How can a woman represent a clan? She said growing up during a civil war that began in made her want to enter politics to help rebuild her country. She remembers returning from school in Mogadishu as an eight-year-old to find her house empty and her family gone after fighting broke out. A member of the opposition Union and Peace for Development party and now one of 81 women lawmakers in the seat legislative chamber, she later lived with her uncle, himself a parliamentarian, who inspired her further.
She is a role model, a smart female politician. She bravely speaks the truth. Initially due in December, parliamentary elections have been repeatedly delayed after the opposition accused President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of packing the electoral board with his allies. The postponement sparked protests in Mogadishu and the opposition has threatened a boycott of the rescheduled vote - a process to elect first senators and then legislators that could get under way this month - if the electoral board is not disbanded.
Talks are ongoing. That vote is scheduled for Feb. President Mohamed is seeking a second term. He was elected in after promising to ensure the military was paid regularly, but the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency, which was driven out of Mogadishu by African Union troops in , still mounts frequent attacks. Home World Young, female and fighting corruption, a Somali lawmaker defends her seat.
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