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Somalia to end clan-based public recruitment

By , based on Caasimada Online

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Somali President Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud has announced the forthcoming end of civil service recruitment based on clan affiliation. The new mechanism is to organise access to federal administration jobs, according to remarks made at a ceremony at Mogadishu National University and reported by Caasimada Online.

Somali President Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud has announced that recruitment of civil servants based on clan affiliation will soon end. He unveiled a new programme to select candidates according to their knowledge, skills and suitability for the job at a ceremony at the Somali National University in Muqdisho.

The head of state said candidates for public-sector jobs should be recruited for their abilities rather than their family or clan ties, according to remarks reported by Caasimada Online.

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