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Hargeysa, Somaliland, September 26, 2009 – A
commotion prevailed in the Lower House of Somaliland’s Parliament over
impeachment move against President Dahir Rayale Kahin in Thursday’s
parliament sitting, leading to a fist fight between members of the
opposition camp and supporters of the ruling party.
Ibrahim Jama Rayte, KULMIYE MP, read the impeachment charges being
brought against President Rayale by opposition members in spite of the
provocative attempts by pro-government MPs to disrupt the session.
Meanwhile, pro-government MPs is said to have submitted a motion seeking
to amend House rules so that the Speaker could be removed by a simple
majority instead of the current two-third majority.
A leading pro-government MP, Harir Saeed Bulale, who was one of the
signatories of the motion to amend House rules, declared in the
parliament Tuesday that they had “withdrawn” their motion because
“almost all my colleagues refused to attend and participate in the
session”.
When pro-government MPs realized that the motion was “not taken from the
table”, they started a commotion, leading to a fist fight between them
and members of the opposition parties.
The confrontation between government supporters and the opposition
continues unabated leading to an almost virtual paralysis of the
parliament as President Rayale’s loyal supporters fight tooth and nail
to save him from impeachment and subsequent removal from office.
Source: Somaliland Globe, September 25, 2009
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