By ABDULKADIR KHALIF More by this AuthorMogadishu,Somalia's Parliament has ousted Prime Minister Hassan Khaire, throwing into confusion the country's electoral plan. This means that President Farmaajo will have to sack Mr Khaire, a former oil executive who has been in office since his nomination in March 2017. In Somalia, the Lower House has been siding with President Farmaajo as seen when it passed controversial electoral regulations that the President then signed. Those laws were, however, opposed by federal state presidents as well as opposition political parties. PRESIDENT'S ACCEPTANCEOn Saturday, President Farmaajo commended Mr Khaire on his work and said he had accepted the decision of the Lower House.

Source: Daily Nation July 25, 2020 11:56 UTC