Che, said "Suldaanka do you honestly believe Iley and Liyu Police act on their own? Nothing is done without the permission of TPLF Generals. That is exactly what is happening. There are TPLf commanders and their army in the border regions. Some times they instruct the liyuu Police to do their damage within Somalia to subdue regional governments. Here Faysal Rooble is contradicting himself. In the interview ha said that "the Oromo are responsible , and this is solely between them and Somali communities and the Ethiopian government has nothing to do with it" at the end of the interview he inadvertently said , " The Liyuu police were ordered by Addis Ababa government not to intervene in Liban region confrontations". http://www.caasimada.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WareysigaFaysaCabdiRooble_JFA_17sept17.mp3?_=1 The Liyuu police can easily stop the Oromo and protect the Somalis, but the Liyuu police were not created to serve and protect Somalis. It was created to crash the independence seeking Somalis and to intimidate the Somali regional administrations. Since EThiopia can not invade openly Somalia due to the weak ,but internationally recognized government, they are unleashing the Liyuu to their dirty jobs. The Oromo are rising up and they were agitating for the last year and half to get rid of the TPLF power through public uprising and protest. Despite the emergency powers implemented by the government , the Oromo issue won't go away. a small uneleted minority who are less than 7% of the popolation can not rule 45 million people who mifgt be 60% of the popolation. That the crust of the matter. Now the TPLF has devised a new plan to shift the war from the suburbs of Addis and to the Somali and Oromia region. If conflict starts there, they could be able to stay in power for few more years and would pretend to be trying to resolve the same issue they created themselves. They unleashed the Somali alphabet guerilla movement in the eighties, warlords in the nineties, and Al-shabaab after 2005. Yet, since 1991, they pretending to reconcile the Somali political players they themselves created. They might use these same formula and and create dangerous conflict between Somalis and the Oromo. Also the way the Oromo are committing these crimes against innocent Somalis could create a lasting enmity. You can not hack to death civilians who has done nothing against you. Furthermore, the demarcation of zones is solely on the authority of the TPLF. THey were the ones who single handedly took the ancient Somali town of Dire-dawa and made it federal controlled zone. Many traditional Somali towns were given to them, but it all on the authority of the TPLF. The Oromo should not fall into this trap created by the colonial rulers of the TPLF. They should not be acting like savages cutting the throats of Somalis. The best solution is for the Tigray boys to go back to their region and abolish Ethiopia just like former Yugoslavia. No empire of the 19th century has survived except the Abyssinian despots, Even a friend told me , " Hey Galbeedi, you, Abdi Samatar and others must stop criticizing Ethiopia or more Somalis will be killed by the TPLF through Oromo or even through Cabdi Illey. My friends, nothing happens without the TPLF, so prepare for the worst. We, the Oromos and Somalis should not fall to their plot twice. We should work together to get rid of northern highlanders who has no business in Jigjiga and Hawaas.

This did happen within the Somali zone. It is the first time the large number is killed by Oromo. I blame Cabdi Illey who is used by the TPLF to oppress and kill he Oromo through his liyuu police. .

