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. Quotes 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. People steal government money and keep it in their houses. They can’t even keep it in banks or invest it. During this period, I saved lives of many people and animals especially cows by supplying them with human and animal drugs. External links Category:Chemists from Uganda Category:Veterinarians Category:Businesspeople from Uganda Category:1935 births Category:2020 deaths