An outgoing female MP Amina Abdi was killed in a suicide attack in Central Somalia Town of Beletweyne.
The Lawmaker was a fierce critic of the Presidency following the disappearance and subsequent death of former female intelligence agent Ikran Tahlil.
Amina was campaigning for her re-election. Also former MP Abdi Dhuhul killed in a separate bomb attack in the same town.
Sources say there are many casualties following the attacks.