While in Bunyoro in Western Uganda recently, Uganda’s Vice President Major (Rtd) Jessica Alupo urged residents of the region to continue supporting investors and government-led development projects, saying Uganda’s oil and gas investments will create jobs, stimulate economic growth and transform the region. Alupo made the remarks after leading a […]
Delayed compensation remains a significant challenge for communities impacted by EACOP -project. This was revealed during our community outreach in the EACOP project areas of Kyankwanzi Kikuube and Hoima where residents shared their struggles. Ms. Theresa Bamuteze, an eighty two-year-old woman from Basangazi village, Nabulembeko parish, Kyankwanzi district, shared a […]
On March 30 2026, at the Community Green Radio premises in Kiboga District, central Uganda, the National Association of Professional Environmentalists, NAPE launched the Forests and Wetlands restoration Promotion program. The Program is aimed at restoring degraded ecosystems, promoting sustainable land use practices and enhancing community resilience to climate change […]
Communities affected by the East Africa Crude Pipeline, EACOP in Kiboga District in central Uganda are calling for more engagements with media practitioners about their plight. Residents of Kibiga, Lwanda and Kimbejja villages in Kibiga Sub County say their engagements with Journalists of Community Green Radio have started attracting attention […]
Community members affected by the East African Oil Crude Pipeline, EACOP in Kyankwanzi district central Uganda are preparing to petition President Yoweri Museveni over their concerns.These concerns range from delayed compensation, undervaluing of their property and cases of coercing during signing of compensation documents. Mr. Museveni, who is also the […]
The community Green Radio has for over years provided a platform for communities affected by the oil and gas infrastructures, especially the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, EACOP. On September 23 2025, a number of those affected by the pipeline were hosted again. The program was aimed at giving a […]
Women in the Oil rich Albertine region of Western Uganda are calling for quick interventions to curb the increased cases of gender based violence in their areas. During a one day community engagement meeting for the EACOP affected women in Buseruka sub country Hoima district, the women expressed fear over […]
Community members affected by the East African Oil Crude Pipeline, EACOP in Kyankwanzi district central Uganda are in dire need for food for their families. Annamary Kityo from Kikajjo village in Nabulembeko parish, Watubba Sub County in Kyankwanzi District says community members didn’t plant food crops since they were stopped […]
National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has launched a compendium on the dynamics of land acquisition for development in the global south with a call for a model of development that benefits local people. The compendium, that was launched at Nican Resort Hotel on October 3rd, involves thematic topics on […]
The discovery of oil in Uganda, especially that of commercially viable deposits, came with need to establish infrastructure for the exportation and refining of the oil. The infrastructures include the oil refinery, the feeder pipelines, purified oil pipelines to Buloba, the EACOP and the oil road. All these infrastructures require […]