By Jeff Lule

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party officials and supporters Wednesday carried a birthday cake to one of their senior officials among five people charged with treason at Nakawa court.

FDC's deputy electoral chairman Michael Kabaziguruka ,John Kareebe, (FDC chairman for Rugarama sub-county, Rushere in Ntungamo), Frederick Namara from Ntungamo (former soldier), John Rutagorwa, (primary school head teacher) and Lt. Andrew Oja, a former UPDF soldier were early last month charged at the same court with treason and remanded to Luzira Prison.

Prosecution alleges that between 2010 to-date in diverse places in Uganda, Kampala, Wakiso, Soroti, Kampala, Kiboga, Ntungamo, Kenya and DRC under a rebel group RFLU, the four contrived a plot to over throw the government through meetings, recruitment, mobilization, acquisition of arms, uniforms, soliciting funds.