Newly-elected Speaker of the House of the People (Lower House) held meetings with representatives of the civil society in Mogadishu.
Speaker Sheikh Aden Madobe met with the officials from the civil society organizations on Friday, May 6.
They discussed a myriad of issues.
Primarily, their discussions revolved around the role of civil society organizations in the upcoming presidential elections.
Somalia boasts of a relatively robust civil society.
Speaker Madobe urged civil society to play a more prominent role in developing democracy in the East African nation.
