Somaliland: The Duo (Amina Mohamed Jirdeh and Hersi Ali Haji Hassan) Shepherding Silanyo While President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud known as Silanyo, who has now reached the ripe age of 76 and will soon go to London for a medical check-up, is finding it increasingly difficult to do his job, two people in his immediate entourage are gaining more and more influence over him. One is his wife, Amina Mohamed Jirdeh and the other is his Minister to the Presidency, Hersi Ali Haji Hassan. According to some of Silanyo’s old friends, the important decisions taken without consulting this informal duo have become few and far between. It even includes the choices President Silanyo makes appointing people to the government, or the heads of police and the armed forces. The First Lady attends all the conferences and meetings that deal with social and political issues and regularly goes on tours of the provinces; meanwhile the Minister to the Presidency is in constant contact with all the members of the government. He is also a member of delegations going on foreign missions. For example, he accompanied President Silanyo to two recent international meetings with the heads of Somaliland and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu. Finally, the heads of the security services and the provincial governors regularly report on their activities to the First Lady or the minister to the presidency. Source: Indian Ocean Newsletter http://harowo.com/somaliland-the-duo-amina-mohamed-jirdeh-and-hersi-ali-haji-hassanshepherding-silanyo/

Wiil Cusub and being all over the place is intellectual on your part and parroting something Mohamud Abdi Hashi said? I proofed you wrong and showed you the Jigjiga airport costed less to build than Hargeisa airport and it looks way better. Whether it is cheap labor advantage of Ethiopia or lack of equipment of the part of crook Siilaanyo... we don't want excuses.

It is democratic so you need to stop crying "stop critizing Siilaanyo" as if the place is North Korea and he is Kim Jong Un , criticism is part of democracy.

Don't critize him? Do you think this is North Korea? I think you're on the wrong forum dude. His flaws will be pointed out when neccesary.

Wiil Cusub nearly 7 million or 3 million it is still looks way better than Hargeisa's "10 million" airport. cheap labor shouldn't be a excuse, there is 85% unemployment in Somaliland on top of the Oromo residents in Somaliland that needs jobs.

Wiil Cusub Quoting something Mohamud Hashi Abdi (a well known crook) said doesn't make your case seem more believeable. Yes the Jigjiga airport did cost less than Hargeisa airport and it looks way better. 62.6 million birr is around 3.24 million dollars. "The new Jijiga Airport launches operation today, Sunday, July 1, 2007, landing its first aircraft from Abyssinia Air Service. Akir Construction Plc, a local company, recently completed a 45m wide and three kilometre long runway for the Airport at a cost of 62.6 million Ethiopian Birr. " http://www.ethiopiainsight.com/news/jijigas_new_airport.htm Somaliland airport is still under construction even after that "10" million and it looks not much different from how it looked like yesterday. So it is either Siilaanyo stole the money or he hired a novice builders, who have no idea what they are doing at all. Somaliland: Vice-President Inspect Construction Work at Egal International Airport Thursday, 20 March 2014 21:15 http://somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/government/5322-somaliland-vice-president-inspect-construction-work-at-egal-international-airport

This is not a comparison about who is worse, rather Kulmiye is failing the nation, if you want to talk about UDUB it is better to open a different thread. The reason Kuwait donated $5 million more is because the $5 million donated couldn't finish the project since Siilaanyo and his court jesters mismanaged it and they had to be rescued from further humiliation. The Jigjiga airport cost around $5 - 10 million and it is way better built than the Hargeisa airport that Siilanyo claims to have built it with $10 million Kuwaiti donated cash but looks like barely $1 million refurbishment . It is clear he is corrupted. As for the donation of course it is important since it is not out of Siilaanyo's pocket is it? No need to try brag about something that was donated by another nation as his "achievement".

