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In Mela village of Malaba, Uganda, the heavyset man sits quietly facing the main gate, about 100 metres away. Before him, three men repose on plastic chairs while one of them respectfully addresses the man.
Six other men in matching attires - a floral blend of green, white and black coloured headgear, similar long shirts and a pair of shorts, their feet clad in traditional sandals made from worn car tyres - stand behind the imposing man, as rigid as statues.
They are spaced out at one-metre intervals and each has a long brown stick in his hand. At the gate and elsewhere in the compound, men in green military fatigues keep their stations as they watch the visitors.
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