Kampala (almuniir) -The ICG meeting for in Kampala is in its second day where issues about Somalia are being discussed. The president of Burundi who only arrived today at the meeting called for a one year extension echoing the same request President Sharif and President Yoweri Museveni have made earlier in the meeting.
President Nkurunziza of Burundi argues that it is important to for the government’s term to be extended for a period of one year. He said the government cannot afford to hold elections at a time it is completely engrossed in fighting with the extremist. Elections will undermine the current gains and bring bitterness, he said.
Meanwhile, the meeting was later attended by former Ghanaian president and AU representative of Somalia, Jerry Rawlings who reiterated the importance tenure extension for the government.
The request by the Burundi president barely comes a day after President Yoweri Museven of Uganda called on for the term of the TFG to be extended to accomplish the remaining tasks.
The term of the government expires on August this year where the parliamentary self-term extension brought fresh row in the top government officials.
UNSC’s meeting earlier last month asked for the resolve of the feud that arose as a result of the elections hinting that date of election be specified in the coming consultative meeting in Mogadishu.
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