People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline 'received inadequate compensation'
Source: The Guardian
People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline ‘received inadequate compensation’
Many of the people displaced by Eacop project were inadequately rehoused or compensated, report says
Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Tue 1 Apr 2025 10.04 BST
First published on Tue 1 Apr 2025 08.41 BST
People displaced from their homes alongside the site of an oil pipeline under construction in Uganda have complained of being inadequately rehoused or compensated.
When completed, the East African crude oil pipeline (Eacop) will transport oil from the Tilenga and Kingfisher oilfields in western Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania.
The project – a partnership of the governments of both countries, the French oil company TotalEnergies, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation – has been touted by Uganda as transformative for the country’s economy. However, from the start, it has faced criticism over its potential impact on important ecosystems and displaced people.
About 13,000 people in Uganda and Tanzania have been displaced by the pipeline. Those obliged to move were given the option of resettlement or cash compensation.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/uganda-displaced-people-kingfisher-oil-pipeline-eacop-compensation