Where are the solutions to women issues in the oil and gas sector? Rodah Bakunda has had to abandon her home located in Nyahaira village and now stays in Nyahaira trading centre. Since relocating she now survives on small loans from her neighbors. The area she currently occupies is too small for her to cultivate as that has been her major source of livelihood for her family. Until government compensates her, she may have to continue surviving on loans for now yet her children continue looking up to her for provision. After receiving compensation most of her neighbours moved, the land is now bushy and this has attracted a number of wild animals in the place. Bakunda had to move for safety reasons. She also no longer had a say on her land. She is one of the 7118 people whose land was reclaimed by the Government for the proposed construction of the oil refinery in Kabaale- Buseruka Sub County. Bakunda is just one such example of many women whose economic activities have been brought to a standstill by the ongoing activities of the oil and gas sector. Many women have suffered and lost out on compensations and this has impacted negatively on their families, there has been loss of income since their local economic support system of fishing and farming is no longer sustainable, loss of land has made it impossible for women to continue with agriculture, families have been disintegrated after giving out compensations some men went ahead and married other wives leaving the first wives to fend for their families. newvision.co.ug/news/657261-where-are-the-solutions-to-women-issues-in-the-oil-and-gas-sector.html
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:57:33 +0000
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