Women and Oil
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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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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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Patriarchy denying women oil opportunities
Saturday, 5th July 2014 | Women and OilWomen in the Uganda’s oil-rich Albertine Region are failing to access employment and other opportunities in the oil and gas sector because they are overburdened with domestic work as well as other subsistence duties, a new report by International Alert, a peace building organization has revealed. Read More
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Artisanal miners flood Mubende
Many unemployed youth are migrating to the gold rich district in search of a ‘golden’ opportunity. Read More
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Most oil wells are in my land-Kaahwa
Mr. Francis ‘Franco’ Kaahwa
When one brings up the subject of land anywhere in Buliisa district, one man’s name inevitably comes up: Francis Kaahwa-locally known as Franco. Read More
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Aggrieved refinery residents to sue government
Some of the Kabale Parish residents who turned up to register their complaints about the compensation process last year. Some of them are now threatening to sue the government.
Some of the aggrieved residents of Kabaale parish, Hoima district who are dissatisfied with the ongoing compensation have issued a notice threatening to sue the Attorney General of Uganda, accusing the government of violating their rights and awarding them inadequate compensation. Read More
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Compensated families struggle with their millions
Leo Kato and first wife Stella Kahangwe with one of their children
2473 property owners in Hoima’s Kabaale parish are presently receiving compensation for their land and property to make way for the country’s first crude oil refinery. Read More
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Paid refinery area residents given three months to relocate
Women in Kyapaloni market which lies within the 29 sq.km. the refinery area and will be re-located too
Government commenced the compensation of the residents in the refinery area in Kabaale parish, Hoima district this week, and immediately gave them a three-month ultimatum to vacate the land upon compensation. Read More
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It’s not just oil
Thursday, 12th December 2013 | Women and OilRegina Kasangaki displays a handful of freshly harvested salt from her salt pan. (Photo: Emil H.)
LAKE KATWE, KASESE DISTRICT: 10,000 years ago, volcanic eruptions created 52 crater lakes in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese District. One of these, Lake Katwe, has long been the source of most of the salt consumed in Uganda. Read More
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Compensation: Some refinery area women could lose it all
Wednesday, 6th November 2013 | Land, Women and OilSome of the Kabaale Parish residents who turned up to register their complaints about the compensation process
“He came back because of oil. When he heard about the refinery plan, he returned to get the compensation money.” Read More