Hussen required all cabinet members to publicly declare their assets

Evidence

All ministers and Undersecretaries of the newly formed Somali Government have unanimously agreed to submit by next week a declaration stating that they do not own movable properties, buildings or land estates, or bond and shares. The declaration, to include a list of all properties which belonged to cabinet members before the date of their oath of allegiance, is intended to prove to the Somali people that government leaders do not pursue their private interests while at the helm of the country’s affairs. The declaration was agreed upon at the specific request of the Prime Minister … during a special meeting of the Council of ministers last Monday night. [The prime minister then presented his wish:] … “I am therefore asking you all not only to respect the Constitution’s provision, but also to sign a personal statement in which you declare openly that you do not own, under any title, either movable properties or building or land estates, or bond and shares, even of private enterprise.” — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 773

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 773
• XREF: connects to: Hussen’s cabinet pursued asset declaration as its first reform

Broader Connections

• Hussen’s cabinet pursued asset declaration as its first reform #corroborates (0.75)