Why technocrats are eyeing Somalia presidency

Supporters of different opposition presidential candidates demonstrate in Mogadishu on February 19, 2021, after Somalia missed its election deadline on February 8. PHOTO | AFP

Somalia’s parliamentary polls are still dragging on, just a few days to the self-imposed-and-extended deadline of March 15.

And one of the contentious constituencies is Garbaharey in Gedo, Jubbaland, where a dispute resolution team was trying to reach a deal on the actual venue for the contest this week.