A coalition of Ugandan civil society organisations and oil-affected communities has expressed distrust in a recent survey sponsored by TotalEnergies, which claimed that oil activities in Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) are not harming wildlife. In a communiqué the groups called for independent investigations and a halt to oil operations in the park. The statement,…
In 2010, I developed a desire to set up a hotel. Tourists were my target because we neighbor Murchison Falls National Park. I realised my dream when I set up a small hotel. In 2016, those bad liars from the oil sector made a big crusade in Buliisa. They told us, ‘People of Buliisa, build…
A new study by the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) has revealed significant concerns among Uganda’s tourism sector stakeholders about the impact of the country’s oil and gas industry on their livelihoods. The community-based research, conducted with 66 participants including tour operators, guides, travel agents, drivers, hotel workers, and food service providers, also unearthed…
The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) will today hear an appeal filed by four civil society organizations seeking to reverse a judgment made by the First Instance Division of the EACJ that the case had been filed out of time. The case was brought following continued environmental and human rights…
