Background

The Integrity Pact for free, fair, and democratic elections in Somalia is an initiative by marqaati to combat electoral corruption in Somalia, build trust among the political parties, and ensure that future elections are more legitimate and freer.

Although Somalia’s political parties have had a rough time getting the current government to pass a law recognising political parties, political parties do exist and openly take part in the political process.

Most of the current MPs are members of a political party, despite the fact that political parties are yet to be officially recognised by the government. In the past, parties have funded MPs to buy parliamentary seats from their clan elders. This Pact commits political parties to refrain from buying votes for their members and report any vote-buying that they encounter.

The implementation of the Pact will ensure that Political parties provide their sources of income, the money spent in the campaign, and their political agents. In return, marqaati will provide them anticorruption training, and help them in sensitising the public and the few voters in the 2016 election about the negative impact of vote selling.

Signatory Parties

On January 28, marqaati held an event to start the campaign to have political parties sign the Pacts. On the same day, 14 political parties signed the pact and 2 declined. From January 28 to February 22, we signed Integrity Pacts with 11 more political parties. Five political parties are currently reviewing the Pact and considering signing it.

On February 23, three more parties signed, bringing the total to 28 political parties that have signed the Pact. Two more parties signed on 28 February and 31 May, respectively.

This part will be updated whenever new signatories are available.

Below is the list of political parties that have signed the Pact and the persons who signed for them. That is followed by the signed pages of the Integrity Pacts.

NO	Name of representative	Political party
1	Muxyadiin Maxamed  Xaaji	Kulan
2	Dr. Cali Cumar Abati	Somali National Union
3	Axmed Yuusuf Ibrahim	ILEYS
4	Ugaas Cabdullahi	National Democratic Party
5	Maxamuud Axmed Nuur	Social Justice Party
6	Yuusuf Axmed Yalaxow	SDU
7	Dr. Yuusuf Shimbir	Midnimada Qaranka Soomaliyeed
8	Xassan Cabdi Khalif	Shaqsiyad iyo Wadaniyad
9	Salaad Cali Jeele	Midnimada iyo Dimoquraadiyadda
10	Said Cusman Ibraahim	Peace  and National Unity
11	Cabdullahi Isaaq Aadan	Somali National Democratic
12	Cali Maxamed Nuur	Midnimada Jamhuuriga Soomaliya
13	Suleyman Yuusuf Cilmi	Horumarinta Ummadda Soomaaliyeed
14	Faarax Salaad Dharaar	Somali National Party
15	Salaad Maxamed Sabriye	Wadaniyiinta Soomaliyeed
16	Caydarus  Maxamed Cabdi	United Somali Roots (USR)
17	Nadifo Abdullahi Abdi	Justice and Development Party
18	Maxamuud Maxamed Daahir	Isbahaaysiga Isbadal Doonka Soomaliyeed
19	Safiyo Maxamed Cali	Somali Peoples Party
20	Caasho Maxamuud Warsame	Samokaab
21	Abdullahi Sheikh Dahir	Midowga Nabada iyo Demoqoraadiyada
22	Wali Magan Diriye	Democratic Party of Somalia
23	C/qaadir Sheikh ISmail	Tayo
24	Dr. Mohamed Ali Ibrahim	Somali National Party for Change and Development
25	Said J. Ali Korshel	Somali National Party
26	Dr. Zakaria Mohamed Haji Abdi	Qaranka Ummadda
27	Eng. Ahmed Salad Adan	Sahan Qaran
28	Kamaudin Abdullahi Mohamud	S.P.P
29	Mohamed Abiikar Maye	Somali Citizens’ Alliance
30	Ahmed Barre	Midnimo

Here is the Pact in English: Integrity_Pact_En

Muhyadin Mohamed, one of the signatories, was killed two weeks after signing the Pact. We send his family and friends our deepest condolences.