Somalia's newly appointed Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire attends the Parliament seating where he was confirmed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu March 1, 2017. Somalia’s parliament ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a no-confidence vote on Saturday, the speaker of the house said, due to criticism of his efforts to tighten security in the country. Lawmakers voted 170-8 to remove Khaire from office, parliamentary speaker Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman said. “The prime minister failed to establish national security forces to tighten security for the federal and state governments,” he said. “He will soon appoint a new prime minister,” said the statement posted on the state radio’s website.

Source: Standard Digital July 25, 2020 11:37 UTC