The disgraceful end to a disgracefull conference in Kenya

[Qudhac]

The disgraceful end of the Somali conference in Kenya

 

Somaliland Times

 

Editorial

 

Wednesday at 10 a.m, members of the Somali government-in-exile were finally kicked out of the Nairobi hotels where they have been staying for the last three years. The Kenyan government’s action may seem a bit harsh and humiliating but then again, it is highly unlikely that Somalis would have vacated the hotels on their own. Moreover, the Somali politicians in Kenya have shown again and again that they have no sense of shame. This is a crowd that is used to assassination attempts on their head honcho and bloody fights among its parliamentarians, so being forced out of a hotel should be a minor thing by their standards. Initial reports confirm that is exactly how a lot of them look at it, and that many of them have reacted by simply taking their luggage to the Isli slum to join the Somalis who live there. This is a fitting end for a reconciliation meeting that had lost its way long ago. Even those who don’t like this miserable ending cannot honestly claim it came as a surprise, for the writing was on the wall for a long time.

 

Now that the party is over, we can safely say this about the conference:

 

1- It was a great waste of time, money and energy

 

2- The selection of Col. Abdillahi Yusuf as president contributed a lot to the failure of the outcome. Abdillahi Yusuf’s strategy was to get foreign troops to conquer the south for him. Barring a last minute change of heart, that strategy looks like it has failed because he could not get any foreign troops to do the dirty work for him. The fact that his calculations about getting foreign troops turned out so wrong, is an indication of his shallowness as a strategist.

 

3- With the end of the Nairobi saga and future action shifting to Somalia, the politics of southern Somalia is going to be mostly focused on Mogadishu, where Abdillahi Yusuf has no base, which will result in even more marginalization for him and his supporting cast.

[wind.talker]

the Somali politicians in Kenya have shown again and again that they have no sense of shame.

Very true. That group of selfish, clan-claiming mercenaries should've never been given the opportunity to represent Soomaaliwayn. Now, they've made us the laughing stock of the globe, with their Parliament-turned-into-wrestling match episode!

 

2- The selection of Col. Abdillahi Yusuf as president contributed a lot to the failure of the outcome...Yusuf’s strategy was to get foreign troops to conquer the south for him...The fact that his calculations about getting foreign troops turned out so wrong, is an

indication of his shallowness as a strategist

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Nice punchline. The whole 'editorial' wasn't about the failure of the Mbegathi, Kenya conference. It was about how Col Yeey's dream of being Somalia's president has turned into such a massive failure. Supposedly.

 

Mogadishu, where Abdillahi Yusuf has no base,

True, but the more these warlords-turned-ministers continue dragging their feet about the removal of roadblocks, the more people begin to see things from Col Yeey's perspective. The battle for Mogadishu's heart is between pro-change and anti-change groups. The future will tell us which way Reer Muqdisho swing their vote. Until then, 'editorials' that predict the future - such as the one above - can't be considered as factual writing, but the mere opinions of a select few.

 

BTW, welcome back QUDHAC.

[SOO MAAL]

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