The Role of Public Interest Litigation In Promoting Environmental Justice in Uganda(Case Study on The Oil Exploration in The Albertine Region in Western Uganda Particularly Buliisa And Hoima)
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2025-06-01
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Uganda Christian University
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This dissertation aims to bring out the impact public interest litigation has on the environment and how it can be a very good solution to promote environmental justice in the Albertine Region. With the oil exploration on Lake Albert, comes a lot of negative impacts on the environment. These impacts might not be felt now however after 50 years, Uganda might become a semi desert country all because Ugandans couldn’t collectively organize themselves and fight for their environmental rights. The data for this dissertation was collected through observation in Buliisa District, Kibambura village passing through Wanseko and Ngwedo where oil drilling and equipment have been set up as well as in Buseruka where The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project will be passing to Tanga in Tanzania. Interviews were also carried on the LC5 of Buliisa district Mr. Fred Lukumu and the King of Bugungu locally known Mutebengwa wa Bugungu by the names Lukumu Norman. The findings were quite absurd because the environment has been completely damaged and if we continue in the route we are following in these developments, it will take us a while to recover from all this tragic environmental damage. The implications are quite numerous starting with climate change, prolonged drought, displacement of wild animals and many other implications.