12 candidates  including former President Sheikh Sharif and former minister of planning Abdirahman Abdishakur walked  out after SNTV team announced  the debate will not be aired  live is recorder and Hassan sheikh s one is going to be live this afternoon Mohamed Yusuf one of the sheikh sharif campaign office told Radio Dalsan that they suspected the internet disconnection to be the work of incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud They blame the incumbent of misusing his influence over state run television Mohamed said they  will have  a press conference  at Jazeera hotel soon to protest . This is first Somali presidential candidate  debate. Hassan sheikh Mohamud is said to be in Addis Ababa and was expected to participate live at 4 pm SNTV management has declined to comment on  the   matter