Senate elects five members to Constitutional Review Committee

Senators today elected five members who will serve in the Senate Constitutional Review Committee.

The five senators will together form the full committee with their Lower House counterparts to steer the constitutional review process in collaboration with the Independent Constitutional Review Commission.

The constitutional review process is expected to conclude the exercise in time for a national referendum upon which the country will adopt the new supreme law in preparation for the 2020 general elections.

A number of areas in the 2012 Provisional Constitution require public consultation and clarification especially with regards to powers and responsibilities between the Federal and State governments.

The Senate early this month pointed out some areas which require urgent attention which include the role of the senate in impeaching the president, ambiguity in legislative process between the Lower House and the Senate and the membership of former presidents to the federal parliament.

In today’s session, Senators Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole, Abdi Hassan Qaybdiid, Hussein Sheikh Mohamud, Abdikarim Mohamed Hasan and Iftiin Hassan Iiman were elected to serve in the committee.

From the Lower House are, Ahmed Maywo Abdulle, Burkhan Adan Omar, ABdirashid Mohamud Hassan, Osman Haaji Alinur and Mohamed Abdullahi Kaamil.