Byibesho Sam

Sam Byibesho (born 25 April 1964) is a Ugandan politician who serves as a member of Parliament of Uganda for Kisoro Municipality. He is a member of the ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM).

From 2002 to 2016, Byibesho served as mayor of the Kisoro Town Council. Currently, he represents the NRM as its chairman for the Kisoro Municipality constituency. Byibesho serves on several committees, including the Local Government Accounts Committee, the Committee on Public Service and Local Government, and the NRM Parliamentary Caucus Committee in the Parliament of Uganda.

Byibesho previously worked in the education sector as a third-grade teacher from 1991 to 1996. He later served as the head teacher at Mubuga Primary School.

Early life and education Byibesho was born on the 25th of April 1964 in the municipality of Kisoro in the Kigezi sub-region in Uganda. His family is a part of the Bafumbira ethnic group and practice the Anglican faith. He is the firstborn child of Obed Byibesho, a clergyman, and Aidah Byibesho, a farmer. He has two sisters and two brothers.

During his tenure as LC III chairman, Byibesho sought election as a Member of Parliament with the NRM party. He won the party's 2015 primary elections and the 2016 general elections, becoming MP for Kisoro Municipality.

He has served on several school boards. Byibesho was chairman 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.