The East African region will be keenly watching the build-up to the August Jubaland presidential election, as leaders assess its impact on the region's stability.
Several candidates have declared interest and more are expected to do so in the coming days in an election that will be a litmus test for the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) impact in Jubaland since the capture of Kismayo from Al Shabaab in 2012 by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).