Shidiye Presents Bid to Aulihan Elders for Garissa Governor Race

18 January 2026 - Former Lagdera member of parliament Mohamed Muktar Shidiye on Sunday presented his application to Aulihan Council of elders vowing to bring change in the devolved functions.

Shidiye, whose hundreds of supporters turn up for the events held at a Garissa town hotel vowed to solve perennial challenges including water, health, roads, environment and mass unemployment of youths.

“So many children do not have jobs that even force them to look for greener pastures and are detained, tortured and even killed in Libya,” said Shidiye shortly after presenting his application.

The former two-term Lagdera lawmaker said he will work towards bringing people of Garissa together without considering clan and political affiliations, noting that his record is clean and speaks for itself.

“Today I presented my application to Aulihan elders. I believe they will do justice by considering the plight of Garissa County people, I have faith that if elected I will bring the much needed change in the county,” he said.

The former Botswana ambassador used the opportunity to drum up support for President Ruto’s re-election saying Ruto is age mate having completed the university at the same time, he added that the President is a known workaholic who has brought a lot of development in the country.

“People of Garissa please give your full support to President William Ruto’s two terms, he has done a lot for the people of Garissa and people of Northeastern,” he said.