Thursday August 12, 2021
DHUSAMAREEB (HOL) - Lawmakers in Galmudug State elected the first six senators, following Jubaland, Southwest and Puntland states, which selected four, five and eleven senators since an early month.
Two of the six seats were explicitly allocated to women to achieve the 30% quota in parliamentary elections.
The following is a list of senators elected today:
Said Siyad Shirwa
Abdi Ahmed Dhuhulow
Yusuf Gelle Ugaas
Zamzam Dahir Mohamud
Abdihakim Moalim Ahmed
Duniya Mohamed Ali
Galmudug State must still elect two more senators to fill it's Upper House seats.