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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A Ugandan court on Friday ruled against dozens of families claiming they were short-changed when compensated for land used to develop a major oil project, an activist and a plaintiff said.<\/b><\/p>\n

The $10-billion project by French giant TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation to develop oilfields in Uganda has been hailed by President Museveni as an economic boon.<\/p>\n

But it has been fiercely contested by rights activists and environmental groups.<\/p>\n

It is facing legal action in France, while the European Parliament has raised concerns over the alleged wrongful imprisonment of environmental activists and eviction of people from their land without adequate compensation.<\/p>\n

The court in Hoima, a town near the oilfields, ruled against the 42 households protesting against inadequate compensation, according to an activist from the Tasha Africa Research Institute, which supported the villagers’ legal expenses.<\/p>\n

“The ruling has been in favour of the ministry of energy and mineral development,” Abdul Musinguzi told AFP.<\/p>\n

“As per the ruling, no further compensation (is due to)… the project affected persons protesting low compensation.”<\/p>\n

The project involves drilling around 400 oil wells in Murchison Falls National Park, the largest protected area in Uganda, and shipping crude along a 1,445-kilometre (900-mile) pipeline to the Tanzanian port of Tanga.<\/p>\n

TotalEnergies claims those displaced by the project have been fairly compensated and measures have been taken to protect the environment.<\/p>\n

The government has vociferously defended the project, saying it will create many jobs.<\/p>\n

One of the plaintiffs from the 42 households, Jealousy Mugisa Mulimba, described the ruling as “an ambush”.<\/p>\n

“We were given one day to prepare for the case after receiving the notice on December 4,” he told AFP<\/b>.<\/p>\n

“These are mainly illiterate and poor people. Only about 12 made it to court today as they could not afford transport.”<\/p>\n

Rights campaigners including Human Rights Watch have urged a halt to the project, warning of dire consequences for the environment and local communities.<\/p>\n

But Museveni, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders, has vowed to proceed with the project.<\/p>\n

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