STORY: Lower House elections for Somalia’s federal parliament reach the halfway mark, as thirteen more MPs are elected in four states DURATION: 3:29 SOURCE: AMISOM PUBLIC INFORMATION RESTRICTIONS: This media asset is free for editorial broadcast, print, online and radio use. It is not to be sold on and is restricted for other purposes. All enquiries to thenewsroom@auunist.org CREDIT REQUIRED: AMISOM PUBLIC INFORMATION LANGUAGE: SOMALI NATURAL SOUND DATELINE: 23/11/2016, BAIDOA, JOWHAR, GAROWE - SOMALIA SHOT LIST BAIDOA - SOUTH WEST STATE 1. Wide shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the voting exercise in Baidoa 2. Med shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the voting exercise in Baidoa 3. Wide shot, officials observe the voting exercise in Baidoa 4. Med shot, a delegate casts her vote during the elections in Baidoa 5. Pan shot, more delegates waiting to votes 6. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Mr. Adan Abdinasir Mohamed, a member of FIEIT “South West state is among the states strongly pushing for inclusivity; ensuring special seats allocated to women are preserved only for women,” 7. Close up shot, a delegate voting 8. Med shot, a delegate votes for her preferred candidate during the elections in Baidoa 9. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Jawahir Adaawe Abdi, MP-elect “We have had a male dominated parliament for so long, there has been no significant impact on the communities. This is the time to ensure qualified women join the political process, to bring positive change,” JOWHAR - HIRSHABELLE 11. Wide shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the voting exercise in Jowhar 12. Med shot, delegates arrive at the voting station ahead of the voting exercise in Jowhar 13. Close up, delegates at the voting station 14. Wide shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the elections in Jowhar 15. Wide shot, an official from the electoral board registers a delegate before she casts her vote during the election process in Jowhar 16. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Farhiyo Mumin, female MP-elect “These two regions (Hiraan and Middle Shabelle) are the richest in our country. We have sea and land, a river, farmlands and animal resources that need to be harnessed,” 16. Close up, counting of votes 17. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Mr. Osman Bareey, the SIEIT spokesperson “We have 20 more seats to fill. We are doing well on the quota for women, as we now have four ladies,” GAROWE - PUNTLAND 18.Wide shot, the polling station in Garowe 19. Med shot, the polling station in Garowe 20. Wide shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the elections in Garowe 21. Close up shot, a delegate at the polling station 22. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Feisal Abdille, Puntland’s MP-elect “This is a big responsibility and I hope I will live up to your expectations,” 23. Wide shot, delegates wait in turn to cast their votes ahead of the elections in Garowe 24. Close up shot, a delegates waits to cast his vote ahead of the elections in Garowe STORY Lower House elections for Somalia’s federal parliament reach the halfway mark, as thirteen more MPs are elected in four states South West state added five more MPs to the House of the People today, among them one woman, in elections held in the administrative capital, Baidoa. To date, South West state has filled 43 seats in the Lower House, out of an allocation of 69 seats, of which five have been won by women. The Federal-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) predicts that the remaining 26 seats will be filled within the next five days. "South West state is among the states strongly pushing for inclusivity; ensuring special seats allocated to women are preserved only for women,” Mr. Adan Abdinasir Mohamed, a member of FIEIT said. He acknowledged the competitiveness of the female only seats, which he said had attracted highly qualified women. In today’s election, Jawahir Adaawe Abdi emerged victorious in the all-female race, getting 37 votes against her opponents Sacdio Mohamed Abdi and Fahdi Mohamed Abdulahi, who got 2 votes and 12 votes respectively. "We have had a male dominated parliament for so long, there has been no significant impact on the communities. This is the time to ensure qualified women join the political process, to bring positive change,” MP-elect Jawahir noted. In elections held in Jowhar, the capital of HirShabelle state, three MPs among them one woman, emerged victorious in the balloting process. The female MP-elect Farhiyo Mumin promised to support the farming communities in Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions. “These two regions (Hiraan and Middle Shabelle) are the richest in our country. We have sea and land, a river, farmlands and animal resources that need to be harnessed,” she explained. HirShabelle state has to date filled 17 seats out of an allocation of 37 seats, four of which are occupied by women.

• published: 23 Nov 2016
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