Before I start this piece, I would like to warn the youth and others who keep referring "Alah ha Naxariistee' Siyad Barre, as the nephew of president Farmaajo to stop comparing this men who are different and does not share anything.. They may share clan lineage, but they could not be compared. In Somalia, Siyaad Barre might have been a bad dictator, but in the Somali folklore, he is depicted as a lion and proud man who oversaw the yester years greatness of Somalia . There is a Somali saying that describes the loss of greatness by comparing lions with rabbit or even a fox (Meel Aar ka kacay atoor ama dawaco fadhiisatay) . Farmaajo is far from being fox since the fox is not known to be mischievous in terms of calculation and plotting. After an election , Somali leaders are usually welcomed throughout Somalia and the diaspora. People greet them with enthusiasm , high expectations and high hopes of finally bringing Somalia out of the darkness. Usually they are given ample opportunity to select and appoint their chosen aides both in military, security and policing. Sometimes, without due diligence, they even throw out the former bureaucrats and replace them with their own men. Since they have the power to hire and fire, people go along with their choices on the hopes that the new Sheriff might bring peace and end the long misery of the nation. Current president Farmaajo has received the largest support among Somalis after he was elected in February ,2017. Because of the propaganda waged by Amin Amir and others, Farmaajo was presented as a Somali nationalist who want to rescue Somalia by embarking an independent pro-Somalia foreign policy. His opponents were depicted as corrupt oligarchs who could only stay in power through tribal connections and the backing of Ethiopia. Well, due to a man called Qalbi-Dhagax, that honeymoon only lasted six months. Leaders are tested for now and then, and their characters are revealed by how they confront the problems , either they fold like tin paper or they rise up to the challenge. The first test was the gulf blockade of Qatar which Somalia remained neutral and called for dialogue. Despite the huge pressure from the Saudis ,Somalia stood it's ground ,and that move earned Somalia certain prestige across the Arab world and in the region. Suddenly, a very strange issue of intrigue, espionage and tribal machinations had appeared from nowhere. An obscure Somali national who was a former member of the Somali armed forces was arrested and abducted in Gaalkacayo. He happen to be a member of the central committee of the ONLF, a tribal Somali movement fighting to liberate Western Somalia from the occupation of the Ethiopian empire. Every empire , including the British empire had dissolved their former colonial countries except Ethiopia. I am one of those who object the name ONLF, and the regional name coined by the tribe who changed Somali Galbeed to Ogadenia. When you asked them about the idea of changing the name, they will tell you that when other Somalis join the struggle we will change and in the meantime this is an international name that could easily understood by international media. We will leave the name issue in another debate. In the meantime, despite their shortcomings and tribal allegiance, they are the only Somali movement fighting for the liberation of Western Somalia, and for that sacrifice they earned the respect of the Somali people. Also, it should be noted that the border between Somalia and Ethiopia is a provisional boundary that the Somali nation did not recognize yet. Unless Farmaajo want to be the first. Now, in order to sort the facts from fiction, let us examine how this case became the most important event of the Farmaajo presidency. Another important factor that most people do not realize is that the ONLF was one of the early victims of Al-shabaab. As I have stated in these pages , a large segment of Al-shabaab is an intelligence operation deployed and armed by the EThiopian intelligence and others from the Gulf countries. Under Ahmed Godane , some of the largest ONLF bases in Jubba region were destroyed by Al-shabaab, and hundreds of its fighters were killed by Al-shabaab. Many of them had to run for their lives while others joined the new administration of Jubba Land. It was the first strategy of TPLF to eliminate the Somali clans who were opposed to Ethiopian agenda in Somalia , especially southern Somalia. They did not expect Bay and Bakool, Puntland and Somaliland to give them any resistance to their agenda, so they concentrated to eliminate ONLf and Galmudug community who were the last remaining opposition to their hegemony. By 2011, all ONLF members in Jubba escaped for their lives from the double threat of Ethiopia and Al-shabaab. Mr. C/hakim Sheekh Muuse , known as Qalbi-Dagax(QD) , had lived in Mogadishu for the last three years with his wife and children. Unlike Puntland, Somaliland or other Somali enclaves, ONLf members , especially the political wing, has lived freely in Mogadishu, Nairobi, Djibouti, London and America. Here in Alberta, Canada, they have offices, and from time to time, they hold rallies and conferences. In August 23, Mr. QD was abducted by Galmudug security forces in Gaalkacayo. Before the Galmudug guys could trade Qalbi-Dhagax and gain some political capital from Ethiopia, Somehow, they changed their mind and contacted the federal intelligence service in Mogadishu. Rather than deliver themselves, they decided to transfer the guy to Mogadishu. If this was a government operation or a government protocol was followed , the appropriate authority , especially the ministry of interior or security would have handled the issue . If he was a danger to the security of the country or connected to Al-shabaab , as stated by the communique issued by the cabinet, he should have been investigated by proper channels of the government. Yet all indications point that this was an operation by small group of Ethiopian operatives seeking to cash in for this crime . Credible reports indicate that Mustafa Dhuxulow accompanied the prisoner all the way to Baidoa and transferred his catch personally. If this administration was acting like a government, the cabinet meeting would have taken not after the fact, but before the transfer of the prisoner. Without informing the proper channels of the government, especially the interior ministry and national security, they were approached by the Ethiopian intelligence who were on a mission to embarrass the leadership and weaken the resolve of the Somali people. A small group of tribally connect people and the Ethiopian ambassador decided to take the matters on their own hand . It was reported that Certain members of the house of elders have met Farmaajo and cautioned him about the case of the prisoner but he did not do anything to slow down the process or think about the consequences. After he is the president and all blame should be on his shoulders. Deliberate mistakes after the fact. After Qalbi-Dhagax was handed to Ethiopia, the Somali government refused to answer any of the questions surrounding the issue. The president did not realize that this was a bad precedent that never happened under any leader of the republic throughout its history. He did not grasp how history will record him as the first president who allowed the unlawful abduction of Somali citizens by a hostile regime that has maimed this nation for the last 30 years. Regional enclaves and greedy Somali tribes traded other Somalis in order to get favours from Abyssinia. Over 90% of Somalis , both at home and abroad had objected this abduction and transfer of a Somali political activist who has not harmed any Somalis or other innocent people in the region. Yet despite the overwhelming objections of Somalis, Farmaajo and his prime minister had decided , just like Trump, who doubles down when caught in a bad situation to fabricate evidence and insist on their wrongdoing. Rather than accept the mistake , apologize and correct, he went to the offensive. He chose to parrot the Ethiopian line and dismissed the voice of the Somali people everywhere. It was a choice between Ethiopia and it's stooges or the Somali people, and he chose Ethiopia. In fact , it wasn't even a debate to which side to go. The Somali people inside the country have almost nothing other than Allah and their fragile country. They just suffered a serious drought; a merciless terrorist group is murdering them in markets and streets, and the only thing that left for them is the pride of being free in a war torn country. The pride of being free to roam the land of the nomads. They did not expect from the new president to build hospitals, schools or water wells, but they expected from him to repair the psychological damage the Somali nation has suffered for the last twenty five years in the hands of Ethiopia and its proxies, whether it is warlords, criminals, religious extremists and tribal chauvinists inside every corner of Somalia. This was the first opportunity to rise up and said no to the weak, old, ruthless colonials of the region. Also, another issue that can not be overlooked is the legacy of the abduction issue in mogadishu just over ten years ago. IN 2006, A group of warlords led by Mohamed Qanyare which included Bashir Raage, Cabdi Waal, Xaaraan ku Naax and many others were contracted by the CIA to abduct certain extremist members of the Islamic court which triggered the takeover of Southern Somalia by the Islamic Courts Union which eventually begotten the deadly Al-shabaab terrorists. We are a nation that scattered around the world and in the horn of Africa. In the sixties and early seventies ,Somali independence movements and freedom seeking individuals left Jigjiga, Djibouti and Wajeer. Artists, playwrights composers and football players left and landed Hargeisa and Mogadishu. Among them were Sanyab X. Baxasan, Maandeeq, Cismaan Askari, Ismaaciil Gariile of Somali football star and even officers. Just like the president before him, he decided to ride the political weights