After being floored, he retreated to family business and partly as a political analyst. In 2019 he declared his interest in the Dadaab MP seat.
In Northeastern, clans play a major role in politics. Both Maalim and Dubow come from the Aulihan clan.
Maalim is from the Tur Adhe subclan while Dubow is from the Afgab.
Political observers had put Dubow as the front runner because his subclan is the biggest.
The fact that former MP Mohamed Dahiye comes from the same clan as Dubow and had thrown his weight behind him was thought to be an added advantage.
Speaking to the press after being declared the winner and being handed the certificate, Maalim thanked voters for giving him an opportunity to serve once again.
“I don’t have enough words to thank the people of Dadaab for bestowing in me the trust to lead them once again. It has been a long journey but one that ended with a happy ending. Now the real journey and work of transforming the lives of our people begin,” he said.
“As always we want to prioritise issues to do with water, education and general improvement of infrastructure. I will also work closely with both sets of governments for the betterment of our people.”
In Lagdera, Abdirahman Banane of ODM emerged the victor beating incumbent Mohamed Hire of Kanu.
-Edited by SKanyara
