Newly elected deputies are sworn-in after the parliamentary elections in Mogadishu, Somalia on April 14, 2022. The outgoing parliament was accused of playing to the tune of the federal Executive. PHOTO | AFP
The convening of the House is being hailed as a positive sign as it becomes the first branch of government to get a mandate as the Executive election delays
Newly sworn-in legislators are finally settling in in Somalia’s parliament, a certain move towards the much awaited presidential elections later in the year, after a long and protracted process that at some point seemed to divide rather than unite the country.
