Members of Parliament have demanded government provides personal security after Buyaga west county Member of Parliament Barnabas Tinkasiimire family and home was set on fire by unidentified people on Monday this week in mukono.
Mps expressed fears that if government does not provide them with security they will be useless in parliament saying they fear handling sensitive issues like fighting corruption.
MPs Theodore Sekikubo and Medard Bitekyerezo said that Tinkansimiire had reported the threats to police earlier but police did not respond, something which may scare MPs from talking for their voters in parliament for fear of their lives.
Mps including Winnie Kiiza, Prof.Gilbert Bukenya and Mathias Nsubuga Birekerawo said that incidents of setting fire on houses and murder are on increase but government response is slow.
The MPs cited such incidents in Kasese, Kyanamukaka (Lwengo) and Kakiri(wakiso) where over 11 lives have been lost in less than a month .
Some members of Parliament also blamed police of being reluctant despite members reporting threats received from anonymous callers.
MPs, Peter Ogwang, Beatrice Anywar among told parliament that they have ever got threatening messages from anonymous people and reported to police for security but police asked them to provide accommodation for police guards, which to them is an extra cost they cannot meet.
The minister for internal Affairs Hillary Onek also said that he has on several occasions been trailed by unknown people which forced him to seek beef up his security. He promised to follow-up on the mps concerns and carryout investigations and punish culprits according to the law.
He however said that police is facing the challenge of man power with only 43,000 thousand out of 65,000 required.
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