17. That on 16th February, when I went to address a Campaign Rally at Kamwenge Town in Kamwenge District, we found that agents and supporters of the 1st Respondent had organized themselves along the streets of Kamwenge Town carrying posters of the l’ Respondent, singing their campaign slogans and throwing stones at our vehicles and this interfered; with my campaign and my supporters were intimidated and assaulted. As the programme of Presidential Campaign shows the 1st Respondent was supposed to be doing his campaigns in Gulu on that day. A copy of this programme is attached and marked “P 10.” I also attach a copy of the Resolution of 6th February, 2001, by the Candidates’ agents regarding the Presidential Campaigns and it is marked “P11. “
18. That on 2nd March 2001, at about 20.30 hours, I arrived in Rukungiri Town in a convoy of motor vehicles of my supporters who had met me at the Kahengye Bridge about 20 Km. From Rukungiri Town. As the convoy came into town, many Town residents who were my supporters came to the road side, clapping as a sign of welcome. I then saw many soldiers of the Presidential Protection Unit come from all directions wielding truncheons and sub-machine guns and started beating the people on the road side furiously causing them to run, screaming in all directions. The soldiers then attacked the people in the vehicles of our convoy and some came to the vehicle in which I was seated. The Policemen, who were detailed to me as my body guards, had to threaten to open fire in order to stave off this attack.
19. That our convoy continued slowly under the protection of the Police guards to my Village home, Rwakabengo. Many of the supporters who had been attacked by the presidential Protection Unit in the Town ran to my compound and spent the night there for fear of being attacked if they dared go back home that night.
