With the recent discovery of oil in Uganda, there is a need to ensure a sound legal and policy governance framework and to prevent oil-related abuses that have plagued so many other oil producing countries in Africa. Eager to ensure that Uganda does not fall victim to the "resource curse," the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) equips citizen and community groups with the necessary information and capacity to demand information and their rights from government oil programs and incomes, including the application of the internationally recognized Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) principles.
In February 2008, AFIEGO, with support from OSIEA and the Revenue Watch Institute, brought together stakeholders from the oil producing area, including members of parliament, district officials, Bunyoro Kingdom officials and local community leaders to discuss critical governance issues, including access rights, the EITI principles and the role of parliament in policy formulation.