of Ethiopia. In the early months of his administration, he indicated his unwillingness to visit Ethiopia by appearing to be independent, yet his own prime ministers had traveled there more than three times for the last five months. During the cabinet deliberations, the interior minister and others strongly objected the manner this matter was handled and disagreed the false and fraudulent premises the prime minister used the border agreement signed last year between Galmudug and Somali Ethiopian regional government. During that conflict the Liyuu police has murdered innocent people within the Somali Republic. In order to reason with the evil killer of the region, Cabdi Illey, Mr. C/kariim Gulled took with him the leader of Jubba region Ahmed Madoobe, some OG elders and went to Jigjiga. It wasn't an agreement, in fact it was a visit to beg the killer to stop killing innocent rural people in the region and an offer to coperate on the border issues. THis is not the first time a Somali regional leader or tribal leaders went to Illey and beg for mercy. Last year in July 2016, after skirmishes with local Qat traders in the Gaashaamo district , the Liyuu police entered the Jama Dubad village and started shooting indiscriminately killing 42 people. Somali people everywhere raised their voice and condemned the massacre but nothing changed. Eventually, members of that community went to Jigjiga with gifts and begged Cabdi Illey to stop the killing and the abuse . So, the Mudug agreement is not that different than others signed by other Somali tribes in order to save themselves by Liyuu police unleashed by Ethiopia through Cabdi Iley. The main issue is why rush the transfer of QD and snub the Somali people. If you remove the family connection and the tribal connotations, Prime minister Khayre has shown to be capable man of running the government. He is one of the strong prime minister we have seen for a long time. The Qalbi-Dhagax affair has destroyed his reputation among the public and his arrogance to force the issue by refusing to accept his mistake and repent made him venerable for the attacks of the opposition. If you look the cabinet communique clearing the air for the Qalbi-Dhagax issue , they specifically targeted the Galmudug opposition groups by trying to shift the blame squarely on that community and former minister C/kariim Guuleed. Rather than rectify the mistake, they tried to ask Cabdi Iley and Ethiopia for help, and both the Khayre and Ethiopian government used the Jigjiga issue to further their game. They issued identical press releases, and by blaming the whole affair on the former government members, Mr. Khayre was trying to ally his clan family to the Ethiopian side. By using the Ethiopian ambassador, military and political capital, his community and their leaders are trying to gain power in Mogadishu and southern somalia to marginalize other communities who might challenge his office. In other words, this major national issue was just reduced by Khayre as a conflict between Galmudug and Dayniile( Is riix riixa beelaha Soomaaliyeed lama dhex gelin karo arin qaran oo ka turjumaysa masiirka iyo madax banaanida Soomaalida). Galmudug community is more important than Ethiopia. The Galmudug community as was expected was not happy about the appointment of Prime minister Khayre. They helped defeat Hassan Sheikh and after the departure of "Reer Puntland" and Hassan Sheikh from the power , they thought that there will be a new re-alignment of the Somali political power structure. By using illogical excuses, they were denied the Galmudug the privilege of being appointed prime minister. Some say Hassan Sheikh advised Farmaajo to bypass both the Abgaal community and Galmudug who were both fighting for the premiership. That is just absurd. Hassan sheikh and Shariff Ahmed community was ruling Somalia for the last eight years and were replaced by a new president. As decent Somalis , who were always pro-Somali state, they need to rest and give others a chance to rule. If you were ruling 8 years, why would you have to compete for this position?, why not give others a chance?. It was just an excuse to sideline and deny the Galmudug community the premiership. Personally , i do not believe that anyone one has the right to be appointed prime minister, but for the healthy cohesiveness of the nation, everyone including Dayniile community has the privilege to be appointed prime minister . It would have also brought together those who overthrew Siyaad Barre and the Gedo Community. It would have been a political harmony and a match made in heaven. Yet, the president has the right to appoint whomever he wishes , It is the most important part of the being president. When C/raxman Baadiyow left the campaign and came to this town where his family is located , we did ask the chances of the candidates who were running for president. At the time, he thought Shariif Ahmed was the toughest challenger to Hassan Sheikh. One of my Galmudug friends , who was sitting beside me , asked and said, how about Farmaajo? . Before Baadiyow answered the question, I said ( Waar Farmaajo Aamin Caamir iyo H/g cid aan ahayn oo hadal haysa anigu ma maqal, waxa Muqdisho u soo bxayna waa idinka ayaan u malaynayaa, dadkii meesha wada fadhiyeyna waa wada qoslayn) other than you guys , I do not think Farmaajo has a great chance of winning. The moral of the story is that the Galmudug guys thought by electing Farmaajo they would gain the premiership. Also, as confirmed by Dr. Baadiyow, candidate Farmaajo has openly allied himself with the Daljir group, including former president Shariif Ahmed, Ahmed Faqi , Daljir leader Hassan Macalin and C/karim Jama. Just few nights before the ballot, he and Daljir party promised one another to appoint the other in case they become victorious. They were both working overtime to defeat Hassan Sheikh. Dr. Baadiyow also added that by betraying that trust and appointing his in laws, Mr. Farmaajo has created opposition within his government before he's even started to govern. That was what Dr. Baadiyow said at the time, but since the Somali people were celebrating , I didn't want to mention and rain on their parade. The Galmudug politicians have the right to be the opposition or to hold him accountable because of his earlier promise and betrayal, but that does not mean they want to destroy his government. Other than few loud mouths in the diaspora , the overwhelming people of Galmudug community want peace and business in Mogadishu. I did talk to many of them and they told me that, " the time for war is over in Somalia" .They must also know that elections have consequences and those who won must be given a chance to govern. In politics when you have a goal or a destination to reach you must have a backbone and willingness to take the heat. As they say ," the dog barks but the caravan goes. The problem is that this prime minister and his group can not handle an opposition, and they started targeting that community. When Ahmed Siilaanyo defeated Rayaale, that was not enough, but he started marginalizing the AWdal community, and the people rose up, and in the diaspora the Awdal State movement started. Somalis would not tolerate to be targeted by those who are in power. What Galmudug doing is political pressure. Isn't what Puntland did when they lost the premiership to "Reer Gedo" in the early presidency of Hassan Sheikh?. They did agitate and put pressure to the government until they gained the post of prime minister. Even some Somalis from Jubba region had protested Hassan Sheikh in Minneapolis while meeting the Somali community. The Galmudug guys are doing the same thing, by asserting pressure to affect change, but I will suggest to our Galmudug brothers to be loyal opposition by playing with the rules of the game and eventually replace Khayre or even Farmaajo. Last September, 2016, when certain militia in Gaalkacayo had thrown some mortars in Puntland security base where some Americans were present, the Americans mistakenly targeted a contingent of Galmudug soldiers and killed 22 soldiers. They accused the Puntland intelligence of tipping the Americans to the wrong people. It is a well known phenomena in Afghanistan were rival groups use American air power to target their local enemies which sometimes targets family weddings and other gatherings. Just last month, an Al-shbaab group used and attacked the government forces from farms owned by some Galmudug family. The government forces with the American air support has attacked the farm, but unfortunately the militants have already left and the only people caught on the air raid was innocent farmers. They do not want to be labelled as the enemies of the government by Ethiopia and Khayre. They will not accept to be cornered by a government who want to blame for their failures and relies Ethiopia for its survival. Ethiopia is an old colonial power who is using different cards for every government while acting as benevolent. Now , they want to subdue H/G community in order to flex its muscle inside Mogadishu and south central Somalia. They had conquered many regions of the country without resistance , including Hargeisa, Garowe, Baidoa and Kismaayo. The only remaining place is Mogadishu , Hir-Shabeele and some pockets in central Somalia. In fact, in Hir-Shabeelle the leading candidate is pro-Abessinia. "H/G ama marba reer haddii Ethiopia hoosta geliso dalka ayaa Difaacaya, uma jeedo keligood ayaa difaacaya, laakiin kuwa dhaqdhaqaaqaya haddii laga takhaluso sow la ina qabsan maayo" Have you seen any Somali citizens protesting in Garoowe , Baidoa, Gaalkacayo,or Hargeisa about the abduction of Qalbi-Dhagax? No, there were zero noise. The Somali public in those regions are either afraid of Ethiopian collaborators in their towns or they were sensitized and trained to protect their tribal interest by ignoring national issues. In Puntland the government released statement applauding the federal government for their handling of the Qalbi-Dhagax affair. It is the same government who objected the Somali neutrality of the gulf, yet acting quickly on the Ethiopian defence. Who could blame them?, no one. They are just trying to out do the Dayniile guys who are getting some political capital from Ethiopia. If the Galmudug government were trying to hand off Qalbi0Dhagax to Ethiopia, who could blame them? No one. There is Cabdi Iley on the loose, there is the border issues with Puntland; on the other hand there is a religious anarchists called Ehlu Sunna in Galgaduud who are backed by Ethiopia, and finally, they fear to be targeted by the Americans and the Khayre government. Well , this is what is left of the Somali republic. Regional puppets set up by Ethiopia and others to claim temporary tribal supremacy while their own citizens are starving from Zaylac to Luuq. Now, what is the solution ( Qalad dhac, hase ahaatee maxaa tala ah). Yet, the public have been betrayed by their government after they ignored their plea We still do not know the real fact behind Qalbi-Dhagax affair. Some even have suggested that he could have been an Ethiopian intelligence asset in Mogadishu and southern Somalia. Usually in espionage cases , governments would do anything to get back their double agents in order to protect the secrets the operative have, so it could have been an urgent move by Ethiopia before the guy spilled the beeans. Here is my advice to the government and the parliament. 