Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Rooble opened consultative meeting on Saturday 22 May 2021 in Mogadishu to deliberate on the Parliamentary and Presidential elections.
The meeting opened at Mogadishu after President of Hir-Shabeelle state Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlaawe joined other leaders. Guudlaawe was the last official to arrive in the capital after a series of security incidents in Jowhar and the flood situation worsened in his area.
The meeting which members of the Independent Press are not part of is set to be debated by the federal government of Somalia and member states on how to set up a Parliamentary and Presidential election Schedule.
Prior to the opening of the conference, special meetings were held by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Rooble, heads of state for Galmudug, Southwest, Jubbaland, Puntland, Hir-Shabeelle and the Governor of Banadir, Mayor of Mogadishu.