Upper House to Debate on the Resolution of Banning DP World From Somalia

Somalia Upper House on Tuesday is expected to debate on the Lower House strongly warded resolution on the controversial deals of Dubai based company, DP World.

The Lower House yesterday banned the DP World Company from Somalia declaring it a threat to the country’s sovereignty, independence and unity.

Early this month Emirates ports operator signed agreement with Somaliland and Ethiopia on Berbera port.

 If the government of Somalia transpires yesterday’s resolution, it will also invalidate the port agreement between the semi-autonomous regional state and P&O Ports which is a subsidiary of DP World.

P&O Ports had taken the control of Bossaso port, which lies 2,000km North of Somalia capital, Mogadishu October last year.

P&O Ports which won the 30 year concession was supposed to construct the port with an initial investment of $336 million, split across two phases of $136 million and $200 million.

Among other key agendas of the Senate’s meeting  is the raid on Senator Abdi Qebydid’s home in January by security forces