STORY: As voting for Lower House seats enters

second day, Somalis say they will hold elected

officials accountable
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DATELINE: 6 NOVEMBER 2016, PUNTLAND, JOWHAR, KISMAAYO
SHOT LIST
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Wide shot, delegates ready to vote during day two of the
elections in Puntland
2.
Med shot, delegates ready to vote during day two of the
elections in Puntland
3.
Close up, a delegate gets ready to vote during day two of the
elections in Puntland
4.
Wide shot, delegates ready to vote during day two of the
elections in Puntland
5.
Med shot, a delegate casts his vote during day two of the
elections in Puntland
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) OMAR ISMAIL WAABERI, MEMBER
OF PARLIAMENT ELECT.
I am happy to have been the first MP voted in when the process began. I
hope this encourages the people of Somalia to have faith in the process.
This is a good election and we can now see democracy taking root.
7.
Wide shot, a delegate casts her vote during day two of the
elections in Puntland
8.
Close up, a delegate casts her vote during day two of the
elections in Puntland
9.
Med shot, officials from the electoral team supervise the
electoral process in Garowe, interim capital of Puntland State
10.
SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) SALAADO ABTIDOON, ELECTORAL
COLLEGE DELEGATE.
I am satisfied with how the process is going; it is free and fair. We didnt
have any problems, everyone of us voted freely and independently
11.
Wide shot, officials from the electoral board supervise the
electoral process in Puntland
12.
Med shot, officials from the electoral board supervise the
electoral process in Puntland
13.
Close up, an official from the electoral board supervises the
electoral process in Puntland

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Wide shot, delegates wait in line to vote during the elections in
Puntland
15.
Med shot, delegates wait in line to vote during the elections in
Puntland
16.
Close up, a delegate waits in line to vote during the elections in
Puntland
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) SIYAT HUSSEIN MURSAL, SIEIT
MEMBER.
We were used to a process where a few elders made decisions on behalf
of everyone. Today, the decision is being made on the ballot. The journey
towards one-person-one-vote election has started, so my message to the
MPs who have been elected, is they should realise that they will be
accountable to the people who elect them to parliament and they must ask
themselves; what have they done to their people?
18.
Wide shot, officials from the electoral board tally the votes cast
at the end of the voting exercise
19.
Med shot, officials from the electoral board supervise the
electoral process in Puntland
20.
SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MOHAMED KAYNAN, FIEIT
SPOKESPERSON
That (Puntland election) is a very critical step and we are very pleased
with it. FIEIT is also urging other federal member states to complete their
preparations so that the electoral process starts in their regions. The
regional states of Jubbaland, ISWA and Galmudug are expected to kick
start the electoral process for selection of the Lower House members of
the federal parliament in the next three days,once they complete all the
arrangements.
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Wide shot, the town of Jowhar, HirShabelle State
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Med shot, the town of Jowhar, HirShabelle State
23.
Close up, citizens of Jowhar town, Hirshabelle State go about
their businesses
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ABDIRAHMAN ABDIKADIR
HUSSEIN, RESIDENT OF JOWHAR.
What I hope for is we get a leader who is honest and strives for justice for
all. Someone who can lead us to prosperity, he should be someone who
can unite Somalia. He should be able to rebuild our military and our
courts.
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Wide shot, Jowhar town, HirShabelle State
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Med shot, a street in the town of Jowhar in HirShabelle State
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) UGAS ABDULLAHI SALAH,
RESIDENT OF JOWHAR.
We should be able to describe our leaders according to the attributes of
patriotism, honesty, service delivery. We should know his/her background.
He should not be someone who took part in the past conflicts. What I want
our incoming MPs to do, is to give a chance to the president (of
HirShabelle) to deliver.

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Med shot, a street in the town of Jowhar in HirShabelle State
29.
Close up, a street in the town of Jowhar in HirShabelle State
30.
SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) HALIMA MOHAMED ABIKAR,
RESIDENT OF JOWHAR.
We need someone who can comfort us, be keen on service delivery and
lead us to the right path.
31.
Wide shot, the town of Jowhar in HirShabelle State
32.
Med shot, Somali military personnel patrol a street in Kismaayo
town, Jubbaland State
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) KHALIF GURE ALI, ELDER.
We do not a want member of parliament who will simply earn a salary and
do nothing for us. We want an MP who will make us successful. That is the
one we will support.
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Med shot, a busy street in Kismaayo town, Jubbaland State

STORY
As voting for Lower House seats enters second day, Somalis say they
will hold elected officials accountable
Mogadishu, 6 November 2016 The Federal Indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) welcomed the start of voting in Puntland for
seats in the House of the People and said that voting for seats in that
chamber of the countrys Federal Parliament can get underway in South West,
Jubbaland and Galmudug states later this week.
Electoral college delegates in the Puntland state capital of Garowe cast
ballots for ten seats in the House of the People on the first day of voting on 5
November, and two more seats were decided today. Another 25 seats
allocated to Puntland will be voted on later this month.
(The voting in Puntland) is a very important step and we are very pleased
with it, said FIEIT spokesperson Mohamed Keynan. FIEIT is also urging
other federal member states to complete their preparations so that the
electoral process starts in their regions.
The FIEIT also reported that preparations for parliamentary voting are going
well in the recently established HirShabelle federal member state, Somaliland
and the Banadir region.
And as the 2016 electoral process starts to gather momentum, some citizens
say they will monitor the performance of their elected legislators after they
take office.
A member of Puntlands State-level Indirect Electoral Implementation Team
(SIEIT) called on the 12 newly elected members of parliament (MPs) to
remember their responsibilities to act in the interests of their constituents.
We were used to a process where a few elders made decisions on behalf of
everyone, said SIEIT member Siyat Hussein Mursal. Today, the decision is
made on the ballot. My message to the members of parliament is they should
realize that they will be accountable to the people who elect them to
parliament.
Mr. Mursals sentiments were echoed by other Somalis.

We do not want a member of parliament who will make simply earn a salary
and do nothing, said Khalid Gure Ali, a clan elder in the city of Kismaayo.
We want an MP who will make us successful. That is the one we will
support.
Some Somalis say they intend to hold their elected representatives to high
standards.
What I hope for is a leader who is honest and strives for justice for all, said
Jowhar resident Abdirahman Abdikadir Hussein. Someone who can lead us
to prosperity, he should be someone who can unite us.
One newly elected member of the House of the People said he hoped that
Somalis would give their support to the countrys electoral process.
I hope this encourages the people of Somalia to have faith in the process,
said MP-elect Omar Ismail Waaberi. This is a good election, and we can now
see democracy taking root.
END