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Somali Senate Gives Deputy PM the Boot for Being AWOL MOGADISHU, Somalia — It's curtains for Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama in the Somali Senate after he got the axe from his Upper House gig due to playing hooky four sessions in a row. Senate Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi disclosed the decision. The ax-laying came after a probe into Jama's steady absence despite him still cashing in his paycheck and perks, which are rolled out on the back of foreign aid. According to Speaker Abdullahi, Article 19 (4) of the Upper…

ABU DHABI, September 23, 2024 (WAM) — Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, the Speaker of Somalia's Senate, had the pleasure of exploring the majestic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. He was joined by Federal National Council (FNC) members, Mohammed Al Yamahi and Mohammed Al Dhohori. The group, accompanied by Dr. Yousif Al Obaidli, Director-General of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, roamed the mosque’s halls and delightful outdoor corridors. Dr. Al Obaidli shared insights into how the mosque embodies coexistence, tolerance,…

On Friday afternoon, 14 May, the Senate examined behind closed doors the request for the waiver of the immunity of former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo and rejected it. The senators considered that the referral to the Advocate General to the Constitutional Court was troubled by irregularities. The former prime minister returned to the DRC last weekend to defend himself, he says. He is accused by…

This was revealed by Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, the successor to Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, at the head of the upper house of parliament. This economic situation in the Senate was brought to the attention of the President of the Republic ahead of the parliamentary re-entry scheduled for tomorrow Monday. as reported from Kinshasa,…

Northeastern State - Somalia's National Assembly leadership arrived in Garowe, the capital of the state of Northeastern State, amid an ongoing pre-election interruption that has caused delays in the forthcoming polls scheduled for December at the end of the year. The country was set to hold elections, but despite stakeholders signing an agreement, they are now involved in a spit over the composition of the nomination committee, which after all has been elected by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who is eager for…