Two parliamentary committees say new sales tax illegal Storyline:11th Parliament, Business, National News The newly introduced sales tax which saw traders in Mogadishu boycott business is unconstitutional, two parliamentary committees have said noting the government failed to seek parliamentary approval before implementing the… 2 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Police arrest two Al-Shabaab suspects in Garowe Two Al-Shabaab suspects were arrested Wednesday by security forces in Garowe after they attempted to sneak into the town on a vehicle transporting livestock. Nugal police commandant Col. Farah Warsame…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Trial of children in military courts still rampant in Somalia-HRW report BY FAUXILE KIBET The global campaign body Human Rights Watch has accused Somali Authorities of unlawfully detaining and at times prosecuting in military courts children with alleged ties to Islamist…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Kenya issues travel advisory on parts of South Sudan By Fauxile Kibet Kenya Wednesday warned its citizens against traveling to parts of South Sudan which are considered unsafe due to ongoing conflict. The travel advisory came a day after…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Building resilience key to ending droughts in Somalia-UN official The head of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Somalia today underlined the importance of improving communities’ resilience to better withstand the effects of recurring droughts, such as famines. “After a…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World U.N. issues blank statement on Syria, says it has run out of words The U.N. children’s fund UNICEF issued a blank “statement” on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta and neighboring…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security U.S. military denies Al-Shabaab killed its soldier in Somalia The United States military confirmed Tuesday no American soldier was killed or injured in southern Somalia as claimed by the Islamist militant group, Al-Shabaab. The U.S. Africa Command (Africom), which oversees American…
5 mins read Storyline:National News PART II: Drying up of Shabelle river-a question of local responsibility By Yusuf Osman SHABELLE RIVER, one of the two rivers alongside Jubba River which form the bedrock of livelihood for millions in Somalia has for the third time in a…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Harmonise training of Somali forces to avoid confusion-African Union By T.Roble The African Union has called for a coordinated and harmonized training of Somali Security Forces to avoid confusion among the forces and other institutions in the country. In…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Drama as Kenya bars opposition leaders from attending Tsvangirai burial BY Fauxile Kibet Kenyan immigration officials Monday barred two opposition politicians from attending the funeral of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai who died last week after a long battle with…
