Mawokota North Member of Parliament Yusuf Nsibambi has expressed anger following his defeat to National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Suzan Nakawuki, warning that he may withdraw all support he has previously extended to communities in the area.
On nomination day, Nsibambi appeared in a wheelchair after returning from Dubai, where he had undergone surgery. Despite his condition, he mounted a campaign truck the same day to canvass for votes.
Following his defeat last week, Nsibambi said he switched off a power transformer he had installed to supply electricity to Buyaya village. He claimed that when police officers and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) staff attempted to reconnect the transformer the following day, he responded by cutting down electricity poles.
Nsibambi further recounted that when results showed he had lost in Buwama, an area where he had invested heavily, including installing solar street lights for the community, police stations, garbage collection services, and a transmitter for a local radio station, he simply went home and slept.
The legislator said he had invested extensively in Mawokota North, including purchasing garbage trucks that serve major towns, installing solar panels, and maintaining at least six roads after acquiring full road maintenance equipment. He also said he distributed bean seedlings worth Shs85 million, extended electricity worth Shs130 million to Bukonoka, carried out household disinfection campaigns, and organised annual free music events.
Nsibambi noted that despite these investments, he received zero votes in Bukasa, an area where he claims to have invested over Shs570 million to install a 6.4-kilometre electricity line.
“We have a challenge where we try to change situations but people have different views. In Bukasa, I invested Shs570 million to distribute a 6.4-kilometre power line, but they did not vote for me,” he said.
He further said that a Mengo technocrat once offered him USD 15,000 not to contest for elective office do the poor health condition he was in, he declined.
“Voters are funny. They ask for boreholes, fish ponds, mats, the list of demands is endless. Some people are not supposed to vote; they are supposed to be voted for,” Nsibambi said.
He also described the emotional toll of the loss, saying two of his daughters congratulated him after the defeat, while supporters expressed anger.
“I went to Parliament weighing 81 kilograms and returned at 64 kilograms. It was a tough time,” he said.
Nsibambi added that politicians should not deceive the public by claiming they are driven by novelty, arguing that most are simply seeking employment.
Following the election, he said he has decided to build a new, heavily secured home in Julian City, complete with CCTV cameras, fencing, security guards, barbed wire, and dogs. He warned that no one seeking assistance would be allowed access unless he stands unopposed in future elections.
He also recounted a failed agricultural initiative in which he imported chickens from Holland and distributed them to villagers, providing feed until egg production began.
“When I stopped supporting them, they took it personally and sold the chickens at Shs7,000,” he said.
Nsibambi noted that changing people’s mindset remains a major challenge, arguing that communities need to embrace self-reliance through farming and animal rearing rather than dependency. He announced the withdrawal of scholarships for 66 students, retaining support for only seven.
