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Idi Amin’s house in sleepy Nyeri village stirs painful, dark memories

Idi Amin (right) lived in the house when was deployed to Kiamacibi village in Mathira constituency to fight the Mau Mau. [Courtesy]

Whenever a mention of Idi Amin Dada’s name is made in the interior Kiamacibi village of Mathira constituency, locals in their sunset years tremble.

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