Somali deputies for decades broke promises of support in parliamentary votes.

Evidence

Osman’s group thought they had more votes than actually transpired. Apparently some deputies who promised to support Osman had no intention of doing so. This would be a feature of Somali parliamentary politics for decades to come. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1353

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to the general theme of trust and broken promises in Somali politics running through this book.