The MPs on Thursday paid an impromptu visit to the airport construction site in Kabaale village, Kabaale parish in Kabaale sub-county of Hoima district. The members were shocked by the slow work being undertaken by the contractor.
A joint venture between China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd and Worley Limited is undertaking the construction. As of the latest update, the contractors have laid 70 kilometers of the pipeline across both Uganda and Tanzania.
Philkol Mpairwe, a businessman in Buliisa who owns a hotel, explains that they invested a lot in the hotel industry targeting the oil workers, but unfortunately, the oil companies have resorted to accommodating their workers in camps, abandoning their hotels and lodges.
Ever since the oil activities started in the region, Bunyoro has witnessed several evictions with thousands of families forcefully displaced from their ancestral land.
Okasaai said his ministry will be disappointed if the news board does not deliver the first oil in 2025. The timelines have been changing in the past years.
Tayebwa also directed RDCs in the region to take stern action against officials extorting money from Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries, stating that the vice is frustrating the progress and implementation of the program across the
By the end of 2023, electric car sales had reached 14 million representing 35% higher than the sales in 2022. China accounted for more than 60% of the global sales.
On Tuesday, The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) accepted the appeal and asked the activists to file written submissions by March 22, 2024.
Bateebe confirmed that several areas in the Albertine Graben have been earmarked for exploration and will be announced for the third competitive bidding.
During a comprehensive visit to the Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) in Buhuka village, Kyangwali sub-county in Kikuube district on Tuesday evening, Kasaija reasserted the government's steadfast dedication to ensuring the inaugural oil drop by the targeted year of 2025.
A statement issued for the Tanzanian office of EACOP said the arrival at the port of Dar es Salaam signals the initiation of the main construction phase for this cross-border pipeline project.
Mayiga emphasizes that the Buganda Kingdom fully supports the immediate commercial production of oil and gas, as it believes this resource is crucial for the development of various sectors in the country.
Kaziimba also challenged the people of Bunyoro to position themselves to tap into opportunities that will accrue from the oil and gas sector. He says the locals should identify strategies that will see them benefit both directly and indirectly from the available oil resources.
Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development warned that government has no other option but to forcefully take over the land should the PAPs reject the compensation money.
According to the oil companies, several local investors have expressed interest to serve the oil and gas sector with various goods and services yet they don't have strong financial capacity.
The event, which took place in Buhuka Kikuube district, has been described as one of the major milestones as the Chinese developer promises to deliver its first oil by 2025.
"Europe has developed on fossil fuel for a great part of it and the protection of the environment generally, but unfortunately, it has not been a good example to developing countries like Uganda," says German Envoy, Schauer
Tonny Odokonyero, a Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) says that the influx of people to the Albertine region is causing demand to outstrip supply for meat, vegetables, and milk.
