The four major clans have divided up the allocated 44 seats for the proposed Transitional National Assembly (TNA), but sub-clans are in dispute over individual candidates, sources at the Djibouti-hosted Somali National Peace Conference told IRIN.

The naming of individuals within the sub-clan quotas has led to "fists and sticks", the source said.

The Digil-Mirifle - the last main clan group to hand in a list for the TNA - has come to agreement over two competing lists.

Djiboutian President Ismael Omar Guelleh has insisted that the TNA hold its first sitting on Sunday.

Once the TNA is seated, "the real task of power sharing will begin", one delegate told IRIN.

The delegate predicted that the election of a prime minister and president would be even more difficult than the lengthy process of electing a parliament.

The prime minister and president will be elected by the TNA.

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