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muguruki Says: A monument has now been erected in Lira town to remember all those that have lost their lives and those still not accounted for during the 20 years Lords Resistance Army insurgency.
Snowline Guest House: Top gaff
muguruki Says: Staff were so helpfull at this place. I was well made up here big room, hot water, fan, mossie net, and beer available 24 hours.
Square, Tropical and loads of others.: Don't Miss The Malakwang
muguruki Says: One of the cheapest eats in Lira and possibly the best place to go for a choice of food in the day time is one of the many restaurants that surround the bus park. They even have Agiira!! Malakwang ne lumonde
Any bar on Oyam Rd: A night out on the lash in Lira
muguruki Says: They like a drink in this part of the world. The centre of the nightlife in Lira concentrates itself around the south end of Oyam road the area they call Kenyatta. One of the bars/lodges here is called Kenyatta but there over half a dozen boozers on either side of the road...
muguruki Says: There is another way to get to Lira from Kampala and I don't mean the way on the road via Mbale Soroti. The first time travelled to Lira I went as far as Nakosongola and from there caught a matatu to the shores of Lake Kyoga. There is no need to get this transport from...
muguruki Says: Bit of a horrible journey this! On a previuos visit to Lira the bus took exactly 4 hours, but on this last visit the bus took 7.5 hours plus the usual 1 hour at the bus park in Kampala waiting for the bus to fill. I almost got on to the previous bus but the person in front...
muguruki Says: You can buy drugs from this shop that are so strong they can turn chickens into cattle!
muguruki Says: Lira market is full of the usual stuff you find in a Ugandan market including a stall selling this pair of shocking footwear, 1/2 black patent leather and 1/2 snake skin. Bad taste clobber that is too kitch for Camden Market. You'd have to pay me to wear those shoes!
muguruki Says: Footie is big in Uganda but when I was in lira I was asking the local lads about the chances of catching the local team Boroboro at the Akii Bua Stadium. Apparently I had just missed a mid-week game the day before I arrived. Non of the locals I asked were in the slightest...
muguruki Says: Lira golf course has got the usual hazards of a golf course plus an untold amount of tracks criss crossing the course, Someone told me that at a time when Kony was terrorising the area the golf course was used as an IDP camp hence the tracks.
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Staff were so helpfull at this place. I was well made up here big room, hot water, fan, mossie net, and beer available 24 hours.
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Honestly don't know why I like this place but I always feel quite content while I'm in Lira. There is not an awful lot to do in Lira during the daytime apart from recovering from the previous late...
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