Month: April 2019

PUNTLAND DHAQAN LA BADELLO KU ADAKAA

“Madaxweynuhu waa kan kaliya ee rasmiga ah, waana in lagala kulmo wax walba oo la xiriirra dawladda Puntland, Odayaashu waa in la raadsado si uu shaqsi kasta u bilaabo xirfad siyaasadeed iyo xirfad shaqo, midna waa inuu noqdaa qof diineed ama sheekh ah si uu Puntland ganacsado”

Kuwani waa qaar ka mid ah dabeecadaha dhaqanka ee si xoogan uga hirgalay Puntland 20kii sano ee ugu dambeysey ee is-dawladeed, oo ku salaysan aragtidayda shaqsiyadeed iyo khibradihii hore ee hababka Puntland.

Cidna ma noo sheegi kartaa wax faa’iido leh oo noocyada dhaqanka iyo ganacsiga ganacsiga ah u sameeyey inay u dhaqaaqaan Puntland?

Puntland waxay u baahan tahay dimuqraadiyeenta ee doorashooyinka dhinacyada badan, oo joojiya siyaabihii hore ee xukunka ninka keli ah. Puntland waa inaysan ku xirnayn ducada odayaasha beelaha aasaaskeeda. Odayaasha waa in laga fariisiyo siyaasadda si ay dib ugu noqdaan doorka taariikhiga ah ee nabadda ee nidaamyadooda qabiilkooda. Oday dhaqameedyada habka khaldan u galay maamulka Puntland ha istaagto. Puntland hoos ayey u dhacay, waano dhimatay doorka oday si ay u bixiyaan waxtar dheeraad ah dhanka siyaasadda.

Sidoo kale, Puntland waxay ubaahan tahay dhammaan noocyada maalgashiga ganacsiga qaranka, maxalliga ah iyo kuwa shisheeye, maaha maalgashi ay wadaan qayb ka mid ah bulshada oo keli ah. Dadka ganacsatadu hadda wey ka guurayaan Puntland, iyagoo iska indho-tiraya inay yimaaddaan Puntland markay arkeen, ayna la kulmaan caqabado ganacsi oo ay ka mid yihiin ganacsi kujira gacmo koox gaaray ah iyo dhiiranaanta ganacsiga iyo ganacsiga xorta ah oo aan jirin.

Waa in ay jirtaa daraasad culus oo ku saabsan canshuur iyo dhiirigelinta ganacsiga si ay u dhaliso koboca, kalsoonida macaamilka iyo shirkadaha ganacsi ee aan dhibaato lahayn. Amaashaha iyo dhibca deynta waa in la bilaabo lana dhiirigeliyaa. Isticmaalka alaabooyinka iyo adeegyadda gudaha laga soo saaro waa in la hormariyaa.

Tababarka Xirfadaha ayaa si aad ah Puntland loogu baahan yahay. Dugsiyada Xirfadlaha ah ee aan ka jirin Puntland. Dhalinyaradu waxay luminayaan aqoonsigooda maxaliga ah iyo ugu dambeyntii aqoonsiga qaranka marka aan la barin taariikhda qarankooda. Ceeb!

Waxaa jira waxyaabo badan oo la sameynkaro. Ma jiro qaran waligeed horumar weyn ka sameeyey arrima dhaqan-dhaqaale ee ku saleysan sadaqo iyo hay’adaha samafalka. Si aad u hesho qaran xoog leh, qof waliba waa inuu diyaar u yahay inuu sameeyo qaybtiisa iyo shaqada adag. Ma jiro wax weyn oo gaabis lagu gaaray.

By Ismail Warsame

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QAYLO DHAADAN KASOO YEEREESA BADWEYNTA

Waxaa jira qeylo ka soo baxaysa biyaha Badweynta Badweynta Hindiya iyo Badda Cas ee xeebaha Soomaaliya ee Garacad, Obbia, Merka iyo Kismaayo, Berbera, Lasqorey, Boosaaso iyo Alula – oo qaylodhaan iyo xanaaqba labadoodaba laga bilaabo kalluumeysiga sharci-darada ah. Qaylo caawin doon ah iyo la joojinta kalluumeysiga sharci-darrada ah iyo qashinka sunta, burburinta deegaanka iyo deegaannada kalluunka (hoyga kalluunka), doonyaha kalluumeysiga iyo shabakadaha kalluumaystayaasha deegaanka.

Iyadoo kumanaan shisheeye oo kalluumeysana iyo hooyooyinka maraakiibta hoganaya xeebaha soomaaliyeed ee kor ku xusan, ayaa waxa iftiimiya muraayadaha nalka ee maraakiibtaas oo u eg magaalooyin waaweyn ee qarniga 21aad habeenkii.

Inta badan waxay ku hawlan yihiin kalluumeysi qoto-dheer, burburinta jawiga kalluunka, carqaladaynaaya taranta kalluunka, ukumaha burburiya malaayiin dhan, kuna reeba qashinka qub balaaarran. Kalluumaystayaasha maxalliga ahi waa baabasanyiin iyagoo maalin walba arka burburinta doonyahannadooda iyo shabakadaha ay u isticmaalaan nolool maalmoodkooda. Waxay sidoo kale ka xumaadeen oo ay ku hanjabeen in ay ogaadaan kalluunka sumoobay iyo sunta lagu qubo xeebaha iyo sidoo kale weelasha waxyaaba shaki leh ee Badda kasoo caarya. Dad badan oo ka mid ah dadka degaanka xeebta ku nool ayaa ka cabanaya cuduro qariib ah, cudurrada maqaarka, dhalmada hor-dhalad ka ah.

Kalluumeysiga sharci-darrada ah iyo daadinta sunta ah ayaa loo yaqaanaa sababaha asaasiga ah ee burcad-badeednimada ka jirta xeebta Soomaaliya. Bada burcad-badeednimada ayaa loo badalay abaabulay fal-dambiyeed lala xiriirinayo ganacsiga caalamiga ah.

