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Month: May 2019
OIL HUNGRY AMERICA COULDN’T STAY AWAY
United States Jumps into Somalia Oil Fray, too – https://www.somtribune.com/2019/05/11/united-states-jumps-into-somalia-oil-fray-too/
MAYOR’S DESIRE FOR GREENER GAROWE
Garowe, May 15, 2019
The Mayor of the Capital City of Puntland, Garowe, Mr. Ahmed Said Muse, is a respectful young politician, who has nine years of legislative experience behind him as a former Puntland MP. He has mild manners and delicate approach of listening to people calmly and cordially. By the way he engages people socially, it is obvious that he is committed to his job as the mayor of the Capital City.
Mr Muse recently had expressed his desire to see the City of Garowe turn more green. He, however, complained about the population of goats flocking around in the City, grazing and feeding on planted trees in town. He rightly recognizes the problems posed by the owners of these loitering around herds of goats.
The Mayor, however, ignores the public concerns with shortage of City workers to maintain hygiene and cleanliness of the town. He may not also be aware of the ugly fact that these stray goats are doing the jobs of missing City workers by feeding on the City waste, including carelessly thrown khat remains, cupboards and whatever dirty one may think of lying around in the streets of Garowe.
To make things even worse in Garowe, there is also a story about city hotels suffering from an invasion of cats in their dozens and hundreds.
This evening I was praying Maqrib at hotel lobby with a large congregation when a number of kittens suddenly came to hide between the feet of men in standing position, selectively preferring men with Ma’awis gowns, with all the phobias and other issues of concern. It was sadly hilarious too.
I have seen some of these cats sick and dying at hotels. Nobody seem comcerned about their care. They may be carriers of contagious diseases as well, and could be hazardous to health of residents and guests.
Another taboo-like topic of Garowe City is the lack of diversity in the City Administration and governing structures. Being the Capital City of Puntland, Garowe should reflect on all its residents and take into account the need for the Capital City to represent all. Otherwise, what would make it different from Mogadishu, where local majority claim to own the City? The cities of Galkayo and Bosaso are far ahead of Garowe in that regard, encompassing their resident diversities.
The City Police Forces, Municipality Workers and Security Services should also reflect the nature and purpose of making it the Capital City of the State of Puntland.
Puntland State has to grow out of separate sub-clan fox-holes and clan-protected enclaves.
One more thing – Garowe City and the government of Puntland are urgently requested to address the escalating land speculation in Garowe with the abuse of owning huge plots of land and living off on unprecedented land speculations bordering on organized crime.
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(Photo: Major of Capital City of Garowe, Ahmed Said Muse)
SYL DAY
USA FAILS IN SUPPORT FOR IRAN POLICY
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President Trump, Come to Willmar
Tom Friedman of the New York Times discusses in this Opinion Editorial Somali immigrants thriving in a small town in Minnesota
TRADEMARKS OF WRONG-HEADED LEADERSHIP
Garowe, May 15, 2019
If you talk to the same people everyday, see same persons, eat the same food over again and visit same places everyday, listen to same news channel and read same paper, you are not growing personally. Worse than that is when you love to listen to the stories and news you like most. Still worse than that is when you choose wrong advisors and friends for the wrong reasons.
But, worst of all is when you are fond of sycophancy and flattery. This is what happens to most politicians and companies’ CEOs, especially the dictators. This is what had happened to late President Siyad Barre of Somalia. Here in Puntland, that was what had happened to late President of Puntland, General Adde Muse and even Jama Ali Jama, that led to armed clashes and a brief political conflict in Puntland in 2000-2001. This is how the City of Las Anod in Sool Region had fallen to Somaliland.
Back in Canada, General Adde Muse was talking to the same sub-clan opposition politicians of his own to rely on their take on Puntland current issues and news. He was hoodwinked to believing that the conflict here was between two related sub-clans, not a political conflict between the regime and the opposition. He blindedly jumped in to the conflict based on the distorted information he had been exposed to for over sometime and over again by friends and relatives he naively trusted.
