Somalia's Foreign Ministry summoned Kenya's ambassador for consultations the following day. The Somali passport, meanwhile, ranks 99th globally on the Henley Passport Index, granting visa-free access to only 32 countries. The parliamentary majority will continue to hold foreign citizenship -- because the constitution permits it for all but the Speaker. For a government whose reliance on external assistance remains structurally large, the foreign passport is not a liability. Ismail Abukar is a Somali human rights advocate, researcher, and senior policy advisor based in Mogadishu, Somalia.