Teargas, clashes welcome delegates as FDC faction names Lukwago president

Anti-riot policemen arrive in Busabala on September 19, 2023 ahead of a party delegates conference planned by FDC national chairman Wasswa Birigwa. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI 

Policemen remove their barrier to clear the road for an on-coming vehicle following their deployment in Busabala on September 19, 2023, ahead of a party delegates conference planned by FDC national chairman Wasswa Birigwa. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI 

Policemen prepare to charge at dozens of people who gathered in Busabala, Wakiso District ahead of the FDC party extra-ordinary conference which was blocked. The meeting was then shifted to the Katonga Road offices in Kampala on September 19, 2023 where city mayor Erias Lukwago was named interim FDC party president. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

A wounded man (C) at Katonga Road displays injuries sustained after he was allegedly beaten by goons in Busabala where FDC members were due to meet for a national delegates conference on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Kampala City Mayor Erias Lukwago gestures as he arrives at Katonga Road in Kampala for the FDC delegates meeting called by national party chairman Wasswa Birigwa on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

Opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye arrives at his Katonga offices in Kampala on September 19, 2023. Some FDC delegates who had reached Busabala have returned to Kampala at the Katonga office. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA 

FDC members arrive at Katonga Road offices after they were frustrated in Busabala which was the intended venue for a September 19, 2023 party delegates conference called by national chairman Wasswa Birigwa. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Policemen arrest a man in Kampala as a faction of the FDC party convened an extra-ordinary delegates conference at Katonga Road on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

A policeman fires teargas in the direction of arriving delegates ahead of the FDC party extra-ordinary conference at Katonga Road in Kampala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Road users, including delegates react after policemen fired teargas at several people who gathered ahead of the FDC party extra-ordinary conference at Katonga Road in Kampala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWAA

People, including FDC delegates run after police fired teargas at Katonga Road in Kampala as party members sought to meet in for a conference. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

People, including FDC delegates run after police fired teargas at Katonga Road in Kampala as party members sought to meet in for a conference. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago arrives at Katonga Road in Kampala for the FDC delegates meeting called by national party chairman Wasswa Birigwa on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Policemen put an arrested man onto a patrol vehicle in Kampala as a faction of the FDC party convened an extra-ordinary delegates conference at Katonga Road on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

Anti-riot police chase away people, including arriving delegates, who gathered ahead of the FDC party extra-ordinary conference at Katonga Road in Kampala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWAA

Policemen deliver directives to an arriving FDC guest ahead of the FDC party extra-ordinary delegates conference at Katonga Road in Kampala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWAA

Anti-riot police rest as others prepare to charge at several people who gathered ahead of the FDC party extra-ordinary conference at Katonga Road in Kampala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWAA

Police men remain on guard as several people gathered ahead of the FDC party extra-ordinary conference at Katonga Road in Kampala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWAA

Spokesman of the opposition FDC party Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda addresses journalists at Katonga Road in Kampala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Unidentified men arrive in Busabala on September 19, 2023 where a faction of the FDC was due to hold a national delegates meeting. Clashes later erupted between party supporters loyal to the Najjanankumbi bloc and their opponents of the Katonga establishment. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

Policemen clash with unidentified men who stormed an area next to the venue of a planned FDC national delegates meeting which was to be held in Busabala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

Policemen remain on guard in a road as they blocked a planned FDC party extra-ordinary delegates conference in Busabala, Wakiso District on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

Policemen disperse unidentified men who stormed an area next to the venue of a planned FDC national delegates meeting which was to be held in Busabala on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

Policemen patrol parts of Busabala in Wakiso District where an FDC faction was set to hold a national delegates conference on September 19, 2023. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI