The ninth Parliament debated Uganda's oil sector on October 10 and 11, 2011 and passed a number or resolutions in a bid to regularize the sector.
The heated debates covered various aspects concerning the oil industry especially oil contracts and transactions signed between Uganda and oil companies.
Below are the transcripts from the debate, compiled by Parliament in the Hansard.
Dr Peter Mwesige's take on the coverage of the oil debate
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