Somalia February 28, 2016

Somalia's minister of national security asked the parliement to pass anti-terrorism Bill which was sitting with the Federal Parliement for some time now. 

If it is true, it sends clear message, security is not our priority. 

The President, the Prime Minister as well as the Speaker were away while this has happened, and they did not return to deal with this matter urgently. 

If the security needed bills are not passed the parliement must meet urgently and pass the laws.

The Attorney General and the Minister for National Defense both stated that the security forces are unable to do their job in the absense of relevant laws. 

There is absense of urgency.

This is consistent with what we have seen before acceptance of colleteral damage, followed by indifference, no investigations what has happened, what could have been done differently and what could be done in the future.

Banadir Regional Adminstration and Security 

National Security and Intellegence services cheif said that commanders of the police and Intellegence of Mogadishu will come under the mayor of Mogadishu who is also the Governor of Banadir region. There was decree produced by Abdiwali Sheikh Ahmed, a former Prime Minister that was not implemented for reasons that were not clear.

The Terrorism Bill

This bill was passed by the council of Ministers on May 14, 2015. Almost 10 months have passed and the parliement did not pass the bill.

The bill was tabled in Somalia's Federal Parliement on July 25, 2015, but was not passed yet, as of now, February 2016.

Puntland parliement has anti terrorism law in July, 2010. This suggests Mogadishu has suffered because it lacked a regional parliement that cares about its security enough to pass laws needed to protect the people of the town or the region.