Tag Archives: PAPs

  Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Jude Ssali, the Kakuuto sub-county Chairperson in Kyotera district, is facing allegations of misrepresenting Project Affected Persons (PAPs) related to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. Numerous individuals who are set to lose their properties in the construction of the East …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Fred Balikenda, of Kirama Village, Kigwera Sub-county in Buliisa District is determined to die for his land unless the government and TotalEnergies pay him Sh200 million for his house and his pigs that reportedly starved to death. Balikenda is one of the nine Project …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has attributed slow progress in the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project to inadequate funds. This, according to the ministry, has affected pre-construction activities such as land acquisition and compensation of Project-Affected-Persons (PAPs) at the first phase …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Kikuube district have tasked members of the opposition in Parliament to compel the government and oil companies to immediately compensate them for their land which was taken to facilitate the smooth running of the …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works have failed to kick off on the 25-kilometer Tororo-Busia road because of the delayed compensation of Project Affected Persons-PAPs. The over Shillings 136 billion project was scheduled to kick off early last month. The Project Affected Persons-PAPs, say that they cannot allow the …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 100 people along the proposed route of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP in Kyotera district have petitioned parliament protesting the compensation rates offered to them by the project implementers. The project-affected persons in Nabigasa sub county are aggrieved by what they describe as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited moment for the compensation of people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline has come after the EACOP Company gave a timeline to start and complete the exercise. According to Martin Tiffen, the General Manager EACOP, they expect the compensation process to take …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several families affected by the proposed oil pipeline project in Rakai and Kyotera districts want the government, Total-Uganda and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Co. Ltd to halt the compensation plan and conduct a verification exercise to avoid paying ghost claimants. The families sight …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in the Bunyoro sub-region are protesting delays by the government to compensate them for their land. The 1,443km crude oil export pipeline will transport Uganda’s crude oil from Hoima in Uganda to the Chongoleani …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in Kyotera and Lwengo districts have petitioned Total Energies E&P Uganda, for an intervention to address grievances stemming from the land acquisition process. The 1,443km East African Crude Oil Pipeline will transport Uganda’s …