The regional state of HirShabelle has suspended elders who were appointed to select delegates for electing the new legislator for HOP#135.
HirShabelle’s Ministry of Interior and Local Government announced the suspension of the list of elders on March 19.
The region’s State Elections Implementation Team (SEIT) had appointed the elders a few days ago.
As per the norm, the elders would then appoint delegates who vote for the new Member of Parliament (MP).
The interior ministry appears to have thrown a spanner into the works.
Together with Jubbaland, HirShabelle is the only other regional state that is yet to complete elections for its House of the People seats.