Outgoing Mawokota South MP Yusuf Nsibambi cuts power to village after election loss

• Power Cut Admission: Yusuf Nsibambi confirmed disconnecting electricity he says he personally funded after losing the Mawokota South seat.

• Blame Game: He accused Counsel Denis Bugaya and political divisions, including rival candidate Bosco Lubyayi, of contributing to his defeat.

• Political Exit: Nsibambi says he has now quit active politics as the standoff with residents and authorities continues.

The outgoing Member of Parliament for Mawokota South, Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi, has sparked national debate after admitting that he personally ordered the disconnection of electricity supply to his home village following his defeat in the recent parliamentary elections.

Nsibambi, who contested on the FDC ticket, lost the seat to NRM’s Susan Nakawuki. Speaking about the matter, the legislator did not deny his involvement in the power shutdown, saying the decision was driven by what he described as “betrayal” from the very community he had supported.

He explained that he had heavily invested in electrifying the area, claiming he personally funded the purchase of the transformer and electricity poles, and that the infrastructure passes through land he owns.

“I bought the transformer, I bought the poles, and the line passes on my land. After the people turned against me, I saw no reason to keep supplying the electricity,” Nsibambi said.

Nsibambi also blamed his election loss on internal divisions, singling out Counsel Denis Bugaya, whom he said he had mentored in law. According to Nsibambi, he had initially planned for Bugaya to stand in for him in case his own nomination failed.

However, Bugaya later informed him that, as a member affiliated with the Buganda Kingdom, he could not actively participate in partisan politics — a position Nsibambi says he understood at the time.

Tensions escalated when Bugaya reportedly fronted another candidate, Bosco Lubyayi, to contest against him — a move Nsibambi believes split support and contributed to his defeat.

 “What angered me is that Bugaya later supported another candidate against me. That division cost us the seat,” he said.

The outgoing MP further cited remarks allegedly made by Bugaya claiming Nsibambi had “left no legacy” in the area — comments he says provoked his decision to withdraw the electricity support.

He pointed to Bugaya’s large poultry operation, said to house over 60,000 chickens, which relies on the same power supply Nsibambi claims to have installed.

Efforts by residents to seek intervention from authorities, including Minister Ruth Nankabirwa and the police, have so far not resolved the standoff. Nsibambi maintains he is prepared to defend his position, questioning the legality of the community’s continued use of infrastructure he says he funded privately.

He also announced that he is quitting active politics altogether following the fallout.

This incident adds to a growing list of cases where politicians have attempted to reclaim or withdraw resources donated to constituencies after losing elections — a practice that continues to raise legal and ethical questions.