Mbabazi, Somalia''s premier discuss regional security

By Nicholas Oneal

The Prime Minister of Somalia, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali has met his Ugandan counterpart, Amama Mbabazi to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues.

Dr. Abdiweli who is on State visit, arrived in Uganda Thursday morning. He said at the meeting with Mbabazi that Somalia’s clan chiefs will elect 225 Member of Parliament next month. The two also discussed Al- Shabaab, an organisation linked to terror group, Al Qaeda.

Abdiweli is also expected to meet President Museveni and the Army Chief Gen Aronda Nyakairima on Friday.

Abdiweli will also visit a few families of Ugandan soldiers currently serving under AMISOM, relatives of those who died and those who are wounded.

Prime Minister Amana Mbabazi speaking as the visiting Dr.Abdiweli Mohamed Ali looks on in his office on 28th june 2012.PHOTO: Nicholas Oneal

Abdiweli in the one year he has been the Prime minister has brought a number of reforms in the War Torn Somalia.

 He has managed to  rally Somalis against the Al-Shabaab militants where Somali now regard the terrorist outfit the number one enemy which must be fought in the country a move which has seen a number of Somalis in diaspora return home to participate in the rebuilding their country.

He has also managed to achieve many of the provisions of the Kampala Peace Accord for Somalia signed last year.

They include the drafting of a new constitution for Somalia, selecting 135 Somali Elders to elect 825 Constituent Assembly Delegates who will ratify and approve the Constitution as well as elect 225 members of Parliament who will elect the President Since Somalia does not hold elections under adult suffrage.