University of Groningen
Is oil discovery in Uganda an opportunity or a looming curse?
Ogwang, Tom
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10.33612/diss.132364927
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Is oil discovery in Uganda an opportunity
or a looming curse?
ISBN (printed book) 978-94-6332-6548-2
Print and design GVO Printers & Designers, Ede, NL
Cover photo: The front and back view of some of the housing units built for those who opted to
be resettled in Kyakaboga, Buseruka Sub County, Hoima district.
Photos in the thesis: Photos were taken during fieldwork activities in Uganda. Permission was
given to place a selection of the pictures in the thesis. Photos by Tom Ogwang
© Ogwang Tom, 2020. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by the law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Contact: ogwangtom@gmail.com
ISBN (printed book) 978-94-6332-6548-2
Print and design GVO Printers & Designers, Ede, NL
Cover photo: The front and back view of some of the housing units built for those who opted to
be resettled in Kyakaboga, Buseruka Sub County, Hoima district.
Photos in the thesis: Photos were taken during fieldwork activities in Uganda. Permission was
given to place a selection of the pictures in the thesis. Photos by Tom Ogwang
© Ogwang Tom, 2020. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by the law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Contact: ogwangtom@gmail.com
Is oil discovery in Uganda an opportunity
or a looming curse?
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Wijmenga
in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Thursday 3 September 2020 at 9.00 hours
by Tom Ogwang born on 15 May 1977
in Pallisa, Uganda
© Tom Ogwang Is oil discovery in Uganda an opportunity or a looming curse?| iii
ISBN (printed book)
ISBN (PDF)
Print and design
Cover photo: The front view of some of the housing units built for those who opted to be resettled
in Kyakaboga, Buseruka Sub County, Hoima district.
Photos in the thesis: Photos were taken during fieldwork activities in Uganda. Permission was
given to place a selection of the pictures in the thesis. Photos by Tom Ogwang
© Ogwang Tom, 2020. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by the law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Contact: ogwangtom@gmail.com
ISBN (printed book) 978-94-6332-6548-2
Print and design GVO Printers & Designers, Ede, NL
Cover photo: The front and back view of some of the housing units built for those who opted to
be resettled in Kyakaboga, Buseruka Sub County, Hoima district.
Photos in the thesis: Photos were taken during fieldwork activities in Uganda. Permission was
given to place a selection of the pictures in the thesis. Photos by Tom Ogwang
© Ogwang Tom, 2020. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by the law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Contact: ogwangtom@gmail.com
ISBN (printed book) 978-94-6332-6548-2
Print and design GVO Printers & Designers, Ede, NL
Cover photo: The front and back view of some of the housing units built for those who opted to
be resettled in Kyakaboga, Buseruka Sub County, Hoima district.
Photos in the thesis: Photos were taken during fieldwork activities in Uganda. Permission was
given to place a selection of the pictures in the thesis. Photos by Tom Ogwang
© Ogwang Tom, 2020. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by the law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Contact: ogwangtom@gmail.com
Is oil discovery in Uganda an opportunity
or a looming curse?
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Wijmenga
in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Thursday 3 September 2020 at 9.00 hours
by Tom Ogwang born on 15 May 1977
in Pallisa, Uganda
© Tom Ogwang Is oil discovery in Uganda an opportunity or a looming curse?| iii
ISBN (printed book)
ISBN (PDF)
Print and design
Cover photo: The front view of some of the housing units built for those who opted to be resettled
in Kyakaboga, Buseruka Sub County, Hoima district.
Photos in the thesis: Photos were taken during fieldwork activities in Uganda. Permission was
given to place a selection of the pictures in the thesis. Photos by Tom Ogwang
© Ogwang Tom, 2020. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by the law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Contact: ogwangtom@gmail.com
Promotores
Prof. F. Vanclay Dr. A. van den Assem
Assessment committee
Prof. J. de Wilde Prof. C. Uche Prof. J. Honke
CONTENTS
1. Introduction: Oil discovery, expectations, and social impacts 7 2. The Management of Social Tensions and Community Grievances in
the Albertine Region of Uganda
23
3. Impacts of the oil boom on the lives of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda
39
4. Rent-Seeking Practices, Local Resource Curse, and Social Conflict in Uganda’s Emerging Oil Economy
55
5. Social impacts of land acquisition for oil and gas development in Uganda
73
6. Governance challenges related to Resource Financed Infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Chinese-funded megaprojects in Uganda
93
7. The social and livelihood impacts from the Uganda section of the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline
117
8. Conclusion: Mitigating the negative impacts and enhancing the wellbeing of the people
Samenvatting (Summary in Dutch)
139
146
Promotores
Prof. F. Vanclay Dr. A. van den Assem
Assessment committee
Prof. J. de Wilde Prof. C. Uche Prof. J. Honke
CONTENTS
1. Introduction: Oil discovery, expectations, and social impacts 7 2. The Management of Social Tensions and Community Grievances in
the Albertine Region of Uganda
23
3. Impacts of the oil boom on the lives of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda
39
4. Rent-Seeking Practices, Local Resource Curse, and Social Conflict in Uganda’s Emerging Oil Economy
55
5. Social impacts of land acquisition for oil and gas development in Uganda
73
6. Governance challenges related to Resource Financed Infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Chinese-funded megaprojects in Uganda
93
7. The social and livelihood impacts from the Uganda section of the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline
117
8. Conclusion: Mitigating the negative impacts and enhancing the wellbeing of the people
Samenvatting (Summary in Dutch)
139
146
OVERVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS PART OF THIS RESEARCH
The chapters included in this PhD thesis are reprinted from the following publications:
Chapter 2: Ogwang, T. 2020. The management of social tensions and community grievances in the Albertine Region of Uganda. In Langer, A; Ukoha Ukiwo, & Mbabazi, P. (Eds.),
Oil Wealth and Development in Uganda and Beyond: Prospects, Opportunities and
Challenges. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 285-305.
https://doi.org/10.11116/9789461663092
Chapter 3: Ogwang, T., Vanclay, F. & van den Assem, A. 2018. Impacts of the oil boom on the lives of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda. Extractive Industries &
Society 5, 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2017.12.015.
Chapter 4: Ogwang, T., Vanclay, F. & van den Assem, A. 2019. Rent seeking practices, local resource curse, and social conflict in Uganda’s emerging oil economy. Land 8(4), 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8040053
Chapter 5: Ogwang, T. & Vanclay, F. 2019. Social impacts of land acquisition for oil and gas development in Uganda. Land 8(7), 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8070109
Chapter 6: Ogwang, T. & Vanclay, F. (in submission). Governance challenges related to Resource Financed Infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Chinese-funded megaprojects in Uganda, under review with an international journal.
Chapter 7: Ogwang, T. & Vanclay, F. (in submission). The social and livelihood impacts from the Uganda section of the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline, under review with an international journal.
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction: Oil discovery, expectations,
and social impacts
Photo 1: The back view of some of the housing units built for those who opted to be resettled in
