STORY: HirShabelle and Galmudug elect seven to

the House of the People

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DATELINE: 29/11/2016, CADAADO, JOWHARSOMALIA
SHOT LIST
CADAADO.
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Wide shot, delegates wait to vote during the electoral process in
Cadaado
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Med shot, delegates wait to vote during the electoral process in
Cadaado
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Close up, a delegate waits to vote during the electoral process
in Cadaado
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Wide shot, officials from the Electoral Board register the
delegates
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Wide shot, delegates cast in their votes during the electoral
process in Cadaado
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Med shot, a delegate exercises her right to vote during the
electoral process in Cadaado
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Close up, a delegate exercises her right to vote during the
electoral process in Cadaado
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MARYAN HAJI ABDI, MP-ELECT.
Its an honor for me to have won this seat, I promise to work for my people,
I will use my position as an MP to deliver services to my people. I thank you
for me giving me chance to serve you.
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Med shot, a delegate exercises his right to vote during the
electoral process in Cadaado
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MARYAN HUSSEIN, MP-ELECT.
I thank those who voted for me and those who didnt, from now; I am the
MP for all residents.
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Wide shot, delegates wait for the results of the just concluded
electoral process
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Med shot, delegates wait for the results of the just concluded
electoral process
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Close up, delegates wait for the results of the just concluded
electoral process
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) NIMO ABDI MOHAMED, DELEGATE.

I am one of the delegates, the election today was fair. Maryan Haji Abdi
won the seat. We hope she will respectively fulfill her responsibilities.
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CADAADO.
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Wide shot, delegates turn up in large numbers to cast their votes
ahead of the electoral process in Cadaado
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Med shot, delegates turn up in large numbers to cast their votes
ahead of the electoral process in Cadaado
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Close up, delegates turn up in large numbers to cast their votes
ahead of the electoral process in Cadaado
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Wide shot, delegates wait to vote during the electoral process in
Cadaado
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Med shot, delegates wait to vote during the electoral process in
Cadaado
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Close up, a delegate waits to vote during the electoral process
in Cadaado
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Wide shot, officials from the Electoral Board register the
delegates
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Med shot, officials from the Electoral Board register the
delegates
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) AHMED MAALIM FIQI, MP-ELECT.
This is the beginning of a tough task that awaits us and a new political
journey that begins today. It is the beginning is doing what is good for our
people and the country. A lot of work is expected of us and I am happy that
you have confidence in me to deliver.
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Med shot, a delegate exercises his right to vote during the
electoral process in Cadaado
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Wide shot, delegates cast their votes during the electoral
process in Cadaado
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Med shot, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral process
in Cadaado
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Close up, a delegate casts her vote during the electoral process
in Cadaado
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) SHARIF ABDI HALANE, DELEGATE.
I took part in the election today. What we did here today only adds to our
joy, it is a major progress and we are happy that the Galmudug State is
doing well.
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Wide shot, some of the candidates who were present during the
electoral process in Cadaado
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Med shot, some of the candidates who were present during the
electoral process in Cadaado
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Close up, a candidate who was present during the electoral
process in Cadaado
JOWHAR.
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Jowhar

Wide shot, delegates wait to vote during the electoral process in

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Med shot, delegates wait to vote during the electoral process in
Jowhar
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Close up, a delegate waits to vote during the electoral process
in Jowhar
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Wide shot, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral process
in Jowhar
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Close up, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral process
in Jowhar
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Med shot, officials observe the electoral process in Jowhar
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Wide shot, officials from the Electoral Board tally the votes
during the electoral process in Jowhar
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Med shot, officials from the Electoral Board tally the votes during
the electoral process in Jowhar
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Close up, officials from the Electoral Board tally the votes during
the electoral process in Jowhar
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) BATUULO SHEIKH AHMED,
ELECTION OBSERVER AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION OF SOMALI WOMEN.
The sixth lady has been elected; Amina Mohamed Abdi. She is an
incumbent Member of Parliament. It is a sign of hope and good future.
HirShabelle was supposed to have up to 11 seats for women, we now have
six. We hope the remaining five would be elected tomorrow and the day
after. We congratulate HirShabelle for electing learned and experienced
ladies.
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Wide shot, some of the candidates who were present during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Med shot, some of the candidates who were present during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Wide shot, delegates celebrate with the winning candidate at the
end of the electoral process in Jowhar
HirShabelle and Galmudug elect seven to the House of the People
Jowhar, Cadaado, 29 November 2016 - Seven more candidates have been
elected in the past two days to the House of the People in the ongoing
electoral process in Galmudug and HirShabelle states.
Two of the five candidates elected in Cadaado on Monday and Tuesday are
women. They are Maryam Mohamed Hussein and Maryam Haji Abdi, and
these are their first mandates in the next Federal Parliament. They were
elected alongside Zakariya Hassan Ali on Tuesday. The three join Ubah Tahlil
Warsameh and Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, a former head of the National Intelligence
Security Agency (NISA), elected on Monday.
Both Hussein and Abdi contested for the all-female seats, each garnering the
highest number of votes cast by the delegates of the electoral college.

Its an honor for me to have won this seat. I promise to work for my people. I
will use my position as an MP to deliver services to my people. I thank you for
giving me this chance to serve you Ms. Abdi said in her victory speech.
MP-elect Hussein promised to be an MP for all Somalia. I thank those who
voted for me and those who did not. From now onwards, I am the MP for all
residents, Ms. Hussein noted.
In Jowhar, Amina Mohamed Abdi and Hussein Abdi Elmi emerged winners in
the elections held on Monday. Ms. Abdi, a former MP, beat off a tough
competition from three contestants, who included two men and a woman, to
clinch the seat. The MP-elect becomes the sixth woman to be elected in
HirShabelle state to date.
Ms Abdi could not hide her joy and thanked the delegates for electing her as
their representative.
Moments ago I was between fear and hope. Fear that I could lose, hope that
I could win. I am very happy to have won this seat. This was not an all-female
seat. I ran against men and won. I am glad my clan considered me for this
seat, she observed.
Election observers from the National Organization of Somali Women
congratulated HirShabelle state for electing the sixth woman, describing the
decision as a major step in promoting womens participation in politics.
She is a former Member of Parliament. It is a sign of hope and good future.
HirShabelle is supposed to have up to 11 seats for women, we now have six.
We hope the remaining five will be elected tomorrow and the day after,
Batuulo Sheikh Ahmed, the Chairlady of the National Organization of Somali
women said.
In Cadaado, MP-elect Fiqi, who a year ago contested for the seat of President
of Galmudug state promised to deliver services to the electorate and promote
peace and unity in the country.
This is the beginning of a tough task that awaits us and a new political
journey begins today. It is the beginning for doing what is good for our people
and the country. A lot of work is expected of us and I am happy that you have
confidence in me to deliver, Mr. Fiqi stated.
Delegates who took part in the exercise described the process as free and fair
and urged Somalis to support the process.
What we accomplished today only adds to our joy, it is a major progress and
we are happy that Galmudug state is doing well, Sharif Abdi Halane, a
delegate stated.
The Galmudug administration is confident that the members of the electoral
college would be able to fill the remaining seats before end of the week. The

two MPs elected on Monday, brings the number of new legislators in

Galmudug to 28, leaving only eight seats to be filled. The regional state has
so far elected six women to the House of the People.
HirShabelle, on the other hand, has completed voting for more than two thirds
of the seats allocated to clans in the regional state. To date, 26 seats out of
the 37 allocated to the clans in HirShabelle have been filled, leaving 11 to be
contested in the next few days.
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