Ali Sekatawa

During the next 5 -10 years, Uganda’s land acquisition processes for oil and gas infrastructure will become the benchmark for best practices for mega projects that require large chunks of land.  The success of any mega infrastructure or construction project, as is in the case of the oil and gas industry world over, which requires a footprint is mirrored in the quality of processes such as a comprehensive Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The RAP encompasses planning (and implementation) for compensation and resettlement of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs). Uganda’s RAPs for the oil projects were designed with one overarching principle-…