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Eacop: 15 activists arrested in renewed anti-oil pipeline protests

Eacop: 15 activists arrested in renewed anti-oil pipeline protests

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-11-12 08:46:33

Police arrested 15 youths who had marched to Parliament on November 11 in protest against the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop).

The more than 20 activists under their umbrella body of the Students Against Eacop Uganda were marching to present their petition to the Speaker of Parliament, highlighting what they describe as grave dangers of the Shs10 trillion project.

Mr Patrick Onyango, the Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, said some of the protesters managed to evade arrest.

“We arrested 15 activists who were…

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