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Deal #1976 Version #56435

Uganda
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2016-11-17
Last full update
2022-09-07

Consultation of local community

Community consultation
Not consulted
Comment on consultation of local community
The company states " Prior to project commencement, there was extensive consultation with the affected communities, including public hearings. The project was initiated with support from the communities and local and district leadership". Other data sources states that no consultation occurred.

How did the community react?

Community reaction
Mixed reaction
Comment on community reaction
Community outcries for the project to be reformed or shut-down have been ignored. Affected communities are demanding the return of land improperly taken, guarantees for the protection of community land rights, compensation for crop damage, and long term protection of community forests, water, and other natural resources. On 19 February 2015, a group of farmers filed a lawsuit against Bidco Uganda and Amos Ssempa, who leased the land to Opul.

Displacement of people

Comment on displacement of people
Around 100 small scale farmers and their families. One report states that thousands of community members have been displaced.

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
Some of the displaced received new land. Some reports suggest that the community received inadequate compensation (ranging from Shs 100 000 to 1.5million) for their land and that international norms and national laws were broken. The report also claims the communities suffer from degraded water sources. Another report states that the squatters were offered between $35 and $200.

Promised benefits for local communities

Promised benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Roads
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
infrastructure – such as electric power, roads, ferries and medical facilities