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Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu (1938-1979) was a Ugandan poet and dramatist. Born Elvania Namukwaya, she attended high school at the prestigious King's College Budo, before proceeding to Makerere University where she obtained the BA degree in 1964. At Budo, a coeducation school, Namukwaya distinguished herself as actor and writer of plays. She repeatedly featured in the school's many theatrical productions. Her early efforts at short story writing appears in the 1960 edition of the school's magazine, The Bodonian. While at Makere university Namukwaya met and fell in love with the Ugandan linguist Pio Zirimu. They were to marry a few years later. The marraiage produced a daughter. Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu belonged to the early generation of Ugandan writers and playrights that followed the trail blazed by the world renowned Ugandan poet Okot p'Bitek, and that include novelist Okello Oculi, playright John Ruganda and novelist Austin Bukenya. Namukwaya is prominently featured in the Cambridge University Guide to African and Carribian Theater, editted by Martin Barnham and others. Namukaya's best known work is the one act play:Keeping up with the Mukasas, featured in David Cook's anthology of East African plays, Origin East Africa. Namukwaya was an engaging and attractive personality. In 1979 Namukwaya died in a tragic car accident in Kampala≤