Only MPs, voting in a heavily fortified zone, will decide on who will lead the troubled country.
Former Presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are the frontrunners among 35 candidates.
Mohamud elected president for the second time defeating incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in final round.
Only few Somali women ever get into politics. Fowzia Yusuf, one of those, speaks to Al Jazeera on seeking another first.
The attack reportedly happened near a beach in the capital, Mogadishu.
Lawmakers sworn into office after an election delayed by more than a year.
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing severe hunger as a result of the worst drought in 40 years.
The UN has warned more than half the Somali populations is at risk of severe hunger or starvation this year.
Johnson ole Kiyaipi was buried with full military honours yet his death has not been publicly acknowledged.
The African Union and the Burundian army commented on the attack, breaking from tradition.