ABBREVIATED Public Disclosure Authorized RESETTLEMENT AND COMPENSATION ACTION PLAN Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized NYAMWAMBA HYDROPOWER PROJECT KILEMBE SUB-COUNTY KASESE DISTRICT Public Disclosure Authorized SOUTH ASIA ENERGY VS HYDRO (PVT) LIMITED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CACL CONSULT LTD DECEMBER 2010 Resettlement Action Plan for Nyamwamba Small Hydro Power Project THE RAP STUDY TEAM This is to certify that the Resettlement and Compensation Action Plan for the proposed Nyamwamba small hydro power project in Kilembe Sub‐county was conducted under our direct supervision and the information provided in this report is correct to the best of our knowledge. Name Responsibility Signature Mr. Ochola Bernard Lead Sociologist Mr. Tumusiime Alfred Environment Systems Analyst Ms. Aisu Elizabeth Sociologist Mr. Balinda S. Birungi Valuer Mr. Otwane Ben Land Surveyor South Asia Energy Management Systems VS Hydro (pvt) Ltd / CaCl Consulting Ltd ii Resettlement Action Plan for Nyamwamba Small Hydro Power Project TABLE OF CONTENTS THE RAP STUDY TEAM ........................................................................................................................ ii LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................... vi KEY DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................................. vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... iv 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project General Background ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Brief project description ............................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Associated facilities ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Approach and Methodology ......................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Limitations .................................................................................................................................... 4 2 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... 6 2.1 Institutional Framework................................................................................................................ 6 2.1.1 Central Level ............................................................................................................................. 6 2.1.2 Decentralized Level ................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Applicable laws of the Republic of Uganda ................................................................................... 7 2.2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.2 The 1995 Constitution .............................................................................................................. 7 2.2.3 The Electricity Act, 1999 ........................................................................................................... 8 2.2.4 The Land Act 1998 .................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.5 Land Tenure Regimes and Transfer of Land ........................................................................... 10 2.3 International requirements......................................................................................................... 13 2.4 Gap Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 15 3 SOCIAL ECONOMIC BASELINE ..................................................................................................... 17 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 17 3.2 Objectives of social economic studies ........................................................................................ 17 3.3 General background .................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.1 Administrative sub‐divisions ................................................................................................... 18 3.3.2 Land use and settlement ........................................................................................................ 19 3.3.3 General demographic information ......................................................................................... 19 3.3.4 Religious profiles of house hold heads ................................................................................... 21 3.3.5 Land tenure............................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.6 Livelihoods .............................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.7 Occupation.............................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.8 Agriculture .............................................................................................................................. 23 3.3.9 Crop production ...................................................................................................................... 25 3.3.10 Other sources of livelihoods ............................................................................................... 25 3.3.11 Households incomes .......................................................................................................... 25 3.3.12 Health and sanitation ......................................................................................................... 26 3.3.13 Availability of health services ............................................................................................. 27 3.3.14 Fuel sources ........................................................................................................................ 28 4 IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT ......................................................................................................... 30 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 30 4.2 Impact on land ............................................................................................................................ 30 4.3 Impact on structures ................................................................................................................... 30 4.3.1 Impact on residential structures ............................................................................................. 30 4.3.2 Impact on other structures. .................................................................................................... 30 4.3.3 Impact on public and community institutions. ....................................................................... 31 4.4 Impact on people and livelihood ................................................................................................ 31 4.4.1 Physically Displaced People .................................................................................................... 31 4.4.2 Economically Displaced People .............................................................................................. 32 4.4.3 Total Number of Affected Households ................................................................................... 32 South Asia Energy Management Systems VS Hydro (pvt) Ltd / CaCl Consulting Ltd iii Resettlement Action Plan for Nyamwamba Small Hydro Power Project 4.4.4 Temporary land requirements for construction ..................................................................... 32 4.4.5 Shrines and other cultural features ........................................................................................ 33 4.4.6 Other General Impacts ........................................................................................................... 33 4.5 Positive Impacts. ......................................................................................................................... 34 5 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................. 35 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 35 5.2 Consultations .............................................................................................................................. 35 5.2.1 Summary of issues raised by PAPs during consultations ........................................................ 35 6 COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT STRATEGY ....................................................................... 37 6.1 Key principles 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