It Is Oil Versus Tourism In Uganda
NWOYA, Uganda (Xinhua) -- Families in the northern Ugandan district of Nwoya residing near Murchison Falls National Park are up in arms battling elephants which they accuse of destroying their crops.
Statistics by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state owned agency charged with protection and conservation of wildlife, shows that 25 elephants have been slain at Murchison Falls National Park this year alone.
Semei Okwir, the Resident District Commissioner, a government representative in the district says that the locals attribute the crossing of the elephants and other animals from the park to their gardens to the oil activities in the park.
The National Oil Corporation has been suspended from bidding to import industry fuel. Photo/FILE By ZEDDY SAMBU (email the author) The National Oil Corporation of Kenya has been suspended from importing industry cargo after the delays experienced in
With Kenya's western neighbour now set to build a larger refinery, investor interest is heating up for Uganda's oil discoveries since explorers Tullow Oil and Heritage Oil discovered hydrocarbons in the Lake Albert region bordering the Democratic