Somalia’s overdue constitutional review is generating a heated debate even as leaders and other stakeholders search for a way that could create a suitable supreme law.
The review was part of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s pledges when he took power in May 2022. The other promises included tackling Al Shabaab menace, getting Somalia’s debt forgiven and having the arms embargo lifted. The last two have, sort, of been achieved. Security and legal review, it appears, are the most sensitive, however.