1-Bringing down the government does not serve the interest of the Somali people. A big mistake has happened, and in democracy, usually someone has to pay by that mistake. I wish we had some low level intelligence bureaucrat who would have taken the fall and we would all had moven on, yet the Somalia of today is fragile and can not pay high price for this mistake. I did mention the quarrel or "Xadhig Jiid" between Puntland and Hassan Sheikh for appointing the Gedo boys for the premiership. At the same time Hassan Sheikh was pushing some unpopular policies regarding regional governments. That gridlock lasted almost two years and the president appointed three prime ministers in that period. It undermined the national agenda of the country and for that "Xadhigjiid" we, the Somali people paid a higher price. Prime minister Khayre, until the Qalbi-Dhagax episode, seemed to be a capable and accountable man. I believe that he could do better if he slows down and finds some good advisers who could help him deliberate carefully when he faces crucial issues. God forbid if parliament moves to sack him , things would get worse for the country. If a motion is tabled to sack him, the government will spend the next four months to fight and defeat that motion. The little money that supposed to pay the soldiers will be used for " spesa politica" or vote buying. The only people who would get rich would be the "Xildhibaano". If they become successful , it will take another three months to appoint and form a new cabinet. At minimum seven months will be wasted. All the security and other gains the government achieved in Mogadishu will be lost. Almost everyone agrees that the security situation of the capital is improving every day, and the small incremental gains are felt by everyone. Pacifying soldiers have reached Hiiraan and could secure major town. In other words, despite the mistakes of the Khayre government, sacking the government will not resolve the problem, but could aggravate. If Farmaajo starts changing prime ministers at this early stage , it will be a disaster and a new start from zero . also remember, prime ministers are pushed out by the president not useful idiots sitting in the chamber.As they say, do not change horses during the raise. Keep prime minister Khayre, but he must be put on small leash. His powers must be reduced and other government agencies must be allowed to do their jobs without micromanaging . Mr. Khayre, If you can't assemble the cabinet in emergency situations , you must form a security cabinet that comprises the top security ministers of interior, NISA, and the army and police.Furthermore, in order to judge someone , you must allow him to work and perform.( Hooyada ayaaba ilmaha sagaal billod caloosha ku sida, si loo qiimeeyo waa in loo ogolaada in uu shaqeeyo). I would give him at least two years to produce. 2-The inner circle of the president must change, especially security counsel people. This could be a hypothetical drama from my side , but imagine when the issue of Qalbi-Dhagax appeared and how the president approached. The man who is sitting in his right i hand is the national security adviser of the president who is from Dayniile community,; on the left is Prime minister Khayre, and on the front, facing the president is Mustafa Dhuxulow , a parliament member, who is the interlocutor between the government and Ethiopia. Two blocks from Villa Somalia, the Ethiopian ambassador who is also from Dayniile clan is on the phone, and finally , general Gabre of IGAD office. is listening the conversation. Isn't that a scary thought. The national security issue can not be left alone for friends and family. The president could not get a divergent opinions from the same family and his in laws. Most president aspire to assemble people with different outlook in life and opinion. I do believe that the president needs people from Boorama, Boosaaso and Buule Burde on that table in order to get the best possible advice. You do not need yes men or family members to sort out these issues. So, Mr. Farmaajo should start immediately to hire new group of adviser from different walk of life. 3- Ignore the tribal elite , but listen their communities and their supporters. The tribal elite may agitate for power, favor or personal interest, but they do not represent the public. I n Somalia, the war between the elite usually transforms and engulfs the innocent communities, but as the leaders of the nation, you must not fall inside their trap. Some might feel targeted, so as the prime minister , you must reach out and reassure them. You must nurture those who felt being left alone. You must feel comfortable among them, especially the opposition. 4- Stop cozying up to Ethiopia. The Somali people want to get their pride by standing up to Ethiopia. It is our Vietnam syndrome ,and the only way we could be cured is to see a proud president and prime minister who should be concentrating on our demands and needs , not the other way around. Khayre and Farmaajo should know that they could not rely Ethiopia to rule this country. Why were Somalis had thrown out Hassan Sheikh if Ethiopia is the power behind the throne. According a report written by Horseed Media in late 2016, Ethiopia was trying to impose Hassan sheikh to the Somali people: "Ethiopia is desperately trying to get Hassan Sheikh Mohamud re-elected as a president of Somalia. The evidence of this effort was encapsulated in a recent report by a think-tank affiliated with Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry and external intelligence. Ethiopia’s renewed agenda goes against the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the Somalis and their members of the Federal Parliament, as we witnessed in the recent parliamentary leadership election, where President Mohamud’s choice for first and second deputies of the House of the People were soundly defeated.There’s a simple logic to Ethiopia’s calculus: always work against the wishes of the Somali people by trying to impose your leadership choice upon them. If that is my advice to the government, how about , " we the people" The next Somali movement to restore the country should be totally different than what we imagined just few years ago or even 12 months ago. The so called regional governments are weak, corrupt and puppets of the neighboring countries. They could not last even a year without the protection of those who created them. Some like Puntland might be little bit stable than others, but not stable enough to resist a well organized Somali state that does not condone the false agenda of the federal states. Decent Somalis every where must start a new movement to eliminate the dirty pounds established by Somali tribes to impede the emergence of the Somali nation. They do not serve anymore neither the interest of their inhabitants nor that of the larger Somali nation. Look just at Hir-Shabelle regional government, it was easy to dissolve since they did not have a foreign government backing. Furthermore, no sane Somali leader would allow the formation of huge junks of the country as a state by a Somali or the combination of Somali clans that will hinder the stability, coherence and progress of the Somali state. Of course you could still function as a federal system, but you can not allow huge tribal enclaves to threaten the larger Somali state. Even democratic nation avoid sectarian politics by raising the threshold to form political parties that does not represent the whole country. Clannish and sectarian ideas within the republic must be weakened and eliminated. Keep the nation federal and the 18 regions of the past. Rather than create big clan regions that will be a base to weaken the larger state , delegate the public service to the 18 regions which in turn will eliminate these fat presidents, parliaments and their 60 ministers. We can not have six or seven presidents. This nation will have one leader and a unified leadership. Haddii Illah yidaahdo waan baabinaynaa dhamaan kuwa hadda samaysan , oo Soomalilandna ku jirto. Dawlad goboladu khater ayey ku yihin jiritaanka dadk Soomaaliyeed. Waa in aynu meel oga soo wada jeesanaa. Mudo ayaanu , u dulqaadanaynay oo aanu islahyn , Dawladla'aanta ayey dhaamaan iyo Wax walba ma Muqdishu ayaynu u agi. Farmaajo waxan ka codsan lahaa in uu sii wiiqo si kooxda ka dambeysaa ay uga takhalusto. Waa ayo hogaamiyaha ogolaanaya in qabiil dhul xidho. Maya. Few weeks ago when the issue of Qalbi-dhagax appeared in the media , I sat down with a Somali political scientist who has both extensive experience and huge archives of research in the Somali issues. Stay tune for that interview soon.....

