Civil society groups and Committee of Elders in Hiiraan warn of election fraud
Thursday, October 06, 2016
Ugaas Xasan Khalif (Centre) with other elders during his Inauguration Ceremony in Beled Weyne on July 25th, 2016. FILE PHOTO
The signatories of the letter directly accused the government of trying to steal the 8 seats for the Upper House and the 36 seats for Parliament that Hiiraan/Middle Shabelle are entitled to. They believe the government wants to reward those seats to what they refer to as "cronies” who will support President Hassan’s re-election bid.
The Somali federal government is in a race against time as they push to meet the latest election deadline. The government is trying to form a federal state for Middle Shabelle and Hiiraan before October 30 and have been meeting in Jowhar for formal talks on interregional state formation.
Civil society groups and Committee of Elders in Hiiraan warn of election fraud
Beled Weyne (HOL) – The committee of Hiiraan Elders along withyouth and women groupsand theHiiraan Civil Society have signed a letter forewarning of electoral fraud in their region. The group accuses the current government of deceiving the proc