The first biggest mistake a politician could make, however, is when he or she hires partial and self-interested advisors, who couldn’t give fearlessly objective and unbiased advices to the boss.
The 2nd biggest mistake politicians could make is when they allow close relatives and immediate household members to interfere in the administration or sometimes run the show as it happened in Faroole Administration, a similar situation the late President of TFG, Abdullahi Yusuf, found himself in as he grew senile in his late days of his administration.
Hardening of political mindset, opinion or attitudes is another danger in leadership as was former president and vice-president of Puntland, Mohamed Abdi Hashi.
Ivory-tower attitude and knowing all alone character of Abdiweli Gaas-style is fatally wrong-headed and detrimental to the normal functioning of a government or business.
These problems may be happening to Farmaajo and Khaire now. Certainly, Ahmed Madoobe of Jubaland has most of these vices and more.
Any effective leader has these known and tested leadership qualities:
1. Knowing how to find quality personnel and aides
2. Knowing how to delegate various duties and what to delegate.
3. Having listening abilities
4. Trusting and supporting able aides
5. Recognizing and thanking people for jobs well done.
6. Most importantly, motivating people to reach new heights in their careers, always acting as a role model for others. Be a teacher,advisor and godfather for personal development and growth.
6. Avoiding pressure, fear and tension at workplace environment. Making people feel comfortable, confident and easy with your presence. Be patient with personnel as they get used to what they are doing.
Another important political lesson one should learn is “never outshine your boss” whether you are cabinet minister, an ambassador or an advisor or simply somebody else in any kind of an administration.
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HOW WE RE-FOCUSED PRESIDENT M7
Garowe, May 15, 2019 – “Are you the President’s son, or a man of his own”, I asked Ugandan President’s son, to begin a conversation on the dynamics of the Somali National Reconciliation Coference (SNRC) that was being held in Mbagati, Kenya, in 2002. At the time President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and his government were focused on the Great Lakes and had no time to monitor developments in Somalia. He was thinking that Somalia, because of the long and vicious civil war, was a lost African cause.
At the time Puntland State had a strong political problem with Djibouti and Egypt leading the rest of Arab countries in their support for Djibouti sponsored AbdulQassim Salad Hassan, the President of the Transitional National Government (TNG). Our political situation was worsened by the Chairman of the SNRC Technical Committee, Kolonzo Musoka, then Kenyan Foreign Minister and later Vice President, who was then inclined to prop up AbdulQassim Faction of the SNRC for the later’s re-election. We had information that he was being influenced by Saudi Arabian promise that he would get financial support for his Kenyan presidential ambitious in exchange for supporting AbdulQassim’s bid for re-election.
Puntland President and then Somalia’s Presidential Candidate (Abdullahi Yusuf) wanted Uganda to intervene and at least help us neutralize Puntland’s political opponents; Djibouti and League of Arab Countries. A Puntland delegation led by the Late President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and former President of the State of Puntland (Mr. Yusuf), paid a visit to Uganda to brief officials on the latest political developments in Somalia and then on-going SNRC in Eldorate, Kenya, before moving it to Mbagati. Our political objective was to re-focus Museveni’s attention to Somalia’s situation as he was about to take over the Chairmanship of IGAD and definitely would get involved in Somalia’s affairs as represented by the SNRC. When we reached Kampala in late June 2002, President Museveni was out of the country. I was a member of the delegation, and as Puntland’s Presidency chief of Staff, had an important role to play. I quickly had linked up with Ugandan political and business establishments. I met with many officials, including an influential President’s son (name withheld for privacy reasons) to brief them adequately on Somali issues and the important role Uganda had to play in the SNRC as an IGAD Chair country.
It was a successful mission as shown by the important role President M7 played in Somalia’s affairs afterwards, including Ugandan leading role in AMISON later. We finally got rid of Kolonzo Musoka as Chairman of the SNRC Technical Committee, who later complained, “I didn’t know that the Colonel (Abdullahi Yusuf) had that diplomatic reach”. Abdullahi Yusuf had been elected President of Somalia later in October 2004.
