Somali President Farmajo likely to survive impeachment

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. The president is likely to survive an impeachment motion. PHOTO | AFP

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” is likely to survive an impeachment motion, but he is not sitting pretty as he approaches the end of two years in power.

Besides uneasy relations with some leaders of regional states that suspended co-operation with the Central State in September, President Farmajo is accused of seeking to create a strong central government, contrary to the 2012 Provisional Constitution that provides for federalism.