“The East Africa region has seen some of the decade’s largest natural gas and
energy finds. However, despite their magnitude, these discoveries have yet
to fulfil the promise of social and economic progress. With some signs of
the negative impact of resource wealth already in evidence, Uganda, Kenya,
Tanzania and Mozambique all require changes to their natural resources
policies to ensure that revenues are shared and invested in the future.
Underpinning this is the need for governments to improve transparency,
allowing local institutions to hold the government and other stakeholders
accountable. Without such steps, the full potential of these finds is set to
go unrealised.”