What has the fact Siilaanyo failed got to do with communities? Don't get your knickers in a twist cause the truth has been pointed out. Building long roads or ports is simply out of his capacity. Thus him running around like a headless chicken in his last year of office putting a stones everywhere is simply a political campaigning and any sane person can see it.

A couple of buildings a Kuwait donated aid money to the airport is not something to brag about. What is worse is he messed up the airport even with the aid money given to him by Kuwait.When he couldn't finish it on time due to corruption, Kuwait had to lend him another $5 million and the airport doesn't still look like it has been invested in $1 million nevermind the $10 million. So yes Siilaanyo is very corrupted. Don't expect him to be able to build multi million port projects, it is simply out of his capacity. Somaliland: Kuwait Adds $5m for Egal International Airport http://somalilandsun.com/index.php/development-aid/3881-somaliland-kuwait-adds-5m-for-egal-international-airport-upgrade-

Alpha we are just tired of false promises just for the sake of political campaigning. Have you heard of this new joke in Somaliland towns. Lughaya hal dhagax saylac hal dhagax laasqoray hal dhagax ceerigaabo hal dhagax oo wayn burco dhwr dhagax ayuuu madaxwenuhu soo dhigay qofkii baloodh dhagax loo dhigow dhakhso ula xidhiidh xirsi ama caddaani.

galbeedi Agreed. I had a similar suggestion in mind, it logical that the combined voters of WADANI and UCID can clearly humiliate Kulmiye big time as they have numerical advantage. As you know nowadays WADANI and UCID party are tight, I think their supporters would have no problem with rotation between the two parties. One taking the President the other Vice. It could be the strongest ever alliance in Somaliland, it can be a good way to dislodge Kulmiye.

<cite> @SomaliaRising said:</cite> Amazing Super Clowns. LOL Indeed .

Rusty used trucks brought from Hargeisa is not newsworthy. Like I said development first, brag later. All this business of laying stones everywhere and not completing earlier projects is a joke.

People want development not he visited this village or that.

The new joke in the town is Ina Bureeqa Lughaya hal dhagax saylac hal dhagax laasqoray hal dhagax ceerigaabo hal dhagax oo wayn burco dhwr dhagax ayuuu madaxwenuhu soo dhigay qofkii baloodh dhagax loo dhigow dhakhso ula xidhiidh xirsi ama caddaani.

Somaliland:Recent Remarks made by Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon Briefs Security Council on SL Political Situation In recent Security Council briefing the secretary general of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon on Somaliland and Somalia had this to say on the current political situation on Somaliland. “In “Somaliland”, relations between the Government and the opposition deteriorated. The Justice and Welfare Party claimed it had been denied freedom of movement and permission to hold peaceful demonstrations against the Government. Meanwhile, Mr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi “Irro”, Speaker of the “Somaliland” House of Representatives and Chair of Wadani (opposition party), announced his support for the holding of a national dialogue conference as called for by the opposition parties. On 18 December, talks held between “Somaliland” President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo and Speaker Irro resulted in an agreement on the holding of a conference, provided that a neutral party would chair it. http://somalilandpress.com/somalilandrecent-remarks-made-by-secretary-general-of-the-united-nations-ban-ki-moon-briefs-security-council-on-sl-political-situation-49003

Maydh, Sanaag

Fixed.

Siilaanyo is everything that is wrong with African leaders, making promises he can't fulfill in his last year on top of past projects he couldn't complete. As a 80 year old one would think he would at least have some respect for himself and not make false promises to the locals for political campaigning. Lughaya port Las Qoray port Maydh port

