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Showdown looms as government moves to reclaim power over oil
Ugandan NGOs shut down in protest at government corruption on the same day that parliament voted to curtalil ministerial power over oil. But Mr. Museveni has bounced back with deals to keep his...
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Bishop, MPs, prise parliament’s doors open to the public
Police direct citizens to another entrance to parliament, where they must wait to see if they will be allowed to enter. (Photo: NY) As MPs gathered in Uganda’s parliament this afternoon to debate a...
View ArticleMPs revolt against creation of a ‘Super’ oil minister
“No vote! Our oil!” chanted a section of the House. “Let’s Vote!” chorused another. The Speaker’s chair vacant, the Sergeant at Arms and his assistants jealously guarded the Mace, the symbol of...
View ArticleSpeaker Kadaga demands disciplinary action over oil bill fracas
The Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has said she will not reconvene the House until MPs who allegedly disrupted proceedings on Wednesday, as a vote was about to passed over the...
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Prime Minister joins ‘Clause 9’ debate with plagiarised article
Web page where Hon. Mbabazi, or his assistants, found the material to cut and paste into his New Vision article Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has urged MPs to vote in favour of extensive executive power...
View ArticleParliament adjourns to consider ‘consensus’ on oil Clause 9
A defiant Parliament yesterday again refused to vote on the controversial Clause 9 of the Petroleum Bill it has been debating for the last month, but agreed to stand-over the clause for one more day to...
View ArticleMuseveni edges towards victory as oil fatigue sets in
President Yoweri Museveni’s struggle to assert his authority over ruling party MPs may finally bear fruit today as parliament moves yet again to vote on the controversial Clause 9 of the Petroleum...
View ArticleOil bill: executive power finally prevails
Uganda’s Petroleum (Exploration, Development, Production) Bill completed its stormy passage through parliament on December 7 when the Deputy Speaker finally brought the matter to a vote, after a...
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So you think you know about oil? And want to be a millionaire?
For this young man, a bird on the shoulder is worth more than a barrel of oil in the bush (Photo: NY) The Oil in Uganda team extends warm, seasonal greetings to all our readers. Also, to entertain you...
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UCU ramps up oil and gas training capacity
The oldest building at the UCU campus. The university is looking to the future with new oil courses. Uganda Christian University, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious higher education...
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Green light: President assents to upstream law, Heritage Oil vows to fight on
A sign at the entrance of a primary school built by Heritage Oil and Gas in Buhuka, Hoima District in the area that hosts the Kingfisher Oil wells (Photo:CM) Uganda’s oil industry received two belated...
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Local law firm to advise on $ 2.5 billion refinery project
Part of the 29 Sq.Km that has been earmarked for the refinery in Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima District (Photo: Thomas White) A Ugandan law firm, Katende Ssempebwa and Co. Advocates, will provide local...
View ArticleTanzania gets natural gas policy
Tanzania’s cabinet announced early this week that it had approved its natural gas policy, as the country steadily progresses to full exploitation of its natural gas resources. According to the Energy...
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Aggrieved refinery residents to sue government
Some of the Kabale Parish residents who turned up to register their complaints about the compensation process last year. Some of them are now threatening to sue the government. Some of the aggrieved...
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Tullow vows to challenge tax ruling
A map showing Exploration areas (EA) 1, 2 and 3. Two thirds of this acreage was sold to CNOOC and Total in 2012 in a deal worth $ 2.9 billion. URA demanded Capital Gains Tax from the transaction, but...
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Court throws out oil refinery residents’ petition
These two men were found merry making in Kyapaloni town, Kabaale parish, Hoima, shortly after receiving compensation for their land in the refinery area. However, some of their colleagues rejected the...
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New mining law should recognise artisanal miners, double royalties
Mining Community Representatives from Central Region led by Rubaga MP Ken Lukyamuzi (Right) hand over their proposals to Parliamentary Commissioner Reagan Okumu at the meeting (Photo: F. Nalubega)...
View ArticleTanzania passes ‘urgent’ petroleum laws, Civil Society concerned
Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete last week told the country’s Parliament that he would accent to the recently passed petroleum Bills as soon as they get to his desk days after the Legislators passed...
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Rwamutonga evictions: Court rules in victims’ favour, but they will not be...
Some of the children in the make shift camp in Rwamutonga. (Photo: F. Mugerwa) The Masindi High Court on Thursday delivered what may be the first set of good news that the more than 250 homeless...
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Regulations should address gaps in Public Finance Management Act
The law is laden with a number of ambiguities that should be clarified in the regulations when they are eventually released. Civil Society Organisations have strongly protested the proposed amendments...
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