An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday.
Stephen Kwikiriza was found on Sunday evening dumped on a roadside in Kyenjojo, about five hours' drive west of the capital Kampala, said Samuel Okulony, director of the Environment Governance Institute in 2022 to develop Uganda n oil fields and ship the crude via a 1,445-kilometre pipeline to Tanzania's Indian Ocean port of Tanga.with an iron fist since 1986, has regularly praised the oil project as an economic boon for the impoverished landlocked country.
The first oil is expected to flow in 2025 - almost two decades after the reserves were discovered in Lake Albert in northwestern Uganda. Environmental groups say the project is having dire consequences for local communities and the environment in an area of rich biodiversity, and have accused TotalEnergies in Uganda said in a statement it"does not tolerate any threats, intimidation, harassment or violence against those who peacefully and lawfully promote human rights in relation to our activities".). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic.
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