Dark Spot. A man moves towards the entrance of the dungeon in Mengo palace in Kampala on April 14. The place is alleged to have been a torture chamber during Amin’s regime. The walls are also still stained with blood. PHOTO BY JAMES KABENGWA
What you need to know:
Tactical move. Amin did not trust the soldiers of Obote’s government, his immediate plan was to recruit more of his kinsmen from West Nile, then Sudan and Zaire into the military. This would give him a leeway to execute his atrocities, writes Isaac Mufumba
