Sam Byibesho
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Sam Byibesho | |
|---|---|
 Byibesho in 2013 | |
| Honorable | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sam Byibesho 25 April 1964 Kisoro, Uganda |
| Residence(s) | Kampala, Uganda |
| Education | Kyambogo University (Diploma in Education) Uganda Martyrs University (Bachelor of Education) |
| Occupation | Teacher, politician |
| Known for | Teaching, politics |
Sam Byibesho (born 25 April 1964) is a Ugandan teacher, public administrator, and politician. He serves as a Member of the Parliament of Uganda for Kisoro Municipality, representing the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.[1][2] He is a member of the Local Government Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Service and Local Government,, and NRM Parliamentary Caucus committees in the Parliament of Uganda.[1]
Byibesho served as mayor of Kisoro Town Council from 2002 until 2016, when he was elected to parliament. He is the former head teacher of Mubuga Primary School and worked as a primary school Grade III teacher from 1991 to 1996.[3] He is also the NRM chairperson for his constituency, Kisoro Municipality.
Early life and education
[edit]Byibesho was born in Kisoro, Kigezi sub-region, on 25 April 1964, into an Anglican family of the Bafumbira ethnic group. He is the firstborn child of Obed Byibesho, a clergyman, and Aidah Byibesho, a farmer. He has two sisters and two brothers.
He attended Seseme Primary School, St. Paul's Senior Secondary School Mutorere, and City High School Kampala for his O-Level education, earning a UCE certification in 1984.
In 1991, he obtained a Grade 3 Certificate from Kisoro Primary Teachers' College (PTC). He later attended Kyambogo University, where he earned a Diploma in Education in 2004. He also studied at Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi, where he was a coordinator for the Kisoro Students Association and graduated with a Bachelor of Education in 2009.[1]
Career and politics
[edit]Byibesho began his professional career as a Grade III primary school teacher at Seseme Primary School from 1991 to 1996. In 1997, he was promoted to headmaster at Mubuga Primary School, serving until 2002, when he resigned to serve as LC III Chairperson for Kisoro Town Council, as required by law.
His political career began as the Resistance Council chairperson for Karumena Village from 1988 to 1992. He was then elected RC II chairperson for Kisoro Central Parish and simultaneously served as a councilor for Kisoro Town Council from 1992 to 1996. In 1997, when Resistance Councils (RCs) were renamed LC IIIs (LCs), he continued to serve as an LC II chairperson for North Ward Parish, Kisoro Town Council, until 2002, when he became the LC III Chairman, a position he held for 14 years.
During his tenure as LC III chairman, Byibesho sought election as a Member of Parliament on the National Resistance Movement ticket. He won both the party's 2015 primary elections and the 2016 general elections, becoming the Member of the Parliament of Uganda for Kisoro Municipality.
He has served on several school boards. He was chairperson of finance on the boards of Seseme Girls Secondary School (2002–2012), Kisoro PTC (2004–2015), Kisoro Technical Institute (2004–2010), and Kisoro Vision High School (2008–present). He was a member of the School Management Committee (SMC) for Seseme Primary School from 2008 to 2015. He also serves as chairperson of the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) Kisoro branch.
Personal life
[edit]Byibesho is married to Irene Ntakirutimana Byibesho, a primary school teacher, with whom he has two children. He is also the proprietor of Igiraneza Restaurant.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Byibesho Sam". Parliament of Uganda.
- ^ Muhereza, Robert (20 February 2016). "Kisoro mayor become first MP for Kisoro municipality". Daily Monitor.
- ^ "Uganda: Big Shots of Kisoro District". The Monitor. 19 January 2007 – via AllAfrica.