STORY: Lower House elections for Somalias

federal parliament reach the halfway mark, as

thirteen more MPs are elected in four state
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DATELINE: 23/11/2016, BAIDOA, JOWHAR, GAROWE - SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
BAIDOA - SOUTH WEST STATE
1.
Wide shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the
voting exercise in Baidoa
2.
Med shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the
voting exercise in Baidoa
3.
Wide shot, officials observe the voting exercise in Baidoa
4.
Med shot, a delegate casts her vote during the elections in
Baidoa
5.
SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ADAN ABDINASIR MOHAMED,
MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL-LEVEL INDIRECT ELECTORAL
IMPLEMENTATION TEAM
"South West state is among the states strongly pushing for inclusivity,
ensuring special seats allocated to women are reserved only for women.
6.
Wide shot, delegates vote for their preferred candidate during
the elections in Baidoa
7.
Med shot, a delegate votes for her preferred candidate during
the elections in Baidoa
8.
OUNDBITE: (SOMALI) JAWAHIR ADAAWE ABDI, MP-ELECT.
"We have had a male dominated parliament for so long, there has been no
significant impact on the communities. This is the time to ensure qualified
women join the political process to bring positive change.
9.
Med shot, a delegate votes for her preferred candidate during
the elections in Baidoa
JOWHAR - HIRSHABELLE STATE
10.
Wide shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the
voting exercise in Jowhar

11.
Med shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the
voting exercise in Jowhar
12.
Close up, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the
voting exercise in Jowhar
13.
Wide shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the
elections in Jowhar
14.
Med shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the
elections in Jowhar
15.
Wide shot, an official from the electoral board registers a
delegate before she casts her vote during the election process in Jowhar
16.
SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) FARHIYO MUMIN, MP-ELECT.
These two regions (Hiraan and Middle Shabelle) are the richest in our
country. We have sea and land, a river, farmlands and animal resources
that need to be harnessed.
17.
Close up, a delegate registers her name ahead of the election
process in Jowhar
18.
Med shot, a delegate votes for her preferred candidate during
the elections in Jowhar
19.
SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) OSMAN BAREEY, STATE-LEVEL
INDIRECT ELECTORAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM (SIEIT)
SPOKESPERSON.
We have 20 more seats to fill. We are doing well on the quota for women,
as we now have four ladies.
20.
Wide shot, officials from the electoral board tally the votes after
the election process in Jowhar
GAROWE - PUNTLAND STATE
21.
Wide shot, the polling station in Garowe
22.
Med shot, the polling station in Garowe
23.
Wide shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the
elections in Garowe
24.
Med shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the
elections in Garowe
25.
Wide shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the
elections in Garowe
26.
Med shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the
elections in Garowe
27.
Close up, an official from the electoral board observes the voting
process in Garowe
28.
SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) FEISAL ABDILLE, MP-ELECT.
This is a big responsibility and I hope I will live up to your expectations.
29.
Med shot, some of the candidates who were present during the
electoral process in Garowe
30.
Close up, a candidate who was present during the electoral
process in Garowe

Lower House elections for Somalias federal parliament reach the

halfway mark, as thirteen more MPs are elected in four states
South West state added five more MPs to the House of the People today,
among them one woman, in elections held in the administrative capital,
Baidoa.
To date, South West state has filled 43 seats in the Lower House, out of an
allocation of 69 seats, of which five have been won by women.
The Federal-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) predicts that
the remaining 26 seats will be filled within the next five days.
"South West state is among the states strongly pushing for inclusivity;
ensuring special seats allocated to women are preserved only for women, Mr.
Adan Abdinasir Mohamed, a member of FIEIT said.
He acknowledged the competiveness of the female only seats, which he said
had attracted highly qualified women.
In todays election, Jawahir Adaawe Abdi emerged victorious in the all-female
race, getting 37 votes against her opponents Sacdio Mohamed Abdi and
Fahdi Mohamed Abdulahi, who got 2 votes and 12 votes respectively.
"We have had a male dominated parliament for so long, there has been no
significant impact on the communities. This is the time to ensure qualified
women join the political process, to bring positive change, MP-elect Jawahir
noted.
In elections held in Jowhar, the capital of HirShabelle state,
three MPs among them one woman, emerged victorious in the balloting
process.
The female MP-elect Farhiyo Mumin promised to support the farming
communities in Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions.
These two regions (Hiraan and Middle Shabelle) are the richest in our
country. We have sea and land, a river, farmlands and animal resources that
need to be harnessed, she explained.
HirShabelle state has to date filled 17 seats out of an allocation of 37 seats,
four of which are occupied by women.
We have 20 more seats to fill. We are doing well on the quota for women, as
we now have four ladies, noted Mr. Osman Bareey, the SIEIT spokesperson.
Puntland state started the third phase of the Lower House elections today,
electing 3 MPs, in an exercise held in the capital Garowe.

21 members of the Lower House have been elected to date in Puntland state,
out of an allocation of 37 seats.
This is a big responsibility and I hope I will live up to your expectations, one
of Puntlands MPs-elect Feisal Abdille said.
In the seaside capital of Kismaayo, in Jubbaland state, two members of the
Lower House, one of them a woman were elected to the federal parliament.
The seat preserved for women was clinched by Sagal Abdirizak Isak Bihi.
Sagal is a former deputy director of Radio Bar- Kulan, and has worked with
several Government departments as an advisor.
She promised to champion the cause for women and the youth.
Our youth are unemployed, they are being exploited in many ways and used
for organized crime. As a youth and a woman, these issues are close to my
heart, she said shortly after her election
We need to empower young women, we need to make sure that they go to
school, we need to show them the sky is the limit
The total number of women MPs-elect in the Lower House, across all states,
now stands at 24.
END