Somali Lawmakes Seek To Remove PM Over Craft Allegations

Somalia's Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein is coming under intense pressure after some parliamentarians presented a motion seeking to remove him from his position. The parliamentarians accused Hussein of embezzlement and mismanagement of public funds, as well as undermining the country's security. They also accused Prime Minister of lacking a vision to develop the country. Some political analysts say the removal of Prime Minister Hussein would seriously jeopardize the recently signed Djibouti Agreement, which seeks to bring peace and stability to Somalia.
Ambassador Nicolah Bwakira is the Africa Union's special representative to Somalia. He tells reporter Peter Clottey from Kenya's capital, Nairobi that the accusations against Prime Minister Hussein are preposterous.
"First of all I don't think those graft allegations are founded. Secondly, I know for having been talking to both the president of the TFG (Transitional Federal Government) and the Prime Minister Nur Hassan and they are in very serious talks about the difference of interpretation about the constitution. I have also been talking to the speaker of the parliament whom I have met last week on Friday. I think they are resolving their differences in a very reasonable way to support the Djibouti Agreement," Bwakira pointed out.