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Lira city struggles with old structures, housing shortage

The housing situation in the city is still below standard and not enough for the growing population.

Lira City’s oldest street, Obote Avenue, commonly known as Main Street, has many old buildings which are now being replaced by new structures to match the city’s growing population
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Lira was founded in 1919 as a small settlement and became a town council in 1962, a municipality in 1985 and a city last year.

In May 2019, Cabinet approved the

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