The current President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, have also critical and important experience with Uganda without which he won’t have been President today.
One wisdom I picked up in Uganda at that time was that a presidential aide by the name of Lubanga saw so many persons of Somali origin in Uganda seeking to see President Yusuf during the visit, and he imagined the hard time that constituted for the President’s time and energy. He told me that a president was the ultimate power of a state and it was politically difficult for him to say no to personal requests in these audiences. It was therefore advisable to restrict unimportant Public access to the president.
Another story I learned from the landlady of our residence-like hotel in Kampala was that, according to this lady, every man, who had lived in that room later became President of a country, including Kenyan President Kibaki, who was then just elected. There were a number of other African Presidents in her list. That Ugandan story was an inspiration for all of us. Mr. Yusuf got elected president too.
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(Photo: courtesy to wikipedia)
GODAX GO
Somaliland Arrest
Some explanning to do after political fallout from doing public business in secrecy (“Democracy dies in the dark”)
GAROWE SUMMIT: EDUCATIONAL WITH POLITICAL FALLOUTS
Garowe, the Capital City of the State of Puntland is strategically located in nearly the center of the State, at least 800 Kms away from Cape Gardaffui (now Gardafui Region), and 450 Kms to the Port City of Bosaso on the Red Sea to the East and close to 225 Kms to the North of Galkayo in Central Somalia. Passing through the City of Qardho, located midway between Garowe and Bosaso in Karkar Region, it would take one more than six hours on high speed car on well constructed highway to reach Bosaso from Garowe and more than a day from Bosaso to historical town of Bargal on the shores of Indian Ocean, or Alula, the 2nd former Centre of Italian Colonial Administration in early days, after Mogadishu, located on the eastern tip of the Red Sea on the Horn of Africa. Former Bari Region alone, where Bosaso is located, is now split into three regions (Bari, Karkar and Gardaffui) because it is too huge to govern as one region, and is nearly four times the size of entire country of Djibouti. These geographical facts often caught new visitors of Puntland by surprise.It is also important to learn that this State is the Somalia’s land of Punt (holy, goddess and good smell) with 80% of World reserve in Meidi and Hiji trees. The famous Arabic Gum is actually “Punt Gum” purchased and imported by arabs to resell to the world markets as their own produce, calling it the Arabian Gum deceptively. The Pharaohs, Queen Hatshepsut in particular, had introduced it to the world. Hatshepsut was the fifth queen of eighteenth dynasty in Egypt. She was historically confirmed dead in 1458 BC ( before the birth of Jesus Christ), indicating that the Somalis are among the most ancient people of the world.Almost half of the world commercial liners and oil tankers sail by day and night through Cape Gardaffui or Ras Casair within the territorial waters of Puntland/Somalia.Ancient caves with historical artfacts and cravings from ancient Egypt are in abundance in easternmost parts of Puntland for those who are fond of exploring the area.Geothermal water streams criss-cross from the roocky mountains and many valleys of Bari.
Equally surprising to the Heads of recent Summit talks in Garowe is the fact that they had huge modern private villas readily available to them for their own privacy so that they didn’t have to bother checking-in in numerous high rating hotels in town, never hearing a sound of a single gunfire in the city throughout the course of their stay for the Summit in Garowe.
Now, enter the political fallout from Garowe Summit. One may answer the following questions to get clarity of the outcome. At conclusion of the Summit, who had left Garowe disappointed and why? Who is now complaining about the outcome and why?You guessed it right. This is the political fallout of Garowe Summit in a nutshell. Ismailwarsame.blog
MADAX-KA-NOOL
Mogadishu, May 13, 2019 – Interesting to note that the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) of Somalia was literally a ghost space from Saturday, 4th May to Sunday, 10th May, 2019. All offices at OPM remained deserted during this period, with no staff and no work attended to.
