Summary:
- The Katonga-based leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change, led by former Party President Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, are scheduled to conduct public consultative meetings with party leaders and supporters from Rubanda, Rukiga, Kisoro, and Kabale Districts at Hilltop Hotel in Kabale Municipality tomorrow.
KABALE: Police in Kigezi Sub-region have said that they are unaware of purported public consultative meetings being organized by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga leaders.
Elly Maate, the spokesperson for Kigezi Sub-region Police, told our reporter today that they have not received any formal communication from the Katonga-based FDC leaders regarding these meetings.
Maate says that as Police, they are actively engaged in their routine duties of maintaining peace and ensuring the safety of Ugandan citizens. He also said that they are vigilant in their roles within the region, and that any individual found acting outside the bounds of the law will face appropriate consequences.
This comes as the Katonga-based leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change, led by former Party President Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, are scheduled to conduct public consultative meetings with party leaders and supporters from Rubanda, Rukiga, Kisoro, and Kabale Districts at Hilltop Hotel in Kabale Municipality tomorrow.
Maate emphasized that there is nothing extraordinary about Dr Besigye and his team coming to Kabale and Kigezi in particular. He however said that it is imperative to conduct activities within the framework of the law, which includes informing the security forces for proper coordination.”
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However, Tumwesigye Gideon Kabacenga, the Vice Chairman of FDC in Kabale, confirmed that they have received approval from the Office of the Kabale Resident District Commissioner to proceed with the consultative meeting. He said that preparations are in high gear to convene with Dr. Besigye tomorrow at 10:00 AM at Hilltop Gardens in Kabale Town, starting with a rally at Kabaraga.
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The Member of Parliament for Kabale Municipality, Honorable Dr. Nicholas Thadeus Kamara, expressed confidence in the popularity of the Forum for Democratic Change Party in Kabale and Kigezi at large, asserting that the people will be receptive to Dr. Besigye’s message. MP Kamara said that they will host a physical consultative meeting and also organize a radio talk show to ensure that the party supporters receive Dr. Besigye’s message in its entirety.
He reaffirmed the trust placed in Dr. Besigye as a leader capable of steering the country in the right direction.
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The FDC party is currently divided into two factions, with one based at Katonga Road in Kampala and the other stationed at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi.
