On 23 April 2025, 11 activists, Nalusiba Phionah, Baribye Bob, Nayebare Gilbert, Tukamushaba Guston, Namanya Keith, Ssengonzi Joseph, Bituhanga Raymond, Kasimbe Umar, Ssentongo Mohammed, Saazi Misach and Ssekate Paul were arrested at Kenya Commercial Bank’s (KCB) head offices in Kampala while protesting against the EACOP project. They have now spent over 70 days in remand, appeared in court four times, been denied bail three times, and endured five adjournments, largely due to the absence of the lead complainant.

The controversial $5 billion, 1,443km heated pipeline, a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), CNOOC, and Tanzania’s TPDC, has become a flashpoint in climate and human rights debates.

The Business and Human Rights Centre invited TotalEnergies Uganda and Kenya Commercial Bank to respond; TotalEnergies Uganda's response can be found above. Kenya Commercial Bank did not respond.