oil exploration

Farmers want to be compensated over oil exploration activities

Farmers’ leaders have emphasized the need by government to genuinely compensate the residents displaced due to oil exploration. The call is made by the president of the Uganda farmers’ federation Charles Ogang. He says they have received a number of complaints from farmers in the districts of Buliisa, kiryandongo and Hoima among others about the […]

Uganda advised to invest oil revenues in future income generating projects

With Uganda yet to starting drilling and selling oil with the government ready to bag more revenue to increase the country’s resource envelope, the governor of the central bank Emmanuel Mutebile is advising the government to invest oil revenue in activities that will generate revenue in future. According to Mutebile, oil is one of those resources that gets […]