Uganda: Covid Halts Compensation of Oil Pipeline Affected Persons

The compensation of persons affected by the East Africa Crude Oil pipeline (EACOP) project hangs in balance due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that has limited travels and gatherings, Daily Monitor has learnt.

Officials of EACOP had started discussing the resettlement action plan with project affected persons (PAPs) in May but stopped due to the ban on meetings to curb the spread of the pandemic.

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