Who is Moses Kasibante?: Flash Uganda Media looks at his biography, age, family, wife, work and experience, political career, NUP, early life and education of the former Member of Parliament for Rubaga North Constituency.
Moses Kasibante is a Ugandan politician, former Teacher and a Journalist, and the former Rubaga North Constituency, legislator.
Formerly Democratic Party member, Kasibante switched to the National Unity Platform (NUP) in the middle of the 2020 general campaigns after the NUP Party was formed.
NUP is a party led by former Kyadondo East Legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. However, after being denied a party ticket to represent the party in favour of Abubakar Kawalya, Kasibante left the party and stood as an Independent candidate.
He lost the race to Abubakar Kawalya.
During his campaigns, Kasibante who is so passionate about politics said his stance on national issues stands, whether in parliament or not.
Early Life and Education
Moses Kasibante born on 07, January 1975, attended Muyungwe Primary School where he completed his Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in 1989.
In 1993, Kasibante sat for his Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) at, Ggaba SSS. And in 1996, he sat for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), at St. Peter’s SSS Nsambya.
1998, Kasibante attained a Diploma in Secondary Education at the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo. And then in 2005, he again attained a Diploma in Journalism at the International Institute of Media and Business Studies
Work Experience
- Moses Kasibante worked as a teacher at Kawempe Royal College School from 1999-2005
- Teacher Massajja Secondary School since 2003-2005
- Presenter/Newscaster CBS FM Radio since 2001-2010
- Member of Parliament, 2012- till 2021
Hobbies
- Reading novels
Committee Membership
- Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE)
- Public Accounts Committee
- Committee on Public Service and Local Government
- Committee on Education and Sports
Politics
Moses Kasibante who joined elective politics in 2012, says one of the few members who can debate unchallenged on issues such as education, health and human rights in Parliament is himself.
He adds that he has fought unnecessary eviction of vendors, for instance in Kasubi and Nakulabye markets.
“A market has now been constructed for Kasubi after resisting the eviction. On education, I saved land belonging to KCCA schools under UPE that had been threatened by encroachers, including those using government influences,” Mr Kasibante says.
An acre of land belonging to Namungona, Kigobe Primary School in Lubya had been threatened by encroachers and land grabbers had wanted to demolish Kasubi Family Primary School, all these were rescued by Kasibante.
Kasibante has also helped to mobilize people in self-help programmes, including contributing to Saccos and recently he launched a campaign dubbed: “Rubaga North not for sale.”
According to Kasibante, the people of Rubaga North need a legislator who can speak in Parliament and who cannot be bought. He says people don’t need sacks of money allegedly distributed at times, but rather result. And to him, he’s not scared of that.
Kasibante also engaged himself in improving the sanitation and drainage systems in Kawaala, Kosovo and Masanafu through contributions and communal activities such as bulungi bwansi.
He as well arranged health camps, and proving ambulance services for the people of Rubaga North Constituency.
MP Kasibante once accused Gen Elly Tumwine, the Minister for Security of housing a record of berating parliament. This was during a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline in the hearing investigating Tumwine’s reported disparaging remarks against Parliament and Speaker Rebecca Kadaga.
Kasibante said the army general had once insulted the Speaker in an interview with CBS, with recorded evidence to justify his point.
Kasibante also pointed out that Tumwine had once defied instructions by Parliament to vacate the Nommo Gallery, including payment of shs1.3b to the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development in rent arrears.
He then concluded by saying, Gen Tumwine’s compliance with the decisions of Parliament must be checked.
Family
Moses Kasibante is married to Lydia Nattimba and together they have four children. Their official marriage ceremony happened in 2018, after cohabiting for 16 years.
