Uganda President Assures Bunyoro Kingdom Of Oil Revenue Share
09 June 2009 - 11:41PM
Dow Jones News
The Ugandan president said Tuesday that Bunyoro Kingdom would
get a fair share of oil revenues once production starts on the
Ugandan side of the Albertine rift.
In a national address Yoweri Museveni said the government would
ensure the kingdom, which hosts the oil-rich districts of western
Uganda, gets a substantial share of the revenues to aid its
development.
Early this year, the Kingdom asked central government to
implement a 1955 colonial agreement which gives it rights over
mineral resources on its territory. The agreement was signed
between the U.K. protectorate government and Kingdom of Bunyoro
Kitara, and the Kingdom insists it remains binding since it has
never been amended.
Without specifying the percentages of oil revenues that would go
to the Kingdom, Museveni said oil revenues would be used to finance
development projects in the country.
Dickens Kamugisha, chief executive of the Uganda-based Africa
Institute for Energy Governance, warned keeping locals from oil
exploration and production could turn Bunyoro into another Niger
Delta.
"Locals have not participated fully in the ongoing exploration
activities and this poses a potential danger to future oil
production," he told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday.
Uganda is carrying out a feasibility study to build a large
refinery after dropping plans to build a mini refinery following
discoveries of more oil fields in the past 12 months.
Companies operating in Uganda include Jersey-based Heritage Oil
Ltd. (HOIL.LN), U.K.-based Tullow Oil (TLW.LN) and London-listed
Tower Resources PLC (TRP.LN).
-By Nicholas Bariyo, contributing to Dow Jones Newswires; +256
75 262 4615; bariyonic@yahoo.co.uk
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