There was no reason given for the offices in the OPM to remaining closed, staff staying out, with no work taking place for such an extended duration.
For those that have been following Somalia news, the Prime Minister of Somalia (Hassan Ali Khaire) had been out in Garowe since departing Mogadishu on Saturday, May 4 and is (was) still holed up there, for the eighth day running, for a meeting that so far remained nameless, agendaless, and outcome-less between the executive leadership of FGS and FMS.
The deputy Prime Minister too was away from office, where he left Mogadishu, reportedly, on Wednesday before the PM left for Garowe to attend to assignments in places outside the country that included Tana forum, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
That no work was taking place in OPM offices while the PM was away is indicative of a phenomenon commonly refered to in Somali lingo as “madax ka nool.” In Somalia public service, in most cases, when the boss is away from office everyone else will also stay away.
This means the boss is the institution and the institution is the boss.
Bravado aside, OPM stayed true to its mantle of “madax ka nool.”
By a Staff Writer
A NEW RE-ALIGNMENT IN SOMALIA’S BODY-POLITIC
POTENTIAL LANDSLIDE 202O ELECTION VICTORY FOR FARMAAJO
Garowe, May 13, 2019
With no state or national plan and socio-economic vision of their own, and with the demographic reality of 70% youthful population of Somalia, who are now actively social media connected, getting their information mainly from Facebook, regional states (Federal Member States) have no influence in the political orientations of their respective residents. On the contrary, the Federal Government of Somalia has attained the biggest impact and influence in the political opinion-forming of young generations in favor of Farmaajo re-election bid.
The exception is probably Somaliland, whose youth were exposed to anti-Somalia school curricula and secessionist indoctrination for more than two decades. Even here, there is increasing social media influence, clearly coming out publicly during Farmaajo Election as President in 2016 with outright celebrations and social media entries and sharing of the event in urban centers of Somalia’s Northwestern Regions.
With no national or state history taught in Somalia’s religiously dominated schools and business-like shops as universities of lowest grades and ratings, Somalia’s youth have no alternative sources of information to social media, where the leaders of the Federal Government give more priority than the security of Mogadishu or addressing the issue of Law & Order, in general.
As a keen observer of Somalia’s political developments and heightened exposure of youth to social media, Facebook in particular, I won’t be surprised if Farmaajo could be able to marshall landslide election victory in 2020.
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SOMALI FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: THREE AND HALF DOWN
Updated. Don’t miss this out.
https://ismailwarsame.blog/2019/05/13/somali-federal-government-three-and-half-down/
SOMALI FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: THREE AND HALF DOWN
Garowe, May 13, 2019 – Based on yesterday’s separate Communique issued by federal regional states of Puntland, Hirshabelle and Southwest, it is now clear that the Federal Government of Somalia has succeeded in splitting and breaking up the Inter-state Cooperation Council of Federal Member States into two camps, following the recent acrimonious Garowe Summit. Puntland, Hirshabelle and Southwest and half of Galmudugh (unofficially represented in Garowe Gathering by FGS) have now fallen into line with FGS, effectively isolating Ahmed Madoobe of Jubaland and Ahmed Duale Haaf of Galmudugh.
Puntland State, the wild card here in the equation of regional chess-game has been successfully persuaded to join the Farmaajo-Khaire political calculus. a turning point in FGS Policy of “Regime Change” before Somalia’s 2020 Parliament and Presidential Elections takes place.
FGS Regime Change is apparently essential to remove any regional state obstacles to the re-election of Farmaajo for a 2nd term in Villa Somalia on a planned nationwide general election. FGS fight is now on to deal with Jubaland and the Galmudugh half or faction headquartered in DusaMareb of Galgadud Region led by Haaf. The other half of Galmudugh in Adaado has been already won over and now fallen into the FGS fold. The Adaado faction had threatened earlier to join the anti-Farmaajo opposition in Mogadishu upon Haaf victory in his negotiations with Federal leaders in Garowe Summit, according to reliable sources in Mogadishu and Adaado.
