Mandera County Speaker Omar Maalim Endorsed by Egal Clan for 2027 Parliamentary Bid

Mandera county speaker  Omar Mahamed Maalim alias Saala , has been endorsed by the Egal Sharmake family to contest for the Mandera East constituency comes 2027.
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‎Speaking in Nairobi after a long consultations among the clan elders, family chair Musa Osman Yaro said that Maalim alias Saala is there prefered candidate for the Mandera East parliamentary seat having served it before and asked the community to support him fully.
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‎”We as the leaders from the Egal family have anonymously endorsed Mr Omar as our next member of parliament come 2027,his track record is very clear having served in various positions including as the speaker” Said Musa
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‎Musa who is also a director of the Kenya bureau of statistics (KBS) called on the community to support president William Ruto re-election come 2027 , saying that the president has done commendable job so far.
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‎”I want also to take this opportunity and state categorical that as a community we have endorsed and support president William Ruto second term,his interest in the community is so big that we can’t neglect”Said Musa.
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‎On his part,Omar a seasoned politician expressed confidence that he will win the next election having served one the same position before.
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‎”I want to thank everyone including our elders for ensuring that we have had a peaceful process,in 2027 I want to promise you that we will win with a landslide”Said Saala
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‎While emphasising on the unity of purpose, Sheikh Ali Nur who spoke on behalf of the elders  urging the community to fully  rally behind Mr Omar who is currently serving as the Mandera county assembly speaker.
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‎”Yes as elders we call upon all members of the Egal family Sharmake to support this candidate,he is best among the best,he has previously served us,and he still serving us as the deputy Mandera county,let us ensure that he is back in parliament come 2027.
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‎In 2013 to 2017 Mr Omar alias Saala severed as the first deputy governor for Mandera before he was elected sa the member of parliament for Mandera East constituency.
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‎Omar is currently serving as the speaker of county assembly Mandera county.
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‎Other leaders present was Abdikheir Aden Hussein,Mandera county director who called upon the clan to remain United ahead of the 2027 general election.