Jubbaland chooses its leader today

The presidential election of Interim Jubba Administration will be take place today in Kismayu.

The Security of the town is tightened up and all the main roads leading to the parliament house have been cordoned off. The administration of the town deployed troops to the different suburbs of the town.

The clearance of candidates for the elections of Jubaland head of state has been concluded in Kismayo yesterday with four candidates given the green light.
IJA local electoral commission announced that the elections will be held on August 15, 2015 as scheduled.
The names of the four candidates are as follows; Ahmed Mohamed Islaam (incumbent), Hilowle Adan Mohamed, Mohamed Osman Yusuf and Osman Hussein Haji Feirus.
The 75 member Jubbaland assembly will cast their vote for the candidates in an election that is set to be a contested one.