House of the People

"We will continue protesting until we claim victory... We have no choice but to occupy the 'house of the people'," she said.

“The head of the House Oversight Committee has talked about even more micromanagement — from the House — of the people who live in the District of Columbia,” Mr. Van Hollen said.

Somalia's new MPs are due to be sworn in shortly following a unique election for its parliament - known as the House of the People.

He said it is also encouraging that elections for the 275 seats in the House of the People have started, with two members chosen and elections for an additional 11 seats announced to begin this week.

In addition, he said, electoral security preparations need to be accelerated and a list needs to be published of the 30% of seats reserved for women in the lower House of the People.