Somalia President Farmaajo suspends PM Roble, again

Roble and Mohamed Farmaajo

Somalia's Prime Minister Hussein Roble and President Mohamed Farmaajo. FILE PHOTO | AFP

Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo has suspended his Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble from his position, raising the stakes in their worsening working relationship.

In a statement issued by Villa Somalia, the official residence of the President, Farmaajo cited corruption for the move. It follows allegations of land grabbing linked to a parcel belonging to the Somali army near the popular Lido beach in Mogadishu.