Sanadihii la soo dhaafay, maamullada kala duwan ee Soomaaliya iyo kuwa dagaalka ayaa u soo saaray shatiyo kalluumeysi ah maraakiibta shisheeye iyo shirkadaha ku jira nidaamka musuqmaasuqa ee iibinta. Dowladda Federaalku waxay hadda bilowday inay gasho cayaarta iyadoo galaya qandaraasyo kalluumeysi oo shisheeye ah; bixinta liisamada aysan awood u lahayn in ay fuliyaan ama khibrad u lahayn si looga hortago isticmaalka qalabka kalluumeysiga ee la mamnuucay.

Maanta, Garoowe, magaalada caasimadda ah ee Puntland, waxaa martigelisay shirwaynaha wasiirada kalluumeysiga ah ee Soomaaliya, Federaalka iyo Dowlad-goboleedka, oo aan u maleynayo in ay ka wada-hadlaan khayraadka kalluumeysiga, mana ka wada hadlayaan waligood ilaalinaynin deegaanka.

Tani waa quruun baylah ah oo ay ku hardamayaan dhammaan tuugada dhaqaalaha iyo ganacsiga adduunka. Waxaa jira qaylo kasoo yeereesa badweynta Soomaaliyeed.

By Ismail Warsame

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OLD WAYS ARE HARD TO BREAK

“The State President is the only official one has to meet with on anything related to Puntland government, the Elders are the ones to seek a personal favour to kick-start one’s political and professional career, one has to be a religiously looking or sheikh to get into local retail and money transfer business” etc. These are some examples of prevailing attitude and culture that had solidly developed in Puntland for the past 20 years of self-government, based on my personal observations and past experience on Puntland ways.

Could anyone inform us of any positive contributions that kind of political and business culture had made to move Puntland forward?
Puntland needs democratic transition to multi-party elections, discontinuing the old ways of one man rule. Puntland should not depend on the blessing of clan elders for its institutional foundations. Elders should be retired to go back to their historical role of peace-making among their respective clan systems. Traditional elders’ wrong-headed approach in Puntland governance has hit low level and a dead-end to provide further usefulness.
Equally, Puntland needs all kinds of national, local and foreign business investments, not investment from only a certain section of its society. Business people are moving out now and shying away from coming to Puntland as they notice and experience obstacles of business monopoly and lack of encouragement for free enterprise and entrepreneurship. There should be serious studies on taxation and business incentives to spark off growth, consumer confidence and trouble-free business ventures. Lending and credit should be initiated and encouraged. Consumption of locally produced goods and services should be promoted.
Skills training is badly needed in Puntland. Vocational schools are non-existent in Puntland State. Youth are losing their local identity and eventually national identity as they are not taught at all about the history of their nation. Shame!
There is a lot to do. No nation had ever made significant socio-economic progress on handouts and charities. To have a strong nation, everyone must be willing to do his part and hard work. No short-cuts to greatness.
By Ismail Warsame
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هناك صرخة للمساعدة من المحيط

هناك صرخة تخرج من مياه المحيط الهندي والبحر الأحمر قبالة المدن الساحلية الصومالية مثل جاراد وأوبيا وميركا وكيسمايو وبربرة ولاسكوروري وبوساسو وعلولا – صيحات عالية ومؤلمة من الصيد الساحلي. المجتمعات والحياة البحرية على حد سواء. صرخات للمساعدة في وقف الصيد غير المشروع بمعدات الصيد المحظورة والإغراق السام وتدمير البيئة وموائل الأسماك (الشعاب المرجانية)) وقوارب الصيد وشباك الصيادين المحليين.

مع وجود الآلاف من سفن الصيد الأجنبية والسفن الأم في المحيطات والبحر قبالة شواطئ المدن الصومالية المذكورة أعلاه ، تشبه الأضواء الوامضة واللمعة من هذه السفن المدن الكبرى في القرن الحادي والعشرين ليلاً.

ويشارك معظمهم في الصيد في أعماق البحار ، وتدمير بيئة الأسماك ، وتعطيل مواسم تزاوج الأسماك ، وتحطيم البيض في المليارات وتناقص الشعاب المرجانية ومخابئ التزاوج من أجل الخير. يتعرض الصيادون المحليون للدمار والانزعاج لرؤية تدمير قواربهم وشباكهم يوميًا لاستخدامهم في الإعاشة. من المحزن والتهديد بنفس القدر اكتشاف الأسماك اليومية الميتة والمسمومة على ما يبدو وهي تغسل إلى الشواطئ بالإضافة إلى حاويات تحتوي على محتويات مشبوهة. يعاني العديد من سكان المجتمع الساحلي من أمراض غريبة ، وأمراض جلدية ، والولادات المبكرة المبكرة ، وماذا أنت وماذا لا.

من المعروف أن الصيد غير المشروع والإغراق السام هما السببان الرئيسيان للقرصنة البحرية قبالة سواحل الصومال. تحولت Sea Piracy في النهاية إلى صناعة إجرامية منظمة لها صلات تجارية دولية.

على مر السنين ، أصدرت العديد من الإدارات الإقليمية وأمراء الحرب الصوماليين رخصًا لصيد الأسماك للسفن والشركات الأجنبية من خلال خطط فساد للبيع والبيع. بدأت الحكومة الفيدرالية الآن الدخول في اللعبة عن طريق إبرام عقود صيد أجنبية ؛ إصدار تراخيص ليس لديهم القدرة على إنفاذها ولا الخبرة لمنع استخدام أدوات الصيد المحظورة.

اليوم ، تستضيف Garowe ، عاصمة ولاية بونتلاند ، اجتماعًا لجميع وزراء مصايد الأسماك في الصومال ، على المستوى الفيدرالي ومستوى الولايات ، من المفترض أن يتداولوا بشأن تقاسم موارد الصيد وعدم مراعاة حماية البيئة مطلقًا.