Turkey had stopped contributing to the budget four months ago, and Farmaajo is seeking help from Al-Sisi of Egypt. Minister YUsuf Garaad had written a bizarre letter to America seeking help to stop Al-shabaab from mining Uranium in central Somalia. Everyone knows that Al-shabaab does not have the means to mine nor to transport Uranium to Iran. Al-shabaab is in Balcad, Afgooye and Leego. They just attacked on the outskirts of Kismaayo. Remember, America is still fighting Al-qeada in Yemen despite the raging civil war. Adeer isku tashada oo shaqaa la idinka rabaa in aad qabataan. Wadanka Ugaandha iyo Ameerika idiin nabadeyn mayso. Haddii kale wakhtiga hanaga dilena e noo baneeya meesha anagaa shaqada qabsanaynee.

Saalax, Soomaaliland is on the brink of collapsing. The treasury was looted long ago and the rest of the money is taken to Dubai. As you have seen we are attacking Farmaajo by his misdeeds, but here , a president who was incapacitated three years ago is been treated like Habiib Burqiba of Tunisia. For the Hargeisa crowd , all is fine. Waxba yaan laga shhegin ee ha la sugo inta uu tagayo ayaa beeshu ku heshiisay.

Peace-Action, Of course, this kind of a mess will attract different people with different agenda, but at this moment you can not blame the opportunist politicians who like to replace Kheyre or even Farmaajo. The Qalbi-Dhagax affair has unleashed the power of the Somali people both inside Somalia and the diaspora. The Somali people are engaged more than ever to heir national issues. From Minneapolis, to Manchester, from Edmonton, Atlanta, the power of the Somali social media was unleashed. If Famaajo was politician he would have used this new power to his own advantage. Ethiopia and their spies are scared to death. This new Somali nationalism does not want to beg anyone. It is the same enthusiasm shown in February 08, 2017, that is reclaiming their own government. Cabdi Illey has released 600 prisoners, not because he has change of heart, but it was ordered by his overlords who scared of us Somalis. Farmaajo could use this outrage by cleaning the house. He can not delegate the state powers to his in-laws and those who have sinister agenda. Please do not attack the Somalia who are standing up to the tyranny of the TPLF. There are those who believe that this was a political coupe similar to those faced by Erdogan in a minor scale and the president must purge those who were responsible. Others believe that the president is spineless and weak politician who was could not make the tough decisions needed by his office. He doesn't know the weakness of the Ethiopian government who is under pressure from different groups. Noe is the time to kick them out of Somalia and it's affaires. Kuwan leh Dwaladiidka ha la soo qabto, waxaan leeyahay kibirka joojiya. Reer GEdo waa dad Soomaaliyeed oo aanu jecelahay oo wadaniyiin ah. 27 sanadood ee la soo dhaafayna muujiyey Soomaalinimo laakiin waxaad moodaa marka ay awooda helaan in ay waxoogaa kibrayaan. Walaalayaal dadkan inoo taliya 80% Qurba ayay ka tageen . Way garanayaan sobobta loo dhaliilayo. Sanad ka hor Farmaajo halkan aan fadhiyo oo kale ayuu fadhiyey. Reerkiisu ma dooran mana keenin ee Soomaali baa dooratay. Balan buuna lagalay dadka Soomaaliyeed in uu sharaftoota kor u qaado. Lagama yeelayo in uu dhuunto marka hawshu kululaato ama uu Ethiopia ka dalbado in ay dhiiqada ka saarto. Cabdi Illey , ma badbaadin karo Farmaajo. Taa waxa ka daran General Gabre waan erinay ayey nagu yidhaahdeen markay probagaandaha u Samaynayeen. Misna wiil Soomaali ah oo Ethiopia u shaqeeya oo reerka ah ayey Villa-Somalia keensadeen. Waa arrin lagu yaqaano madaxda Soomaalida, marka ay mushkilad yari ka hortimaado , kama leexan karaan ama ma furdaamin karaan. Mr. President , you can run , but you can not hide.

Who is this young man? Hadafkeeni iyo waxii awowyaasheen Raadinayeen ma burburin Ee kuwa inaga dambeeyina raadin doonaan , iyo inta isirkeena Soomaaliga Ahi jiraan raadin doonaan, ntaasi ma burbrin. Shaqsiyaad baa fashilmay e Soomaalinimo ma fashilmin. If this is the new generation of Somalis, then there is great hope.

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I was targeting director Sanbaloolshe, but a good source who is well connected told me that, the Director of NISA (National intelligence service agency) is one of the toughest men in the Farmaajo government. He has no fear, and he knows how to confront the threat. In 2013, he even arrested a corrupt member of parliament who were trying to free a suspected Al-shabaab operative.

This gentleman has cleared the case for many, yet deafening silence from the government is not the answer. When you have Mustafe Dhuxulow and His cousin as Ethiopian ambassador, expect many more issues. If Farmaajo does not clear the Ethiopian spies , he will not finish his term. General Gabre insisted, and many were trying to satisfy him. The bigger issue is that the appointment of personnel on tribal loyalty . Rather than appoint competent Somalis who could see the big picture. Dad Soomaaliyeed oo garanaya khatarta ay Ethiopia ku hayso mushtamaca aya jira. Farmaajo waxaan kula talin lahaa in uu Soomaalida xalaasha ee kartida leh u dhiibo arrimaha muhiimka ah.

