Uganda’s Deputy High Commissioner to Rwanda, Ambassador Santa Mary Laker Kinyera, has passed away. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed her death on Tuesday, describing her passing as a significant loss to the country’s diplomatic service.
Amb. Kinyera died at Mulago Specialised National Referral Hospital, where she had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
She joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994 as a career diplomat and rose through the ranks over the years. At the time of her passing, she was serving as Uganda’s Deputy High Commissioner in Kigali.
