Tag Archives: PAPs

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in Kyotera district have protested the arrest of their leader. Richard Birimuye Ssekyondwa was arrested on Friday on the orders of the District Police Commander Hassan Hiwumbire, for allegedly sabotaging government projects. His arrest …

Processes provide support to affected persons to ensure adequate compensation and improved livelihood COMMENT | GLORIA SEBIKARI | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has noted recent media reports published in some local dailies alleging that the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project Affected Persons (PAPs) are being mishandled …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline route in Nabigasa sub-county in Kyotera district have declined to open up bank accounts ahead of the compensation payment. New Plan Limited and Total Uganda entered a partnership with Centenary Bank to help …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of persons with interests on land located in the route of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline- EACOP is nearly 1,000 more than the number of Project Affected Persons-PAPs, according to information available. According to the approved resettlement action plan, a total of 3,792 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Compensation for persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project may cost up to 65 billion shillings. The estimate has been given by Robert Kasande, the permanent secretary Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development hours after the approval of the Resettlement Action Plan-RAP …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyotera and Lwengo district leaders have given the government of Uganda up to August to either compensate the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project affected persons, or they block the project and victims claim for the return of their assets with costs. The tough …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The compensation of people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, countrywide is expected to start early next year. The 1,443km crude oil export pipeline will transport Uganda’s crude oil from Hoima in Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga port in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has tasked officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to explain why they failed to spend 10.1 billion Shillings which was partly meant to compensate Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in different areas. Led by the Permanent Secretary Robert …

Arua, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court has issued an interim order stopping construction of School and Adroa roads under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID Program in Arua municipality. The two roads valued at Shillings 20 Billion measuring 2.8 kilometers were handed over to China Seventh Group Construction …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday tasked Ministry of Energy officials to explain the omission of payment for rock in the contract for construction of Isimba and Karuma Hydro Power Dams. The officials led by the Permanent Secretary Robert …