هذه أمة تستحوذ عليها جميع المحتالين الماليين ورجال الأعمال في العالم. هناك صرخة للحصول على المساعدة من أولئك الذين يهتمون بالأرض الأم من أجل نظام بيئي صحي وحماية سبل عيش الفقراء الفقراء العزل.

بقلم إسماعيل ورسامي

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THERE IS CRY FOR HELP FROM THE OCEAN

There is a cry coming out from the waters of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea off the Somalia’s coastal towns of Gara’ad, Obbia, Merka and Kismayo, Berbera, Lasqorey, Bosaso and Alula – loud and painful cries both from the costal fishing communities and marine lives alike; cries for help to stop illegal fishing with banned fishing gear, toxic dumping, destruction of the environment and fish habitats (coral reefs)), fishing boats and nets of local fishermen.
With thousands of foreign fishing trawlers and mother ships out in the ocean and sea off the shores of the above coastal Somali towns, the lights blinking and glittering from these ships resemble big cities of the 21st century by night time.
Most are engaged in deep-sea fishing, destroying fish environment, disrupting fish mating seasons, smashing eggs in the billions and dipiladating reefs and mating hideouts for good. Local fishermen are devastated and alarmed to see daily the destruction of their boats and nets for their own subsistance use. It is equally saddening and threatening to discover daily dead and seemingly poisoned fish washing out to the shores as well as containers of suspicious contents. Many coastal community residents suffer from strange diseases, skin diseases, epidemic premature births, what you and what not.
Illegal fishing and toxic dumping are known to be the root causes of sea piracy off the coast of Somalia. Sea Piracy eventuallly turned into organized criminal industry with international business connections.
Over the years, various Somali regional and warlord administrations have been issuing fishing licenses to foreign vessels and firms on a sell-all and sale-out corruption schemes. The Federal Government has now started getting into the game by entering into foreign fishing contracts; issuing licenses they have neither the capacity to enforce them nor the expertise to prevent the use of banned fishing gear.
Today, Garowe, the Capital City of the State of Puntland, is hosting a meeting of all Somalia’s fishery ministers, Federal and State level, presumably to deliberate on fishing resources sharing and never have the protection of the environment in mind.
This is a nation up for grabs by all financial and business crooks of the world. There is a cry for help from those who care about mother earth for healthy ecosystem and protection of livelihoods of defenceless poor people.
By Ismail Warsame
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لا تقم بإعادة اختراع عجلات إدارة الصومالية

جرووى ، 25 ابرىل ، 2019 – يضم معارضو اللامركزية الصومالية مسؤولين في فيلا الصومال ، مكتب رئيس الوزراء الاتحادي ، من بين قوى الظلام الأخرى المتمثلة في التحريف ورد الفعل. تحاول هذه القوات تغيير أو تجميد مسار التقدم في الصومال ، وعلى هذا النحو ، فإنها تشكل المفسدين للسلام والعقبات على طول الطريق أمام الصومال الجديد للمضي قدمًا. لا تفهم عناصر الوضع الراهن هذه الديناميات السياسية للصومال ما بعد الحرب الأهلية أن هناك فرصة الصفر لإعادة بناء البلاد وفقًا لنموذج حكم المدينة يوم أمس. إنهم يهدرون فقط الوقت والموارد في تمرين عديم الجدوى لمواجهة حركة التاريخ في طور التكوين. من المحتم أن يفشلوا مثلما فعل أسلافهم على نفس مسار القتال والوقت وتطلعات الناس.

بالأمس ، كانت هذه القوات تقوض عملية المصالحة الوطنية التي بدأها ونفذها رئيس الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية الراحل عبد الله يوسف. في اليوم الآخر ، كان رئيس FGS السابق حسن شيخ محمود هو الذي حطم الرقم القياسي في انتهاك للدستور الاتحادي لمنع جوبالاند من الانضمام إلى تشكيل الولايات الفيدرالية في الصومال. اليوم ، تتحد فيلا الصومال مع القوى المظلمة نفسها التي تشكو منها في نفس الوقت ، على ما يبدو غير مدركة لتحالفها السياسي الحقيقي في تجميد ومكافحة النظام الفيدرالي المتفق عليه أخيرًا بعد صراع طويل وتاريخي.

مرة أخرى ، بأسلوب مرغوب فيه للسياسيين الجنوبيين الفاشلين في الأمس مثل محمد علي جدي ونور عدي وعبد القاسم صلاد حسن ، من بين عدد قليل منهم ، الذين قوضوا حكوماتهم في فتراتهم الخاصة ، وهناك آخرون ، هناك آخرون ، لا يزالون يعتقدون بحماقة أنهم إما وسطاء سياسيون نزيهون في الصومال اليوم ، أو قيادة بديلة للقيادة الحالية للعدالة الرجعية والرجعية في مقديشو. من المفارقات أن بعض الناس ما زالوا يستمعون إليهم ، حتى في ولاية بونتلاند. نسميها النقص الاجتماعي وعدم التطوّر المصحوب بمعلومات مضللة ونقص الوعي المجتمعي ، مأخوذة من الشعارات الفارغة مثل “Nabad & Nool” (عبارة مستقاة من اجتماع مجتمع Garowe Community of 1992) و “isxilqaan” للتنكر لنظام الديكتاتور سياد بري شعار “iskaa-wax-uqabso”. يعتقدون أن الشعب الصومالي سيستمر بلا هوادة لمشاهدة عروضه الرخيصة.
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NEW TYPE OF FAMILY IN SOMALIA

https://newsmavens.com/special-review/1137/there-s-a-new-type-of-family-in-somalia

