President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland chaired a cabinet meeting that resolved to increase the salaries of all members of the country’s armed forces.
On August 27, the President chaired the 78th meeting of the Council of Ministers in Hargeisa.
His cabinet approved the proposal by Dr. Sa’ad Ali Shire to increase the armed forces pay by 20% from the 2022 financial year.
Vice President Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail Saylici also attended the session.
Before agreeing on the salary increase, the cabinet first received an update on the security situation in Somaliland from Mohamed Kahin Ahmed, the Minister of Interior.
Ahmed noted that the military had put in much effort to make the country secure from external aggression and extremism.
He also praised them for their role in tackling drug trafficking.