Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke has appointed a technical committee to determine the fate of the Somali capital’s disputed electoral status, with regard to its political representation in the Federal system.
The 19 committee members, pooled from the existing federal states and Banadir region representatives, are delegated to find a lasting solution to the stalemate surrounding Banadir region representation in the Upper House of the Federal Parliament.
According to the official appointment directive from the Prime Minister’s office, Sharmarke emphasized the importance of the committee in fostering the country’s transition to social justice in the form of equitable political representation. The creation of this committee was agreed upon during the last National Leaders Forum (NLF) consultative talks in Baidoa, with a view to resolving one of the key obstacles surrounding the 2016 electoral process.