Somalia Military Court Links Lawmakers to Clan  Violence in  Shabelle

Somalia, 24 November 2025 — omalia’s Military Court has formally requested the lifting of parliamentary immunity for several lawmakers accused of funding and arming clan militias involved in ongoing violence in Wanlaweyn district, Lower Shabelle region.

Military Court Prosecutor Ahmed Bulle Kamey said during a press briefing on Sunday that recent investigations uncovered documented evidence linking some MPs — from both sides of the conflict — to the provision of weapons, ammunition, cash and political support to militias engaged in fighting in the area.

“There are officials with parliamentary immunity on both sides, and we have gathered evidence proving that they supported the militias with weapons, ammunition, money, as well as verbal incitement and defence through social media,” Kamey said.

He confirmed that the court will submit the evidence, along with an official request to lift immunity, to the Speaker of the Federal Parliament and the Parliamentary Ethics Committee to enable judicial proceedings against the accused lawmakers.