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As of 12 pm local time. Yaaba isgaaray. Gacan ku tiris iga dheh.

"Wax xun baa wax wanaagsan lagu gaaraa." Tana waa noo dhineyd. What is next? Xaaraan xalaal lagu gaaraa? Xaqdaro xaal lagu helaa?

Nadiif Afsoomaali ma bartay mise wali kii gaja gaja ahaa ku hadlaa?

Soomaalis did not vote for federalism in an afti. Dowlad kumeelgaar ah ayaa soo dhoob dhoobtay axdigaan cusub and some nominated 800 people, who were perhaps paid to approve, of course. Markee Soomaali isku raacdo oo afti balaaran la wado qaado ka hadal federalism. Xataa baarlaamanka ma approve gareynin yet.

When Barbaarta left Baydhabo in Febraay of 2012, Geeseey and other leaders did agree he should remain as a guddoomiyaha gobolka Baay for a year because isqabqabsi ayaa la diidanaa. That interim agreement expired in Febraayo of this year. Marka meesha in uu isku sii nabo maba ahayn markiisaba hore. Kan lagu badalayna waa ina adeerkiisa, qabiilwise.

Gheelle.T;923972 wrote: MMA, is toorasho ma ka dhici karto iyada oo Federal la yahay? What makes you think the old 8 provinces system will not create even more divisions. Runta jirta waxaa ah wixii horey u shaqayn waayay, din ha loogu noqdo in la qaato waa adag tahay. kiinyadan lagu wada waashay, maxay uga duwan tahay Ethiopian ka Bay, Bakool, iyo Hiiraan fadhiya. Waa tiresome to repeat the same thing again and again. Marka reality ha la aqbalo, saaxiib. Duqa, I am against federalism, particularly clan federalism. It is you guys who are advocating it. But for a clan reason, apparently. Those regions were administrated as a one, without the need for federalism. But they are not anymore. No problem. Let each region rule itself with its own guddoomiye. No need the creation of unnecessary and controversial new regions out of the blue purely for a clan reason, even though a considerable people who live and are native in those regions are against it. Let people live in harmony in each region of the last 18 gobolo pre-civil war. Why loogu soo horjeedaa inay Jubbada Dhexe ismaamusho itself, why loogu soo horjeedaa inay Jubbada Hoose dadkooda deegaanka ah ismaamulaan, without faragalin from anyone, especially from foreigners cadowga ku ah midnimada Soomaaliyeed. Haddaa diideen, history hala raaco. Haddaa taasna diideen, well then meesha dhib iyo ibtilo loo soo wadaa, dadkaas dagaalada sokeeye ka daalayna balaayo baas loo horseedoyaa. As for Xabashada, my stance against them is all known on here SOL in the last decade and so. Waligey Xabashi ma taageerin, mana taageerisani, mana taageeri dooni. Xabashi iyo Kiinyaatiga waa ii simanyihiin, waa dowladdo cadow ku ah midnimada iyo jiritaanka Soomaaliya, dhul balaaran Soomaaliya leedahayna xoog ku heystaan. Laakiin idinka ma idiin simanyihiin labadaan cadow?

As of 10:25 pm.

The precincts in Nayroobi iyo Bambaasa (Mombasa) have to report in yet. Their whopping numbers will change the equation and balance.

I don't know, brother. Laakiin waa runtaa totally unexpected, too. Guddoomiye Axmed Isääq Xasan just concluded his press briefings with tallies still pouring. He said he will hold next press conference tomorrow. Kenyatta still leading with 56% of the counted votes against Odinga's 37%. More than 1,150,000 of the votes counted. Twelve percent of the precincts reporting.

With 900,000 of the votes counted, Kenyatta still leading the same with 57% counted votes, against Odinga's 39%.

Axmed Isääq Xasan -- Guddoomiyaha guddiga doorashooyinka dalkaan. He is one of the most powerful men today in Nayroobi. Waana Reer Gaarisa.

More than 800,000 votes counted, Kenyatta is leading 57% of the votes. Odinga with almost 39% of the votes. This is totally unexpected. I do think the Odinga strongholds are not being counted yet to tally. There is no other possible reason. By the way, to win the presidency, one would need a simple majority: 51% of the votes. Otherwise, there would be a run-off within a month with the two leading candidates remaining.

Isqabqabsi ma jirto because waala isdooranayaa, xataa hadduunan qofkaas kasoo jeedin deeganahaas. Gobollada la isla dego wey isdooranayaan, kii soo haro ayaa leh. No muran iyo isqabqabsi. However, what you two are advocating -- institutionalized clan federalism -- is much, much worse and divisive than anything Soomaalida u keeneyso nabad iyo wada degnaan raagto, let alone horumar. Ama taariiq hala raaco, haddii la diidana 18 gobol hala isku maamulo, each to its own. Federalism, especially clan federalism, will never work in Soomaaliya, especially in deep south. Plus waxee Kiinya dabada ka riixeyso, a neo-African colonialism, baddeena iyo dhulkeenana sii rabto, NFD xooga ku heysatay ku filnaan weysee. Another reason any sane and reasonable Soomaali would never buy.

The old baarlamaan is defunct, but the new available seats is as follows: 290 MP seats, plus 47 seats allocated solely for women. The senate, which is a new chamber, has 47 elected seats available. This election is unprecedented since there are six different elected bodies -- presidency, senate, MPs, women's representatives, governorship and county representives. All being elected today. It seems their new constitution heavily borrowed from the American system of governance without being federal system, though.