في السياسة الصومالية ، لا شيء يتحرك دون بلاد بونت

غاروي ، 28 ، 2019 – يجب أن يتعلم الساسة الصوماليون السذاجة كما فعل من قبلهم بالطريقة الصعبة ، تاريخياً ، في السياسة الصومالية لا يتحرك شيء دون أن يلعب شعب بونتلاند دورًا حاسمًا. وسواء كان الصراع من أجل الاستقلال ، ومعارضة الديكتاتورية العسكرية في الصومال ، وإنشاء نظام اتحادي ودول إقليمية ، وإعادة بناء وإحياء دولة الصومال ، فقد كان شعب بونتلاند في طليعة الطريق.وكلما أسرع السياسيون الصوماليون في الاعتراف بهذه الحقائق التاريخية والاعتراف بها بصدق ، كلما كان الوضع أفضل في الصومال.كان شعب بونتلاند هو العمود الفقري لنضال سيد محمد Abdulle Hassan ضد القوى الاستعمارية والإمبريالية في أوروبا الغربية. كان من مناطق بونتلاند التي أطلق منها أحمد قريع كفاحه التاريخي ضد العباسية. إن القادة السابقين من أصل بونتلاند هم الذين نجحوا في ضمان استقلال جيبوتي ، بالطبع مع بقية الصوماليين. لقد كان شعب بونتلاند ، الذي قام بتمويل SNM لمدة ثلاث سنوات قبل أن يقف على قدميه. كان USC ، الذي كان في حد ذاته جزء وأصبح فيما بعد مجموعة منشقة من SSDF.تاريخيا ، إنه بمثابة انتحار سياسي لزعيم صومالي أو سياسي بارز في محاولة لتهميش شعب بونتلاند. حاول سياد بري وفشل بشكل سيء في النهاية. ظن اللواء محمد فرح عايد أنه وصل سياسياً وبدوافعه الوهمية ، وقد حاول التغلب على يديه. انتهى به الأمر إلى القتل على أيدي ميليشيات عشيرة.يستمد شعب الصومال حكمته السياسية وأفكاره للسوق السياسي وفن الحكم من أهل بونتلاند الأصليين. لا مبالغة – هذه حقائق تستند إلى ملاحظات قوية وتاريخ وإحصائيات.الآن ، تحدث عن التحول الديمقراطي إلى انتخابات متعددة الأحزاب في الصومال. يمكن أن أراهن أنه لن يتم إجراء أي صوت واحد على الإطلاق في الصومال دون أن تقود بونتلاند الطريق وتسجيل هذا السجل أولاً.وبالتالي ، فإن مسؤوليات بونتلاند تجاه دائرتها الانتخابية وشعب الصومال ، تتحمل أعباء ثقيلة. يجب أن تتحرك الدولة أولاً وتضع سجلًا للآخرين لاتباعه. هو كماIsmailwarsame@gmail.com

IN SOMALIA’S  POLITICS, NOTHING MOVES WITHOUT PUNTLAND

https://ismailwarsame.blog/2019/04/28/in-somalias-politics-nothing-moves-without-puntland/

IN SOMALIA’S  POLITICS, NOTHING MOVES WITHOUT PUNTLAND

Garowe, April 28, 2019 – Naive Somali politicians shall learn as those before them did in the hard way that, historically, in Somali politics nothing moves without the people of Puntland playing a critical role. Whether it was the struggle for independence, opposition to Somalia’s military dictatorship, establishment of federal system and regional states, re-construction and revival of Somalia’s State, it was the people of PUNTLAND leading the way.

The sooner the Somali politicians honestly acknowledge and recognize these historical facts, the better off Somalia shall be.
It was the people of Puntland who were the backbone of Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan’s struggle against the colonial and imperial powers of Western Europe. It was Puntland territories from which Ahmed Gurey launched his historical struggle against Abbasynia. It was mainly the former leaders of Puntland origin, who successfully secured the independence of Djibouti, of course, together with the rest of Somalis. It was the people of Puntland, who bankrolled SNM for three years before it could stand on its own feet. It was USC, which was itself a part and later became a splinter group of SSDF.

European colonial powers came to Somalia in the 19th century with the people of Puntland enjoying the rule of local Sultanates (not foreign.)

Historically, it is tatamount to a political suicide for a Somali leader or a prominent politician to try to marginalize people of Puntland. Siyad Barre tried and eventually failed badly. General Mohamed Farah Aydid thought he had arrived politically and with his delusional impulses, attempted to overplay his hands. He ended up being murdered by his own clan militia.
People of Somalia take their political wisdom, ideas for the political marketplace and statecraft from people of Puntland origin. No exaggeration – these are facts based on keen observations, history and statistics.
Now, Talk about democratic transition to multi-party elections in Somalia. I could bet that no one-person one-vote will ever take place in Somalia without Puntland leading the way and registering that record first.
Puntland’s responsibilities to her own constituency and to the people of Somalia, therefore, are heavy burdens to bear. The State must move first and set out the record for others to follow. It is what it is.

مدونة التحرير

Garowe ، April 26 ، 2019 – ولاية بونتلاند الصومالية ليست قلقة أو تفعل أي شيء يشبه الدولة تجاه تنظيم النقل وصناعة الركاب. ونتيجة لذلك ، أصبحت مدن بونتلاند الحضرية المكتظة بالسكان مثل غالكايو وغاروي وبوساسو خطرة وتهدد الحياة في قيادة سيارة على طول طرقها في المدن التي لا تتمتع بصيانة جيدة.

بادئ ذي بدء ، المئات من الماعز الضالة ، التي يخرج أصحابها عن عمد وبلا مبالاة إلى شوارع المدن الهائجة على طول الطرق ، مما يخلق اختناقات مرورية يومية طويلة. نظرًا لأن شرطة المرور غير موجودة تقريبًا ، فلا يوجد هنا أي لوائح أو قوانين مرورية. يكون كل سائق بمفرده في القيادة بكل طريقة أو اتجاه يرغب فيه. يستدير السائقون ويلفتون سياراتهم بشكل خطير في منتصف الطرق الضيقة ، وبعضهم يتجه وجهاً لوجه على خط السير الخاطئ. غالبًا ما يرى المرء سلسلة طويلة من السيارات عالقة في زحمة السير بسبب توقف أحد السائقين مباشرة في منتصف الطريق لالتقاط مكالمة على الهاتف المحمول ، ولا حتى يقدر وجود مئات السيارات خلفه.

