Uganda and Tanzania sign the oil pipeline treaty.

President Yoweri Museveni  of Uganda and his counterpart President Samia Suhulu Hassan of  Tanzania were joined by the two oil companies of Total E&P, and China’s CNOOC to finally  sign the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in the Capital Kampala . The  deal will  ensure oil production begins and is transported in the longest heated pipeline  in the world to the coast in Tanga by 2025.

The historic signing ceremony at State House, Entebbe  was held on the day when fighting forces from Tanzania liberated Uganda from the brutal regime of dictator Idi Amin Dada 42 years ago . President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, said that he chose to work with Tanzania because of its historical contribution towards Uganda.

“I originally preferred an oil refinery only because of the high demand in the East African region that imports a lot to serve their markets. The oil companies were biased for crude oil exports and a pipeline. The compromise was we have both,” Museveni while recognizing a historical fact that Tanzania helped Uganda to sort out the political mess that had been created by past leaders.

On why he chose April 11 as the new date to sign the agreement, Museveni said it was the same day in 1979 when the Tanzanian army launched the assault on Kampala and deposed President Idi Amin.

“I thank President Suluhu for accepting my sentimental request for the signing to be held today, April 11. It is today, 42 year ago, that Lt. Col Oyite Ojok announced the Tanzania army TPDF  and UNLA victory over Idi Amin,” Museveni said

President Samia Hassan Suluhu, the president of United Republic Of  Tanzania who took over the presidency last month after the death of the popular John Pombe Magufulu- who also committed to the realization of the deal , said that the pipeline will go a long away in cementing the relationship that her country has with Uganda.

She said in the region grappling with unemployment, the pipeline will create a number of jobs especially for the young people.

“I encourage all countries in the region to continue building infrastructure and projects that will spur development,” Suluhu said.

Suluhu also thanked Uganda for agreeing to postpone the signing of the agreement from the original date of March 22 to today in honor of Magufuli who she talked about as having been very enthusiastic about the project.

“This kind of gesture portrays a true definition of partnership. Postponing this event was the honor of his commitmen,” Suluhu said.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fran Oil Giant Total , Patrick Pouyanne,  thanked President Museveni for his unwavering commitment to the oil project. He said signing the agreement is a historical milestone in the journey of the oil industry not only for Uganda and Tanzania and for the whole of the East African region.

“It’s a very large project one of the largest to be developed on this content. Its more than $10billion dollars. It hasn’t been possible without your commitment. This is the beginning of the journey that will take four years for the oil to start flowing from Uganda to Tanzania,” Pouyanne said.

 Energy Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu was  joined by her  Tanzanian counterpart  and  Total E&P vice president for Africa to sign a number of agreements relating to the pipeline . The Ministry of Energy Permanent Secretary Mr. Robert Kasande one of the original cadres sent to study and master the oil and gas sector in the late 80s and early 90s was the master of ceremonies and was recpognised by President Museveni together with many of his colleagues for the tremendous job they have done to develop Uganda’s nascent oil and gas sector .

Museveni said that these Ugandan technocrats were solid and very knowledgeable than many of the oil companies in the world

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