Bob Kabonero


Bob Kabonero is a businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda. According to a 2012 published report, he was one of the wealthiest people in Uganda.

Background and education

He was born in Uganda circa 1965, and is the youngest of the family's three children. The eldest, Susan Muhwezi, is the wife of Ugandan Information Minister Jim Muhwezi. His older brother is Richard Kabonero, Uganda's ambassador to Tanzania. Bob Kabonero received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and retail management from Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England.

Businesses and investments

Among his business interests are the Kampala Casino and the Pyramids Casino. He also owns a logistics company, an import goods business, and the Europcar franchise in Uganda. Kabonero is the chairman of Park Hospitality Limited, the owners of the proposed Kampala Radisson Blue Hotel, which is being developed in partnership with the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.

Net worth

According to the New Vision newspaper, Kabonero had a net worth of about US$50 million in 2012.