President Ahmed Madobe of Jubaland held a meeting with his political rivals in Nairobi where they all signed an agreement that effectively ends the political impasse that has plagued his administration since he won the elections eight months ago.
The historic deal, which took place on Thursday, came 21 days after the leaders met in Nairobi and arrived at a preliminary deal that Kenya brokered. In the new deal, Jubaland becomes the new buffer zone for conducting the war against terrorism.
Three of Madobe’s most persistent critics, Dahir Ahmed Sheikh, Abdinasir Seeraar, and Abdirashid Hiddig, signed the agreement that effectively nullifies all opposition that prevented Madobe from running his administration smoothly.
Dahir, Seeraar, and Hiddig have opposed Madobe from the time he won last year’s presidential elections. They lodged a protest citing factors such as “rigging, bribery, and intimidations” as the reasons that helped Madobe “win” the elections.