Breaking News: Consultative meeting on impeachment motion officially started

The consultative meeting on the impeachment motion against Somali president Hassan Sheikh kicked off at Villa Hargeisa.

Federal parliament speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari, Somali Prime Minister Omar who is representing the president and pro-motion caucus are in attendance.

The meeting is expected to discuss on the impeachment motion against the president.

The gathering was to held on 7th this month but was put off due to the absence Somali prime minister Omar Abdirashid who was then outside the country.

A day before the meeting was put off, the pro-impeachment MPs declared that they are still determined to impeach the president warning dialogue does not mean they have dropped the bid.

In a seven point statement released on 6th the MPs vehemently held to their position that the Speaker violated the constitution in dismissing the motion and called on him to reverse the decision as it was a recipe for lawlessness and disorder in the country.

“Our consent to dialogue must not be construed to mean end of the motion. The motion can only be terminated when the court rules against it.

Otherwise, the actual procedure is that the motion must be tabled before parliament for members to cast a vote,” read the statement in part.

In what has emerged to be a battle between the impeachment caucus and the speaker, the lawmakers have accused the speaker of not responding to their queries despite correspondence for clarification on the speaker’s reference for dismissal of the motion.

“We cannot accept dialogue with the speaker as long as he holds the view that the motion is dead. The MP’s position is that the motion must be referred to a competent court to decide on it,” said the MPs.