Somalia, 26 June 2026 – Hirshabelle President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Gudlawe said civilians and security forces use Mogadishu-Jowhar road, but officials fly due to security risks.
In an interview with Dawan Media’s Mizan Podcast, Gudlawe said Al-Shabaab fighters sometimes enter areas along the road and disrupt movement.
“People use the road. There are the anti-peace elements, Al-Shabaab, who sometimes enter while fleeing and disrupt movement or plant mines in parts of the road. That is why most officials travel by air,” Gudlawe said. “But security forces and the public generally use the road.”