Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Justin Muturi made the clarification on Tuesday through a communication from the chair conveyed to the House in session National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi says a visit to Somalia last weekend by some 11 legislators from the North Eastern region fell short of a parliamentary delegation threshold, and

Mohamed Farmajo at the General Assembly at the UN. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA) By Rachel Abbott Somalia’s 2020-2021 elections are the subject of much fanfare. They will be the country’s first one person-one vote elections in 50 years. The Somali public will finally have the chance to directly elect their representatives. Or at least,

Photo Credit/ Daily Nation/ Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers under Amisom patrol Kisimayu, Somalia, Kenya is expected in the coming days to start negotiating its troops exit plans from the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), the Nation has learnt. The talks to be led by Ministry of Defence CS Monica Juma are part of

Crowds wearing protective masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen at the Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production

Photo/ Somali Times Somalia’s debt, owed at five billion to ($ 5.3 billion), includes the United States ($ 1 billion), Italy ($ 600 million), France ($ 484 Million), United Arab Emirates ($ 256 Million), Kuwait ($ 171 Million), Russia ($ 148 million), Saudi Arabia ($ 109 Million), Japan ($ 96 Million) and the United Kingdom

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a press conference to brief the media on the government’s coronavirus action plan, at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Johnson is announcing plans for combating the spread of the new COVID-19 coronavirus in UK.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool) Retired doctors could be called back to work, police

Tourists wear protective face masks, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, as they walk at the Grand Souq in old Dubai, United Arab Emirates March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike Major concerts and events in the United Arab Emirates, an air transit center as well as a tourism and business hub, have been canceled or

Photo/ Somali Times Nearly 56,000 people displaced in Gedo, Jubaland State since early February: OCHA The United Nations on Tuesday called for the protection of civilians as escalating violence displaces nearly 56,000 people in southern Somalia. Preliminary reports indicate that up to 9,000 households (approximately 56,000 people) have been displaced in Gedo, Jubaland State following

A Shell logo sits on a sign at a gas station, operated by Royal Dutch Shell Plc., in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Shell is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 26. Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg By Ed Reed Somalia has reached an “initial roadmap” with a Shell and ExxonMobil joint venture on

Photo/ Somali Times At least 16 people were killed and several others wounded when a fierce fighting between the Somali special forces and Jubaland forces took place in Belet-Hawo Somalia’s , an official said on Monday. The fight began after Somali special forces attacked the Jubaland forces to loyal Abdirashid Janan, fugitive former security minister