It was a few minutes past 10am, but already the weather was quite hot, probably typical in this part of the country. A breeze blew in from nearby Lake Albert, easing the heat on the people seated in two tents erected directly opposite each other. In one big tent, sat local communities who were beneficiaries of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP); while in another tent, sat government officials and oil company executives.
We were in Buliisa, one of the three districts where Uganda’s upstream oil and gas activities have intensified. Specifically, we were in Kirama, Kigwera sub-county. The houses handover launch ceremony, under the TilengaProject, was the reason for the Kirama mid-morning meeting on Monday, June 12, 2023.
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