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MPs expressed mixed feelings about the death of former President Idi Amin Dada yesterday.
"It is sad for any Ugandan irrespective of what he or she has done to pass away. I urge government to grant Amin's corpse a state burial in his country," said Ms Betty Amongi (Woman Apac).
"We should learn from the past that we should always respect the Constitution. If President Yoweri Museveni manipulates the Constitution to seek a third term, anarchy will once again prevail," she said.
Capt. Steven Basaliza (Burahya) said Amin should be granted a decent burial at his ancestral home.
"He should be forgiven of his heinous acts and be buried decently," Basaliza said.
Mr Aggrey Awori (Samia Bugwe North) said Amin should not be granted a state burial but a decent burial at his ancestral home.
"I send my condolences to his family," Awori said.
Ms Miria Matembe (Woman Mbarara) said Amin was used by the devil but should be forgiven.
Matembe however scoffed at the idea of returning Amin's corpse for a state burial.
"As a politician, there is no way Amin can be a hero in this country. If he did not repent his sins, he will be a hero in the devil's kingdom. We cannot grant him a state burial, unless Ugandans are insane," she said.
Mr Emmanuel Dombo (Bunyole) said: "If you don't accept his corpse to return, then you will be punishing his relatives."
Mr Kassiano Wadri (Terego) said people in Arua feel that Amin should be granted a state burial.
"The successive regimes have killed people as well. At the end of the day, history will judge them. Amin was a leader who contributed to the development of this country," Wadri said.
He said the mood among people in Arua is sober and sorrowful.
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