Somalia began swearing in new legislators on Thursday in a ceremony taking place at the ‘large tent, a huge lounge within the perimeter of Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport, signalling an important step towards creating a new government.
Over 90 percent of legislators of the People’s House (Lower House of the parliament whose maximum number is 275 MPs) and members of the Upper House (also known as The Senate which has 54 seats) are bound to take oath to serve the nation.