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Waddani Presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro has officially submitted his papers to the electoral committee. Irro who two days ago was endorsed officially as the party's presidential candidate will fight it out with Kulmiye candidate Muse Bihi who has been in power over the last seven years. The two battled it out during the last presidential elections with Bihi being declared…

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