As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged

Alex Wakitinti is worried about the sacred natural sites he tends in the large swath of bushy grassland near Lake Albert. It's the same slice of his homeland that oil companies are developing in order for Uganda to become an oil producer by 2026. "According to the program of Total, custodians are not there," said Wakitinti, chief custodian of sacred sites in Buliisa.