The US Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has urged the Ugandan government to use proper procedures in the development of its oil and gas sector so as not to fall prey to the problems that other mineral rich countries face. The ambassador, while Speaking to a delegation on the contract, transparency and accountability in the
By Brian Kalule…. In his 2016/2017 Budget Speech delivered in June 2016, Finance Minister nominee Matia Kasaijja noted that the 2014 National Population Census stated that access to electricity had more than doubled (from 7,8% to 20,4%) in Uganda since 2002. Kasaijia said that it was the government’s objective to once again double access to
By James Karama… A few months ago, I was honoured to be part of a delegation that visited Nigeria on an oil and gas local content study tour, the group was drawn from both the public and private sector. The trip was funded by the World Bank – Uganda office. We visited 11 institutions, including:
By Samuel Okulony It is with no doubt that the developments in Uganda’s oil and gas sector are currently in advanced stages of development that are moving the country towards first commercial oil production. As the country seeks to maximize profits from its commercially viable oil deposits, it is important to ensure that the environment
By Dickens Kamugisha… On May 25 this year, more than 80 people whose land in Hoima was acquired for Uganda’s oil refinery met with officials from Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), and ministries of energy and lands. These people, despite their land being acquired in 2012, have not been compensated or relocated yet. At the
By Mbatau wa Ngai The expected refining of Kenya’s crude oil at Kenya Oil Refineries is a game changer for several reasons. First, the fact that Yoweri Museveni Government has until now been unable to persuade the UK-based oil and gas exploration company, Tullow Oil, to build a refinery in Uganda might leave the country
By Anas Alhajji… The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is dead. Saudi Arabia killed it. Now, OPEC is just a toothless zombie, attracting attention, but without having any impact on the living. Few have noticed OPEC’s demise for a simple reason: it never really had the impact that it was widely perceived to have.
By Irene Ngabirano… On June 23, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) in a non-binding advisory referendum, which resulted in the resignation of UK Prime Minister David Cameron and is likely to trigger fresh elections later this year or in 2017. Despite pressure from some EU countries, it is unlikely
By Christina Malmberg Calvo Uganda is striving to achieve middle income status by 2040, and a lot of optimism and hope is riding on the 6.5 billion barrels of crude oil in the Lake Albert basin. Many natural resource countries, however, have not fared well, and are struggling with inflationary pressures that affect competiveness, unsustainable
By Dickens Kamugisha… Late last month, a decision on the route Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline will take was agreed upon between Uganda and Tanzania. However, given that the decision was made by the government without our participation as citizens, we must quickly come together to discuss the consequences of such secretive decisions. Available evidence