Somali Woman Hoping to Make History Ijara — As Kenyans go to the polls today, could Sophia Abdi Noor become the first ever Somali woman to be voted in to the Kenyan parliament? Polling day has finally arrived for the Kenya's 14 million registered voters. After months of campaigning, Kenyans will cast six ballots for their preferred representatives, from the presidential level down the council level. One of those hoping to see her campaigning efforts rewarded is Sophia Abdi Noor. In the sweltering heat of north-eastern Kenya, Sophia Abdi Noor has been hot on the campaign trail. In the final week before polling stations opened, her convoy of campaign cars desperately tried to reach as many people as possible. At each village, people gathered in the shade of a tree while Sophia explained how she will develop this neglected part of Kenya. The women cheered and danced. The men sat quietly, nodding in agreement. Although it sounds like any normal election campaign, this one is unique. As a woman in a conservative Somali region of northern Kenya, it might be assumed that Sophia Abdi Noor should not stand a chance of winning. Women have not been leaders here. But Abdi Noor is changing this. The only woman in a field of six parliamentary candidates, she is the clear favourite to win the Ijara constituency. If she does win, Sophia Abdi Noor will be the first Somali woman to be elected to the Kenyan parliament. Changing attitudes Increasing the number of women in Kenyan politics has been difficult. The new constitution requires that women hold at least one-third of elected positions, but this part of the constitution has not yet been implemented. Daisy Amdani, chairman of the NGO Women's Political Alliance, puts this down to a lack of political will amongst the male-dominated political establishment. "By watering down legislation they seek to retain power", she explains. In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the involvement of women in Kenyan politics, but Amdani does not feel that all the lobbying of government has achieved much. She is pessimistic about the upcoming election and describes it as a "tutorial from which we are going to learn a lot of lessons". However, obstinate politicians are not the main obstacle to increasing female representation in Kenya. Abdi Noor is an example of this. Although she did not contest the last election, she became an MP after she was given a seat as a Nominated MP. These are MPs who are appointed by their parties, rather than elected. Six of the twelve Nominated MPs were women. It is clear, therefore, that Kenyan politicians are not entirely opposed to women being involved in politics. Instead, the main problem is at a local level and cultural attitudes. Of the 210 MPs elected at the last election only 16 were women. Amdani explains that there are two reasons for this. Firstly, many women are reluctant to put themselves forward for election. Secondly, most people would still rather vote for a man. Running on issues Together with the NGO Action Aid, the Women's Political Alliance has been trying to change this. Amdani explains that many communities believe they will be cursed if they are led by a woman. There is also a fear in some communities that the authority of men is being challenged. By holding community forums all over Kenya, they have attempted to demonstrate that women can lead and that the communities can benefit from this. In particular, they have used these forums to allow female candidates to say what they would do if elected. Amdani says that getting women to run issue-based campaigns "as opposed to the money campaigns of men" is integral to convincing people to vote for women. This is where the second part of Amdani's strategy comes in. They have created the National Women's Charter, a policy document detailing which issues are important to women in Kenya, and have been holding training courses for women who want to enter politics. By providing training on items such as how to create a manifesto and run a campaign-focused on policy, they are giving more women the confidence to contest elections and are improving their chances of being successful. The emphasis on policy and not personality has proven effective and back in Ijara. Sophia Abdi Noor says that is the reason for her strong position. Abdi Noor has worked in development for over 30 years, having set up an NGO in Ijara in the late 1980s, and she is using her knowledge of development to convince people that she has the best policies to help them. Standing next to an empty water tank in the small village of Gababa, she explained to the crowd that relying on government development programmes will not work. She then outlined her ideas for forming international development partnerships, which bypass central government. This will help bring things such as healthcare, education and importantly water to the region. The details of the various development projects were then discussed. The detail and authority with which Abdi Noor discusses her development policies is paying off. Mohammud Osman is one of the Gababa residents who came to see her talk. When asked who he will vote for, he replies quickly, "Sophia". When asked why he says, again without pausing, "because of her development record. We think she can do better than the others". As her speech ended, a water truck pulled up and started to fill the empty tank. People rushed back to their houses to fetch water canisters. Abdi Noor said proudly that she paid for the fuel to bring the truck to Gababa. Running an issues-based campaign is helping her win in one of the most unlikely parts of Kenya, but some of the usual tricks of Kenyan politics are probably proving just as effective here and across the country. Xigasho

Siyeeloow is led by Uhuru Kenyatta as well with 57% of the counted votes.

Wajeer county is led by Peter Kenneth with the 45% of the counted votes. Totally unexpected. They didn't vote for our Soomaali candidate and that area's local man, Maxamed Diida.

Gaarisa county leaning to Kenyatta with 54% of the votes counted as of 7:30. Mandheera county is still led by Kenyatta with 98% of the counted votes.

Yes, there were violence in Bambaasa (Mombasa) iyo Gaarisa late last night and early in the morning at dawn. Inta kasii aqriso for more info. Islii is the safest place to be in Nayroobi during the election time. Meel walba wey xirantahay, though.

Our Soomaali candidate, Maxamed Diida, is not fairing well, only 0.20% of the votes cast nationally, with 1,266 people voting for him as of 7:22 pm.

57.32% for Kenyatta against 38.93% for Odinga, 640,000 of the votes counted as of 7:20 pm local time.

In Mandheera county, Kenyatta has 97% of the counted vote so far. Whoa.

Very surprising result so far. Kenyatta is leading strongly as of 7 pm Nayroobi time. Perhaps Kiikuuyo region is being counted now.