Jalyiny James, aged between 40-50 years is among the very first people who were living in Bukona B by 2012 to append his signature on documents brought by Strategic Friends International (SFI). SFI is a Ugandan firm that was contracted by government to carry out research, draw Resettlement Action Plan and then compensate and resettle 7118 people from the 13 villages of Kabaale parish; Bukona B inclusive, Buseruka Sub County in Hoima district to pave way for an oil refinery that is to be constructed there. James used to do farming on his 18 acres of land, growing crops such as cassava, maize, groundnuts, and reared some domestic animals on that land. nd However, on 2 June 2012, the people in the refinery area were stopped to do any development on the land because they had signed documents showing that land had been transferred to government yet they had not been neither compensated nor relocated. Surprisingly, he is also among the remaining people yet to be compensated yet he was among first to append his signature on compensation documents! \ Michael Businge Field coordinator-AFIEGO Hoima office 0773769450/0701176251 NOT EVEN THOSE WHO APPENDED THEIR SIGNATURES FIRST HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED TO PAVE WAY FOR THE OIL REFINERY PROJECT IN KABAALE- BUSERUKA. He says that almost all his village mates have been given cash compensation and gone away while a few are waiting for relocation from other areas like Nyahaira and Nyakasinini and other areas in and near Kabaale. It is only him and Nehemiah Adidi, whom he calls “neighbor” who have remained in that village. This year in February, he lost a relative and only a few people went for burial as the place is now in accessible, besides the area is now grappling with no clean water, an invasion of both cattle from the 'Balaalo' and wild animals! Life now seems unpredictable for him and his neighbor who seem to be ignored and abandoned by government. He is asking himself whether this is a confirmation of the Bible adage that says that the last shall be the first.