Francis Kitaka

Francis Xavier Kitaka (1 January 1935 – 12 September 2020) was a Ugandan biochemist, veterinarian, entrepreneur and industrialist. He is the former chairman of Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CIPLAQCIL), located in Luzira, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. CIPLAQCIL is the only company in Sub-Saharan Africa, that is authorized to manufacture triple therapy antiretroviral drugs.

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"I did research and found out that ticks were resistant to chlorinated hydrocarbons (Toxaphene). I made a report and my recommendations drew me a number of scientists and research institutions."

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"People steal government money and keep it in their houses. They can’t even keep it in banks or invest it."

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"During this period, I saved lives of many people and animals especially cows by supplying them with human and animal drugs."

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