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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A group of students from various schools yesterday marched around Kampala streets protesting the September 16 resolution by the European Parliament seeking to delay the development of the East African Crude Oil pipeline (EACOP).<\/p>\n

The students, under the Uganda National Students Association (UNSA), started the protest from the Kololo Independence Ground in Kampala.<\/p>\n

They marched through several streets, guarded and guided by police as they held placards and chanted anti-European Union (EU) slogans.<\/p>\n

They concluded the march at Crested Towers, where the offices of the EU Delegation are located. Two student representatives later met the EU officials in a closed-door meeting.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists before setting off from Kololo, Mr Yusuf Werunga, the UNSA president, said Uganda\u2019s development can neither wait nor be postponed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had hope in this pipeline project. This project meant to transform our country and the economy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cEuropean Union should respect the sovereignty of Uganda as a country to start dealing with their own issues. We have much hope in our country\u2019s oil. It\u2019s going to employ most of us who are in school right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview with Monitor last evening, the press and information officer of the EU Delegation, Mr Emmanuel Gyezaho, said they received a petition from the UNSA students detailing their concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe appeal was received by the deputy head of EU delegation to Uganda, Mr Guillaume Chartrain, who promised the youth that the petition would be forwarded to the EU parliament and have a discussion on the same,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Gyezaho said the students used the engagement to reaffirm their support for the EU\u2019s positive transformative projects to Uganda noting that EACOP can be one of them as long as it is done in a sustainable way.<\/p>\n

This is the second protest at the EU offices in less than two weeks by different groups over the same matter. Last week, activists protested the resolution at the EU offices in Kampala<\/p>\n

However, there were concerns raised on social media about the ethics of dragging school-going children into a matter they barely understand.<\/p>\n

On September 16, EU lawmakers voted to pass the resolution that seeks to compel Uganda and Tanzania to delay the development of the EACOP for at least a year to consider an alternative route with the least environment footprint.<\/p>\n

President Museveni on Tuesday called the EU lawmakers opposed to the project \u201cshallow\u201d and reiterated that everything will go on as planned for commercial oil production to start in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cI encourage the oil companies to continue the refinery and oil pipeline. I hope our partners will join us firmly and advise accordingly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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