Somalia House Committee Reviews Progress on Pending Legislation

Mogadishu, Somalia — The Standing Committee of Somalia's House of the People held its weekly meeting on Thursday at the Villa Hargeisa parliamentary complex in Mogadishu, reviewing legislative work and the progress of bills before parliamentary committees. The meeting was chaired by House Speaker Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur Jamaac, accompanied by Second Deputy Speaker Abdullahi Omar Abshirow. Jamaac briefed committee members on a meeting he had held with a group of lawmakers representing opposition MPs. He also updated the committee on congratulatory messages he had received from parliamentary speakers around the world, international organisations and other institutions, as well as broader activities of the House. The secretary-general of the House, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdulle Jaabiri, then presented an overview of bills and legislative proposals before parliamentary committees, including those that had passed through various readings. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Committee leaders also briefed the Standing Committee on legislation under their consideration, the stage reached by each bill and the expected timeframe for presenting the measures to the full House for debate. Closing the meeting, Jamaac urged members of the Standing Committee to work to strengthen unity and cohesion within parliament so that it could fulfil its constitutional responsibilities. He also pledged that the House leadership would conduct parliamentary affairs in accordance with its internal rules and other laws governing the legislature. Read the original article on Shabelle . AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.