It is good to travel through the country coast to coast, but for what? President of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Siranyo), started a long voyage through Somaliland by land, meeting with locals and promising development in a campaign style this week and is still travelling. Some residents in Bulohar near Bebera city were so appreciative to receive shipment of rice from the President’s delegation and praised him to the highest level. I was so touched by the innocence of this community and surprised how they perceived this aids arrival. They saw it as if it was the gift of the President rather than their god given rights. It is clearly shown how the Somalilander to this day and age are not informed about their rights as a citizen of this country. Sadly, they do not see the President as their public employee whom they could replace in any time. Public requires to be educated about this and should know that it was the responsibility of the president to know their condition and hard hit areas before he took office not three years later. Nonetheless, the President placed a stone in every town he stops and continue promising additional projects from Borome, Saylac, Lughaya, Bulahar , all the way to Lasgoreh, again it is all good, but for what purpose does this have? What is the point of promising additional projects if you couldn’t deliver or complete outstanding ones? Ever since, this three years old administration came to power in Somaliland, there was no shortage of promises and placing stones. So many different projects were commenced in different parts of the country, but none of them had been completed as yet. Isn’t it logical and realistic to complete one task before you start the next one? Yes, but it seems in this administration, quantity of the projects started is far more important than the quantity of the finished ones. Just to name a few incomplete projects, the road of Odweyne to Hargeysa, Hargeysa to Ina-guha, Hargeysa to Baligubadle, Hargeysa to Lughaya, and the number of road projects in Gabiley Area , Berbera to Hiis, Hargeysa to Bebera and Buro to Erigavo are somewhat under construction for the past two years. However, the government of Somaliland sees these projects as clan driven, and does not think of themselves as having any chief responsibility except the one from Buro to Eregavo. In addition to these incomplete roads, 70% Hargeysa residence does not have any running water. Precedential palace Minister Mr. Hirsi H. Hassan, reiterated known information about Hargeysa’s water shortage last month, but did not provide any concrete solution to Hargeysa’s water predicament. This is the most pressing issue in Somaliland today as far as the average Hargeysa resident is concerned. Nevertheless, though there is no plan, no priority and no accountability in this government, but energy and ambition to achieve something. In order to harness this energy and focus into the right direction for whatever is left in this President’s term, President Siraanyo needs to sit down, analyze and revaluate his government’s performances. To achieve this, he has to sit down with an independent group of economists alone with his Minister of Planning to set the priority of the nation straight and decide which project has to be first. He also needs to avoid any traces and resemblances of the past regimes, such as surrounding himself with victory pioneers, Red Pat securities personals and praises of those well wishers around him. This can cause unintended consequences if it does not come to an end as well as destroy the legacy of the presidency. http://somalilandpress.com/somalilander%E2%80%99s-wants-real-and-tangible-development-not-empty-promises.-49044

<cite> @galbeedi said:</cite> they think government means having big buildings called Wasaarado. Do you remember six floor buildings in Mogadishu resided by Wasaaradaha. They can not open any hospital because they did not build one single. Ministry of public works means physically building roads, not having 200 employees with minister and directors doing nothing other than fight over the aid money. very day they open big buildings for useless ministries. The company I work have a sales of $ 20 million dollars a year and the staff of managers, sales reps, account managers and all of the employees of up to 100 use one floor divided by cubicles. If you ask these incompetent Kulmiye, how much did you spent in health care, roads, and schools? it could probably less than 10% of the whole budget. 1+ That is another vital issue you raised Galbeedi. This latest incident is disgrace though, they could have built a water well with the money they used on useless scooters.

So she is from Bari not bad. You sure she is not married though .

Bunch of clowns. DAADMADHEEDH TV:- DAAWO MOOTOOYIN LOOGU TALAGAYAL GALBINTA MADAXWEYNAHA OO MAANTA WAASIIRKA MADAXTOOYADU KU WAREEJIYEY CIIDAMDA MADAXTOOYADA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wziv-qQ3xtI#t=172 http://daadmadheedhnews.com/articles/528/DAADMADHEEDH-TV-DAAWO-MOOTOOYIN-LOOGU-TALAGAYAL-GALBINTA-MADAXWEYNAHA-OO-MAANTA-WAASIIRKA-MADAXTOOYADU-KU-WAREEJIYEY-CIIDAMDA-MADAXTOOYADA

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