Persons affected by the planned East African crude oil pipeline are calling for court action against the governments of Uganda and Tanzania as well as the oil companies over delayed compensation for the land they were evicted from.Construction of the East African Crude Oil Export Pipeline project is due to start next year, but people along the planned route were evicted almost two years ago, with promises of compensation.In Uganda, the project is planned to cover 296km, affecting people in 10 districts, includingHoima, Kikuube, Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi and Mubende. Others are Gomba, Sembabule, Lwengo, Kyotera and Rakai.In Tanzania, the government is not expected to…
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