Among the crowds were large numbers of young men, some of these men were followers of a minor politician named John Okello. Just how many men actually followed Okello into revolutionary battle is of some dispute.
Baadhi ya makundi ya watu yalikuwa ni makundi ya vijana, baadhi ya vijana hawa walikuwa ni wafuasi wa mwanasiasa aliyejulikana kwa jina la John Okello. Suali la wafuasi wangapi walimfuata Okello katika mapinduzi hili ni suali la kutatanisha.