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STORY: Somaliland holds Upper House elections,

elects six MPs in the first phase of the exercise


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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 08 JANUARY 2017, MOGADISHU,
SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot, delegates voting
2. Med shot, delegate voting
3. Close up shot, delegate putting his vote in the
ballot box
4. Wide shot, delegates looking on as others vote
5. Med shot, delegates looking on as others vote
6. Med shot, Federal Indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) Chairperson Omar Mohamed
Abdulle, and other officials looking on
7. SOUNDBITE: OMAR MOHAMED ABDULLE,
CHAIRPERSON FEDERAL INDIRECT ELECTORAL
IMPLEMENTATION TEAM (FIEIT)
8. Todays election is a historic one as it
demonstrates that Somalias Upper House is inclusive of all
regions and it has representation all over the country. The
absence of these regions could have damaged the legitimacy of
the Upper House. The distribution of the Upper House seats
was based on regions so that each region gets representatives
who will build relationships with other regions as well as with the
federal government. The Upper House is a platform for debating
the power sharing between the regional states and the federal
government as well as sharing of natural resources
9. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials checking out the
credentials of delegates
10. Wide shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials and delegates in a hall
during the voting process
11. Med shot, delegate placing his vote inside the
ballot box
12. Med shot, delegates looking on during voting
process
13. Med shot, delegate casting his vote

14. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral


Implementation Team (FIEIT) official calling out delegates
15. Med shot, delegate walking towards the Federal
indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) official as
another delegate casts his vote
16. Wide shot, delegates looking on
17. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials opening the secured ballot
box to begin counting votes
18. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials counting votes
19. Wide shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials counting votes
20. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) official confirming the votes
21. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials recounting and confirming
the votes for each candidate
22. Wide shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials recounting and confirming
the votes for each candidate
23. Med shot, Federal Indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) Chairperson, Omar Mohamed
Abdulle announcing the winner
24. SOUNDBITE: MP-ELECT ABDI HASHI
ABDULLAHI
I want the unity of the Somali people and a way out from the
current crisis. Parliament is the foundation of the government as
it makes the laws and keeps the government in check. Our laws
are fragmented and vague hence it needs reconstitution. I am
very hopeful that the current Upper House will address a lot of
issues, especially on conducting the constitutional review so that
it becomes a document that can work for the country to realize
development, unity and peace.
25. Med shot, MP- elect Abdi Hashi Abdullahi
congratulated by his contender after giving short speech
26. Med shot, hall with delegates waiting to vote for
next candidates
27. Wide shot, delegates being called out to go vote
28. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials checking out delegates
identification before voting
29. Med shot, delegate casting her vote
30. Wide shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials calling out delegates to go
vote
31. Med shot, delegate casting his vote
32. Close up shot, lady vying for to be a Member of
Parliament

33. Wide shot, two ladies vying for Member of


parliament position
34. Mid shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials removing ballot papers
from ballot box
35. Close up shot, Federal Indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) official removing ballot papers
from ballot box
36. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials counting votes and
verifying with other officials
37. Close up shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) official announcing the winner
38. Med shot, Female MP-elect walking towards the
officials
39. SOUNDBITE: MUNA OMAR HASSAN, MPELECT
I was motivated to join politics by the desire to find solutions to
the plight of Somali journalists. Being a journalist, I am well
aware of the many challenges they face. Since the 30% quota
for women is nearly achieved, still many women are
discriminated against at work and when seeking employment
opportunities, resulting to many of them staying at home. I am
going to champion equal opportunities for women.
40. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials counting and verifying
votes
41. Close up shot, official writing down the votes
counted
42. Med shot, Federal indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials counting and verifying
votes
43. Wide shot, Federal Indirect Electoral
Implementation Team (FIEIT) officials counting and verifying
votes
44. SOUNDBITE: GENERAL ABDIRISAQ AHMED
ALI, MP-ELECT
I stand for the unity of Somalia with a new vision that is
distinctively different. We want to build a new Somalia from
scratch based on federalism, by uniting the Northern and
Southern regions of Somalia
STORY
Somaliland holds Upper House elections, elects six MPs in the first
phase of the exercise
Mogadishu, 8 January 2017 Upper House elections for Somaliland and
northern regions commenced today in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Six seats out of eleven, allocated for Somaliland and the northern regions
were filled in a daylong exercise presided over by the Federal Indirect
Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT).
Five more seats will be filled by the end of the week, according to the electoral
oversight body.
Todays election is a historic one as it demonstrates that Somalias Upper
House is inclusive of all regions and it has representation all over the country,
FIEIT Chairperson Omar Mohamed Abdulle said.
A total of 45 delegates participated in the exercise.
The absence of these regions could have damaged the legitimacy of the
Upper House. The distribution of the Upper House seats was based on
regions so that each region gets representatives who will build relationships
with other regions as well as with the federal government, Abdulle added,
noting that the Upper House would provide a platform to debate the sharing of
natural resources between the regional states and the federal government.
Seasoned journalist Muna Omar Hassan is among the MPs-elect. Muna was
the sole woman MP elected during the first phase of the exercise.
I was motivated to join politics by the desire to find solutions to the plight of
Somali journalists, Muna, a journalist with 16 years experience, said.
Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, a seasoned politician who was also a member of the 9 th
federal parliament of Somalia, Muhiyadin Sheikh Ali, Mustafa Mohamed
Qodah, Abdikarim Mohamed Hassan and Abdirisaq Ahmed Ali, a retired army
General, are the other MPs-elect who emerged victorious in the balloting
exercise.
Parliament is the foundation of the government as it makes the laws and
keeps the government in check. Our laws are fragmented and vague, hence it
needs reconstitution. I am very hopeful that the current Upper House will
address a lot of these issues, MP-elect Hashi stated.
I stand for the unity of Somalia with a new vision that is distinctively different.
We want to build a new Somalia from scratch, based on federalism, by uniting
the Northern and Southern regions of Somalia, Retired General Abdirisaq
Ahmed Ali said.
Somaliland and northern regions were allocated eleven seats in the Upper
House and forty-six seats in the House of the People. So far, six members of
the Upper House and 39 members of the House of the People have been
elected.
It is hoped that the remaining seats will be filled by the end of the week.
END

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