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What America said when Obote kidnapped his opponent in Kenya
Balaki Kirya was the chairperson of the Uganda Freedom Movement and was based in Nairobi, Kenya
Milton Obote was dealing with several armed rebellions during a turbulent second presidency.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
During Dr Milton Obote’s second term as president of Uganda (1980-1985), he was also the minister of foreign affairs and finance.
In January 1981, he nominated 62-year-old John Wycliffe Lwamafa as