Henry Kyemba

Henry Kisaja Magumba Kyemba (8 February 1939 – 18 October 2023) was a Ugandan political figure who held several high positions and finally became Minister of Health during Uganda's rule by Idi Amin.

[2] He was also the author of State of Blood, a 1977 book he wrote after his flight from Uganda that describes Amin's tyrannical rule.

[3] Henry Kisaja Magumba Kyemba was likely born in Bunya County in Busoga on 8 February 1939,[4][5] to Suzana Babirizangawo Mutekanga and Suleiman Kisajja, a colonial administrator.

[6] Kyemba defected to London in 1977, where he wrote a book on Amin's regime titled: "A State of Blood."

Under Henry Kyemba's influence and contribution, the Rotary Movement grew even bigger in Uganda to now include some 400 clubs as of 2023.