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Somalian lawmakers are determined to oust President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud over corrupt allegations.
“This motion is not aimed at destruction, but rather correction,” said MP Abdi Barre Yusuf, who is backing the impeachment motion.
The motion was filed earlier this week, and still has to be approved by the speaker before being put to parliament.
It is unclear how many support it, but lawmakers claim they have around 100 MPs behind it.
But while at least 90 members are needed for a motion to be debated in parliament, two-thirds of the 275-member house would have to back the vote to force the president from office.
However international bodies have issued a warning to the lawmakers to rest the axe as it could hamper peace efforts in the country.
The United Nations, regional nations and the 22,000-strong African Union force (AMISOM), which is battling Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Shebab.
In a joint statement, they expressed “deep concern that the parliamentary motion… will impede progress on Somalia’s peace and state building goals.”
“This motion is not aimed at destruction, but rather correction,” said MP Abdi Barre Yusuf, who is backing the impeachment motion.
The motion was filed earlier this week, and still has to be approved by the speaker before being put to parliament.
It is unclear how many support it, but lawmakers claim they have around 100 MPs behind it.
But while at least 90 members are needed for a motion to be debated in parliament, two-thirds of the 275-member house would have to back the vote to force the president from office.
However international bodies have issued a warning to the lawmakers to rest the axe as it could hamper peace efforts in the country.
The United Nations, regional nations and the 22,000-strong African Union force (AMISOM), which is battling Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Shebab.
In a joint statement, they expressed “deep concern that the parliamentary motion… will impede progress on Somalia’s peace and state building goals.”
