At least 95 percent of people employed in the oil and gas sector are Ugandans, according to the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU).

PAU, which is mandated with regulating the petroleum sector in Uganda, noted at the weekend that out of the 5,070 people employed in the oil and gas sector, 4,805, which translates to 95 percent, are Ugandans.

While presenting a paper titled the gains and misses so far in national content during the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum skilling and entrepreneurship training in Kampala, Mr Peter Kenneth Bintu, the PAU enterprise development officer, said of the 4,584, at least 389 are contractors and subcontractors employed from local communities.

These, he said, are part of the more than 11,800 Ugandans, who have been trained and certified in various oil and gas disciplines such as welding, health safety and environment, heavy vehicle, and scaffolding.

However, he noted, majority of Ugandans are still employed in lower ranks due to lack of required technical skills.

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