Press Statements

Govt should halt eviction of over 3,000 people from Bugoma forest villages Boundary opening should also be concluded

Communities surrounding Bugoma forest in Kikuube district have asked government to stop an ongoing eviction process that has seen over 350 homes being demolished and another about 3,000 people being thrown out of their farmlands.

The community members from over ten villages accuse security personnel from the army and the police of forcing people out of their homes and gardens on April 7, 2022 claiming that the people were trespassing on land belonging to Hoima Sugar Limited.

The affected villages are Tripona/Nyabongo and Muhangazima. In these villages, 350 families were evicted from their homes. In the villages of Rwembaho, Rwenkobe, Karokarungi A&B, Wairagaza, Nsozi, Kikora and others, about 3,000 people were evicted from their farmlands.

THOUSANDS PETITION TOTAL AND OTHER EACOP PROJECT DEVELOPERS TO PRIORITISE CLEAN ENERGY OVER THE EACOP, OTHER OIL PROJECTS

Thousands of people including directly affected people and civil society organisations (CSOs) have petitioned Total and other developers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) over concerns that they have as regards the EACOP and other oil projects.

The EACOP is a planned 1,445km pipeline that will be built from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania. It is estimated that the pipeline will transport 216,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Uganda to global markets. The pipeline is being developed by Total, CNOOC (U) Ltd and the
Ugandan in addition to Tanzanian governments. Total is currently the lead developer on the project.