On the current situation of Puntland, it is important to note that when an organization, a business enterprise, or a country does not expand socially, organizationally, economically, or politically, it means something is going to happen to it. In other words, the entity is shrinking and imploding with all the problems that may entail. The rule: Either you make things happen, or things will happen to you, aptly apply here.

When countries don’t expand by embracing changes for progress at highest level possible, better life for its citizens and readily compete regionally and globally, they slowly die like Greece because others would make decisions to change for them.

This is exactly what was happening to Puntland. Galmudugh and Khaatumo are things that happened to Puntland because of its multifaceted and prolonged stagnation.

One of the major contributors to this implosion and chronic paralysis of Puntland is its politically sanctioned  primative system of governance, whereby only a few participate in the political process;  whereby the Parliament and the Judiciary are rubber stamp of the President; whereby the Tradional Leadership is manipulated, divided and even some corrupted,  and whereby every incoming President promises changes for multi-party electoral system, but never honours his election pledges for meaningful changes.

The 2nd major challenge is the seemingly established sub-clan dominated political elite in Garowe, who clings to the status quo and resists any political changes. This includes the so-called “AARAN JAAN” grouping. Every time every past leader got away with this open public deception with impunity. No Puntland leader minds leaving viable institutions behind.

No wonder Puntland now finds itself politically cornered, economically squeezed and its unity, peace, and I would rather add, its very survival at stake.

Assalamu Alaikum Waraxmatullahi Wabarakatuhu:

KU: Maamulka Dowladda Punt land

KU: Maamulka Dowladda Jubba land State of Somalia

KU: Xafiiska Qaramada Midoobay ee Somalia (UNPOS)

KU: Ugur Goboleedka IGAD

KU: Ururka Midowga Africa (AU)

KU : Ururka Midowaga Yurub ( European Union)

KU : Jaaliyadaha Soomaaliyeed

Mudayaal,

Waxaa manta oo ay taariikhdu tahay 12/07/2015, Ururka Sahal  uu soo saarayaa Warsaxaafadeedkan ujeeddadiisu tahay, sidii looga hortagi lahaa arrimahan hoose

1) Ururka Sahal waxa uu ka digayaa Dhibaatada Dowladda Federalka Somaliyeed ay horboodayso iyo siyaasadaha gurracan ee lagu marin habaabinayo Umadda Somaliyeed.

2) Ururka Sahal waxaa uu ka digayaa, siyaasadda ay DFS ku doonayso inay dib u sooceliso dagaalkii Jahliga ahaa 1991 ka dhacay Soakliya,  ee dhibtiisu illaa maantan aysan kasoo kaban umadda Somaliyeed.

3) Ururka Sahal waxa uu ka digayaa  Colaad Sokeeye, Barakicin iyo Duulaan Coleed.

4) Siyaasaddan ay DFS ku maamulayso Somalia, waxay khatar ku tahay dhammaan gayiga Somaliyeed.

5) Ururka Sahal waxa uu ka digayaa Deegaanno Nabad ahi in Colaad lagu bilaabo, colaaddaasoo ay DFS Mas’uuliyaddeeda ay leedahay.

6) Ururka Sahal, marnaba aqbali maayo, in sidii larabo laga yeelo Qaanuunka Dalka u yaal, DFS waxay si ula kac ahi u baalmartay dastuurkii dalka u yiilay, iyada oo aan wax tixgalin ahi siinin maamulada dalka ka jira.sidaasi darted  waa xaaraan in umadda lagu qasbo, laguna dhibaateyo waxysan xaq u lahayn.

5) Ururka Sahal waxaa uu beesha caalamka u gudbinayaa, in sida uGu dhaqsiyaha badan oo wada jir ahi  looga wada hortago daruurta colaadeed iyo Buunka Colaadeed ee ay Dowladda Federalka Somalia, oo uu Garwadeenka ka yahay Madaxweyne Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud hormuudka u yahay afuufayaan.

Talo Soo Jeedin:

ÅUrurka Sahal waxa uu soo jeedinayaa talooyinka hoose;

1) In Sida ugu dhaqsiyaha badan, Maamulada Punt Land , Jubba Land IWM ay ugu istaagaan sidii loo badbaadin lahaa umadda Soomaaliyeed.

2) In sida ugu dhaqsiyaha badan Beesha Caalamku loogu wargasho sidii la’isagu keeni lahaa Umadda Somjaliyeed, oo loogu qaban lahaa Shirwayne dib u heshiineed, kaasoo loogu baaqayo besha caalamka inay marti galiso, shirkaasuna uu ka dhaco meel Somalia ka baxsan.

3) Beesha Calamka waxaan u caddaynaynaa in uussan jirin Gole Shacab (Parliament), baddalkeedu uu golaga issu badalay aqal lagu kala iibsado sharafta umadda.

