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Somalia's bicameral Parliament approves amendment of provisional Constitution

 


Saturday March 30, 2024

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia's bicameral federal Parliament approved the amendment of the first four chapters of the country’s provisional Constitution on Saturday following several weeks of heated debates in the Parliament.

The lawmakers voted on the four chapters one by one before casting their votes for the overall amendments of the Constitution proposed by the Independent Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission.
 

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The Independent Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission stated that three provisions in the draft related to religion will be sent for further research.

The Speaker of the Lower House, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nor Madobe, announced that 212 members of the Lower House and 42 members of the Upper House voted in favour of amending the Constitution. No lawmakers abstained or rejected the amendment.
 

One provision in the approved draft stated that the country will have a President and a Prime Minister, with the President having the authority to appoint and remove the Prime Minister from office.

Previously, the Constitution stated that the President would appoint the Prime Minister, who would then require a vote of confidence from Parliament. Simultaneously, Parliament could remove the Prime Minister through a vote of no confidence.

Other provisions set the term of office for government constitutional bodies at five years, referring to regional state presidents as leaders and establishing three political parties in the country.

Former Somali Presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and Puntland State leaders opposed amending the Constitution, citing a lack of consensus among political stakeholders.

Somalia’s 2012 provisional constitution has been under review for nearly a decade, but efforts to finalize the review have picked up since late 2023. In February, the Independent Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission sent Parliament suggested amendments to the provisional Constitution’s first four chapters, which includes articles on the age of majority and on the criminalization of female genital mutilation.

On 24 January, Somalia’s Federal Parliament approved the ‘Adoption Procedure for Constitutional Amendment’ in a joint session of the House of the People and the Upper House.

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i told u  he would approive it .   now basically he can appoint and dismiss the prime minister  the prime minister is now ever less worthless then  the vice president of Somaliland,. For the vice president cant be dismissed during the reign of the president in Somaliland but the president can choose a different running mate in between terms. But now the Prime minister can be removed by the president  Also he wnt from 2 parties and he conceded to have 3  still all right 

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1 hour ago, Xaaji Xunjuf said:

i told u  he would approive it .   now basically he can appoint and dismiss the prime minister  the prime minister is now ever less worthless then  the vice president of Somaliland,. For the vice president cant be dismissed during the reign of the president in Somaliland but the president can choose a different running mate in between terms. But now the Prime minister can be removed by the president  Also he wnt from 2 parties and he conceded to have 3  still all right 

Intuu ka shaqeynaa xeer qaran ku sheegaan? And no one even addressed why would this new so-called constitution implemented immediately and not the next term.

Maamul goboleedyada are biding their time until their (s)elections in coming months. After they coronate themselves, expect a real mucaarad.

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3 hours ago, Xaaji Xunjuf said:

i told u  he would approive it .   now basically he can appoint and dismiss the prime minister  the prime minister is now ever less worthless then  the vice president of Somaliland,. For the vice president cant be dismissed during the reign of the president in Somaliland but the president can choose a different running mate in between terms. But now the Prime minister can be removed by the president  Also he wnt from 2 parties and he conceded to have 3  still all right 

This is not over. It is merely an attempt to extend his term, something Farmajo tried and failed. In practical terms, there is nowhere these amendments can be implemented. 

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1 hour ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

Intuu ka shaqeynaa xeer qaran ku sheegaan? And no one even addressed why would this new so-called constitution implemented immediately and not the next term.

Maamul goboleedyada are biding their time until their (s)elections in coming months. After they coronate themselves, expect a real mucaarad.

SW is the key, and their control over Shabeellaha Hoose, in particular, Barawe where HSM and his minions may try to set up a new admin.

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16 minutes ago, maakhiri1 said:

Something is up, how come despite all the noise, no single MP was against this? Meesha waxbaa ka socda

Hanjabaad by Mahad Qalaaye's, jago balanqaad, laaluush saa'id (ciidamadii mushaarkooda laba ilaa sadex bilood lama siin, instead la siiyey lacagtaas tuugadaan xildhibaanada sheeganaayo), plus tirada la sheegay kama badno 240 xildhibaan melahaas, xataa kuwa Aqalka Sare lagu daro. Kooran la'aan ayaa dhicinlahayd laakiin Aqal Sare kooramka lagu buixsanaa. Yaab.

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59 minutes ago, Che -Guevara said:

SW is the key, and their control over Shabeellaha Hoose, in particular, Barawe where HSM and his minions may try to set up a new admin.

Lafta Xasan aaminay heshiiskooda hoose qarsoon, that he gets two years extension without mucaaradka qeylaeodooda lagu soo furin and he will in turn keep mum. Xulashada markee bilaabato la arki doonaa runta soo bixi doonto, since they already kala boodeen marar badan regarding ciidamada iyo xaalka Shabeellaha Hoose.

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3 minutes ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

Lafta Xasan aaminay heshiiskooda hoose qarsoon, that he gets two years extension without mucaaradka qeylaeodooda lagu soo furin and he will in turn keep mum. Xulashada markee bilaabato la arki doonaa runta soo bixi doonto, since they already kala boodeen marar badan regarding ciidamada iyo xaalka Shabeellaha Hoose.

Nobody can trust HSM. Trust but verify, and the only way for Laftagareen to check HSM is to send his troops to Barawe and Marka.

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He has a couple of thousand ciidamadiisa Daraawiishta Koonfur Galbeed in Baraawe. They are Ingiriis-trained and around 2,500. Marka beesha biyaha meesha degto ayaa ciidamo badan u joogo and daacad u yihiin Lafta since he pays them.

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