With Haaf “Faction” now constituting no major problem for the FGS, it would be interesting to watch developments in the forthcoming Jubaland Elections.
One may call this as the biggest take-away from recent Garowe Summit between FGS and federal states, calling it inappropriately “Garowe-III”
DNA TESTING MADE HISTORY IN PUNTLAND/SOMALIA
Check out @Puntlandmirror’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/Puntlandmirror/status/1127568640088395776?s=09
Photo from Ismail Warsame
(Photo: courtesy of Amb. Abdirashid Aden Sed)
History: Jama Ali Jama, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Hassan Ali Mire, Yusuf Omar Azhari and Abdirashid Aden Sed Qoor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 14th November 1996.
Photo from Ismail Warsame
(Photo: courtesy of Amb. Abdirashid Aden Sed, Qoor)
History: Two former Leaders of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front SSDF, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Hassan Ali Mire in Addis Ababa on 14th November 1996.
Photo from News and Policy Analysis Forum
(Photo: courtesy of Amb. Abdirashid Aden Sed, Qoor)
Engneer Ismail Hagi Warsame, the Chief Cabinet of the Puntland State President’s Office, Professor I.M. Lewis from the London School of Economics, H.E. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the President of Puntland State of Somalia and Micheal Proffey, the Director of the African Educational Trust -AET in London, UK on 14th March 2000.
THE ALMIGHTY KNOWS SOMALIS BETTER
Rain, more rain and enormous rain is all that Somalis and their precious historical belongings (camels, goats, sheep, cows and wildlife of multiple kinds) need to prosper. Not billions of dollars of donated cash, not WFP food, not even national debt relief from IMF and World Bank can alleviate their continual sufferings in the absence of rain and environmental deterioration. In other words, only the creator knows how to help the Somalis when they show him a little respect and salute the Almighty in owe.
Occasionally, He punishes them with droughts, violence, bad leaders, incompetent and corrupt bureaucracy. Urbanely unsophisticated, they are condemned for not choosing their leaders wisely by merit. However, they keep whinning about the mistakes of their own making, never correcting them because of their clan sub-divisions. They keeping repeating the chronic clan antagonism because they fear lack of rain tomorrow and fight for survival and fierce competition for the limited resources.
Give them billions of hard currency and that would increase only their sufferings because of mismanagement and poor leadership engaged in more corruption and looting of public purse. Clans fight among themselves to install their respective most corrupted leaders in positions of power and privilege because they fear that it won’t rain tomorrow and the fight is always on to prepare for that eventuality. So, here they go again and again.
But, how to tackle with the issue of pleasing the Almighty to maintain releasing rain and on time to resolve this perennial Somali problems of fear of hunger, disease and ignorance?
There are a few steps mankind can do to help Somalis change their negative attitudes in life and cultural barriers. Among them:
1. To stop environmental destruction in the sea and on the land. Improve and cultivate animal farm and fish habitats.
2. To change the concept of foreign aid and turn it to technical know-how and expertise for Somalis to support themselves. Stop donating food and money. That is the source of corruption and bad government. Let Somalis produce their livelihoods.
3. To live in harmony with nature and ecosystems while keep pleasing the Almighty to release more rain.
4. To stop murdering innocent lives because life had been created by Almighty and you annoy Him every time life is lost intentionally.
(Photo: Courtesy to Dabaraani media)
EDITORIAL: WHY GAROWE SUMMIT HAS COLLAPSED
EDITORIAL: WHY GAROWE SUMMIT HAS COLLAPSED
Garowe, May 11, 2019
People wonder and ask questions as to why the Summit Talks in Garowe between the Heads of the Somali Federal Government and federal states had stalled and finally adjourned.
There are obvious reasons for the failure of the GAROWE GATHERING. These are some of the critical impedients to successful conclusion of Garowe Meeting:
1. The Summit had been rushed on without any advanced preparations whatsoever. Puntland President, Said Abdullahi Deni, had announced an improvised and impulsive invitation to call for a meeting in Garowe.