لا أحد ينصح سائقي سيارات الأجرة في المدينة بالابتعاد أو إعطاء مساحة للسيارات خلفهم أثناء نزولهم أو نقل الركاب على طول الطريق. نظرًا لأن سيارة أجرة تمنع الطريق مع دخول الركاب أو إيقافهم ، يضطر السائقون وراءه إلى التوقف والانتظار حتى تتحرك سيارة الأجرة ، مما يؤدي إلى ازدحام حركة مرور السيارات يمكن منعه في انتهاك القيادة هذا. هذا مصدر إزعاج آخر للسائقين. التأمين على السيارات لم يسمع به من هنا. السائق هو من تلقاء نفسه فيما يتعلق بالتزامات الحوادث.

تعد السلامة العامة من بين المسؤوليات الأساسية للحكومة على جميع المستويات وجميع فروع الحكومة ، بما في ذلك مجلس النواب والقضاء. لقد حان الوقت ، في الواقع ، لقد تأخرت كثيرًا ، كما أود أن أقول ، عن ولاية بونتلاند لكي تتصرف كحكومة ، وتبدأ في معالجة أولوية السلامة العامة

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ONCE UPON A TIME

TWO FATEFUL NIGHTS FOR PUNTLAND FOUNDATION

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SOMALIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL IMPASSE

Quiz: Why did Somali National Reconciliation Conference (SNRC) in Mbagati, Kenya, to produce the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) take over two years (2002-2004) to conclude?

There was disagreement and impasse on the TFG Constitutional Charter of 2004. Some delegates to the Mbagati SNRC wanted the constitution of 1960 in which there was only 8 Regional Administrations in Somalia, and a strong Central Government with Mogadishu as the Centre of all socio-economic influence and activities. Is that feasible in Post Civil War Somalia? Since then, there is a struggle still going-on on Somalia’s constitution. That is why there is a resistance today towards implementing the Federal System finally agreed upon 15 years ago.

Know the facts. Make your voice heard and your opinion counted.

BLOG EDITORIAL

Garowe, April 26, 2019 – Puntland State of Somalia is not concerned about or doing anything state-like towards the regulation of transport and passenger industry. As a result, heavily populated urban cities of Puntland like Galkayo, Garowe and Bosaso are becoming dangerous and threat to life in driving a car along their poorly maintained city roads.

First of all, hundreds of stray goats, whose owners intentionally and carelessly release to the streets of the cities rampage along the roads, creating long daily traffic jams. Since Traffic Police is almost non-existent, no traffic regulations or enforcement is talked about here. Every driver is on his/her own to drive every way or direction they wish. Drivers turn and twist their cars dangerously in the middle of the narrow roads, some driving head-on on the wrong driving lanes. One often sees a long line of cars caught in heavy traffic jam because of one driver ahead stopping right in the middle of the road to answer a call on mobile phone, not even appreciating that there are hundreds of cars being held up behind him or her. It is also a common occurance to see two drivers going to different directions stopping in the middle of the narrow road engaged in animated conversation side by side, holding up all auto-traffic movement to all directions. This is nuts. Nobody is doing anything about it.
Nobody is advising city taxi drivers to stop aside or give room for cars behind to pass over when they are dropping off or picking up a passengers along the road. Because a taxi is blocking the road with passengers getting in or off, drivers behind it are forced to stop and wait for the taxi to move, thus creating preventable auto-traffic jam in this driving violation.This is another nuisance for drivers. Auto-insurance is unheard of here. A driver is on his/her own with regards to accident liabilities.
Public safety is among the core responsibilities of a government at all levels and all branches of a government, including the House of Representatives and Judiciary. It is about time, in fact, long overdue, I would say, for Puntland State to act like a government, and start handling this public safety priority to save lives.

SOMALIS ARE ATTRACTIVE IN AFRICA

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SOMALIS ARE ATTRACTIVE IN AFRICA

MY PERSONAL TRAVEL OBSERVATIONS IN AFRICA

Garowe, April 26, 2019 – Somalis are as attractive as they are contraversial in Africa. They are tall, slim, light-skinned, soft-haired, simple, generous and naively trusting. Africans of opposite sexes love Somalis. They are the most welcome people socially in all countries of Africa. African women are particularly fond of Somali men while Somali women are rare species for sex-hunt by African men. The problem for them is that Somali women are conversative in value, and are not readily available for social interactions with their opposite African sexes. These strained social relations often create jealousness and racial tension in societies, where Somali expatriates live predominantly like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and further to the South and West Africa. Often Somalis are individually most welcome in those sister African countries for their physical appearance, their daring character for adventures and entrepreneurial talents.
Somali expatriate population play fun upon each other on accusing having sex relations with their African counter-parts, rumours, gossips and jokes continually straining social relationships among Somalis themselves there.
The irony is that almost all African countries look Somalia as a country with suspicious eyes, having bought the centuries-old anti-Somalia propaganda by emperors Menelik and Haile-Selassie of Ethiopia.This anti-Somali propaganda in Africa and around the world had worked well as it worked for Arabs against jews, and as it worked well for Siyad Barre Regime against certain clans and sections of the Somali society.
To find solutions to such cultural steorotypes, we have to work hard on them, but mostly do “Peaceful Reconciliation” even in Africa in the same fashion Somalis need it.
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DON’T RE-INVENT THE WHEELS OF SOMALIA’S DECENTRILIZATION GOVERNANCE

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DON’T RE-INVENT THE WHEELS OF SOMALIA’S DECENTRILIZATION GOVERNANCE

Garowe, April 25, 2019 – Opponents of Somalia’s decentrilization include officials of Villa Somalia, office of the Federal Prime Minister, among other dark forces of revisionism and reaction. These forces are trying to change or freeze the course of Somalia’s progress, and as such, they constitute the peace spoilers and obstacles along the way for the New Somalia to move forward. These elements of status quo don’t understand the political dynamics of post civil war Somalia that there is a zero chance to re-construct the country to yesterday’s city-state model of governance. They are only wasting time and resources in a futile exercise to confront the movement of history in the making. They are bound to fail as disgraced as their predecessors along the same path of fighting time, space and people’s aspirations.

