Feb 11, They compete for the patches of tarmac that make up the roads. The riders navigate through with practiced expertise. Come nightfall, the streets choke with patrons munching roast meat or rolex. You are in Lira town, five hours drive from Kampala. It is accessible by bus, ferry from Nakasongola on Lake Kyoga and air. This is home to a population of about 80, The dominant tribe in Lira is Langi, but English and Kiswahili are the commonly used languages.
The staple food is millet bread, lapena green lentils and malakwang. A bed sitter in Lira goes for about sh60,sh, per month.
A double roomed house costs sh,sh, For investors, a commercial plot of land in Lira town costs between sh20m-sh50m. However, there is a shortage of decent residential houses for low income earners. Traditionally, land among the Langi is communally owned and only inherited by the male members of the family.
He heads all the cultural institutions within Lango sub region and he sits at Lango Cultural Centre, which is within Lira Municipality. The present district headquarters was established in In , a major boundary adjustment was effected and a considerable area in Kaberamaido was transferred to Teso District. Patrons here love dancing and guzzling beer and spirits. Local music by Radio and Weasel, Navio and Chameleone keep dance floors here full to capacity.
Lira is one of the districts that boasts of a golf club. The happening places in Lira are concentrated around the south end of Oyam Road.
