Following Family Footsteps To Make This World A Better Place To Live in

By Roperfree 

Today, on 4th February 2026, it is exactly two years since our beloved mom, Mrs. Kasumba. Lillian Margaret, departed from us. It's a memorial anniversary to celebrate her contributions to her family, local communities, extended family and the nation.

Our mom was a very hard-working prayer warrior plus supported the communities, relatives and churches in various ways from emotional, financial and motivational support. She believed in putting God first and taking actions to solve problems

She was a pillar of support in our Dad's businesses as she always worked with him plus us as children. Our mom believed in family values and volunteered as a marriage counselor in various Pentecostal churches.

Our home is close to the River Mayanja. We used to fall sick from malaria and our parents, too, and I remember our mother telling us during the story time that earlier, when our dad started doing business, he used to bring fish from Lake Katwe to be sold to the fishmonger in Kampala City, and he had to travel and spend overnight at the fishing site in order to bring fresh fish as they go bad so easily, during his stay he used to get mosquito bites which transmitted malaria to him, so whenever he came back he was already feeling fever caused by malaria, our mother pleaded to our Dad to quit the job which was causing health risk to him and our dad adhered.

Our dad lost his job because of malaria, but switched on to other businesses, whereas at home we used to have bouts of malaria and once upon a time, our dad refused to pay the KCCA ground rate tax and went to court and won the case, as the KCCA had abandoned their obligation to fumigate the near swamp which was a breeding ground for mosquitoes which transmitted malaria in the area.

I could say that our parents were achievers because whatever they lay their hands on turned gold, but during the course of their hard work, they possessed traits of believing in themselves, passion for what they were doing, integrity, persistence, resilience, creating good networks and public relationships, accepting failures and mistakes as learning curves.

Malaria is the number one killer disease in Uganda. As I wanted to follow in my parents' footsteps, I decided to innovate a herbal mosquito repellent oil which has been working and saving lives in Uganda. The mosquito repellent under the brand name of Roperfree is now sold in Canada as an insect repellent

Canada has mosquitoes and insects during summer. When people go camping or doing landscaping work, they use insect repellents.

Support Roperfree by buying Roperfree Brand Products to continue fighting malaria in Uganda and other diseases.