2. Prior to the Summit, Heads of Puntland, Jubaland and Galmudug had held a consultative meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, to find common ground in approaching the Federal Government with regards to issues of concern on Galmudug political conflict, divisions within and irregularities in President Xaaf’s Galmudug Constitutional mandate, and Ahmed Madoobe’s complains about Federal Government’s real and perceived meddling in Jubaland’s forthcoming election. While still in Nairobi, Kenya, they declined to accept an invitation to Mogadishu for talks with the leaders of the Federal Government.
3. Federal leaders were taken aback by surprise when President Deni called for a conference in Garowe immediately after returning from Nairobi in suspicious fashion that looked like a conspiracy against the Federal leaders, while the leaders of the Federal Government came up with a counter-strategy against the two Ahmeds from Jubaland and Galmudug. Under diplomatic pressure from US Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. Yamamoto, and President Deni’s insistence, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire had no choice but to accept the invitation to avoid creating a new “Abdiweli Gaas” obstacle out of President Deni. Farmaajo and Khaire flew to Garowe reluctantly out of courtesy as well. In Garowe, they negotiated tough and inflexible on the issues of Galmudug and Jubaland, while Ahmed Madoobe of Jubaland and Ahmed Duale Xaaf of Galmudug were frightened and looked quite vulnerable, extremely discomforted by the Federal Government policy of “regime change” in regional states. They were defensive and couldn’t think rationally in finding a compromise and middle ground solutions. They fell back to their original positions and background strengths as yesterday’s warlords.
Since media, experts and public were shut off, nobody could tell the extent of foreign influence in the exclusive meeting of those leaders.
Ismailwarsame.blog believes that all parties to the Garowe Summit share the blame equally for this temporary failure. The Administration of President Said Abdullahi Deni of Puntland abysmally failed to do the necessary preparations needed to insure potential success of the Garowe Gathering. They failed to do their homework before calling a conference of such immense importance for and magnitude for Somalia. It looks that President Deni was misled by the emotions of Xaaf and Madoobe, instead of him critically thinking of the best way forward for Somalia and providing vital Puntland leadership with other federal states.
We strongly believe, however, that the biggest blunders made by the Summit participants are:
1. Secrecy, lack of minimum transparency and total media news blackout
2. Lack of expertise on legal and contentious issues as access to the Summit Venue at Puntland Presidency by all senior advisors and subject matter experts were restricted or excluded altogether.
The way forward lies in reconvening another summit as soon as possible. Most importantly, the next summit must learn from the above mistakes and avoid being repeated, and to have adequate preparations for understanding and success, now that core issues for further discussions have been identified and heatedly deliberated in Garowe Summit.
JOB OPENING
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(REOI)
Country: Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)
Name of the Project: Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP),
Assignment Title: Chief Executive Officer
Project ID: P168115
Publication Date: May 06,2019,
Deadline Date: May 20,2019
Ref No. MoF/SCALED-UP/EOI/2019/0001
1. Background: The Ministry of Finance (MoF), on behalf of the Government has recently incorporated an apex development finance institution called Gargaara. It will be operating on commercial terms and conditions, including market-based pricing and take care to ensure not to crowd out private commercial institutions. This institution will work closely with Somali financial intermediaries and international development financial institutions (DFIs) to expand commercial access to finance for businesses and individuals with a view to improve lives and livelihoods of ordinary Somalis.
Gargaara is set up to leverage private capital, when its ready and forthcoming, to encourage entrepreneurship and support generation of jobs through high-growth MSMEs and access to finance. This new apex institution is structured on private sector principles and will benefit from a range of innovative approaches and blending tools to attain a far greater leverage of the US$15 million initial public funds being injected through the Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP), a US$31 million four-year World Bank project that aims to support progress towards increased access to basic digital financial and government services targeting entrepreneurship and employment, particularly for women. Further down the line, Gargaara will be opened to sequential private sector investment and shareholding through follow-on fund-raising, from international sources including DFIs thereby sustaining the most dynamic MSMEs and provision of jobs, in a capital-constrained environment.