Yesterday, these forces were to undermine the National Reconciliation Process initiated and being implemented by late TFG President, Abdullahi Yusuf. In the other day, it was former FGS President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who broke the record in violation of the Federal Constitution to stop Jubaland joining the formation of federal states in Somalia. Today it is Villa Somalia joining forces with the same dark forces it is complaining about at same time, seemingly unaware of its true political alliance in freezing and fighting the federal system agreed upon finally after a long and historic struggle.
Again, in a wishy-washy fashion of typical yesterday’s failed Southern politicians like Mohamed Ali Gedi, Nur Adde, Abdulqassim Salad Hassan, among quite a few of them, who themselves had undermined their own governments at their respective periods, there are others, who still foolishly think that they are either today’s honest political brokers in Somalia, or an alternative leadership to the current revisionist and reactionary FGS leadership in Mogadishu. It is an irony that some people are still listening to them, even in Puntland State. Call it a societal inmaturity and lack of sophistication accompanied with misinformation and lack of community awareness, taking cue from empty slogans like “Nabad & Nool” ( a phrase borrowed from Garowe Community Meeting of 1992) and “isxilqaan” to masquerade Dictator Siyad Barre’s regime motto of “iskaa-wax-uqabso”. They think Somali people would continue uncritically to watch their cheap show.
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النظام الفدرالي الصومالي تحت التهديد

كان هناك تطورين سياسيان رئيسيان بعد الحرب الأهلية ، الصومال ، اللامركزية الفعلية (الفيدرالية) والحكم القانوني (الفيدرالية الدستورية) يتعرضان دائمًا للتهديد المستمر بالانحسار منذ تولي الرئيس السابق حسن شيخ محمود ورئيس الدولة السابق في بونتلاند ، الدكتور عبدولي. محمد علي (جاس).

قد لا تعرف أن الخطر لا يأتي فقط من فيلا الصومال وحدها ، ولكن أيضًا من قلة وعي مجتمع بونتلاند بالاندفاع المستمر لحملات الدعاية والتأثير الإعلامي الدقيق لاستعادة الصومال إلى حالتها الأصلية “مدينة واحدة” ورجل واحد قاعدة.
حقيقة الأمر هي أن الزعيم السابق في بلاد بنط ، الدكتور عبدالولي محمد علي غاز ، كان يلحق أكبر الضرر بالمكاسب التي تحققت بشق الأنفس للفدرالية من خلال قطع صفقات الشيطان بتدمير النظام الفيدرالي مع رئيس الصومال السابق ، حسن شيخ محمود (HSM) و الرئيس فارماجو ، في محاولاته المتواصلة لكشف الدستور عن طريق إعادة صياغته بالكامل واستخدام تكتيكات المماطلة لإنهاء عملية المراجعة.
لقد تخلى قادة بونتلاند عن سياسات الفيدرالية وروايتها. الآن ، نشأ موقف ، حيث يشعر شعب بونتلاند بالارتباك وربما ينقلب على النظام الفيدرالي الصومالي ، وينسى تمامًا صراعات الأمس ، وحيث كان البلد قادمًا من حيث صدمة الحرب الأهلية والقتل الجماعي والسكان النزوح والهجرة الجماعية والهجرة إلى مخيمات اللاجئين في جميع أنحاء العالم ، وليس للحديث عن التخلف الإقليمي التاريخي الحاد الذي أوجدته أنظمة دولة الدولة في الصومال في الفترة 1960-1991.
لم أقلق أبدًا من مصير الفيدرالية الصومالية في عام 2004 عندما كان الدستور مكرسًا اليوم أكثر من اليوم عندما كانت لدينا حكومة اتحادية في مقديشو ودولة بونتلاند تبلغ من العمر 20 عامًا. ذلك لأن بونتلاند قد ضلت طريقها من خلال إعادة ظهرها لجميع مشاكلها وصراعاتها والإنجازات التي تحققت بشق الأنفس على طول الطريق لإعادة بناء الصومال الجديد. لقد فشل زعماء بونتلاند في دولتهم وأصبح الناس الآن بلا هدف ومشبورين تمامًا برؤية النور في نهاية النفق. شباب بونتلاند هم أهداف يومية للدعاية على فيسبوك ، غافلين عن تاريخ نضالات وآلام آبائهم وأجدادهم.

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SOMALIA’S FEDERAL SYSTEM UNDER THREAT

Two major political developments post civil war Somalia, defacto decentralization (Federalism) and de jure (Constitutional Federalism) have been both under constant threat of unraveling since ascention to power by former President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and former Puntland State President, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (Gaas ).

