# Banadir Mayor launches Zoobe Road reconstruction in Mogadishu

> On 29 June 2025, Mustaqbal Media reported that the Banadir Mayor launched Zoobe Road reconstruction in Mogadishu. No contractor, cost or timeline was reported.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: roads, drainage
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/banadir-mayor-launches-zoobe-road-reconstruction

## Key points

- On 29 June 2025, Mustaqbal Media reported that Banadir Mayor Dr. Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Muungaab) launched the reconstruction of Zoobe Road in Mogadishu.
- The report states no contractor, funder, contract value, road length or completion date.
- The report does not establish whether any physical works have begun since the ceremony.

On 29 June 2025, Mustaqbal Media reported that the Mayor of Banaadir Region and Governor of Mogadishu, Dr. Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Muungaab), launched the reconstruction of Zoobe Road in Mogadishu.

Mustaqbal Media described Zoobe Road as vital for the movement of people in the capital and reported that the road had reportedly suffered significant damage due to heavy rainfall in Mogadishu. The rainfall damage is not independently confirmed in the report.

Mustaqbal Media reported that the launch took the form of a stone-laying ceremony attended by Deputy Governors of the Banaadir Administration, the Mayor of Hodan District, business leaders, cultural elders and community members.

At the ceremony, according to Mustaqbal Media, the Mayor pledged that the government would soon begin repairing several other roads in the city that have also been heavily affected. Mustaqbal Media reported that he emphasised the importance of restoring infrastructure to improve residents' daily lives. The report also stated that leaders indicated the event marks a step towards revitalising Mogadishu's infrastructure and reflects the local government's commitment to improving living conditions. These are statements and claims reported from the event, not evidence of completed works.

> **Note:** What the report does not establish: no contractor, consultant, developer or implementing agency was named; no funding source was identified; no contract value, project cost or budget was stated; no road length, specification or scope of works was given; and no completion date or timeline was set. Mustaqbal Media's report does not establish that physical works have begun, progressed or been completed since the ceremony.

## What happens next

No start-of-works date beyond the launch ceremony reported on 29 June has been reported. No details were reported on the "several other roads" the Mayor pledged to repair, and the report does not name the individuals who made the statements at the ceremony.

The report does not state whether any procurement, supervision arrangement or schedule has been published. The only development reported so far is the launch itself.

## Questions

### What is the length and planned upgrade for Zoobe Road?

Mustaqbal Media's 2025-06-29 report on the launch does not state a road length, specification or scope of works.

### Who is funding the Zoobe Road reconstruction?

No funding source or financier is identified in the report.

### When will Zoobe Road be completed?

No completion date or timeline is stated in the report.

## Sources

- [Somalia: Banadir Mayor Begins Reconstruction of Zoobe Road to Enhance Urban Mobility in Mogadishu](https://mustaqbalmedia.net/en/somalia-banadir-mayor-begins-reconstruction-of-zoobe-road-to-enhance-urban-mobility-in-mogadishu/) — Mustaqbal Media, 2025-06-29