Tag Archives: Waragi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local gin prices are among the consumer product prices that have been the main drivers of lowering the rate at which prices increased in Uganda in 12 months ending 30th June. The consumer price indices and inflation report for the period as released by the …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Illicit waragi distillers in Musoto Mbale City Industrial division have resumed their operations two months after Mbale city environment authorities stopped their activities. The city authorities banned the distilling of illegal alcohol in August 2022 to curb water pollution and poor garbage disposal. However, the …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person is nursing wounds at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital following a fire outbreak at a waragi processing plant in Mbale.  The injured, whose identity hasn’t been established, was rushed to hospital by residents who rushed to the building in Wagagai Cell in Nkoma …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People choosing to travel with Uganda Airlines have an option to choose among several local brands for their drinks and eats while in-flight. Among the first brands on the national carrier is Uganda Waragi, a local gin made by Uganda Breweries Limited. The gin …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister, Dr. Jane Aceng has directed the eight districts in Lango region to immediately pass laws banning the sale of sachet waragi. The district are Dokolo, Oyam, Apac, Lira, Kole, Alebtong, Amolatar and Otuke. In September 2-17, government banned the sale of sachet …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati One man called into a radio show to brag about it. By morning he was dead. When Esau Karimunda and his son, Enoch Karimunda, stopped to have a drink at a bar in Kikolegyi suburb in Kabale town on April 8 after the days work, nothing …