Mawokota South Member of Parliament and Deputy President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) for the Central Region, Yusuf Nsibambi, has officially crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Nsibambi was on Wednesday formally unveiled at the NRM headquarters in Kampala after being escorted by the party’s First National Vice Chairperson (Female), Anita Among.
“I have brought Hon. Nsibambi to join NRM. Today, February 18, he has joined NRM. He has said he has known what NRM has done, and since joining Parliament he has seen it and believes he wants to be on the team that delivers for this country,” Among said.
She described Nsibambi as “a knowledgeable and resourceful person,” adding that the ruling party had gained an experienced legislator.
Nsibambi, for his part, said he was ready to serve under the NRM banner.
“I am ready to join the struggle for peace. I am ready to be given any task to serve our people,” he said.
“I realised there is no proper direction within the opposition.”
Nsibambi’s defection follows weeks of political tension sparked by his controversial visit to State House, Entebbe, where he led a group of opposition politicians for a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni.
The delegation included National Unity Platform (NUP) politician Latiff Ssebaggala, Moses Kabuusu of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), and Roland Ndyomugyenyi, the Independent MP for Rukiga County, among others.
The meeting drew sharp criticism from sections of the opposition, with some accusing Nsibambi of undermining collective opposition positions and engaging the ruling establishment without broader consultation. Critics argued that such engagements risked weakening opposition cohesion, especially at a time when parties are grappling with internal divisions and strategy disagreements.
Nsibambi, however, defended the meeting as constructive engagement in the national interest. Speaking on NBS TV shortly after the visit, he maintained that dialogue with the Head of State was not a betrayal of opposition principles but a necessary step in advancing constituency and national concerns.
Despite insisting at the time that he remained a committed opposition leader, his latest move to formally join the NRM appears to confirm speculation that his political alignment had shifted.
