Somali Members of Parliament (MPs) have been warned against skipping parliamentary sessions.
Speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe of the House of the People (Lower House) issued a stern warning to MPs who skip sessions.
He issued the warning in a forceful speech delivered on Wednesday.
The Speaker was unhappy at the recent habit of several legislators skipping parliamentary sessions for unclear or flimsy reasons.
Madobe reminded the legislators of the reason for their election to parliament in the first place.