Uganda is struggling to find a decent partner for its oil refinery project in Hoima. This project is the hallmark of the country’s approach to its petroleum resources. Since oil was discovered in commercial quantities – there has been a fork in the road for investors keen to take part in exploiting the resource but
Since coming into force, national awards, a program of formal recognition of Ugandans whose contributions to the community reflect its best and most deserving attempts at nationalism and patriotism, has conferred 14,884 awards. Now the Ugandan parliament led by its charismatic two-time Speaker Hon. Rebecca Kadaga intends to give the standard heroes award to all
If the announcement of oil production licenses, to the most credible consortium likely to commercialize Uganda’s oil find, had arrived two or three- or even five years ago, the accompanying euphoria could have served as the desperate morale boost that the government currently needs. Instead this significant announcement made this week passed with little fanfare.
The praise and worship choir singing fortunes “Made in Africa” has been hushed by the retreating march of lower oil prices. Leading companies like Tullow oil, a shining talisman of the possibilities of oil riches on the continent’s undiscovered potential, have seen their share value fall by nearly half. For freshmen into the club of
Uganda’s proposed oil revenue management legislation was passed quietly into law on Thursday this week. A version of the bill, now law, was first circulated in 2010, making it one of the most considered pieces of legislation amongst the troika of oil laws passed this oil was discovered nearly a decade ago. Unlike other countries
Details of the Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] between the Uganda government and international oil companies to begin production will be revealed later today. A signing ceremony took place at State House Entebbe last evening [February]. Both government officials and the industry had signaled that signing would take place on Wednesday after ‘major issues’ had been
This year Pope Francis is expected to travel to both Uganda and Israel. The visits will probably bring into a sharp focus how the Church is dealing with the rising tide of intolerance so visible in a globe allegedly more connected and friendly- than ever before. Anti-Immigration, racism and homophobia will color news articles about
This year marks the 100th since the search for oil in Uganda begun. Its true. In his memoir (not to be confused with the ordinary meaning of the word as a recollection of personal experiences but rather as a scientific report), the grandfather of oil exploration Mr. E.G Wayland) recorded the first mineral (oil) concession
Uganda has passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. In passing the bill the Ugandan parliament played to the gallery of publicly conservative Anglo-Christian values that most Ugandans align themselves with. The present text is a step back from the proposals of death for alleged homosexual acts but Mps nonetheless went with life in prison ( important to
I had not read James O’Connell’s 1967 essay on the “Inevitability of Instability” in African post-independence settings until this weekend. In broad brush O’Connell puts into clear perspective some of the situations this blog has tried to be a curator of, albeit from the lens of one journalist and one country. There are few political