Lawmakers have asked the Parliamentary Commission to consider reversing the decision to have a police directorate to be in charge of security at the National Assembly.

Interfacing with the administrative army of parliament, members seating on the legal and Parliamentary affairs committee noted that the office of sergeant at arms is no longer in control of security at August House.

The MP for persons with disability Alex Ndezi suggested that the police officers deployed at parliament should be subjected to an induction course for them to understand parliamentary business.

Members including Alex Byarugaba, Kabakumba Mastiko, Fox Odoi, Stephen Baka Mugabi reported to the commissioners of Parliament and the clerk to parliament that lawmakers and other visitors to the institution are subjected to excessive checks and in some instances bounced forth and back.

Referring to security management in other parliaments across the world, Kabakumba challenged the commission to consider reversing the decision that the police directorate takes charge of security.

She says that today the officers at Parliament do not take orders from the office of the sergeant at Arms as the case elsewhere but rather wait for orders from the Inspector General of Police.

The parliamentary Commission headed by Rose Aol noted that whereas the tightening of security measures at Parliament is inconveniencing to people the situation is dictated by the terror threats around the country.

Aol however told the committee that the matter would be further decided to address the concerns of the MPs.