Uganda: Pipeline Route Surveys Spark Fear Amongst Hoima Residents

A recently concluded survey to determine a pipeline route from the proposed refinery in Kabaale Parish to Buloba, Wakiso district, close to the capital Kampala, has left a section of Hoima residents worried they could lose their land.

At least 200 residents are now planning to petition government to have a dialogue with them before any decisions over their land are taken.

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