According to the kingdom officials, the tour, organized by the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), was aimed at familiarizing Alur Kingdom one of the key cultural stakeholders in the region with the progress of the Tilenga and Kingfisher oil and gas projects.
The 1,443km crude oil export pipeline will transport Uganda’s crude oil from Hoima in Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga port in Tanzania. More than 100 residents gathered near the Kikuube district headquarters, urging the government to suspend all EACOP activities.