4) Waxaannu caddaynaynaa, inaysan suuragal ahayn sidii Doorashop xor ahi oga dhici lahayd Somaliya, sidaas darted waxaa lama huraan ahi in Somaliya shirweyne dib u heshiineed looqabto ( Reconciliation Conference), si Somali loo badbaadsho.

5) Uurka Sahal waxa uu ugu baaqayaa Taageerayaashiisu meelkasta oo ay joogaanba , inay u istaagaan, difaaca dhulkooda, Ilaalinta Sharaftooda iyo Xudduuddooda.

6) Waxa uu ururka Sahal ku baaqayaa, bacda Ramadan, in Mudaaharaad looga soo horjeedo DFS uu ka dhacaa meelkasta oo Xubnaha Ururka iyo taageerayaashooda ay joogaan.

7) Ugu dambayntii, haddii la waayo Somalinimo, iyo is ixtiraamid, Ururka Sahal mar kale ma xeerin doono Somalinimada.

Mahadsanidin

Ururka Sahal – Ilaaliyaha Sharafta Umadda iyo Dalka.

Somalia:Letter from a Concerned Norwegian to Somali Government Globetrotters

By Ingeborg Vardøen

While Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and his men travel extensively to foreign countries, spending time and money for which they might have found better use, thousands of their fellow Somalis are forced to go on a very different kind of journey.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh left Mogadishu for New York to attend annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.

While Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and his men travel extensively to foreign countries, spending time and money for which they might have found better use, thousands of their fellow Somalis are forced to go on a very different kind of journey.

Thousands embark on travel taking months, even years, risking their lives, sometimes losing them in the scorching desert and the open sea. Old and young die on the way, some are born during the flight. There is a constant flow of people running away from a country that has been in turmoil for more than two decades. A country that was once considered an African success, a country with many resources, not least human.

Unlike the government representatives, most of whom travel on passports from foreign countries, these unfortunate tahriib travelers have no such documents – not that Somali passports would be of much use anywhere in the world now.

Somalia’s main export article is people, young people who should be the future of the country, old people who would rather stay where they belong.

Parents who see no other way for their children to have a reasonable life, if one at all, embark on treacherous journeys in order to get away from the conditions in Somalia. Some are lucky, able to avail themselves of the chances they get an education and employment, others, and there are many, never fit in in countries very different from their own.

A large proportion of the Somalis arriving in the West now are ill prepared for what is required to integrate successfully, many are illiterate, having had little or no schooling, no relevant work experience, there are language challenges, among other challenges.

After nearly three decades working with, and getting to know, Somalis in Norway, and frequent travel to the northern parts of Somalia, I am concerned about the future of the people, even the “lucky” ones, who have managed to get away from the mayhem that rules most of Somalia.

Do the people in responsible positions – ministers, lawmakers, religious leaders – lose any sleep over the plight of the thousands, the millions who have been steadily pouring out of Somalia for decades and continue to do so, forming what’s become known as the Diaspora?

Many of you government officials have lived abroad, have foreign citizenship, your families probably still live there, it is not your children who risk their lives in search of a better life abroad. You may belong to the privileged group who have made it in the outside world; you are even privileged in your own country. In addition, if the going gets tough, you can leave again.

Spare some thought for the many who struggle to adjust, who are unemployed, ill adjusted, unhappy, homesick, traumatized. After two and a half decades in this country (Norway), Somalis are still among the lowest as regards employment, education and social status. The second and third generation are doing better, but are losing their connection to Somalia, they are part of a brain drain, and building their future here, not in Somalia, while still identifying themselves as Somalis, the loyalty which their parents felt is no longer there, many lose their language and their culture.

Of course, there are Somali graduates and academics, there are doctors, nurses, social workers, business people, but statistically they are few, compared to the many who depend on social welfare or are in low paid work. With large families and commitments to family back home, it is not easy to make ends meet, pressure on relationships often lead to divorce and without an extended family to rely on, parents, particularly mothers, face many difficulties.

When travelling in your country I meet youngsters who ask me to help them get to Europe, to get away. I know they do not believe that apart from this being impossible for me, life is not what they imagine. Many young people, even if they are born in Norway, feel a lack of belonging, and some are easy prey for influences leading to radicalization.

Norway has become a wealthy country (though it was not always so), we can afford to help people in need. When Somalis started to arrive here, because of the civil war, most people knew little about your country, but generally sympathized when the situation became known.

Economically Norway is able to provide the basic needs of asylum seekers and refugees, to provide housing, welfare, education and health care, as well as ensuring freedom of speech and religion. But a quarter of a century has passed and in those years, words associated with Somalia, in addition to war and hunger, have been terrorism and piracy, and we read and hear about new governments, new presidents, and new promises.

We, in this part of the world, have the resources to provide for those who seek refuge in our country.

But for how long is Somalia going to be a refugee producing country? Can you afford to lose generations of young people?

You, the rulers, what are your plans for creating an environment where people can remain in Somalia and start rebuilding it, rather than seeing the only chance of a decent life being elsewhere?

Ingeborg Vardøen lives in Oslo, Norway.