Seasoned entertainment presenter and two-time parliamentary aspirant Miles Rwamiti has said he will not be disclosing his next political move losing the Nakawa West parliamentary race, insisting he will keep his next move secret.
Rwamiti, who stood on the Common Man's Party ticket, was among the candidates defeated in the contest won by National Unity Platform's Joel Ssenyonyi, who is also the Leader of Opposition.
The Nakawa West defeat marked Rwamiti's second consecutive loss in parliamentary elections. In 2021, he unsuccessfully contested in Hoima East on the Forum for Democratic Change ticket, where he garnered only 149 votes.
Speaking on Sanyuka Television after last week's loss, Rwamiti said he remains focused on politics but will not disclose his future plans, saying doing so could expose him to sabotage by rivals.
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"I'm not going to tell you my next move in 2031. Whoever wants to know what's next for me after election should follow me. If I tell you now, my competitors and rivals can sabotage me. For now, watch the space. We don't want to tell you what we are going to do next," he said.
Rwamiti dismissed suggestions that his defeat had broken his spirit, insisting he had not lost hope.
"Do I loom like someone who has lost hope? We are not going to cry about losing the election," he said.
He also took a swipe at the leadership in Nakawa West, claiming residents would continue to suffer.
"Like in Nakawa West they have been in suffering in the last five years and they are going to suffer again in the next five years," he added.
Following his 2021 loss in Hoima East, Rwamiti had announced plans to venture into the creative industry, including opening a music school to support local artists.
"Before we think of copying and imitating the Nigerians, we have to first love and support ourselves. I am going to open up a music school so that I teach our local artists how to sing because most of them don't know how to," he said at the time.
His heavy defeat in 2021 attracted ridicule on social media, prompting him to defend his political participation and the costs involved.
"Stop mocking people who were defeated in the elections, as Miles, I am here and I have what to do next. Those shouting don't know what it means to get a nomination, how to pay the Ugx 3M nomination fee, and investing in the campaigns but you are their speaking rubbish," he said then.
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Despite the setbacks, Rwamiti maintains that his political journey is far from over, urging the public to wait and see what he does next.
