Yusuf Mutembuli

Ugandan politicians

Yusuf Mutembuli

Member of Parliament of Uganda from Butaleja District

Incumbent

Assumed office
2021
Preceded by| Nagomu Musamba Moses
Constituency| Bunyole East
Personal details
Nationality| Ugandan
Political party| National Resistance Movement (NRM)

Yusuf Mutembuli is a Ugandan advocate of the High Court, academic, politician and member of parliament representing Butaleja District in Bunyole East constituency on the ticket of National Resistance Movement.[1][2][3]

In the eleventh parliament, he serves on the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.[4]

## Political career[edit]

Mutembuli contested in the 2016 election on the platform of Democratic Party (DP) but lost to Nagomu Musamba Moses of NRM. Mutembuli served as Democratic Party Vice President and People Power Coordinator of Eastern Region.[5] He defected to the ruling NRM party in the build up to the 2021 general election after 15 years in DP criticising it as lacking political agenda and said the party is 50 years away from taking presidential power.[6] He was elected to the parliament on the ticket of NRM in the 2021 election.[7][8][9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kalumba, Ronald (2020-06-23). "Yusuf Mutembuli, the Democratic Party Vice President Eastern Region Defects to National Resistance Movement (NRM)". The Scribe News. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
2. ^ "Senior DP leader in Eastern Region defects to NRM". PML Daily. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
3. ^ "MPs oppose ban on rice growing in Butaleja wetlands". The Independent. Uganda. 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
4. ^ "Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs – Parliament Watch". Retrieved 2023-02-08.
5. ^ "Butaleja MPs Oppose Gov't Ban on Rice Growing in Wetlands". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
6. ^ "Here is how NRM cunningly won the heart of Bobi Wine's man Mutembuli". Watchdog Uganda. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
7. ^ "DP vice president defects to NRM". New Vision. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
8. ^ "Mutembuli Yusuf - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
9. ^ Bwanika, Elisha Z. (2020-06-24). "Here is how NRM cunningly won the heart of Bobi Wine's man Mutembuli". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

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