STORY: Five more elected to the House of the

People in the latest round of voting in Baidoa and

Jowhar
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DATELINE: 27/11/2016, JOWHAR, BAIDOA- SOMALIA
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JOWHAR.
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Wide shot, delegates wait to cast their votes ahead of the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Med shot, delegates wait to cast their votes ahead of the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Close up, delegates wait to cast their votes ahead of the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Wide shot, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral process
in Jowhar
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Med shot, a delegate casts her vote during the electoral process
in Jowhar
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) OSMAN BAREEY, STATE INDIRECT
ELECTORAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM (SIEIT) SPOKESPERSON,
HIRSHABELLE.
We will continue with the process of electing members of the House of the
People in the remaining two days. We will continue transparently until we
are done with the exercise.
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Wide shot, a delegate casts her vote during the electoral
process in Jowhar
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Med shot, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral process
in Jowhar
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Close up, a delegate casts her vote during the electoral process
in Jowhar
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MARYAN AHMED HARUN, MPELECT.
This has been a journey, we have all worked hard for a long time to
ensure we get the right person for this seat, finally, we have that person.
Let us now work together. I want to thank the administration of HirShabelle
for considering women seats in this election. The National Organization of
Somali Women has also worked hard to push for the 30 percent quota for
women, I thank them too.

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Wide shot, delegates wait to cast in their votes during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Med shot, officials who were present observe the voting process
in Jowhar
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Close up, one of the candidates who was present during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Wide shot, some of the delegates who were present during the
electoral process
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MOHAMUD ABDULLAHI AHMED,
MP-ELECT.
I will work for the people, I promise to deliver services to the people. I
hope to work on the promises I made. I want you to support me.
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Med shot, delegates celebrate with the winning candidates

BAIDOA.
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Wide shot, delegates turn up in large numbers ahead of the
electoral process in Baidoa
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Med shot, delegates turn up in large numbers ahead of the
electoral process in Baidoa
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Wide shot, officials from the Electoral Board register a delegate
during the voting process in Baidoa
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Close up, an official from the Electoral Board registers a
delegate during the voting process in Baidoa
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) HASSAN OSMAN HUSSEIN, MPELECT.
Im happy and thankful to have been re-elected today. It has been a very
competitive contest, I always believed that this was not a preserve for
anybody and anyone could contest. It has been a years long campaign
and never did I ask any candidate to withdraw his or her bid. I was
prepared to work with anyone in case I lost and I hope they do the same.
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Med shot, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral process
in Baidoa
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Close up, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral process
in Baidoa
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Wide shot, officials from the Electoral Board tally the votes after
the electoral process
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Med shot, officials from the Electoral Board observe the voting
process
STORY.
Five more elected to the House of the People in the latest round of
voting in Baidoa and Jowhar
Baidoa, Jowhar, 27 November 2016 - Five more members of parliament
were elected today to the House of the People in the ongoing electoral
process in Baidoa and Jowhar, the administrative capitals of South West and
HirShabelle States.

The election in Baidoa brings the number of MPs elected in South West State
to 59, leaving only 10 seats to be contested in the coming days.
Former MP Hassan Osman Hussein got re-elected by delegates by 31 votes,
while his opponents, Ahmed Luqman Ibrahim, and Ahmed Sheikh Hassan Fiqi
got 4 and 16 votes, respectively.
Mr. Hussein said he was happy to be re-elected, adding that he hopes to meet
the expectations of his community. The MP-elect acknowledged that the
electoral process had been tough and it took him a years long campaign to
secure his seat.
"It has been a very competitive contest, I always believed that this was not a
preserve for anybody and anyone could contest. I was prepared to work with
anyone, in case I lost and I hope they will do the same," observed Mr. Hussein
after the Sunday elections.
Another former MP, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Noor, was re-elected with 49
votes, after his opponent, Fadumo Mohamed Ahmed, stepped down.
In Jowhar, a female was among the three candidates elected on Sunday as
federal states rush to complete the process. The State Indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (SIEIT) of HirShabelle pledged to expedite the process.
We will continue with the process of electing members of the House of the
People in the remaining two days. We will continue transparently until we are
done with the exercise, Osman Bareey, SIEIT HirShabelle Spokesman
stated.
Those elected are Maryan Ahmed Harun, who won an all-female seat;
Mohamud Abdullahi Ahmed and Abdirizak Ahmed Mohamed. Speaking
moments after being declared winner, MP-elect Harun, said her win was a
result of hard work, and called for the unity of all Somalis to help develop the
country.
This has been a journey, we had all worked hard for a long time to ensure we
get the right person for this seat, finally we have that person. Let us now work
together to develop the country, said Ms. Harun.
She thanked the HirShabelle administration for honouring the 30 percent
gender rule and women groups for pushing for womens rights.
MP-elect Mohamud Abdullahi Ahmed pledged to deliver on his campaign
pledges. I will work for the people. I promise to deliver services to the people.
I hope to work on the promises I made, I want you to support me Mr. Ahmed
added.
The election of the three MPs means that HirShabelle has completed voting
for two thirds of the seats allocated to clans of the state. To date, 24 MPs

have been elected in HirShabelle out of the 37 seats allocated, leaving 13 to

be filled before end of the week.
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