Tanzania, March 17 -- Arusha. Nine representatives from Somalia have been officially sworn in as members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), where they will serve until the end of the current assembly term in December 2027.

Their inauguration marks a step in strengthening Somalia's participation in regional leadership within the East African Community (EAC).

The newly appointed MPs are Abukar Abdi Osman, Hussein Hassan Abdi, Sahra Ali Hassan, Ilhan Ali Gasar, Fatima Abdullahi Mahmoud, Abdisalam Hadliye Omar, Abdirahman Bashir Sharif, Faisal Abdi Roobke, and Fahma Ahmed Noor.

They were selected following a nomination process conducted by the Somali Federal Parliament at the end of 2025, aimed at representing their country i...