Waragi
Uganda is ranked as the world's leading consumer of alcohol, 17,6 litres per capita. It is a very huge problem in this country and not easy to be resolved.Waragi is a generic term for domestic distilled beverages and the base of waragi ditillate can be made from either cassava, bananas, millet or sugar cane. It is sort of gin and production could only be done with legal licences. Waragi was created to give the soldiers confidence to go into battle during the war. It is also called "enguli".Besides the branded Uganda Waragi, the most popular are "Lira Lira" and "Kasese". Lira Lira is made from cassava flour and sugar cane, while Kasese is a potent banana gin.There are many illegal distillers of waragi in the countryside, especially in the eastern part of Uganda. Illegal waragi is very strong and has a high amount of methanol which create multiple organ dysfunction and could be mortal for...


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