KISMAYO (Halbeeg News) – The lawmakers of Jubbaland state in southern Somalia will elect six members to Somalia’s Upper House of Parliament on Thursday.
Electoral Commission has announced the candidates running today for the six seats in the Upper House have made their pitch to the delegates yesterday.
The first seat will be contested by Layla Nuh Mah and Haredo Mohamed Sheikh.
The second seat will be contested by Ibrahim Awgab Osman and Farhiya Moalim Abdi
Three candidates will contest the third seat, namely Maryan Farah Kadiye and Samsam Mohamed Bishar.
The fourth seat is sought after Hassan Dahir Yarow and Ali Mohamed Ali.
Based on the new list, Jubbaland will likely have only two women in the senate out of the eight slots allocated to the southern state.
Galmudug state now remains as the only state which has not completed the process of filing all the eight seats.
The central Somalia state remains with two seats to wrap up the senate polls.
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