FDC officials exchange with Police

POLITICS   2021 ELECTIONS

ADJUMANI - There was a bitter exchange between FDC officials, including Kaps Fungaroo, Obongi county MP and the Police over the venue and the people who had come to listen to FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat Oboi.

Amuriat is campaigning in Adjumani district in his second week of the campaign trail.

On arrival at Pakele town council, Amuriat supporters were briefly treated to teargas for crowding. The Police dispersed them because they were not following the COVID-19 guidelines which emphasise social distancing and limiting crowds to only 200 people. However, Amuriat insisted on speaking to his supporters, prompting Police to fire teargas and disperse the crowds.

Earlier, the Amuriat team had had a bitter exchange with the DPC, Godwin Ochaki, who insisted they could not allow people to gather.

The Police followed Amuriat to Pakele sub-county headquarter grounds and blocked another rally planned by the FDC team, although Rukungiri municipality Member of Parliament, Roland Mugume Kaginda and Fungaroo had insisted that the Police leave the place.

His supporters at Cesia Primary School grounds were also dispersed.

However, Amuriat was allowed to hold his rally at the primary school.