Somali parliament rejects president’s dismissal of prime minister
Monday, December 15, 2008 Somalia’s parliament overwhelmingly voted Monday to keep Nur Hassan Hussein as their prime minister, blocking President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed’s attempt at dismissing the prime minister and his “corrupt, inefficient” government. President Yusuf announced his motion to dismiss Hussein on Sunday, saying his government was “unable to perform its duties” in matters …