On Tuesday Somalia’s parliament elected Prof. Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari as the new speaker where the election was on live-coverage on satellite-oriented stations including Sunatimes and among others.

Secretary General of the Somali community in Uganda Ahmed Abdi congratulated Jawari for winning the position of the parliamentary speaker of the war-torn nation.

Meanwhile, residents of Galgadud region in central Somalia have also welcomed the election of the 66-year old speaker who promised to reform the parliament.