SPA Polls

SPA Polls is a @somalipubagenda platform that conducts reliable and context-specific polls on public attitudes and perceptions. Managed under @SPAResearch_

[Ibrahim Jibril @IbraJibril_]

It was a privilege to represent Somalia & @somalipubagenda at this convening & present on the state of digital harms in Somalia.

Two days of rich discussions, shared learning, and honest conversations about the challenges and opportunities we face across our different contexts.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

NEW COMMENTARY I Contested Rules, Contested Legitimacy: Somalia’s Constitutional and Electoral Conundrum

In this commentary, our Executive Director, @MahadWasuge, examines a critical question: Which constitution is legitimate—the Provisional Federal Constitution or the recently amended version? He also explores how this dispute could shape Somalia’s upcoming electoral process.

Read the full commentary:
https://t.co/OWmaFFxvG0

[Mahad Wasuge @MahadWasuge]

My Latest Commentary: Contested Rules, Contested Legitimacy: Somalia’s Constitutional and Electoral Conundrum

Now that the FGS has concluded the constitutional review process, the key question is which constitution is legitimate—the Provisional Federal Constitution or the recently amended version—and how this development will affect the upcoming electoral process.

I answer this question in this @somalipubagenda commentary:
https://t.co/abpqvlhL3O

[Ibrahim Jibril @IbraJibril_]

Grateful to have participated in this workshop and collaborate with researchers and practitioners addressing digital harms in Somalia.

Thanks to @howtobuildpeace for the organizing, tools and knowledge shared as well as fellow participants for the valuable discussions.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

Our Researcher, @IbraJibril_, and Executive Director, @MahadWasuge, participated in a three-day Somali Digital Harms Initiative inception workshop organized by @howtobuildpeace in Nairobi, Kenya, from 14–17 February 2026.

The workshop brought together researchers and practitioners to frame and understand Somalia’s information ecosystem, digital context, and priority digital harms across social media platforms. Discussions examined misinformation and disinformation, hate speech, polarizing and manipulative narratives, and the political and social dynamics that enable these harms. Participants also mapped key state, civil society, private sector, and individual actors relevant to prevention and response, with a focus on strengthening digital regulation and policy implementation.

The program included hands-on training using the Phoenix social media analysis tool to capture and analyze dominant online discourses, narratives, and topics shaping public debate.

Upon conclusion, a working group was formed, including Somali Public Agenda (SPA) and @SomaliaPdrc, to support the next phase of social media analysis and coordinated engagement on digital harms in Somalia.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

Our Executive Director, @MahadWasuge, attended the @SomaliREN Annual Council Meeting and Annual Leaders’ Retreat, held in Nairobi on February 14–15, 2026.

The conference brought together 31 member institutions—29 universities and two research institutions—to review SomaliREN’s 2025 performance and plans for 2026. Findings from the SomaliREN Higher Education e-Readiness Assessment Report were also presented and discussed.

In addition to member institutions, representatives from other research and education networks from Kenya (Kenya Education Network), Uganda (Research and Education Network for Uganda), and Tanzania (Tanzania Education and Research Network) presented their structures and shared their work with SomaliREN member institutions.

Collaboration in research among universities and research institutions was also discussed during the meeting.

SPA officially joined the network in May 2024 and actively contributed to the two-day deliberations.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

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[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮

This #study explores how religious interpretation, societal cultural norms, trust in government, and perception of tax fairness influence tax compliance in #Somalia.

The study findings suggest that both the federal and state levels in Somalia need to rebuild taxpayers’ trust in tax collection authorities.

Read the full research report here: https://t.co/qViSAz6Ohv

[SPA Polls @SPAPolls]

Read the findings of our first online poll.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥 | 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝘂: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

This policy paper authored by @IbraJibril_ examines the first voter registration process conducted in Mogadishu in more than 55 years. It analyses the overall voter registration process led by the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) and identifies key limitations and operational flaws.

The policy paper also explores public experiences and perceptions of the process through an online poll conducted in October 2025, following the conclusion of the voter registration process.

Read the full policy paper here ⤵️
https://t.co/dWMdaDQHwd

[Mahad Wasuge @MahadWasuge]

“Among registered participants surveyed, around 39% were registered in a district other than their own.”

Read the full findings from an online poll by @Somalipubagenda’s @SPAPolls on voter registration in Mogadishu, authored by my colleague @IbraJibril_:
https://t.co/NRrJW0561I

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

Dhuusamareeb, December 20, 2025: Madasha @SPAForums ee Somali Public Agenda (SPA) ayaa magaalada Dhuusamareeb ku qabatay madal dood-wadaag iyo su’aalo-weydiin isugu jirtay, taas oo ay ku kulmeen Maayarka Dowladda Hoose ee Degmada Dhuusamareeb, Cabdiraxmaan Cali Maxamed, iyo qeybaha kala duwan ee bulshada. Madashan ayaa ujeedkeedu ahaa xoojinta ka-qaybgalka shacabka ee ka doodista qorshayaasha iyo waxqabadka Dowladda Hoose.

