After the recent skilled arrests were seen on the grounds of the Parliament, the Leader of Opposition Winnie Kiiza announced that they would boycott house proceedings. “We have decided, those of us who believe that the Constitution should be protected, that safety of Ugandans is a pre-requisite of all the Ugandans, that we are not going to just continue with business as usual, sit in that chamber when we don’t know where our colleagues are. Like I have said, our colleagues were brutally taken out of the chamber, we don’t know where they are. They are in the custody of the SFC if they are still alive because they were taken out by the SFC not the security of the Parliament.”

This was after the main Opposition lawmakers were beaten by security agencies and later catered off to a hospital where they were being held in communique door. “An attack on one of us is an attack on one of us. All those who believed like we did in the protection, defense and preservation of the Constitution will not sit in that house until we are sure that our members are safe, secure and are okay.” While addressing the media immediately after walking out of the Parliament, Kiiza blamed the brutality used in arresting their colleagues. “We sore to protect and defend the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, we did not swear to protect President Museveni, his children, and his wives. It is about Ugandans, it is not about individuals and therefore....”

She compared to these acts by security agencies to that of the siege in 1966 when the army tanks surrounded the Parliament as the Constitution was abrogated. “We have yet witnessed a defilement and rape of the sanctity of the Parliament.” Other Opposition lawmakers claimed this incident would pin the image of the country. “For cries to my Speaker, because the Speaker has been their target. Now the Speaker has presided over a brutal session, a brutal plenary because whatever has been done, has been done because she was the one presiding.” “She should know that she is also not safe in this country. In this country, she is also not very safe. We are here in the Parliament, members are being picked one by one; beaten, humiliated and others are in the hospitals nursing injuries.” “This is very unfortunate for Uganda. The problem I have is that there are Ugandans who have failed to use their brains especially our fellows in the NRM.” “This is actually the apex of a falling regime.” The acrimony in the house was sparked off by the refusal of the MPs suspended by the Speaker to leave the house.