Government officials claimed at the time that the move was intended to widen the political space and foster a genuine dialogue with the political opposition and with the ethnic-based protest movements.
Masuuliyiinta dawladdu waxay wakhtigaas sheegeen in tallaabadan looga gonleeyahay ballaadhinta baaxadda siyaasadda iyo in la dardargeliyo wadahadal lala yeesho mucaaradadda siyaasadeed iyo dhaqdhaqaaqa dibadbaxyada qowmiyadnimda ku salaysan.