STORY: Six candidates elected to the

House of the People in HirShabelle and

South West State
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DATELINE: 01/12/2016, JOWHAR, BAIDOA- SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
JOWHAR.
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Wide shot, delegates wait to cast their votes during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Med shot, delegates wait to cast their votes during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Close up, delegates wait to cast their votes during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) OSMAN BAREEY,
SPOKESPERSON, STATE INDIRECT ELECTORAL
IMPLEMENTATION TEAM (SIEIT) JOWHAR
We had 11 seats to fill and today we have voted for 5 seats. We
now have only 6 seats left. We hope to end the exercise well.
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Wide shot, candidates who were present during the
electoral process in Jowhar
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Med shot, officials from the Electoral Board tally the
votes
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) DAHABO SUUSOW, MPELECT.
I am your servant, am not your leader. I want you to work with
me. There is a lot of work for us to do; I will do my best to ensure
service delivery. I thank all; those who voted for me and those
who didnt.
8.
Med shot, officials from the Electoral Board tally the
votes
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SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ABDULLAHI GODAH BARRE,
MP-ELECT.
I thank the delegates who sacrificed a lot to vote in todays
process. I thank the electoral teams and those who organized this
election. I also thank fellow candidates who ran against me and

who have shown tolerance. They deserve to be praised, they

competed fairly and respectfully.
BAIDOA.
10. Wide shot, delegates turn up in large numbers to vote
during the electoral process in Baidoa
11. Med shot, delegates turn up in large numbers to vote
during the electoral process in Baidoa
12. Wide shot, delegates wait to cast their votes during the
electoral process in Baidoa
13. Med shot, delegates wait to cast their votes during the
electoral process in Baidoa
14. Wide shot, officials register a delegate during the
electoral process in Baidoa
15. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) HANIFA MOHAMED
IBRAHIM, MP-ELECT.
I promise to fulfill my responsibilities towards my community
and the people of Somalia. I believe South West women have no
adequate health care. There is no single maternity hospital in
Baidoa let alone other areas in South West. Women have a right
to accessible health care. I will direct my effort in this area.
16. Wide shot, a delegate casts his vote during the electoral
process in Baidoa
17. Med shot, a delegate casts her vote during the electoral
process in Baidoa
18. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) SIID ALI OMAR HUSSEIN,
DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON, STATE INDIRECT ELECTORAL
IMPLEMENTATION TEAM (SIEIT) BAIDOA.
Today, we conducted voting exercise for one of the seats in
Baidoa, the interim administrative capital of South West State. It
was an all-female seat bringing the total number of women so far
elected to be 13. We are gradually edging towards achieving the
set quota for women, which is part of the 69 seats allocated.
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process
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process

Med shot, delegates cast their votes during the electoral

in Baidoa
Wide shot, a delegate casts her vote during the electoral
in Baidoa

Six candidates elected to the House of the People in

HirShabelle and South West State
Jowhar, Baidoa, 1 December 2016 - Six candidates were today
elected in Baidoa and Jowhar as the electoral process for the House
of the People in the two towns neared conclusion.

Four of the six elected were women as HirShabelle and South West
State continued to make efforts to meet the 30 percent gender rule
as required by the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team
(FIEIT).
The three women elected in Jowhar are Dahabo Suusow, Mina
Hassan Shibis and Farhiya Mohamed Dagane. In Baidoa, Haniifa
Mohamed Ibrahim was declared the winner in an all-female contest
after garnering the highest number of votes.
Two male candidates, one of them a former Minister of Interior and
Federal Affairs, Abdullahi Godah Barre, were also elected in Jowhar.
The election of the five representatives, in the latest round of voting,
brings the number of MPs elected in HirShabelle state to 31, leaving
only six seats to be filled.
We had 11 seats to fill and today we have voted for five. We now
have only six seats left. We hope to end the exercise well, Osman
Bareey, the State Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT)
Jowhar Spokesperson explained.
MP-elect Suusow pledged to serve all Somalis, saying she will be a
servant of the electorate and not a leader.
I am your servant, not your leader. I want you to work with me.
There is a lot of work for us to do. I will do my best to ensure service
delivery. I thank you all; those who voted for me and those who did
not she said.
MP-elect Barre hailed those who took part in the electoral process,
expressing it as free and fair.
I thank the delegates who sacrificed a lot to vote in todays
process. I thank the electoral teams and those who organized this
election. I also thank fellow candidates who contested against me
and have shown tolerance. They deserve to be praised, they
competed fairly and respectfully MP-elect Barre stated.
In Baidoa, MP-elect Haniifa also thanked the electorate for electing
her and promised to push for womens rights mainly in healthcare.
South West women have no adequate health care. There is no
single maternity hospital in Baidoa let alone other areas in South
West. Women have a right to accessible health care. I will direct my
effort in this area, Ms. Haniifa added.

SIEIT Baidoa Deputy Chairman, Sid Ali Abukar Baafo, observed that
South West State was close to achieving the 30 percent gender
quota, following the election of Ms. Haniifa
Today, we voted for one of the seats in Baidoa. It was an all-female
seat, bringing the total number of women so far elected to 13. We
are gradually edging towards achieving the set quota for women,
which is part of the 69 seats allocated, Mr. Baafo said.
South West State has so far filled 66 seats out of the 69 allocated.
The three seats remaining are expected to be filled in the next few
days.
Ends