THE DILEMMA FACING UGANDA PIPELINE PROJECT AS CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

THE DILEMMA FACING UGANDA PIPELINE PROJECT AS CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

East African Crude Oil Pipeline is slated to pass through 10 districts in Uganda, but many who own property in its path haven’t seen a cent from the government. Years ago, Steven Pepe, a cattle farmer, believed he was about to get a windfall. Pepe, the local chairperson of Karyabuhoro village in Kyahi subcounty, Gomba district, has a farm that sits on several acres of land. In 2018, government appraisers surveyed the land and earmarked…

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