Registration of candidates contesting for Upper House Speaker post to begin Today

The registration of candidates vying for the speaker post of the Upper House is set to start in Mogadishu today.

Mohamed Osman Farah, the chairman of a newly formed committee tasked to organize the Upper House leadership elections, said they will start the registration of the candidates today.

The exercise will continue until Thursday, 19 January.

As per the schedule, candidates will be presenting their campaign speeches before the parliament on Saturday.

On Sunday, 22 January, the election of the Upper House speaker will be held.

After the Upper House leadership elections are over, parliamentarians will elect the country’s president on a date to be set later.