Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is set to investigate circumstances that led to the attacking of the former party president Dr. Kiiza Besigye.
Besigye was on Saturday attacked by a group of people averred to be affiliated to people power a political pressure group led by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi. They gathered outside CBS radio station and heckled Dr. Kizza Besigye as he left the studios after a political program.
They were conversely neutralized by Besigye Supporters as they tried to force their way to the retired Colonel. Besigye has since said that there needs to be a political discussion with the opposition parties and pressure groups to quench divisions and attacking each other rather than joining hands to take up leaderships.
Dr Besigye said opposition needs to discuss, if is resolved that he is the obstacle, he will step aside other than being attacked.
Speaking at FDC headquarters, party deputy spokesperson, John Kikonyogo, said the party shall investigate to establish the motives of those people, establish who they are working for, why they came at that specific time and act accordingly.
“Our former party president Emeritus Dr. Kiiza Besigye was attacked by young men whose faces are familiar for some of us who has been in politics for some time. As FDC we condemn that fracas that occurred at Bulange,” he said adding that they believe that political parties, organisations and pressure groups are founded to fight for power as they do and implement their manifestos.
“Dr. Besigye as a person, has gone through a lot and is now hardened person. We hard National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General Kasule Lumumba shading crocodile tears calling police to arrest the attackers to appear as if the care about us,” He revealed
MP Kyagulanyi has since vowed to action against the alleged people should they find that some of the people involved genuinely belong to People Power, we are yet to come to a conclusion after fully investigating the incident and we shall take measures to fully address this,” he said.
“We continue to engage all forces of change, including Comrade Dr. Kizza Besigye on how to take the struggle to the winning phase. We shall not allow anything to distract us from this important mission. Dr. Kizza Besigye has been such a strong pillar for the forces of change- alongside other men and women who have made immense sacrifices for this struggle,” he wrote on social media.