Charles Onyango-Obbo, a veteran journalist and editor of South African online newspaper Mail and Guardian, in August 2015 wrote in his weekly column published in this newspaper that "oil is Uganda's moon landing."
When you come to look at it critically, the description makes perfect sense. At every debate on Uganda's political economy, you won't miss mention of Uganda's oil and the current 6.5 billion barrels (1.4 billion barrels recoverable so far), the stock tank oil in place/reserves and Uganda's position in its background.
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