By Sadique Bamwita
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has released an update on the status of compensation payments to the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) of the Oil Palm project in Buvuma district.
The update gives details for areas of Bubembe, Bwaka, Buwanga, Mbekete, Kachanga, Kaziru, Bukalabati, and Ndayiga, all found in Buvuma District.
The statement explains that following a directive from President Museveni recently, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), working with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), conducted a comprehensive re-verification exercise to identify and re-validate Project Affected Persons (PAPs) impacted by the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) in Buvuma District.
Subsequently, Government released UGX 14,000,000,000 Bn to compensate the PAPS in this District as partial payment of the total compensation value of UGX. 28 Bn.
Status of Payments:
According to the ministry, 301 out of 1504 PAPs have been fully paid in the five villages of Bubembe, Bwaka, Buwanga, Mbekete, and Ndayiga. However, payments for another 158 PAPs have been bounced by the banks because of mistakes in completing bank account details.
These mistakes include mismatches between the account names and numbers, wrong account numbers and closed accounts.
“The Ministry appeals to the PAPs to check in New Vision and Bukedde newspapers editions of 9th January 2026 and at the office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in Buvuma and resubmit their bank details through the office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Buvuma district” explained Anthony Wanyoto, the in-charge National Oil Palm Project.
MAAIF said it is continuing with the exercise and appealed to the district local government leadership to mobilize all PAPS in the district to participate in the final re-verification that will be undertaken by the two ministries from January 8-14, 2026. The ministry called for cooperation from all stakeholders during this exercise.’
SCHEDULE OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CLAIMANTS (PAPS) IN BUVUMA
Dates: 8th-14th January 2026
Day 1: 8th January 2026
Community sensitization of all
Day 2: 9th January 2026
Team
Village
Team 1
Lwenyenja Sub-county Nairambi
Time: Morning (9:00am 12:00 noon)
Team 2
Butende
Busamuzi
Morning (9:00am-12:00 noon)
Team 3
Bukinalwa
Nairambi
Morning (8:00am-12:00 noon)
Day 3: 10th January 2026
Team
Village
Team 1
Bugabo Sub-county Busamuzi
Time: Morning (8:00am
Team 2
Time:
Morning (8:00am-12:00 noon
Buvuma Town council
12:00 noon)
Team 3
Musaatu
Nairambi
Morning (8:00am-12:00 noon)
BANKS REJECTED ACCOUNT DETAILS
NAME OF THE BENEFICIARY
1 .BUB/008 , Henry Mudumba, CM97090100Y4FC
2. BUB/009 NAMUBIRU HARRIET, CF700901000LJD
3.BUB/010 NABAGESERA JULIET
CF91012102UAQL among others.
NB: For further details check in the New vision and Bukedde papers of January 9,2026.