You may not know that the danger is coming not only from Villa Somalia alone, but also from lack of Puntland community awareness about the constant brash of propaganda campaigns and subtle media influence to restore Somalia to her orginal One City-State Status and One-man Rule.
The fact of the matter is that former Puntland leader, Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gas, has been doing the biggest damage to the hard-won gains of Federalism by cutting devil’s deals of destroying Federal System with former Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (HSM) and President Farmaajo, in their unceasing attempts to unravel the Constitution by completely re-drafting it and using stalling tactics to never finish the Review Process.
Puntland leaders had abandoned all together the policies and narative of federalism. Now, a situation has been created, where even the people of Puntland are confused and may turn against the Somalia’s Federal System, completely forgetting yesterday struggles, and, where the country was coming from in terms of trauma of civil war, mass murders, population displacement and massive flight and exodus to refugee camps across the world, not to talk about the severe historical regional under-development brought about by Somalia’s City-State regimes of 1960-1991.
I never worried for the fate of Somalia’s Federalism in 2004 when it was being enshrined in the Constitution than today when we have a federal government in Mogadishu and the Puntland State is 20 years old. That is because Puntland has lost its way by turning her back on all her troubles, struggles and hard-won achievements along the way to re-construct the New Somalia. Puntland leaders have failed their State and people are now aimless and totally confused to see light at end of the tunnel. Puntland youth are daily targets of Facebook propaganda, oblivious to the history of the struggles and sufferings of their parents and grandparents

IN DEFENCE OF SOMALI FEDERALISM by Faysal Rooble

تستثمر دولة قطر الخليجية

Garowe ، April 24 ، 2019 – تستثمر دولة قطر الخليجية بكثافة في شركات التنقيب عن النفط والغاز حيث تملك شركة قطر للبترول الكبرى حصة في إيني وكابي وإكسون موبيل وفرنسي توتال ورويال داتش شل وإيني. على وجه الخصوص ، حصلت إيني على امتيازات من الحكومة الكينية لاستكشاف الغاز والنفط في المنطقة الاقتصادية الخالصة من الصومال (المنطقة الاقتصادية الخالصة) والقاري الجرف ، وكينيا بدعوى الخلاف مع الصومال.وبالتالي ، فإن قطر مساهم رئيسي في النزاع البحري الصومالي الكيني والتوتر الدبلوماسي. لا يمكن لقطر أن تكون وسيطًا صادقًا في هذا الأمر بسبب هذا التضارب الخطير في المصالح النفطية ، وبالتأكيد تقف إلى جانب كينيا في هذا النزاع البحري.
لسوء الحظ ، فإن قطر تواجه بشكل خطير ضد المصالح الحيوية للصومال لأنها ضمنت تأثيرًا سياسيًا وماليًا لا مثيل له على الإدارة الحالية للصومال في فارماجو وخاير ، ومع ترويكا فهد خير فارماجو على رأس الصومال ، تتوقع المزيد من المتاعب قادمة بينما قطر ترشو الجميع على طول الطريق.
لا يمكن لقطر أن تكون وسيطًا صادقًا في هذا الأمر بسبب هذا التضارب الخطير في المصالح النفطية ، وبالتأكيد تقف إلى جانب كينيا في هذا النزاع البحري.
لسوء الحظ ، فإن قطر تواجه بشكل خطير ضد المصالح الحيوية للصومال لأنها ضمنت تأثيرًا سياسيًا وماليًا لا مثيل له على الإدارة الحالية للصومال في فارماجو وخاير ، ومع ترويكا فهد خير فارماجو على رأس الصومال ، تتوقع المزيد من المتاعب قادمة بينما قطر ترشو الجميع على طول الطريق.

SOMALIA- KENYA MARITIME DISPUTE AND QATAR CONNECTION

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SOMALIA- KENYA MARITIME DISPUTE AND QATAR CONNECTION

Garowe, April 24, 2019 – the Gulf State of Qatar has been heavily investing in oil and gas exploration firms as the government owned Qatar Petroleum has major shares in Eni, Kaabi, Exxon Mobil, French Total and Royal Dutch Shell, among others. These firms, ENi in particular, had secured blocks of concessions from Kenyan Government to explore gas and oil in Somali EEZ (economic exclusive zone) and Continental Shelf, Kenya claiming these to be under dispute with Somalia.

Qatar, therefore, is a major contributor to Somali-Kenya maritime dispute and diplomatic tension. Qatar cannot be a honest broker in this matter because of this serious conflict of oil interests, and is definitely set to side with Kenya in this maritime dispute.
Unfortunately, Qatar is also dangerously posed against the vital interests of Somalia as it had secured unmatched political and financial influence on the current Somalia’s Administration of Farmaajo and Khayre, and with the Troika of Fahad-Khayre-Farmaajo at helm of Somalia, expect more trouble to come while Qatar is bribing everybody along the way.

LACK OF DEMOCRATIC SPACE

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LACK OF DEMOCRATIC SPACE IN MOGADISHU

Garowe, April 24, 2019 – Political/democratic space is essential in a free and healthy society to debate on issues without fear of bomb-blasts and acts of terrorism by intolerant and extremist elements, on the one hand, and paranoid and suspicious government of its own citizens and opposition politicians in Mogadishu, on the other.

The opposition politicians in Mogadishu, who incite violence, political non-cooperation by creating an atmosphere of hostility and tension that will eventually lead to a situation where the only venue for political gathering and venue for free debate would become only Nairobi are nuts and irresponsible in the extreme.
That is the unfortunate development and prevailing situation in the Somalia’s Capital City today. Sadly, both sides of the debate are accountable to the unsatisfactory state of affairs. Please stop playing games. Stop madness and childish foil play.

One more thing. To humilate and embarass Somali politicians and professionals in-transit at Mogadishu International Airport is new a height of barbaric acts. Former Somali minister of Internal Affairs, Abdi Farah Juxa, and Writer Faysal Rooble, among other prominent persinalities of Puntland origin, were transiting yesterday through Aden Abdulle International Airport enroute Garowe, when they were mistreated by Immigration Officials there and made to pay unlawful fees, according to the former minister, who talked to us on this Site.

Now, who would guarantee that Hargeisa won’t take transiting passengers off the plane and put them in jail?

Some Officials from Somalia’s Federal Government, who declined to identify themselves because they were not authorized to speak on the issue, however, said that the cited politicians and personalities were traveling on foreign passports with the intention to get transferred to a local flight to Garowe, and as such, they would have to go through normal immigration procedures as they had entered Somalia.

