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ACODE and the West Nile Development Association (WENDA), with support from the embassies of Denmark, Ireland, the Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the embassy of Sweden, are strengthening the capacity of Collaborative Forest Management Groups to enhance end-user forest rights for vulnerable communities and equitable beneficial sharing.

Last week, the team initiated the process of reviewing the constitution for St. Egyito Eyere Eyere, a Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) group for Mt.Kei Forest Reserve in Belo village, Lima Parish, Ludara Subcounty, Koboko district.

The current constitution was inconsistent with other key documents, such as the registration certificate and the application letter to the National Forestry Authority(NFA)

Moving forward, the group has agreed to review the constitution and come up with a revised, feasible work plan. An updated membership form has also been designed for the group.

This was supported by the Embassies of Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland.

Although the government genuinely expects the taps to open in July 2026, Ugandans may need to brace for a longer wait for the first oil, and for valid reasons.

First of all, it is important to understand that the journey toward production is an arduous one.

Secondly, it requires balancing high-speed delivery with uncompromising quality and environmental standards.

Whether “first oil” refers to the opening of the first wells or the receipt of the first sales revenue, the production start date may need to be moved. We must brace for a wait that extends beyond July 2026
See more reasons why this may be the case in the link below;

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Today, ACODE, Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas(CSCO) and Natural Resource Governance Institute have interfaced with officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to discuss Uganda's Fiscal regime for the mining sector.

In his opening remarks, Mr Edmund, senior economist from the Ministry of finance thanked ACODE, CSCO and NRGI for the support rendered to maximise benefit from the sector and committed to continuous discourse in this area.

He also noted that foreign budget support has greatly reduced, and so we need to look inward to generate revenue for Uganda's Socio-Economic transformation.

Key concerns from Civil Society included;
🔸 Unclear assessment of royalties
🔸 High license and renewal fees for formalisation in the sector
🔸 Inconsistencies between mining sector legislation and tax legislation
🔸 Unclear definition of mineral beneficiation, among others.




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