Kenyans agree to a 50-50 GOVT

[Xoogsade]

The credit goes to the US involvement and their insistence that power must be shared. Rice was there delivering that message in no uncertain terms. Also, the Kenyan Military is politically nonaligned, they never get involved unless restoring order or as a last resort to bring an end to disputes. That is very important in clan oriented african societies. If the Military is neutral, uncorrupted and patriotic, chaos doesn't degenerate into unmanageable levels, sooner or later order gets restored.

 

We never had guardians of a somali state but corrupts who used government institutions to clanish and personal ends. To this day, somalis think government as the means to enrich yourself and your clan. A deep tradition which is hard to eliminate. The TFG is a continuation of that corrupted culture.

[Malika]

^Brother Xoogsade that is giving too much credit to US/UK involvement,they played a part but a small part..Which is great,its about time,African issues should be solved by Africans themselves.

 

Credit should lay with the likes of Kofi Anan,the AU president and many other African leaders. The African leaders had realized that they did not have an opportunity to escape from solving the promblem in Kenya,otherwise it would have cause great instability all across its neighbouring countries.The impact of that short period of instability was felt,as far as Congo.The African Economy is booming as of current,they trully dont want to jeapordise going backward..for that I applaud the African Leaders for their contribution to bringing peace to Kenya.

 

 

Brother Xiin,

 

Can history shade some light in the lacking of understanding and appreciation for governance in Somalia?

 

Were the Somalis a sophisticated civilazation prior to colonialism?

[STOIC]

The dynamic which embedded the Somali politics with tribal affiliation is slightly different than in Kenya. There is a continual loyalty and rivalries among Somali clan which pre-dates back to before colonialism. Yet in Kenya the clan rivalries stemmed only from uneven-handed allocation of land and resources after the colony left. I doubt if this contention has been settled squarely yet.The recent election in Kenya must have sufficed to illustrate a deep seated fear and mistrust among the different Kenyan ethnic communities. Kenya seemed ill equipped to cope with the political deadlock that has hold the country in hostage after the recent election. The European Union and the US threat of dire consequences of those who obstructed the process did play a role.Koffi Anan did a great job too for sticking out even after the talk was heading nowhere.