"Refinery residents to be relocated in February"

Government will in February 2017 relocate 46 families who opted for resettlement to pave way for the proposed oil refinery in  Kabaale parish, Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, Francis Elungat, the Land Acquisition officer Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has revealed...Elungat said that government will first hand over the 46 completed houses to the affected families in February and also provide food supplies to the families for the next six months. “Each family has been promised a cow, two goats, 10 kilograms of maize seedlings, a machete, hoe and other domestic tools,” he revealed, adding that these supplies are meant to sustain the families till when they will be self-reliant...

Despite the houses being built in an urban-like setting, some of the families to be resettled have expressed concerns over the designs. Ephraim Turyatunga, 47, says Government promised them a 3-bed room house which has a kitchen, toilet, a sitting room and a store. However, looking at the houses built, Turyatunga says, the kitchen is very small and no store has been provided. He argues that his family is comprised of 15 people who may not fit into the three bed room house. “I stay with my father, mother and two of my married sons and their families. Will we all fit in that small house?” he questioned. “Even the food package which government is providing for is not going to be enough to feed my family.” Warom Gura, 50 and a resident of Nyahaira village says he is no longer interested in being relocated.