#Breaking:
What is the latest update on the developing politcal story on Jigjiga:
- Sources have it that president Mustafa is pushing for the resignation of regional council speaker, Mr. Adi Mohamed aka Ugaaska.
- The dispute is said to have it's roots on whether to hold...
a regular parliament session that has been requested by a chunk of its members.
- The members behind this latest drive are said to have been uneasy about what 'they termed 'Mustafa administration efforts to stone-wall and frustrate the regional council's efforts to fullfil...
their constitutional duty to properly oversee the executive branch '. They point out to the fact that the council's regular session is said be behind schedule at least two and half (2 ½) months.
- This news comes across as shocking to many people, since the speaker was...
constantly accused by rank and file members as being a puppet to Mustafa and his tendency to scrap both constitutional and council procedures just to appease him. Mr. Abdi Mohamed, the speaker has successfully fended off many attempts by council members to hold both regular...
and irregular sessions and summon the president and other executive branch members for questioning.
- However, this time around, the speaker is said to be considering of holding the past-date regular parliament session after a sustained pressure campaign by the council members.
- And this seems to have angered the President and pushed him to scheme for the speaker's resignation. However, this raises numerous legal and constitutional questions that needs to be addressed.
- Similarly, Mr Abdi Mohamed, the speaker is said to be offended by the ...
president's entreaties and vowed to hold a parliament session regardless, and will hold no bar to fulfill his constitutional duty to ensure the independency of the legislative branch that is necessary for the check and balance that enables it for a proper oversight of the...
executive branch.
- This latest episode of political turmoil comes just two weeks after a serious political stand-off around the circumstances of removing the former top regional security chief, Mr. Abdiadil Hassen, almost turned in to security crisis. It also comes at a time...
...that the nation & the region r facing a daunting challenge in the fight against the spread of the #covid-19 in which the region is deemed 'not ready' by the World Health Orgzn (WHO).
- This is a developing story. Will share additional update ASAP.
Just hours after the announcement of the new Birr notes & the PM incentivized the police to engage in 'blessed robbery' three Somali livestock & small-time traders, carrying 200k, 130k & 30k, got their cash confiscated at Tog-Wajaale border town.
It is common for small traders from Tog-Wajaale to all the way to Moyale to cross the border by foot to sell their livestock & other commodities & come back with the proceeds of their trade. But since the police are in heist-mode, they are now harrasing poor hardworking citizens.
Does anyone think that piles of illicit cash in sacks and in Roto containers are sitting somewhere that banknotes had to be changed to disrupt?
That's just nonsense. If you wanna stop corruption, there are other effective ways to do it than harassing already struggling citizens.