Somalias new prime minister is running out of time to present his new Cabinet to Parliament after lawmakers rejected his first list, extending a period of drift in government that donors say is hurting recovery efforts. Lawmakers had approved the appointment of Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke in December, the third premier in little more than a year, after a row between his predecessor and the president. Sharmarke, 54, Somalias ambassador to Washington who served as premier from 2009 to 2010, had named a list of 25 ministers, of which 10 were the same as the previous cabinet which lawmakers complained had not been delivering change fast enough. Another 10 or so had served in previous cabinets, which lawmakers also said had failed to perform in office.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:50:43 +0000
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