Ronald Isagara Araali, the deputy Premier Bunyoro Kingdom and Minister of Information, says they have been seeking redress from government on several key issues since 2008 in vain.
When Benon Ruzongoza made the decision to buy land and establish himself in Nyamasoga village, Kabaale parish, Buseruka sub-county in Hoima district, he had never heard of such a thing as an oil refinery. In fact, he had never heard that Bunyoro region is rich in oil and gas.
Farmers in Hoima are preparing to supply food to the camps created as a result of on-going oil exploration activities in the region. The farmers, under their group, Mairirwe Farmers’ Cooperation, have planted rice, maize, beans, sweet potatoes and cabbages, readying their produce for the first supply deal to Tullow Oil Uganda Ltd in June this year.
The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM has endorsed the embattled former vice president Prof. Gilbert Bukenya as the official party candidate for the Busiro North Parliamentary by-elections.
Local leaders in Bugisu want government to resettle landslide victims on 50,000 acres that Bulambuli district has offered to President Museveni to give to sugarcane investors.
