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Bakulumpagi Kevin is an advocate of the High Court of Uganda. He has engaged in litigation regarding Economic Social and Cultural rights majorly on the right to a clean and healthy environment.
He holds a masters degree in East African community law with specification to economic instruments of environmental conservation.
He has an interest in environmental law and bringing to life legal principles of environmental conservation. He is also keen on Public Interest Litigation as a means to achieve justice for the community, which is often unaware that it possess rights and can enforce the same.
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Mining and Community Development Agreements: a panacea for community justice in Uganda?
Uganda’s extractives industry is growing exponentially and attracting both foreign and domestic mining companies. But too often, mineral-rich communities fail to benefit. Here, Kevin Bakulumpagi of ANARDE, Uganda discusses how Community Development Agreements can ensure affected communities both benefit from mining operations and are meaningfully engaged in agreements regulating mining activities