Upper House sessions to start today in Mogadishu

The Upper House will have its inaugural sitting on Monday  with the election of House Speaker and deputies topping the list of its agenda.

The session will kick off at the newly constructed Senate building in Shibis district in Mogadishu.

During the meeting, the members are expected to a choose committee that will lead the election of senate leadership which is expected to take place soon. A joint session of both Houses of Parliament is expected to convene this month to elect a new president in line with the 2012 Provisional Constitution.

The Senate still falls short of five members as Somaliland is yet to finish its senatorial elections. The Senate is made up of 54 members drawn from the six regional states in Somalia.