MP Nsamba Oshabe’s Doube Life Unravels: Voters Chase Him Out Of Constituency For Greed
It was a moment of panicking as voters of Kassanda South MP Patrick Nsamba Oshabe chased him out of the constituency, fed up with his “deceitful ways.”
The belittling incident to the MP happened in Lwangiri village, Nakateete Parish, Kalwana Sub-county in Kassanda district recently.
The MP, who grew up as a staunch supporter of the long-ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, crossed over to the National Unity Platform (NUP), the leading opposition party four years ago, but his voters felt he had not changed his ways.
The MP’s father Mzee Joseph Kayindo, a key ideologue of President Museveni, died in July 2024 to enlist Museveni’s growing tribute as a “freedom fighter” through Lands Minister, Judith Nabakooba who represented him at the burial.
To voters’ dismay, Kayindo son Nsamba’s political antics had not improved. Instead, he had resorted to blackmailing key politicians in Buganda and the Buganda Kingdom to maintain his grip on the position he won in 2016 on the ruling party’s ticket.
Despite crossing over to the opposition, Nsamba who professes to be more opposition than anyone else, had never returned his ruling party card, leaving his voters feeling “hoodwinked.”
They accused him of using his position for personal gain, citing his refusal to return Shs1.6m in allowances he received for boycotting regional parliamentary sitting sessions in Gulu, at the end of August 2024.
The voters, who said had had enough of the Nsamba’s double standards, confronted him, holding him by the collar and shouting “bye bye Parliament.”
They told him that 2021 was their last time voting him into parliament, saying he had “hoodwinked and stolen enough” from them.
The troubled MP pleaded with his voters not to “beat me”, saying he had been embarrassed enough by their unexpected confrontation whilst in a constituency at a public function.
However, his constituents were unforgiving, citing his shady dealings, including supplying coffee seedlings to the government he opposes, earning him billions.
Furthermore, Nsamba was accused of stealing 50 piglets meant for his constituents from the government’s NAADs program.
His voters saw this as the final straw, and they chased him out of the constituency, determined to ensure he did not return to parliament.
The incident marked a turning point for the constituents, who had finally had enough of their MP’s deceitful ways. Angry voters vowed to elect a new representative who would truly serve their interests, rather than lining their own pockets.