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Supporters of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni march along the street before attending his campaign rally in Kampala on January 13, 2026.
By THE CONVERSATION
In his latest book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani explains the factors and characters – Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni – that shaped post-independence Uganda.
As he explains to The Conversation Africa, there are striking differences between the two men.
