Amuriat and Busongola North MP William Nzoghi had earlier escaped Police at Rwamiti where road blocks were all the way with an attempt of cancelling their journey.

Forum for Democratic Change President Patrick Oboi Amuriat was today arrested on his way to Kasese for a party meeting.

Amuriat tried to exchange words with the police officers and is seen in the photo trying to remove the spikes that were placed across the road by police.

FDC deputy secretary, Harold Kaija said the whereabouts of their President is not yet known after the arrest.

“We are still trying to find out where they took him; we don’t know where he is,” Kaija told PLM Daily.

“Chairman Saulo Maate of Kasese had organized a meeting of FDC leaders in the district as seen in the program. Public Order Management Act does not in any way stop Political Parties from doing their work. POMA indicates that @PoliceUg is violating the law,” FDC tweeted.

Mr Vincent Twesige, the police public relations officer for Rwenzori east said Mr Amuriat and his delegation were blocked at Kikonzo-Hima town council on their way to Kasese town and advised to return to Kampala until their programme was officially cleared by the IGP.

Tumwesige said they received a letter from the Kasese District FDC chairperson, Mr Saul Maate on October 9 requesting for space to have their consultations and rallies.

On October 10, police advised him to meet all the requirements before they could be cleared, which he did not.

“We advised the party chairman in Kasese to get clearance from the IGP and meet all requirements to support their request for the party president’s visit which he didn’t submit in time,” Mr Twesige said. .

However, Kasese District FDC chairperson, Mr Saul Maate said they are disappointed with the actions of the police even when they have obtained clearance from the Police.

“We are very disappointed as FDC members of Kasese to see that our president and other leaders were blocked from coming to town yet we agreed with police. I have a letter from police dated October 9, clearing our programme and we shall not accept this,” Mr Maate said.

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The  group consisted of  FDC party leader Major General Mugisha Muntu , Democratic Party  National chairman Beswale Kezala , Jema President Assuman Basalirwa  ,FDC former president Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago , DP Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga, CP’s Ken Lukyamuzi , Betty Nambooze  among others .

Appearing  before  a fully  constituted committee chaired by Kajara  MP Stephen Tashobya,  the  group  said that presidential term limits should be reinstated to end the cycle of  handing power  to another president  through the use of a gun.

The former FDC leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye insisted that the president must serve two terms and leave the seat for others to take on.

The group’s technical person in the   constitutional Amendment and Electoral reforms bill Wandera Ogalo said that the presidential candidates should have running mate to become their vice president when they win so as the vice president has the mandate of the people.

Ogalo insisted that the electoral commission should be independent and appointed by the Judicial Service Commission through application, adding that the chairperson of the commission should hold office for a non-renewable term of eight years. He also pleaded with Members of Parliament sitting on this committee to amend the constitution and make army representatives exit parliament saying that no parliament in the world has army representatives. He said that if army representatives are left in parliament there is risk of turning the professional army into a partisan force.

Ogalo, on behalf of the three opposition political parties, said that the Attorney General and his deputy must be a judge of high court appointed by the president on recommendations of the Judicial Service Commission on a non-renewable term of seven years   .

They asked parliament to reduce the number of Ministers from 70 to 21 and added that ministers should be ex-officials. The Member of Parliament for Butambala county Muwanga Kivumbi proposed that the presidential candidate who could have scored over 5% in the national polls should automatically become a Member of Parliament.

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