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Let them drink oil

Oil companies’ extravagant and reckless behavior evokes parallels with France’s Ancien Régime COMMENT | DICKENS KAMUGISHA | As a long-time advocate for human and environmental rights, I am terrified by the unprecedented frequency of extreme weather events. With each passing day, it becomes increasingly evident that we are in the midst …

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Stop scaring Umeme on concession, government cautioned

 Umeme concession talks limits capital mobilization efforts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least eight out of 10 Ugandans want the electricity sector to undergo some kind of reform with a hope that this will improve service delivery, according to a mini-survey. The poll survey featured 161 high net-worth individuals, …

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‘We are being victimized for our work,’ says AFIEGO director

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) director, Dickens Kamugisha says they are being targeted for their work on land rights and environment. He says while the organization is operating within the law, some individuals in government are working hard to silence it from raising …

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AFIEGO demands transparency as leaders meet over oil deals

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The African Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) is demanding for the involvement of Ugandans in the negotiations on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and the Tilenga oil projects in the Albertine region. The call comes as Ugandan and Tanzanian leaders and their technocrats …

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Conservationists petition principal judge over Bugoma forest giveaway

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Conservationists have petitioned the Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija to intervene in the giveaway of Bugoma Forest to Hoima Sugar Factory.  In an open letter to the Principal Judge signed by over 30 groups, the conservationists want him to reallocate their application for judicial review …

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Police SACCO management extends ban on loan acquisition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of police Savings and Credit Cooperation –SACCO has extended the ban on acquisition of loans. Several police officers said they had tried to get loans or withdraw their savings but in vain. They added that police management led by the SACCO Chairperson …

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NEMA snubs CSOs petition on oil pipeline assessment report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The National Agricultural Management Authority-NEMA has snubbed a petition by civil societies under Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas-CSCO which requested the environment body not to approve the east African oil pipeline environment and social impact assessment report.    The Civil Society Coalition on …

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NEMA snubs CSOs petition on oil pipeline assessment report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The National Agricultural Management Authority-NEMA has snubbed a petition by civil societies under Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas-CSCO which requested the environment body not to approve the East African oil pipeline environment and social impact assessment report. The Civil Society Coalition on …

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