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House of the People

The House of the People represents all the people of Somalia who elect the MPs to office on a four-year term.

Parliament meets to discuss effects of floods in the country

GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Parliament speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) Monday chaired a special sitting for Members of Parliament to discuss the effects of floods across the country. During…

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House of the People Speaker holds talks with Italian ambassador

speaker Sheikh Adan Madobe held talks with Italian Ambassador to Somalia Alberto Vecchi who paid him a courtesy call.

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Parliament Fails to Hold Session Yet Again Due to Lack of Quorum

The Somali Parliament yet again failed to reach the required quorum required to take legislative action after nearly all MPs.

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Speaker Madobe appoints team to investigate the August 7 chaos during approval of new cabinet

Speaker Aden Madobe has today appointed a five-member parliamentary team to investigate the chaos that took place in the House of the People during the confidence vote for the new cabinet.

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Parliament set to Convene Today at the Villa Hargeisa

The members of the 11th House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia will today hold their regular session at Villa Hargeisa.

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Prime Minister Roble meets with 16 elected MPs from Gedo region

Somali PM Mohamed Hussein Roble Wednesday night hosted a dinner for the 16 newly-elected El-wak MPs, representing Gedo region.

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Speaker Adan Madobe appoints his political and security advisor

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Lower House Speaker of the Somali Parliament Sheikh Adan Madobe has appointed Mohamed Hassan Idris as his Senior Political and Security Adviser. Speaker Aden Madobe, in his letter…

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Lower House Speaker validates MPs elected from Gedo region

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Lower House Speaker, Sheikh Adan Madobe, has certified the 16 MPs picked in El-Wak as the legitimately elected MPs for Gedo region. Madobe insisted that the MPs…

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Presidential Election Committee elects chairman and vice-chairman

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Joint Committee for the Election of the President of the Somali Republic has today elected a new Chairman and Vice-Chairman following a by-election in Mogadishu. Senator Abdiqani…

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MPs, Senators meet today to set ground for presidential poll

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Members of the two chambers of the federal parliament are scheduled to hold a joint meeting today in Villa Hargeisa, Mogadishu, in preparation for the upcoming Presidential election.…