BY Nicholas Banadda.
Uganda has lost one its diplomatic ambassador to Rwanda on March, 3.
Ambassador Santa Mary Laker Kinyera, the country’s Deputy High Commissioner to Rwanda, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Mulago Specialized National Referral Hospital in Kampala.
In statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the news expressing deep sadness over the loss of one of its senior diplomats.
The ministry said the country had lost a dedicated public servant who had spent decades advancing Uganda’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
Ambassador Kinyera joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994 and rose steadily through the ranks during a diplomatic career that lasted more than three decades. Over the years, she served in several departments at the ministry headquarters and represented Uganda in various diplomatic missions abroad.