STORY: BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO

SOMALIA VISITS KISMAYO, APPLAUDS IJA

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DATELINE: 21 APRIL 2015, KISMAYO, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot, Aircraft with the delegates lands at the airport in
Kismayo
2. Med shot, British Ambassador to Somalia Neil Wigan disembarks
from the plane
3. Wide Shot, Ambassador Neil Wigan and some of Interim Jubba
Administration (IJA) officials walk towards the meeting hall.
4. Med shot, IJA President H.E Ahmed Mohamed Madobe and
Ambassador Neil Wigan in a meeting.
5. Close up, IJA President H.E Ahmed Mohamed Madobe listening
Ambassador Neil Wigan.
6. Wide shot, IJA administration meeting with British Ambassador to
Somalia Mr. Neil Wigan.
7. Close up, British Ambassador to Somalia Mr. Neil Wigan listening
to a brief from IJA Administration.
8. Med shot, IJA President Ahmed Madobe, Ambassador Neil Wigan
and IJA Interior Minister Mohamed Warsame Darwish in a meeting.
9. Med shot, British Embassy Stabilization Advisor, Philippa Brown
and AMISOM CIMIC deputy Chief Lt. Colonel Hakizimana Celestin
meeting with Sector Kismayo CIMIC Officer Captain Bill Ohito.
10. Close up, British Embassy Stabilization Advisor, Philippa Brown
11. SOUNDBITE: ( ENGLISH): British Ambassador to Somalia
Neil Wigan:
We welcome the formation of the Jubba Assembly and we hope that
through the arbitration committee, through reconciliation processes
those who are not yet fully supportive of the process, that they can
be encouraged to join up and support it. We believe that the
progress made here will help the people of Jubba Land and that can
be model of the rest of Somalia as the other member states start
form their own assemblies. So, we are here to help support that
process.

12. Med Shot, Delegates from British Embassy in Somalia

SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI): Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Interim
Jubba Administration President:
We talked about different issues with the delegation and they
congratulated us upon formation of the Jubbaland Parliament. We
discussed other issues including election of the Parliament
Chairperson, his deputies as well as completion of the Constitution.
13. Med Shot, British Embassy Stabilization Advisor, Philippa Brown
and AMISOM CIMIC deputy Chief Lt. Colonel Hakizimana Celestin
meeting with Sector Kismayo CIMIC Officer Captain Bill Ohito.
14. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH): British Embassy Stabilization
Advisor, Philippa Brown:
We have been here today to discuss some ideas, some new
projects in Kismayo and in the whole sector as well, so it is very
positive place to be always, there is a lot of good ideas and the
sector is very engaged and as always very positive experience.
15. Med shot, British Embassy Stabilization Advisor, Philippa Brown
and AMISOM CIMIC deputy Chief Lt. Colonel Hakizimana Celestin
meeting with Sector Kismayo CIMIC Officer Captain Bill Ohito.
SCRIPT
Kismayo-April 22nd 2015: The British Ambassador to Somalia has
commended the progress made by the Interim Jubba Administration
(IJA) ahead of the inauguration of its regional assembly.
Ambassador Neil Wigan led a delegation to Kismayo yesterday and
held meetings with the IJA administration led by IJA president Ahmed
Mohamed Islam-Madobe, the regional cabinet ministers as well as
members of the new Parliament.
The Ambassador was briefed on the process undertaken for the
formation of the Parliament, ensuring that all clans and their views
were represented.
We welcome the formation of the Jubba Assembly and we hope that
through the arbitration committee, through reconciliation processes
those who are not yet fully supportive of the process, that they can
be encouraged to join up and support it. We believe that the
progress made here will help the people of Jubbaland and that can
be model of the rest of Somalia as the other member states start
form their own assemblies. So, we are here to help support that
process, he said.

He also met with the Acting Chairperson of the new Parliament Abdi
Yusuf and other members of the legislative body and discussed
different issues including election of the Parliaments leadership as
well as the pending work on the Constitution.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, the IJA President said the
discussions had been productive and focused on the Administrations
new Parliament.
We talked about different issues with the delegation and they
congratulated us upon formation of the Jubbaland Parliament. We
discussed other issues including election of the Parliament
Chairperson, his deputies as well as completion of the Constitution,
said Ahmed Madobe, Jubba Land President
Meanwhile, the British Embassy Stabilization Advisor for Somalia
Philippa Brown together with the AMISOM CIMIC Deputy Chief Lt.
Colonel Hakizimana Celestin also held meetings in Kismayo to
discuss the CIMIC activities in the sector as well as potential Quick
Impact Projects.
They met with Sector Kismayo CIMIC officer Captain Bill Ohito and
discussed what projects the military can engage in to help mitigate
immediate needs of communities.
We have been here today to discuss some ideas, some new
projects in Kismayo and in the whole sector as well. So it is very
positive place to be always, there are a lot of good ideas and the
sector is very engaged and as always very positive experience,
said Philippa Brown, British Embassy Stabilization Advisor.
She has also similar meetings with the CIMIC team in Baidoa and
identified potential Quick Impact Projects.
END