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Henry Kyemba's Departure to the UK

Latest Tanzania politics news · Henry Kyemba's Departure to the UK explained · updated Aug 21, 2026 · politics news · government · policy

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  • Henry Kyemba, former Minister of Health under Idi Amin, has recounted the brutality of Amin's regime in his 1977 book 'State of Blood: The Inside Story of Idi Amin'.
  • Kyemba noted that Amin's cruelty was influenced by his Kakwa ethnicity, which historically favored blood sacrifices against enemies.
  • By 1977, 60% of Amin's generals and 75% of his cabinet were from the Kakwa, South Sudanese, and Nubian communities, despite these groups comprising only 5% of Uganda's population at the time.
  • Reports indicate that 80% of Amin's generals and 87.5% of his cabinet were Muslim, reflecting Amin's preference for his ethnic group and religion in leadership positions.
  • Amin's economic policies were criticized for oppressing foreigners and Ugandans of foreign descent, leading to the confiscation of properties owned by foreign nationals, including 80,000 Ugandans of Indian descent.

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Haikuchukua muda mrefu, aliyekuwa Waziri wa Afya, Henry Kyemba, naye alitimkia Uingereza, kabla ya kuandika kitabu chake cha ‘A State of Blood’ (Dola ya Damu) mwaka 1977.

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