Obituary for Professor Eliningaya John Kweka (1973-2025): A Fallen African Elephant

Abstract

Professor Eliningaya John Kweka was a Tanzanian medical entomologist and research professor, widely recognized for his work on malaria and vector biology. He was born on 18th February 1973 at Nshara village, north Machame ward of Hai district, along the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. He was born into a family of educators; his father and mother were teachers. His father Mwalimu John Kweka worked as a teacher at the Teachers training college and his mother as a primary school teacher. He began his education at Mazoezi Primary School, Monduli district, Arusha region, Tanzania where he studied from 1981 to 1987. From 1988 to 1991, he pursued his ordinary level education at Moringe Sokoine Secondary School in Monduli District, Arusha Region. He then advanced to Old Moshi Secondary School in Kilimanjaro region, where he completed his advanced level studies between 1992 and 1994.