Sixteen newly elected legislators from the regional state of Jubbaland were sworn in at a Mogadishu hotel.
The swearing-in ceremony for the new Members of Parliament (MPs) took place at the SYL Hotel.
Initially, the ceremony kicked off at Villa Hargeisa.
However, officials from the Somali Police Force (SPF) blocked the function from proceeding.
Eventually, parliamentary officials relocated it to the hotel where the function proceeded unhindered.
The legislators were recently elected in El-Wak.
The Federal Elections Implementation Team (FEIT) moved the elections from Garbaharey following a misunderstanding between the senior regional officials.