The staple food, mashed green bananas, also turned into beer if left in a dugout with a bit of yeast or if left longer, could become waragi, a kind of tropical vodka. |
The final twist in this tragic tale is that it has revived the crusade to licence chang'aa so that it can be purified like the Uganda Waragi or the Tanzanian Konyagi. |
One lady participant said her husband committed suicide because she refused to give him money for waragi. |
The Uganda Waragi factory was taken over by International Distillers and Vintners, and the Konyagi factory in Tanzania became part of the SAB group. |
Thieves in Bushenyi district are giving cattle waragi to make it easier to steal them. |
We share waragi, the locally distilled banana liquor, and colorful anecdotes for nearly two hours. |