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    Oil discovery and land conflicts in Hoima district: a case of Buseruka sub-county
    (Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019-09) Banakweri, Johnson
    The study focused on the relationship between oil exploration activities and lard conflicts in Buseruka Sub-county. The study objectively sought to; examine the extent to which seismic surve~ activities contribute to land conflicts in Buseruka Sub-county in Hoima district; to assess how exploratory well drilling activities contribute to land conflicts in Buseruka Sub-county in Hoima district; and, to find out how building of roads contributes to land conflicts in Buseruka Sub-county in Hoima district. The study employed descriptive and Correlational research design. A sample of 158 respondents was selected using purposive and simple random sampling teclmiques. Both quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interviewing) data collection approaches were used. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and MS Excel software package to generate descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study were that a strong positive relationship (r=. 703 * *, p