[Independent (Kampala)] Uganda's security agencies' continued abduction and torture of political opponents, with Erias Lukwago, former Kampala Lord Mayor and lawyer to the incarcerated Dr Kizza Besigye on treason charges, becoming the latest political figure linked to these developments, has heightened anxiety and fear across the country, reviving memories of the dark days of former President Idi Amin and fuelling concerns among critics over what they describe as a weakening of the rule of law.