I did smell the trators long time ago. Laakiin maalinba qof baa ii soo dhuunta wax igu akhriya si uu iiga bedelo runta dhabta ah. todobaadkan nin odaya aaa aaanayey Ahmed Madoobe oo geesi ku sheegayey. Aniguna waxaan ogahay i uu yahay basaas Kenya iyo Ethiopia keensadeen. Ilaahay ayaa kashifay tuugtii habeenka madow inoo soo dhuumatay. Some even wrote that the Washington post has reported " Qaldi Dhagax has surrendered peacefully and the somali government had only facilitated" The Washington Post is a serious paper, but unfortunately thy do not have good sources in EAst Africa.

General Gabre congratulated Ethiopia for the abduction of Qalbi-Dhagax. In his facebook pages he cleared the air for all of us. He said: "Congratulation for Dear Ethiopians and Ethiopians Somali regional State. I have been working more than more than one month to hand over the most wanted terrorist C/kariim Sheekh Muuse in Kismaayu. The leader of the banned Ogaden National Libration Front ONLF (called UBBO in the local context) Terrorist has been handed to Ethiopian Intelligence by Somali government, the terrorist group was among five organizations outlawed As Terrorist by the Ethiopian government in 2011. I thank his excellency president of Somalia Farmaajo, The Prime minister of Somalia Hassan Ali, Director general of NISA Sanbaloolshe, and member of parliament Mustafe Ali Dhuxulow, and Special Thanks to my Dear Friend President of JubbaLand Autonomous State of Somalia who played major role to hand down this major terrorist. I urge the remaning ONLF terrorist (UBBO in the local context) to surrender themselves peacefully into the Ethiopian government because to is no place to hide for the entire State of Somalia " Thank You It seems a small group of Ethiopian spies and their tribal friends have taken over the country. Why MUstafe Dhuxulow , a member of parliament from DAyniile community is doing in the intelligence issue. Our friend Holac, here in the SOL , had stated that this adopted Son of Dayniile could not pull out Somalia out of misery. WAdanka ma waxay u maleeyaan xaafadan iyo wiilka ay gacalka yihiin in ay ku amarkutaaglayn karaan iyagoo u adeegay cadowga soomaaliyeed. Waxaan mahad u celinaynaa General Gabre oo ooda ka fayday waxii ay qarinayn.

It is easy to answer. All the president has to say is we made mistake and those who were responsible will be brought to justice. The big silence makes the whole thing suspicious. Which means the transfer was agreed among the highest level of the government. Please do not insult our intelligence. You held him few days issued an Ethiopian passport and now you claiming he surrendered voluntarily and coming home. Your next move will be Ethiopia will record a video tape and Mr. Qalbidhagax will claim he went home voluntarily without coercion and Somali government has nothing to do. Finally the corrupt Universal TV will interview him in addis and he will repeat the same thing. Dad wax magarata ah ayey inoo haystaan.

This is huge in Kenya . These judges have opened a can of worms. If they were smart enough , they should have moved and repeat what the observers and others had said. The second ballot will be disaster for Kenya. Odinga himself could not believe it . He was crying like someone who got the biggest gift of his life. The second time he will be elected president or else.

Dadka calanka lulaya malaha waxa uu haystaa doqmo aan garan karin dhagarta ay biyaha hoostooda ka wadaan. The Ethiopians probably asked him to prove his loyalty to the regime of Hailemariam, and this was his move to show by selling Somalis. WE already new how he got elected, but since the system itself was bad, we tolerated the hand rigging and vote buying. In the Somali tradition, when someone is courting a girl, he may exaggerate his wealth, knowledge or ability in order to gain her hand. After the marriage is consumed or the wedding happens, the truth settles , and everyone forgets about the manner the road was traveled. In that same manner we Somalis forgave the discrapansies of the election. Despite the money spent and other manipulations of the vote , we all welcomed him, because, we did believe that while the game was dirty, we respected the players who dared to participate for the sake of the nation. Waxaanu is lahayn bulaacada siyaasada waxa uu u galay in uu dadka Soomaaliyeed dhibka ka dulqaado. Since he betrayed the trust of the people in a way that never seen in the history of the republic, we will dig and explain how Farmaajo got elected. WE already knew he was the third highest spender of money behind Hassan Sheikh and Cumar C/rashiid. These Ethiopians really play well their games to undermine the Somali leaders. They knew this guy was in MOgadishu for all these years, and in order to embarrass and expose the weakness of the president they pulled off this plot at this moment. Furthermore, they announced publicly before even the Somali government released any statement. Which says, " Ninkan aad lahaydan waa wadani , arka waxa uu sameeyey" If this president does not reverse his policies of "war on terror" to make Somalia like Afghanistan and the reliance of foreign powers for his existence, he might not even survive next two years. If he thinks Ethiopia will help him keep the power, he must be dreaming. His earlier policy of taking a neutral position on the issues of the gulf brought him a lot of support from the Somalis. It wasn't pr-Qatar policy, but the right of the Somali state to stay out of local conflict, yet, lately he has been working to reverse that decision by courting dictators like Al Sisi and the SAudis. We know that the Somali intelligence is mostly financed by UAE and others. C/weli of Puntland might be corrupt, but he is not fool. He probably got inside information about these issues and jumped ahead to the Saudi side.

Farannajo iyo dhamaan dadka Soomaaliya madaxda ka ah waa dad iska dhiibay wadama shisheeye. Most of the Somalis in the diaspora are political refugees and asylees. It is against the international law to to return political opponents from the country they were escaping. Ethiopia and Somalia had never exchanged political opponents. I knew there was something wrong when he surrounded himself with old boys of Damujadiid.: Sanboloolshe, Taabit, Fahad Yasin and others. Waar tuuga inoo soo dhuuntay aan iska qabano inta uusan wakhti badan inaga khasaarin.

Khaainku ilaa muddo ayuu dhuuman karaa. The ONLF chairman said that Farmaajo has sold out Somalia when he went to Addis this summer. When he visited Kenya and Ethiopia , people were asking what kind of agreement he signed, No one knows . Sagaara Xaar muuqda ayay assaastaa. Wadaniyiintu ninkii ay ku bedeli lahaayeen ha inoo soo diyaariyaan.

