Up-Close and Personal with Dr Kukuia

Who is Dr Kennedy Edem Kukuia?

I am a Christian missionary, a husband of one wife (Faphy) and a father of two sons (Edem and Eyram). I am a Neuropharmacologist, a Pharmacist and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Pharmacy. A little bit over three decades ago, I was born to a military officer dad and a trader mum. We lived in Burma camp for a while until my dad retired, and then we had to move to Nungua. I spent most of my life in Nungua until I got married. I am the last of four children on my mum's side, and I had my basic education at the Weija Barracks Basic School. I completed as the best student and proceeded to Adisadel College. I was in the brilla team as well. At Adisadel College too, I completed as the best science student in my year and applied for medicine in KNUST. For some reason I did not get to become the medical doctor I wanted to be. Strangely, my name was not on the list although I passed. So I decided I wasn't going to go to school for a year, and then apply again. My mum decided against it. By then, my father had died. He died when I was just 14. I got pharmacy, my second choice. After one year, I decided to continue with the course. What kept me there was the fact that I was in the first class range and not really because I liked pharmacy. It took me three years to begin to see what God was trying to do with my life with the Pharmacy education. Before then, I was furious because I thought