the oil-rich Buhuka parish, saving them from a torturous back-breaking escarpment. Read More
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Refinery residents build new homes with compensation money
Stella Kihangwe’s newly built house in Kibaale district
Barely a year since the government began compensating property owners in the proposed refinery area, positive stories are already emerging from some of the residents who have put their money to good use. Read More
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Petroleum institute receives third intake, introduces new courses
Tuesday, 5th August 2014 | Infrastructure, Social impactsThese new houses will be the living quarters for the institute’s teaching staff (Photo: Beatrice Ongode)
The Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) admitted its third intake last week, amidst a flurry of construction activity as the Masindi-based training facility seeks to create new space to accommodate its expansion plans. Read More
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The thin line between conservation and extraction
Friday, 25th July 2014 | Environment, Social impactsGovernment, investors and host communities have to make a choice between sustaining sacred natural sites and territories, water and communities’ food sovereignty; or sacrificing them in favour of short-term benefits from mining and extractive activities, says a new report by the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) and the Gaia Foundation. Read More