Veteran UVRI scientist Dr Louis Mukwaya, who has mosquito species named after him, rests
Dr. Louis Godfrey Mukwaya, a veteran scientist at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, has passed away at the age of 87. He was widely respected for his 61-year career in entomology and his philanthropic efforts in supporting underprivileged children.
Why it matters
His death marks the loss of a significant figure in African medical research, particularly regarding mosquito-borne disease studies.
The Vicar General Emeritus of Kampala Archdiocese, Msgr Charles Kasibante, has urged Christians to be more generous and give freely without expecting anything in return.
“We want to thank God for the good work that he has enabled him to carry out for a long time, Dr Mukwaya was a very good hearted person, you would be there and he would ask you for children he could help, I thought about it late but I would have requested him to help with funding education for a few seminarians, who were not financially stable,” Msgr Kasibante said.
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