Dhageysi Wacan

Wrong-headed Conservatism

Residents of coastal towns of Somalia, especially those living along coastline of the Red Sea experience extreme weather conditions. Temperature reaches as high as 45 degrees Celsius and as low as 10 degrees Celsius in another weather season.It is amazing to let you know that residents toiling under extreme weather of 45 -50 degrees Celsius are not taking advantage of the cooling effect of sea water by going to the shore and have the pleasure of swimming there? Why? You tell me.

Know this trategic country

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DEMOCRACY

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DEMOCRACY vs ALTERNATIVE RULE for SOMALIA – Re-joiner to BREAKING VICIOUS CYCLE OF SOMALI STATE FAILURE in WRDHEERNEWS.

Those who consider democracy as management of chaos, anarchy and disorderly society, would find absence of pluralism and political parties platforms as even messier.With the lack of ideological grouping, one would rarely see people agreeing on anything political, especially in societies like Somalia, where individualism reigns supreme, an observation I would like to share with you.

Political parties provide organization of ideas and guidelines for debate on common issues of concern.But, that looks now like a long shot for Somalia to have a smooth transition to a multiparty system, where the last attempt on organizing a political party was 50 years ago, and that was put down permanently by a stroke of not the pen, but by a gun-point through a military coup. 21 years of authoritarian system followed that military take-over of Somalia. The next generation of politicians came about with the bitter experience of a totalitarian rule. Many of them tried to copy and rule under the model of yesterday’s dictator, given the difficulty in governing a lawless society post Civil War. They are finding that hard to follow through as they don’t have the organized might of a National Army to crush dissent as General Siyad Barre was doing in the course of 21 years. This is what was happening in Mogadishu, the National Capital of Somalia, since year 2000.And with extremism now becoming a major component of the instability mix, I see now alternative for Somalia to trying pluralism again.The current selection process through clan elders along clan power-sharing formula of 4.5 vs Suudi Yelaxow style of Warlordism now increasingly resembles how to choose bad from worst scenario.

A country still technically in civil war without any attempt to study and address the root causes of the conflict, and now perpetrators and victims are starting life on the same footing to re-build the New Somalia, has a long way to go to a sound self-government again. Where is reconciliation after a civil war taking over 30 years of bloodshed and plunder and displacement of millions?

AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL DONORS OF SOMALIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL DONORS OF SOMALIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR

Garowe April 20, 2019 – The education minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Abdullahi Godax, is increasingly becoming a spoiler in his attempt to undo every achievement by the international donor agencies in cooperation with Puntland Education Sector. The cited minister, in a flagrant violation of the articles of the Federal Constitution regarding the mandate of the federal states on social services in their respective states, has ordered the imposition of draconian ministerial instructions to deny and ignore two decades of experience and expertise of Puntland Education Sector.
Taking cue from so-called Mogadishu Private Education umbrellas, a freelance merchant-owned private schools with multiple and un-unified religious and Arab countries curricula, the minister is trying to discredit the certificates and diplomas awarded by Puntland Education System in favor of ones issued by much lower standard of education in Mogadishu. That is why there is a worldwide outcry these days in the social media by those who are well informed, including former Puntland ministers of education: Hon. Abdi Farah Juxa and Hon. Ali Haji Warsame.

Regardless of the judgement of his predecessors with the Federal Department on the exceptional gains of Puntland Education Sector, minister Godax is adamant to pursue his whims to abuse the authority of his portfolio

Many rational people and observers believe that Minister Godax is a new spoiler coming up in the political scene and threat not only to Puntland’s, but also to Somalia’s Education Sector as well as to many years of hard work, efforts and funding by the donor community in the same sector.
Godax must be stopped before he does more damages to these collective contributions, in some cases, irreversible damages.

ADHERE TO THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION

Many of my friends and colleagues believe that Senators representing Puntland State in Mogadishu are not adhering to the Federal Constitution with regards to the current disputes with a Department of the Federal Government and couldn’t confront the abusive minister, Godax, with his upfront violation of that fundamental document.

The Senators, therefore, are doing diservice to the vital interests of Puntland if they come here with wishy-washy kinda of bargaining agenda and negotiations to please minister Godax and his Mogadishu Private Education umbrellas.

PUBLIC PRESSURE WORKS

ATTENTION TO RATIONAL SOMALIS

Please reach out to the visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Mogadishu to spell out the following points:

1. The problem of training and arming of Somali Forces drawn only from one clan in Mogadishu. Turkish Government should be warned of this unbalanced military build-up in Banadir Region.

2. Lack of cooperation between Federal Government and federal states.

3. The problem of Qatar and UAE rivalry and interference in the internal affairs of Somalia.

4. Kenyan provocative claim of Somali sovereign maritime rights on the Indian Ocean.

Epidemic of Car Mirrors Theft in Garowe

GAROWE, April 20, 2019 – Garowe City Police and CID seem oblivious to what is increasingly becoming an epidemic of car mirrors theft. It is an embarrassing recent development and inconvenience to City guests, who find themselves blinded daily by missing car mirrors on the roads of Garowe, while driving borrowed or rented cars. It is not only awkward, but also expensive for one to come to Garowe from Hargeisa or Mogadishu on a short working visit to get stranded in the City and pay heft extra damage costs for car repairs with spare parts rarely available in city auto-shops.

There are rumours and reports that auto-shops and workshops are behind this auto-parts theft.

Hotels and business centres have a role to play here in addressing this epidemic of car mirror theft. Come on, this is not acceptable or tolerated. Police action is demanded without delay. Besides providing guards, city hotels have to install security cameras on their parking lots.

Just in case you become a victim of this wanton theft, the first step for replacement of the stollen stuff is to visit Oomaar Auto-parts located at Western edge of the City Square. There, if they don’t have the part, they have smart mechanics to fabricate one for you.

Wasiir Godax: “PUNTLAND HA ISKU TASHATO”

MUELLER REPORT DOESN’T EXONERATE D. TRUMP

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