STORY: Somali women laud political

leaders for endorsing gender

representation rule.
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DATELINE: 12/AUGUST/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
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2. Wide shot of the participants at the meeting.
3. Medium shot of some of the women at the meeting.
4. Medium shot of two women at the meeting.
5. Medium shot of some of the women at the meeting.
6. Close up of one of the women at the meeting.
7. Close up shot of a womans hand writing.
8. Close up shot of the face of one of the woman.
9. Medium shot of two women at the meeting.
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SOUNDBITE: SAHRA MOHAMED ALI - Minister of
Women and Human Rights
Somalia has made a decision. The final decision that
has come out of the NLF, is that Somali women will
have 30 percent of the seats in parliament, both in the
Upper and Lower House. This has a significant meaning
for Somalia and not only the women but the whole
country. It is the decision that this country is ready to
make not only in the political and security scene but
also in every aspect.
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Wide shot of the meeting room (panning left to right.)
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Wide shot of some of the women at the meeting.
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Medium shot of one of the participants at the meeting.
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Medium shot of the Somali Minister & DSRCC.
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Close up shot on face of one of the women at the meeting.
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SOUNDBITE: BATULA AHMED - The Vice Chairperson of
the Goodwill Ambassadors. (SOMALI LANGUAGE)
We believe that we can have 81 elected women in the
House of the People and also 16 women in the Upper
House. Therefore since we have the expertise and

qualified women, we strongly believe that we can

achieve that goal and we need your support to achieve
it.
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Wide shot of women at the meeting.
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Medium shot of the participants at the meeting.
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Wide shot of some of the participants at the meeting.
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Medium shot of two of the participants in the meeting
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Medium shot of women at the meeting.
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Wide shot of the Minister greeting women as she leaves.
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SOUNDBITE: LYDIA WANYOTO - Deputy Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia.
This is the moment that the Somali women cannot
miss. The clock is ticking. They should stand up and be
counted. It is the time for them to take up their space
in the affairs of the country. We would like to see them
come up and fill the 30 percent seats in parliament and
even more.
STORY:
Mogadishu, 12 August 2016 - Somali women have applauded the
countrys top political decision-making forum for endorsing the 30
percent gender representation rule in the forthcoming electoral
process.
Early this week, the National Leadership Forum (NLF), that brings
together top leaders from both Federal and regional governments,
endorsed the quota of special seats for women in both the Senate
and Parliament (The House of the People) and urged those involved
in the electoral process to ensure the decision is implemented.
At a meeting held in Mogadishu, yesterday, women leaders and
members of the civil society in Somalia backed the NLFs decision
and discussed ways of achieving the quota in the forthcoming
elections.
The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African
Union Commission (DSRCC), Lydia Wanyoto, who attended the
meeting, challenged Somali women to seize the opportunity and
expand their role politics.
This is the moment that the Somali women cannot miss. The clock
is ticking. They should stand up and be counted. It is the time for
them to take up their space in the affairs of the country. We would
like to see them come up and fill the 30 percent seats in parliament
and even more, the DSRCC said.

Speaking at the same function Somalias Minister of Women and

Human Rights, Zahra Mohamed Ali Samatar, hailed the resolution as
a milestone in the political development of the country.
Somalia has made a decision. The final decision that has come out
of the NLF is that Somali women will have 30 percent of the seats in
parliament, both in the Upper House and Lower House. This has a
significant meaning for Somalia and not only for the women but also
the whole country. It is the decision that this country is ready to
make not only in the political and security scene but also in every
aspect, the Minister observed.
Ms Zahras comments were supported by the Batula Ahmed, the
Vice Chairperson of the womens group, Goodwill Ambassadors, who
urged women to play an active role in politics.
Ms Batula also thanked the international community for their
support in helping women achieve the quota, adding that women
must work hard to ensure what has been agreed upon is
Implemented.
We believe that we can have 81 elected women in The House of
the People (Parliament) and 16 women in the Upper House.
Therefore since we have the expertise and qualified women, we
strongly believe that we can achieve that goal and we need your
support to achieve it, the Vice Chairperson of the Goodwill
Ambassadors said.
The high level meeting was also attended by the Deputy Special
Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) for
Somalia, Raisedon Zenenga, and other top officials from the United
Nations and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
At its last meeting in Mogadishu, the NLF agreed that each of the
four clans in Somalia will be required to produce 18 female
members for the Lower House while the smaller clans will be
allocated 9 seats. It also resolved that the election of the Upper
House be conducted in the regional state parliaments.
The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT), last
Sunday, released an election timetable, which set October 30, this
year, as the day to elect the President. Elections for the Upper
House (Senate), on the other hand, is expected to be held by
September 25, while that of The House of the People will be held
between September 24 and October 10.
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