Demonstrations are expected to gain momentum in the several towns and districts in Hiraan region over Hir-Shabelle elections.
The protests are taking place in Beledweyne, Bulo-Burde, Jalalaqsi, Mahas, Feer Feer and Mataban districts of Hiran region.
One of the organizers of the massive demonstration said it will be peaceful, and is directed against the formation of the new regional administration of Hirshabelle .
Residents in the Hiraan region have been expressing concern in recent days about changes in the Hir-Shabelle power-sharing system amid reports that the Hir-Shabelle presidency has been in place for the past four years.
A day earlier, former Hir-Shabelle President Ali Abdullahi Coosble, speaking at a conference in Mogadishu, said that the process of building Hir-Shabelle would not change and that a Hir-Shabelle administration would be formed in Beledweyne, the capital of Hiraan region.
In the coming days, politicians, elders, businessmen and intellectuals from Mogadishu are expected to arrive in Beledweyne to work on the formation of an administration called Hiraan State.
BY OSMAN HUSSEIN ALI
