Seventy MPs have attended the Somaliland Parliament which resumed its session on 15th September. MP’s agreed with traditional leaders who had asked the parliament to halt their sessions for two days in order to finalize the mediation process.

Below is an article published by Somaliland Press :

The Somaliland parliament resumes its normal sessions today with the presence of 70 MPs. Today’s (15 September) session which was chaired by the parliament speaker, Mr. Abdirahman Irro was attended by a large number of Somaliland traditional leaders who have been mediating between the two sides.

The parliament said they have only two days left for their extra-ordinary session. The speaker said they will vote if they should go for a month holiday or make an extension to their session. After the voting, 36 members voted in favour of the extension while 32 others voted for the holiday. The speaker did not vote.
The speaker then informed the MPs that the traditional leaders asked the parliament to halt their sessions for two days in order to finalize the mediation process which the MPs agreed.

In his opening speech, the parliament speaker condemned the government of not letting the press cover their sessions. He said the press should be allowed to attend the parliament sessions as they have to right to exercise their freedom and serve the nation.