I think my proposal is much more practical than the mess which is being passed around for constitution.

Dhan uga baydha shinnida.:cool:

In my opinion, the best political system for Somalia is a parliamentary system based on the United Kingdom model. With some modification the following plan could be the solution to the long running political instability: 1 The AU should continue the military campaigns to stabilise the whole country. 2. The government which takes office after August must start a campaign to register every single man, woman, and child in a central database then issue a biometric ID card with a unique number to every citizen. 3. The original 13 states in Somalia should be used for administrative purposes. 4. Give about every 25,000 people in an area the right to elect an MP. If a state has 120,000 people living in it, then 4 MPs will be elected from it. If it has only 85,000, then 3 MPs. 5. Every citizen 18 years or older should vote using their ID card and be able to use his/her vote in any state. Also all the citizens should have the same rights in every state regardless of their clan. 6. The lower house of the parliament must be composed of all the elected MPs from the country. 7. The upper house should be composed of elected tribal elders. The tribal elders are elected in the same way as the MPs. Every 5000 members of a sub-clan should elect a leader. If a clan has 100,000 members, then the sub-clans will have 20 leaders. These 20 leaders will in turn elect a clan chief who would be made a member of the upper house of the parliament (the house of elders). 8. Once all the MPs take their seats in parliament, they organise themselves into parties based on their political believes (or tribal alliances). The party which gets 55% of the seats either on its own or through a coalition gets to form the government. 9. The judges of the high courts serving the states and those of the supreme court should be selected from the members of an independent national organisation for the law professionals and be appointed by a committee formed by that organisation. Their appointment must then be approved or rejected by a vote in both housed of parliament. 10. The president should be only a figurehead who will have no major political powers. His/her duties must be mainly ceremonial. It should be the prime minister’s office which will have all the executive powers.

^ It is a profitable enterprise, so why not? Bring on the knickers too.:cool:

^ Adigu ma 'Eastern Europe Somali celebrity circuit' ayaad raadinaysay?

They could also be lesbians who want to be around each other. This is a good plan indeed.

burahadeer;853011 wrote: Will xalimos in the west do that:D Wish my woman was so considerate......:cool: sandwiched in winter time. ;)

It is called sharing.

Morals and values began with Islam, not 1400 years ago but from the dawn of humanity. In other words they began with Adam and Eve.

The current prime minister is way better than all the so called presidents and prime ministers of the last 21 years in Koonfuria. He is more educated, more professional, more effective, more honest, more dignified, and more humble in my opinion than all the charlatans in Koonfuria. Give this guy the presidency for goodness sake if you want to have any hope of your country returning to normalcy.

I support this forward thinking movement. Puntland can be and should be an independent nation free from the troubles of the south but must also respect Somaliland's borders if they want our support.

Alpha Blondy;852455 wrote: lets cut the jibes, mocks and insults and all the unnecessary trolling. the truth of the matter is that the somalia team is not ready for the Olympics Games and pose a considerable security threat. these athletes have probably gone through an intensive terrorist type training. i mean look at them, they look malnourished and look like survivors from the last great famine of 2011. similarly, does xamar even have adequate training facilitates or for that matter professional sports clubs or trainers. i think you'd find this is substandard. i certainty wont be cheering these atheletes on that's for sure. they will greatly disappoint and will let all the somali-speaking of the world down, once more.... It is Ramadan, fear Allah.

The Ethiopian and Djibouti consulates are already operating in Hargeisa, the Danish and Turkish governments will soon open their diplomatic offices in our capital, and now the UK joined them. Things will only get better. Inshaa Allah.

5;852472 wrote: We're irrational! It's official! You heard it straight from the horse's mouth. Now, free-man, care to share with us the rest of the secrets of the universe - as you as a very rational man seem to be in the know? In the meantime, we, the irrational bunch, will be waiting with great curiosity :D:D

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;852475 wrote: So any of those hackers could have sent any amount of dollars to anyone where Dahabshiil has an office and wouldn't have been noticed if they didn't publically publish their hacking data? I mean, some hacker who had access to that central data bank could have just typed, say, $10,000 sent to heblaayo in any magaalo and she could have received without anyone realising beforehand. Whoa. They could do that if they wished but the hacker is not interested in money. They warned customers to withdraw their cash from Dahabshiil within two months before anonymous does it for them!! I am concerned for my mom's hagbad. However, I believe Mr/Ms anonymous is a nomad with political agenda. Very clever guys.

The-freeman;852160 wrote: I'm forced to pay lip service to it when around the family e.g: I tend not to eat and drink around them but nothing more than that. To those who are non-religious, what is your take on this?? There is nothing rational about your disbelieve. And the only irrational thing I see Muslims do is the misinterpretation of Islamic texts to propagate intolerance. I believe your kind must be free to live their lives the way you like it.

Jacaylbaro;852241 wrote: Mid aan u maalin furnay wixii nagaga soo baxay ,,,,, ... Weliba sheekhad bay iska dhigi jirtay ,, hahahaha A plastic human organ??

Keep Puntland pics coming Dr Owl. I am tired of Carafaat's day dreams. :cool:

Thank God she is alive. Although we see her as a repel, I will pray for her speedy recovery. Alle ha u naxariisto dadkii meeshaa ku geeriyooday. Dhaawacana caafimaad ha u fidiyo.

Archdemos;852242 wrote: Just saw my dads account and contact details. Eye opening stuff. Last night I was searching whether some Somali politicians horded public money in their personal Dahabshiil accounts. This database is quite handy.

The hackers also revealed how Dahabshiil agents in the Arab countries of the middle East watch hardcore porn on the company's computers. I thought Dahabshiil as a growing company took the protection of its customers' private information seriously, but I guess I was wrong. If any xawaala wants to develop into a fully fletched bank, then they must invest in the security apparatus necessary for such an institution no matter how high the price tag is. Banking and expensive technologies go hand in hand. There are no shortcuts around it.

Tribal gathering like this were acceptable when we had no elected politicians to serve us. But now the Republic of Somaliland has an elected leader and a capable government, elected parliamentarians to speak for and work for those who elected them, and judicial system and security forces to bring law and order to the country. In my opinion it is a travesty of democracy to attach any importance to a bunch of mostly uneducated and certainly unelected self-appointed and self-serving men who bypass the whole national political system and pretend to speak for a large section of our population in this day and age. The best way for any tribe or citizen of Somaliland to promote their interest and develop their region is: 1. To elect educated and capable politicians to positions of power, 2. To pressure their local governments to do more and work better for their region and towns, 3. To bring to account their respective parliamentarians who represent them at the national level and demand that they fulfil the duties for which they were elected by enacting laws, bringing the government to account, and sitting in committees. 4. Work for the common good of the country so that everyone prospers. I believe it is also time our constitution demands any clan chief to get direct mandate from the clan in order to have legitimacy.

At least we know he did not bath in Somali blood to get to where he is. Good luck to him.

I had some worries about the precedent this whole tribal business would set, but the outcome is good and very progressive.

I did not see any pictures from the Diridhabe and Mooyaale regions. Or did you give up on them for the Oromos to take?