Mahad Hassan Osman has been reelected the Second Deputy Speaker of the HirShabelle Regional Parliament.
Osman is reportedly closely related to Fahad Yasin, the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA).
Yasin is one of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo’s closest confidants.
Late last month, he traveled to Jowhar, the administrative capital of HirShabelle and got hold of the region’s election file.
On Wednesday, November 4, the regional assembly elected Osman, his relative, as the third most powerful man in its parliament.
Members of the opposition parties have complained of manipulation by the federal government in the HirShabelle polls.