By Our Reporter
Oil and Gas company CNOOC Uganda has handed over four houses to local residents of Kyangwali and Buhuka in Hoima District who were affected by the construction of a road in the area. Each of the housing units comprise of two bedrooms, a living room, an external kitchen, and a bathroom.
The houses were constructed after some families were displaced by the construction of the escarpment road between Kyangwali and Buhuka. As part of the compensation package, CNOOC built houses for some families while others opted for cash settlement.
Speaking at the handover ceremony recently, Wei Chai the Head of Corporate Affairs, CNOOC Uganda said, “The road project and the houses were constructed as part CNOOC Uganda’s commitment to achieve a win- win situation and a harmonized relationship with the host communities in its operation area.
