Mogadishu-KNN-New political struggle between rival parts of Somali Parliament causes political confusion as an impeachment motion against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo filed on Sunday.
Speaker of Somali Parliament Mohamed Mursal Kheekh Abdirahman accepted the motion signed by nearly hundred MPs. The MPs accused the President abuse in office, violating the constitution and that he did not show them tri- agreement of reached by Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
On Monday MPs told the media that security forces intercepted them to visit the home of the Speaker in Villa Somalia.
Dahir Amin Jesow, member of House of the people called MPs to calm down the political crises by discussing the motion in the parliament according the law.
Protesters angered by the motion took streets in Mogadishu on Monday saying that the motion is illegal and MPs seeking to oust President Farmajo.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is yet to say about the impeachment motion against him.
Farmajo was elected by parliament in February 2017 in a vote seen as a major step forward for a country devastated by years of civil war.
Political life has been relatively calm since then, punctuated by a spell of turmoil earlier this year when Speaker Mursal’s predecessor, Mohamed Jawari, quit in a power struggle with the government.