The MoF intends to use part of the proceeds from SCALED-UP to hire and Individual Consultant (Chief Executive Officer) and operationalize Gargaara as an apex institution to deliver financing to participating financial intermediaries (PFIs) for on-lending to Somali businesses and individuals. The objective is to kick-start financial intermediation for underfunded MSMEs representing the core of the Somali economy including women.
2. Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be tasked with providing strategic leadership to the apex institution and positioning it for rapid growth. The primary responsibility of will included: i) driving business growth and enhancing shareholder value through achievement of targeted Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be approved by the Board of Directors, including mobilization of growth capital in form of debt and equity from existing and new investors using innovative financing approaches and blending tools; ii) enhancing brand awareness of ‘Gargaara’ through building a strong marketing and branding proposition; iii) ensuring compliance implementation of high standards of risk management, and strong internal controls and procedures; iv) leveraging technology to drive operational rigor and efficiency and all other specific tasks detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment that can be found at the following website: www.mof.gov.so and link http://mof.gov.so/publication/terms-reference-chief-executive-officer-gargaara or can be provided upon submission of application in person or by e-mail. The e-mail address is provided below.
3. Duration: The proposed duration for the assignment is twelve (12) calendar months from starts date.
4. Selection Criteria: The selection shall be based on qualification, experience and skills of the candidate and followed by an interview. The qualifications, experience and competencies include:
I. University Degree in Banking, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or similar with at least 10-12 years of experience in a relevant position or business sector.
II. Alternatively, an advanced degree with at least 8-6 years of experience in a relevant position or business sector.
III. Entrepreneurial spirit with management experience in financial services, investments, or relevant business sector.
IV. Proven leadership and good people skills.
V. Ability to work effectively in environment of ethnic, gender and religious sensitivity
VI. Familiarity with economy and political context like Somalia will be an advantage.
VII. Excellent written and verbal skills in English. Somali language skills will be an advantage.
5. The Ministry of Ministry of Finance now invites eligible consulting (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the above-mentioned Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services and furnish the Curriculum Vitae (CV).
6. Attention of interested Consultants is drawn to section III, para 3.14,3.16 & 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Projects Financing Goods, Works, Non -Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.
8. Interested Consultant may obtain further information (in person or by e-mail) at the address below during office hours from 8.00 a.m.– 4.00 p.m. Saturday to Thursday except on public holidays.
9. Deadline for submission: Expressions of interest should be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by May 20, 2019 at 4.00 p.m. local Time.
Attention; the Procurement Specialist
SCALED UP Project
Ministry of Finance
Federal Government of Somalia
Shangani District
Mogadishu, Somalia
Email Address: bidsmof@gmail.com
GAROWE SUMMIT ADJOURNED
GAROWE SUMMIT ADJOURNED
GAROWE, May 10, 2019 – talks between the Heads of the Federal Government and federal states are likely to adjourn without producing any meaningful understanding to move Somalia forward, according to reliable news sources.
Nevertheless, core issues of misunderstanding have been discussed and softened for the next rounds of talks.
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NOSTALGIA
Garowe, May 10, 2019 – Somali travelers from Mogadishu experience in Garowe not only personal relief and peace of mind, but also feeling of nostalgia of good old days of calm and peaceful Somalia – a part of Somalia they can move around in town round the clock without encountering any incident of inconvenience in their free exploration of life in the city.
Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khayre, had tested the sweetness of peace and tranquility here when he recently had chosen to walk around the streets of Garowe, touring city hotels and restaurants to break his Ramadan fasting, chatting with customers and enjoying casual conversations with the residents of Garowe from all walks of life.
Those FGS officials of Puntland origin, whether they are members of the two chambers of Somalia’s Federal Parliament, the Cabinet or civil servants, struggle and fight for obtaining places, spaces and time to squeeze into the Federal leaders’ travel packages for occasional working and official visits to Puntland in order to re-enjoy the feeling of peace and life without the fear of bomb-blasts and threatening phone calls from mass killers and extortionists in Mogadishu.
