Somali Parliament Debates Sexual Offences and Misconduct Bill

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia held the 23rd meeting of the 8th session at the House of the People's headquarters, chaired by the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, accompanied by the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, H.E. Abdullahi Omar Abshirow.

The Members of the House of the People first gave a third reading to the Sexual Offences and Misconduct Bill prepared by the Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development, which had previously passed its first and second readings. The report of the third reading of the Bill was presented by MP Lul Ibrahim, a member of the Human Rights, Women and Humanitarian Affairs Committee of the House of the People.

The Members of the House of the People, who debated the Bill article by article, concluded the debate on the Sexual Offences and Misconduct Bill, and the next meeting of the House will revisit it for a vote.

On the other hand, Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia were distributed the third reading of the Juvenile Justice Bill.

The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, who closed the meeting, thanked the MPs for their participation and their role in fulfilling constitutional duties and the legislative work of the House, urging them to continue the work of the nation and accelerate the tasks before the House.