Somalia election rocked with claims of rigging

A man votes in a past election in Somalia.

A man votes in a past election in Somalia. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

When former Speaker of the Somali Lower House Mohamed Osman Jawari protested “plans to rig me out” last week, he sounded like a sore loser.

But after a local poll management committee defied an order from the Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT) to delay the vote in the southwest state, many read irregularities.