STORY: Somali political leaders meet to review

progress on upcoming electoral process

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DATELINE: 24/JUNE/2016, BAIDOA, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1. Med shot, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud being
welcomed at the Airport
2. Wide shot, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud being
welcomed at the Airport in Baidoa
3. Med shot, SRSG Michael Keating being received by AMISOM
military officers
4. Med shot, SRSG Michael Keating welcomed by Somali Federal
and regional government officials
5. Wide shot, NLF meeting in progress
6. Med shot, NLF members attending the meeting
7. Med shot, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, Prime Minister
Omar Abdirashid Sharmake and Mohamed Osman Jawari, Speaker of
the Federal Parliament of Somalia at the meeting
8. Med shot, NLF members attending the meeting
9. Close up shot, Somali minister for women and human rights
development at the meeting
10. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Hassan Shiekh Mohamoud, President
of Somalia - The political development of this country depends on us.
The world came to our aid when our security system failed and also
intervened during severe drought and famine and has assisted us
rebuild our country. Since January 1991 the world has tried to bring
political stability in this country, yet it is our role as Somalis to ensure
stability and political development. The political stability you see today
has been natured by Somalis and supported by the rest of the world,
11. Close up shot, participant at the meeting
12. Close up shot, Jawari Mohamed Osman, Speaker of the Federal
Parliament of Somalia at the meeting
13.
14. Med shot, NLF members attending the meeting

15. Med shot, SRSG Michael Keating and Ambassador from

Uganda and Kenya at the meeting
16. Med shot, NLF members attending the meeting
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) SRSG Michael Keating
We have been encouraged today, to hear from the National
Leadership Forum about the discussions to ensure that the 2016
process, even though it is a limited vote, will be based upon, a number
of clear procedures and that the bodies set up, the Federal Indirect
Election Implementation Team and its equivalents at the state and
regional level, will be empowered to take technical decisions on how to
make sure that this process is well conducted and that the NLF will
support its work and ensure that the process takes place on time."
18. Med shot, SRSG Michael Keating and Ambassador from
Uganda and Kenya at the meeting
19. Wide shot, Somali women leaders at the meeting
20. Close up shot, Somali women leaders at the meeting
21. Wide shot, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, Prime Minister
Omar Abdirashid Sharmake and Mohamed Osman Jawari, Speaker of
the Federal Parliament of Somalia at the meeting
STORY
Somali political leaders meet to review progress on upcoming electoral
process
Baidoa, 24 June 2016 - The Somali National Leadership Forum (NLF)
opened in the southwestern town of Baidoa, to fine tune processes that will
lay the groundwork for the countrys electoral process in August.
Somali President H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud opened the 3-day forum on
Wednesday that counted with the presence of regional presidents, senior
officials from the federal government, members of the international community
and Somalias key development partners.
The political development of this country depends on us. The world came to
our aid when our security system failed and also intervened during severe
drought and famine and has assisted us rebuild our country. Since January
1991 the world has tried to bring political stability in this country, yet it is our
role as Somalis to ensure stability and political development. The political
stability you see today has been natured by Somalis and supported by the
rest of the world, President Sheikh Mohamud told delegates at the forum.
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG)
for Somalia, Michael Keating spoke on behalf of the international community.
He stressed the importance of keeping to the electoral timelines.
The key issue is the timeline now and we are all committed to it being in
August, but I think there is also an understanding that a proper process is

required and there may be some tension between sticking to the deadline and
making sure that all the right elements are put in place, stated SRSG
Keating.
We have been very encouraged today, to hear from the National Leadership
Forum about how to ensure that the 2016 process, even though it is a limited
vote, will be based upon a number of clear procedures and that the bodies set
up, the Federal Indirect Election Implementation Team and its equivalents at
the state and regional level, will be empowered to take technical decisions on
how to make sure that this process is well conducted and that the NLF will
support its work and ensure that the process takes place on time, he added.
The Baidoa NLF is a follow-up to the previous Forum held in Mogadishu in the
first week of June. The forum is thrashing out the sticking points in the
electoral implementation process ahead of the parliamentary and presidential
electoral process. The Forum has agreed to an expert-led Federal-Indirect
Elections Implementation Team, a body that will oversee the electoral process
and ensure timelines are adhered to.
SRSG Keating reaffirmed the United Nations support to the electoral process
but emphasized the need for fairness and inclusivity, especially of women and
youth. The United Nations is providing technical and logistical support to the
process.
END