On November 6, 2020, four civil society entities from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania filed a court case against some of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project proponents.

The court case was filed at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). The applicants are Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT)-in Uganda, Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) from Uganda, Natural Justice from Kenya and Centre for Strategic Litigation from Tanzania.