Mogadishu – The Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission (INEC) has sent an appeal to the international community, calling on electoral stakeholders to participate in accelerating all the various stages of the electoral process.
The Commission specifically emphasized the need for preparing a formal financial budget, which they stated is essential for implementing all levels of the country’s elections. They stated that funding the election is a necessary matter for implementing a one-person-one-vote election in the country.
Similarly, the electoral commission appealed to the Federal Government, the Federal Member States, political stakeholders, and the international community to provide visible support on the financial side, so that the country’s elections do not face setbacks related to lack of resources and insufficient funding.
The Commission also highlighted the importance of the international community fully participating in the observation and financial support of the electoral activities to ensure integrity and transparency.
However, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose term is expected to end in a few months, is trying to make his administration the first in 60 years to hold a direct one-person-one-vote election at the constituency level, although Puntland, which is a member state of the Federal Government, has previously held such elections.
