Speaker confirms receipt of impeachment motion
Federal parliament speaker Mohamed Osman Jowari today confirmed receipt of the impeachment motion against the president as submitted by MPs on Wednesday.
“We have received the impeachment motion submitted by 93 Federal MP’s on 12th August 2015,” said Jowari.
The speaker however said his office will later announce the day which the motion will be tabled before the House for debate.
In a statement, the Federal parliament leadership assured the nation that parliament was capable handling the motion as provided for in the Somali Provisional Constitution and called upon civil society, local administrations and other government departments to restraint from further speculations.
More than one third of Somali Federal Parliament MPs submitted an impeachment motion two days ago against president for what they said a breach of the constitution, corruption, nepotism and human rights abuses.
Procedurally, article 92 of the Provisional Constitution bestows upon the Federal Parliament as now constituted to propose the dismissal of the president if he/she is accused of treason, or gross violation of the Constitution or the laws of the Federal Republic of Somalia.