WOMEN IN AREAS AFFTECTED BY EACOP DECRY INCREASED CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OVER EACOP COMPENSATION MONEY

Friday, December 12th, 2025 | By

Acholo Rosemary a resident of Kikajjo village in Nabulembeko Parish in Wattuba Sub County in Kyankwanzi district has called upon the district leadership to help in the increasing domestic violence in the village over the compensation money.

Acholo says many families had good working relationship before the EACOP pipeline came in.

 “EACOP has brought domestic violence onto the lives of women. Some families have even been broken including mine since this project started,” she told our reporter during a media community outreach. 

She says that many of the families had hopes in the project after the valuation and the promises from the government.

“We had hopes that the money would be paid in the shortest time after the valuation process, but the compensation was delayed and in the process of delaying, my husband decided to take a loan from a local money lender knowing that after compensation he would pay back the money”, she explained.

Acholo narrates that as the compensation was delayed, the loan accumulated a lot of interest and when the compensation arrived, most of it was taken by the money lenders, leaving them with little money that brought a lot of tension and domestic violence characterizedby unending fights with the husband that caused the family separation.

“We were living in peace and harmony before this project came. Whenever we got money from farming, we would plan for that money as a family,” she added.

Asuman Ssembatya, the parish chairperson for Nabulembeko Parish in Kyankwanzi district also the NRM secretary for Kyankwanzi said that the issues have been taken to the probation officers in the district.

“I have helped families in my area but because i have no authority over the matters. I had to lead them to the respective offices for more help,” he said.

Ssebikali Joel the Ntwetwe constituency Member of Parliament says that the EACOP matters were presented on the floor of parliament and he is hopeful communities will be helped at the right moment.