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Why the discovery of oil and minerals is no silver bullet

Tullow oil rig used in drilling at Ngamia-1 well on Block 10BB, in the Lokichar basin. Kenya has seen a surge of interest for oil blocks after striking oil in 2012. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

The just-ended Uganda elections give the country’s leaders an opportunity to shift gears from politics to economics in a manner that would yield maximum benefits for their citizens in particular and the region in general. One area that deserves immediate attention is oil —its transportation from the oil fields to a port.

Analysts hope the debate over whether Uganda should use its southern route through Tanzania or the northern one has been concluded in favour of the latter and that substantive work to build the pipeline will begin without further delay.

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