Suldaanka, Miyaanay xornimo doonka Soomaaliyeed ee Djibouti xoreynayey aysan Muqdishu, Hargeisa iyo Zaylacba saldhigyo ku lahayn. Miyaan NFD dadka u dagaalmaya aysa Jamuuriyada Iman. Miyaanay dadka shanta Soomaaliyeed ka socda aysan labada isu tagay aysan geedkooda hadhsanayn.

Waa in Dawlada Soomaaliyeed dhaqsa u dalbataa soo deynta muwaadinkan Soomaaliyeed. waxa la yidhi "Caduur Dhaw DHawdu uma Dhacsana" Waxaad moodaa wiilashan xukunka haya iyo daba dhilifyada ethiopia ee kalkaaliyeyaasha ay ka dhigteenba ma oga khatarta arrintani leedahay. Nin muwaadin ah oo dalkaan u soo dagaalmay, oo ku dhaawaxmay in cadow loo gacan geliyo waa Qaran Dumis iyo Khiyano qaran (it is treason). For three years he have been living freely i Mogadishu and suddenly the Ethiopian installed regions were chasing him. The Galmudug guys wanted to abduct and transfer to Ethiopia in order to gain favors. A new --who knows he could be an old spy--called Jeneral Galaal , who is now helping Ethiopian backed Ehlu Sunnah rebels , might have encouraged Galmudug to commit this crime. If this crime were committed by tribal enclaves, Puntland or Galmudug, it would have been understandable, since their tribal system is weak vis a vis powerful nations in terms of intelligence, diplomacy and power. Ma oga miyaa in Jamuuriyada Soomaaliyeed ee Xorta ahi ay ahayd amaba tahay meesha dadka Soomaaiyeed ee xornimo doonka ahi ay ku soo hirtaan oo nabad, magangelyo iyo muwaadinba ka noqdaan. Hore ayaan u sheegay waa dad aan taariikhda iyo Sooyaalka dadka Soomaaliyeed waxba ka garanayn. Waxa la yaable sida degdega iyo sida dhaqsaha ee hawsha loo galay. Waa arrin u muuqata in dad sirdoonka ka mid ahi in ay qarash ku Qaateen. Taliyaha sirdoonku waa in uu si dhaqsa ah isu casilaa . Waxa uu khatar geliyey mustaqbalka xukumadan iyo xidhiidhkii kala dhaxeeyey shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Taliyaha sirdoonku ,Ama waa basaas Ethiopia u shaqeeya, ama waa nin aan ka war ahayn waxyaabaha ciidankiisu ay faraha kula jiraan. Aduunyada waa la soo dhaafay wakhtigii hal nin ama qof gudoomiye ahi keligii go'aan gaadhi jiray. Waa in ay jitaa hogaanka maamulka (intelligence management leaders or executives who should debate these issue). At this juncture, I Would not push the impeachment of President Farmaajo for two reasons. First , the nationalist wing who could have reversed this decisions and lead Somalia to different direction are not ready at this moment to take over the helms of power if election is called next year. Second, impeachment will only serve the best interest of EThiopia and their spies, because they are ready to strike any time. Weli miyaad aragteen baarlamaankii oo hadlaya? waa maya. Iyaga iyo gadhcasaayaashu arrimhaha beeshooda iyo kuwa shisheeyuhu xaga dambe ka wado ayuun bay ka halaan oo motion ka keenaan. Arrintan waa in sida ugu dhaqsaha badan dawladu uga jawaabtaa, isla markaana muwaadinkan dhaqso loo soo celiyaa. Ma ahan nin qori wata ee waa siyaasi madax ka ah urur gobonimo doon ah oo Soomaali ah. Haddii kala oonay sidaa ahayn, walaalayall, dadka Soomaaliyeed ha lugoynina, oo u sheega in ay waxba gacanta idinku jirin oo idinka iyo shacabkuba la haystayaal tihiin. Ilaahay markuu wax daaha ka rogayu , si mucjisa ah ayuu ummadda wax u tusaa. Tani waa cashar, muujinaysa karti darada kaadirinta dwlada. SAnbaloolshe waa in uu dhaqso meesha uga baxaa. Haddii kale Farmaajo ayaa bixi doona.

There is news in the media about an ONLF activists by the name of Cabdixakim Sheekh Muuse wjo is abducted from Gaalkacayo, Galmudug. An Ethiopian operative in Galmudug masquerading as interior minister spoke to the media and accused the federal government of interfering a local case about an ONLF member. The fool does know that issues of intelligence and national security is the jurisdiction of the federal government. He wanted to personally deliver the activist to Ethiopia. furthermore, the Kismaayo administration also wanted to take this activist and transfer to Godey and claim the credit. Shariif Hassan probably wanted the transfer to happen in Baidoa. AS brother C/malik Coldoon said , this is going to be a huge scandal that will have huge repercussions for the government of Kheyre and its leader President Farmaajo. ONLF activists have offices in Canada, America and Europe without any interference from these governments. The ONLF movement is an indigenous and local Somali movement in the Ethiopian occupied region of Western Somali or Ogaden. This movement had never targeted any civilian, and never ever involved any terrorism in the last 30 years. It is a local movement that is fighting for freedom and self rule from the old Ethiopian empire. The Somali government has no reason to target these activists within the republic. For years Ethiopian installed Somali regional states were abducting business people, traders and other innocent people to get favors from the Ethiopian authoritarian dictatorship. No one had expected that the new Somali government will follow the footsteps of the regional leaders. If this is the case and the government had handed this activist to Ethiopia hell will break loose. This is going to be the beginning of the end of the Farmaajo government. If this is true, All that talk of Somali independence and nationalism might have just a plot to gain power. I will not buy the stupid excuses of certain media saying that an extradition treaty was signed between the two countries. That is false. They are saying that each country must bring home their prisoners and exchange them to serve their time in their home country. Folks, this case is totally different. Besides almost all Somali prisoners in Ethiopia were innocent. This man was a free activist in the land of the Somalis and he should not be harassed let alone abducted and transferred to Ethiopia. Finally, if this case is true, either Farmaajo is a liar who manipulated the Somali people or he is incapable of facing a powerful enemy. Malaha dadka leh dalka waa la haystaa ayaa run sheegaya oo madaxweynehuune awood ma laha uu ku horjoogsado Quwadan shesheeye. A reliable source told me that almost all Soomali intelligence services members draw their salaries from foreign countries. At the end of the month you might hear, " Waar Fransiiskii mushaarki ma keenay, ama UAE ma keentay lcagtii. Some might even serve Ethiopia without the knowledge of president Farmaajo and do their duties toward their overlord. By the way this speaker Mr. Coldoon was arrested in Somaliland for many months and accused of criticising Ethiopia.

