Inauguration of the Parliament's New Offices
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On November 29, 2006, a year after Somaliland's popularly
elected House of Representatives held its first session, a
new office building was opened in the parliament compound.
We are documenting excerpts and quotes from » speeches
of the dignitaries and speakers (in order of appearance) who
participated in the inauguration ceremony. A » photo gallery
of the day is available.
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Saeed Ahmed Mohamoud,
Project Management Team at the National Electoral Commission
"President of Somaliland, Dahir Rayale Kahin,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi,
Parliamentarians,
Ministers,
Distinguished guests,
Today you inaugurate the new offices for the House of Representatives.
The building shall be seen as one more important brickstone in the
creation of good working conditions for the elected parliamentarians
representing the will of the voter population.
The building was constructed by Warsame Saeed Construction Company
and funded with donations from the European Commission, United Kingdom,
Demark, Norway, Switzerland, and USAID. The implementation and monitoring
of the project was jointly done by Interpeace and the Secretariat
of the House of Representatives.
On behalf of Interpeace, I hereby express our gratitude to all the
workers behind the construction and wish our best for the continuous
democratisation process in Somaliland.
Congratulations and thank you."
H.E. Abdirahman Abdillahi Mohammed,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The speaker thanked the donors who funded the construction
of the new office building and Interpeace, the organisation which
implemented the project. He further explained that the EU will provide
a range different trainings to the Members of the House. Abdirahman
Abdillahi Mohammed stated that for the house to fulfil its duties,
three items are needed:
- A place to work, which we have in the form of this building;
- Means to work, like computers and furniture, which we have,
too;
- And people (staff) to do the work which we also have by employing
young men and women who are now present.
Thus: "Now we have got all the three."
H.E. Dahir Riyale Kahin,
President of the Republic of Somaliland
"It really is a pleasure for me to participate in the opening
ceremony of the new building for the House of Representatives. I
recall that funds of the European Commission [and other donors]
remaining from the parliamentary elections have been used for this
building. Given the limited funds involved, it is apparent that
the funds were used appropriately and optimally. It is my hope that
we equally economize similar funds that we will get in the future.
Now that it's one year since you were elected and gained experience,
I expect that you continue to further discharge your duties. The
institutions of the state should unite and become such that serve
the country. We should come together to resolve any misunderstanding
that may exist between us."
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