Uganda, March 3 -- Abu Mayanja thought Parliament symbolises the highest concept of representative government and institutions. As such, only elected people should be Members of Parliament (MPs). He thought the proposals which gave the President power to nominate a third of MP would kill the concept of representative government.

He advised Parliament to set the number of MPs a person must get to be President if Parliament was to be the electoral college for choosing a President.

READ: What Abu Mayanja hoped Uganda would shape into

Mayanja felt Parliament, as a watchdog of the people and their liberties, should be informed every month of the people detained by the minister responsible.

"Mr Speaker, before I leave this chapter, there ha...