Did you hear about a man burning a mango tree for a charcoal to make few bucks?. Rather than nurture the tree and gain some food for life, he is "raising against time" in order to cash for few dollars that will buy him a lunch or worse, for a bundle of Qat. The same thing could be said about Somali regional governments wholesaling port assets for paltry of few million dollars. In Somaliland, the deal that was rushed by the government to pocket few millions for the second largest port in Somalia, might have already reached it's end between the DPW and the Hargeisa government. According international analysts, The controversial UAE firm’s $442 million investment deal which would see the company owned 65% of Joint Venture with Somaliland Government stipulated that DP World takes the task of renovating and overhauling the port, something that the company has so far failed to do. Instead the company opted to maintain the company’s original structure, and despite producing over $10 million in revenue from the port per month, has not taken any efforts to modernize or add capacity. Under the deal, DP World was also supposed to support the port with modern equipment and start the expansion of the port’s capacity with the construction of a 400 meter square area, a responsibility the Emirati firm also failed to fulfill. The breach in the port’s contract by the firm will likely ran into immediate opposition in the region, with significant parts of the local population opposed both the port and military base deals with the UAE. The biggest advantage of the deal was the plan to pave the 280 km Berbera-Wajaale highway to expedite transit freight to Ethiopia, yet , it seems that part of the deal is scrapped from the next faces of the project. In business, when you sell stakes in your company or assets, usually you exchange cash, shares and investment to enhance the growth and the cash follow for yourself and the investors . .When I saw the minister of foreign affairs of Somaliland announce a cash advance of $15 million dollars as signing bonus, which is called (Xaqul qalim in Hageisa), I knew there was something fishy about this deal. How could a government exchanging a billion dollar asset for few millions of dollars before the conclusion of the deal. Why would you bribe yourself and make your negotiating position weak. So far, Dubai world port has done nothing other than to layoff 25% of the work force and collect millions from the local economy. Inflation is skyrocketing and the only answer to the problem is the constant printing of the Somaliland Shilling.Rather than decrease liquid money in the market and improve exports for hard currency, they are flooding the market with printed papers as legal tender money and made the condition worse. Wax baso wax beel bay leedahay. Just 800km to the north east in Boosaaso, another similar deal is cooked by president C/weli Gaas. Just like Berbera, the Gulf company has promised to invest multi purpose facility with $336 million dollars divided in two faces. Also, just like their cousins in Hargeisa, they got $15 million dollar cash. According to Faisal Rooble, a Somali political analyst and activist , Mr. Gaas has allegedly pocketed the money for his own corrupt practices. Furthermore, just like Somaliland , he started printing illegal money to cover the unpaid salaries of civil servants and teachers. According to Garoowe online, a local news site: "Traders in administrative capital of Somalia's northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland, have shut down their business premises on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports. "The closure of city’s main businesses has sparked after an order from the local government, instructing the traders to use a counterfeit Somali Shilling banknotes printed by the current Puntland administration". "Some of the traders, who spoke to Garowe Online on condition of anonymity, said they have decided to close-down their businesses, because they are losing money to false currency, which the government is forcing them to use it at gunpoint". For years, the Somali leaders used to pocket money from NGO's and aid money for their own enrichment and for their political interest, and that was tolerated by the public for one reason or another. The problem is now thay are whole selling national assets and the future economic growth of the country for few bucks. Compare how other nations and regions had approached and managed foreign investment of their ports and countries . Here are few examples: Sri Lanka has signed a $1.1bn dollar deal with China for the control and development of the southern deep-sea port of Hambantota. The deal had been delayed by several months over concerns that the port could be used by the Chinese military. The government has given assurances that China will run only commercial operations from the port, on the main shipping route between Asia and Europe. Sri Lanka's government says money from the deal will help repay foreign loans. Sri Lanka says the deal will help it to get out of the debt trap. It borrowed billions of dollars from China to build roads, ports and airports to revive the economy after the end of the civil war in 2009. As you could see over a billion is paid for 70% stake to operate the port. In Pakistan, the Chinese government is investing $46 billion dollars in what is called China Pakistan Economic Corridor or CPEC, for rail, electric and port development. In any multilateral trade or investment negotiations, usually it is technocrats and experts who negotiate the nitty and gritty details before the leaders sign the final agreement. Here , in both Puntland and Somaliland what we have is leaders sending their family members to negotiate on their behalf and pocketing cash before the the final deal is reached, which could only be characterized as bribing your opponent to accept your agreement. Politicians taking kickbacks is not a new thing, but to exchange of the future of your people for few bucks is not only greedy but immoral. Federalism and delegation of power meant to delegate service and state institutions for the benefit of the locals, yet what we got in Somalia is a license to loot and serve the interest of the foreign powers. Somaliland has 68 ministers and probably another 50 or so who were fired without cause are still drawing a salary. No to be outdone by Somaliland, the man in Garoowe, C/weli Gaas, in August 2017, appointed 53 ministers after he manipulated the parliament to fire his own ministers. With yearly budget of less than $30 millions, the Puntland elite are hiring themselves as ministers , vice ministers and state ministers. I guess every sub clan must be happy after they have been bribed by their own money. Rather have a water well or hospital, they will have couple of ministers (beeshu wixii ay rabtay ayuu sameeyey). The lazy elite, rather than create jobs , and build infrastructure for the public are creating cushy do nothing jobs for themselves. How else would you describe a 53 minister cabinet in $30 million dollar budget. Some well meaning people might argue that in order to rule and build things , leaders must satisfy the and play by the corrupt cultural practices of the elders and locals. I disagree. Since it is given that a typical Somali leader would rule four or five years, why not leave a legacy of institution building and good governance. If they throw you out for doing the right thing, that would be considered a success among the people. Farmaajo was welcomed because during his premiership he tried to pay the army on time and allegedly stood up against Uganda, which could true or not.

I heard last week Ahmed Siilaanyo saying to people, " Do not go to Mogadishu". but if you ask people , they will tell you that people, especially the youth do travel back and from Borama and Hargeisa to Mogadishu . For these youngsters, these talk is nothing more than an eighty years old grandpa talking none sense. Dadka iyo baayac mushtarkuba habeen iyo maalin way is dhexmaraan. Dhalintu meeshay doonaan ayey u safraan, siyaasiyiinta wareersan waa la iska dhegeysataa, Soomaalidu sideetamaadkii markii uu qaloocsamay maamulka iyo dawladnimdauba, waxay odhan jireen , " Waar dhagweyntan ha dhageysane hawshaadaa halkaa iyo halkaa mar oo dhameyso. Waa sidiiyoo kale Hargeisa ha iska hadashee ummadu waa mid.