Somali Education Minister says 42 MPs link to Al-Shabaab





Mogadishu, The Minister of Education, Abdullahi Godah Barreh said the highly- anticipated parliamentary session focused on security was called off due to the influence of MPs who secretly support Al-Shabaab.”Al-Shabaab wanted this chaos in parliament to happen. This was made possible by MPs who’s thinking aligns with Al-Shabaab ideology,” the Minister said.

“The people of Somalia have seen firsthand today that these Al-Shabaab agents have refused to discuss the current security situation openly.”The Minister went on to say that the MPs whom he alleges work for Al-Shabaab have sent a clear message to Parliament.

MPs who work for Al-Shabaab.” are 42 MPs a parliamentary session was cancelled after al-shabaab MPs successfully petitioned to have journalists removed from Parliament while MPs discussed the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mogadishu. The decision to cancel the hearing was not taken lightly as several MPs argued that the journalists .The Speaker of Parliament has called off the session until further notice.