Kasibante Robert

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Kasibante Robert
Born1988 (age 36–37)
Busujju, Mityana District, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Alma mater Makerere University Business School
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, politician
Known forFounding Victory School of Hospitality Management and Beauty
Notable workYouth skills development and empowerment programs
OfficePresidential flag bearer of the National Peasants Party
Political party National Peasants Party (NPP)

Kasibante Robert (1988) is a Ugandan entrepreneur and politician. He is also the founder and Managing Director of Victory School of Hospitality Management and Beauty and the presidential flag bearer of the National Peasants Party (NPP) for the 2026 general election of Uganda. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Kasibante was born in 1988 in Busujju, Mityana District, Uganda. [2] [4] He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a master's degree in Human Resource Management from Makerere University Business School (MUBS). [3]

Career

Kasibante established the Victory School of Beauty and Hospitality Management in 2015, which provides cosmetology, spa therapy, hospitality, and business management courses. [3]

As of 2019, he indicated that the school had graduated more than 40,000 Ugandan youths in its skills development programs. [3]

Political career

Kasibante is a National Peasants Party member and on 23 September 2025 was nominated by Electoral Commission of Uganda as 2026 general election presidential candidate. [1] [5]

His campaign agenda includes rural development, youth employment, agricultural transformation, and reducing economic inequality. [1]

His endorsement signatures were challenged at the time of his nomination by the Electoral Commission but later cleared him to run. [2] Newspaper reports suggested organizational problems within his campaign, such as failed attendances at planned rallies. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kasibante nominated, gets car and 16 bodyguards". Nile Post. Nile Post Uganda. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Who are presidential candidates Kasibante, Mabirizi?". Daily Monitor. Nation Media Group. 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Identify something you love and do it well". Daily Monitor. Nation Media Group. 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Robert Kasibante - National Peasants Party | 2026 Elections". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  5. ↑ "Kasibante, Mabirizi nominated as presidential candidates". Sanyu FM. Sanyu FM Uganda. September 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kasibante fails to show up for presidential campaign rallies again". Daily Monitor. Nation Media Group. October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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