The PAU director of legal and corporate affairs, Mr. Ali Ssekatawa, stressed via an article the necessity of a well-organized compensation and resettlement scheme for those impacted by any large infrastructure project to succeed.
During the next five years, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) expects that Uganda’s land acquisition procedure for oil and gas infrastructure will be a model for best practices in megaprojects both within and outside of Uganda.
While Uganda’s push to legitimize its oil reserves seems like a step in the right direction for the country’s economic growth, these environmentalist groups are weary that the areas containing said oil fields are inhabited by people, and any oil exploration in the area would lead to the displacement of said people and the destruction of the environment.