Madasha waxaa diiradda lagu saaray xaaladda guud ee Dowladda Hoose, howlihii ay qabatay, iyo caqabadaha hortaagan shaqada Dowladda Hoose. Waxaa si gaar ah looga dooday arrimaha dakhli-uruurinta, miisaaniyadda sanadlaha ah, iyo xisaab-xirka Dowladda Hoose.

Sidoo kale, dooddu waxay taabatay caqabadaha ugu waaweyn ee haysta maamulka degmada, heerka wada-shaqeynta Dowladda Hoose iyo bulshada, iyo qorshayaasha horumarineed ee Dowladda Hoose u dejisay sanadka 2026, gaar ahaan dhinacyada adeegyada aasaasiga ah iyo daah-furnaanta maamul.

Madasha waxaa si firfircoon uga qeybgalay mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan Dowladda Hoose oo uu hormuud u ahaa duqa degmada, haween, dhallinyaro, odayaal dhaqameed, iyo culimo, kuwaas oo soo bandhigay aragtidooda, su’aalo weydiiyay maayarka, isla markaana ku biiriyay talooyin wax-ku-ool ah oo ku wajahan maamulka degmada.

Muuqaalka madashan oo dhammaystiran dhawaan ayaa lagu baahin doonaa.

#SomaliPublicAgenda #Galmudug #SPAForums

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

Muqdisho, Diseembar 11, 2025: Waxaa si guul ah noogu soo idlaaday tababarkii cilmibaarista oo socday muddo 7 isbuuc ah. Tababarkan oo ay ka faa’ideysteen 26 dhallinyaro (11 dumar iyo 15 rag), waxaa bixinayey macallimiin khibrad leh in muddo ahna ku soo dhex jiray xirfadda cilmibaarista.

@SPALearningLab waxa ay ku faaneysaa in ay soo saartay wadar ahaan 56 dhallinyaro ah oo faham ballaaran ka haysta sida loo sameeyo cilmibaaris waxtar leh. Waa dufcadii 3aad ee ka aflaxda xarunta tababarrada ee SPA Learning Lab. Hambalyo ayaan leennahay.

#SPALearningLab #ResearchTraining

[SPA Podcasts @SPAPodcasts_]

Hordhac: Qeybta 62-aad ee Maamul Wanaag Podcast

#SomaliPublicAgenda #SPAPodcasts #DrBaadiyow

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

Speaking to @AlJazeera, our Executive Director, @MahadWasuge, discusses how rapid urbanization and increased real estate investment in Mogadishu have created a largely undocumented form of gentrification that pushes the urban poor to the city’s periphery.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

SPA team members attended the East African Community Conference (#EACON2025) held in Mogadishu on 7–8 October.

Our researcher @FarhiaMohamuud moderated the first panel on Somalia’s journey toward full integration into the East African Community (EAC). The discussion explored the legal frameworks, institutional readiness, and economic dimensions of Somalia’s integration process.

Panelists included Dr. Abdisalam H. Omar, Presidential Special Envoy for the EAC; Mohamed Isak Fatir, Director General of EAC Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Lee C. Sorensen, Team Leader / Senior Expert, Support to EU–Somali Dialogue on Investment and Trade, Cowater International; Björn Richter, GIZ Cluster Coordinator for the East African Community (EAC); and Dr. Felix Otieno Odhiambo, Lecturer at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya.

[Mahad Wasuge @MahadWasuge]

Waxa aan xog uruurin ka sameyneynaa arrimaha diiwaangelinta codbixiyaha gobolka Benaadir. Haddii aad Muqdisho & nawaaxigeeda ku nooshahay, daqiiqado kooban oo wakhtigaaga kamid ah na sii ee ka jawaab su’aalaha kooban ee link-ga hoose.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

Our Director @MahadWasuge, Deputy Director & @SPAResearch_ Director @FarhanShabel, and @SPAPolls Manager & Researcher @IbraJibril_ welcomed @SeeDCyprus Director of Research Alexander Guest and @howtobuildpeace Governance & Research Lead @ahmedmmusa3 to our office.

We discussed potential SPA–SeeD collaborations in areas of mutual interest.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗣𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮

@SPAPolls is a public opinion polling and surveying programme established by the Somali Public Agenda (SPA).

SPA Polls aims to generate reliable, context-specific data on public attitudes across Somalia. In doing so, it supports evidence-based decision-making, strengthens democratic governance, and promotes inclusive public dialogue.

Through SPA Polls, SPA reinforces its commitment to producing high-quality research and expanding access to timely, relevant data that can inform policy and enhance accountability.

SPA Polls: _Capturing Somali Voices, Shaping Public Agenda_

Watch the announcement video here⤵️

#SomaliPublicAgenda #SPAPolls #SPAImpacts

[Ibrahim Jibril @IbraJibril_]

Excited to launch & lead @SPAPolls, a new public polling and surveying initiative by @somalipubagenda—designed to amplify citizen voices and influence policy and decision making.

@SPAPolls
“Capturing Somali Voices, Shaping Public Agenda”

#somalipublicagenda #SPAPolls #SPAImpact

[Mahad Wasuge @MahadWasuge]

@IbraJibril_ succinctly explains the purpose and goals of our latest initiative, @SPAPolls.