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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – The Upper House debated the
coming presidential election and some of the related problems. During
the discussion, the Chairman of the Upper House, Mr Suleiman Mohamoud
Adan (Saleebaan Gaal) warned against government employees getting
involved in political issues. He gave as an example Mr Jeex, a director
in the ministry of planning who said that Interpeace is not registered
with the ministry of planning. Mr Suleiman Mohamoud Adan also advised
the Upper House members not to take the side of any of the political
parties and to be neutral. There were some differences in opinion,
especially with regard to Interpeace. The Chairman of the Upper House
said that Interpeace is an agency that works with the election
commission and if we have some concerns about it, we can take up the
matter with the election commission. There was agreement that the Upper
House should educated the people about the election and that the
election commission should be called to the Senate. |