Welcome back to Puntland, friends! Enjoy your life as it should be. Just remember one thing, you won’t make easy Benjamins here in Puntland – that could be inconvenient to some of you.
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BREAKING NEWS
Garowe, 9, 2019
Three Heads of state governments are no show in tonight’s session of Garowe Talks. They are the regional leaders of Hirshabelle, Jubaland and Galmudugh, according to sources close to the talks, who declined to identify themselves because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. No official reasons given for their absence from tonight’s meeting, but, it is known that there have been heavy lifting in the talks for the past several days with regards to Galmudugh and Jubaland issues. Galmudugh political conflict and President Xaaf’s demand for extension of his mandate for more two years and eight months were the most sticking points in the talks. Jubaland President Ahmed Madoobe demands non-interferance of the forthcoming Jubaland elections by the Central Government. And that is on the top of other complex issues on the agenda, involving 2020 federal electoral modalities, constitution-making, inter-regional and inter-govermental cooperation, security, resources sharing and regulations, among others.
No experts or senior aides are allowed to take part in the secret negotiations.
Other news sources spin that there is a preparation of Official Communique underway to be released tomorrow, Friday, May 10. No independent information is available, however, as the Garowe Talks are being held between the top leaders of the Federal Government and heads of the federal states in complete secrecy.
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FARED ZAKARIA
هل الحكومة الاتحادية ذات ملاءمة؟
غرووي ، 9 مايو 2019
“الديمقراطية تموت في الظلام”
لقد أثبت الصوماليون للعالم أن المجتمع ، في حالات استثنائية ، يمكن أن يعيش في فوضى بدون حكومة لفترة طويلة – على الطريقة الصومالية ، على مدى ثلاثة عقود من انعدام الجنسية. هذا أمر لا يمكن تصوره في معظم المجتمعات ، وحتى يعتبر سابقة خطيرة لفكرة وجود حكومة ، في المقام الأول.
ومع ذلك ، ظل المجتمع الدولي يراقب هذه الرسالة البريدية في الصومال منذ أكثر من ثلاثة عقود ، مما يسمح للعناصر المتطرفة بالتحول إلى طبقات متعددة من الجريمة المنظمة.
هل هذا شيء الصوماليين فخورون به اليوم؟ ماذا تعتقد؟
أنا شخصياً أعتقد أن الحكومة تكون ذات صلة عندما تكون مستجيبة ليس فقط للشعب ، ولكن أيضًا تقدم الخدمات العامة – أولاً وقبل كل شيء ، الحفاظ على القانون والنظام ، وضمان حماية المواطنين والممتلكات ، وحماية السيادة والمصالح الحيوية للأمة .
هل هذا ما يبحث عنه الرجال والنساء العاديون في الصومال ويتوقعونه من الحكومات المحلية والمركزية؟ إطلاقا. هل هذا ما تستطيع الحكومة الفيدرالية ومعظم الولايات الفدرالية تحمله لهذه المسؤوليات العامة أو على الأقل محاولة تحقيقها؟ لا أعتقد أنهم يفعلون. إذا كنت تتفق معي في هذا الصدد ، فما هي أسباب تبرير وجود قادة الحكومة الفيدرالية في غاروي ، بونتلاند ، لعقد اجتماعات سرية ومفاوضات مع رؤساء الحكومات الإقليمية دون مشورة الخبراء ، أو حتى الشهود؟
إذا لم يتمكنوا من ضمان القانون والنظام في مقديشو وحدها ، مقر الحكومة المركزية ، فما هي أهميتهم في أن يكون لهم رأي في الشؤون الإقليمية بخلاف ادعاء كذاب أنهم يمثلون جميع الصوماليين ويستخدمون الموارد التي تم الحصول عليها بموجب تمثيل مزيف للفساد الأهداف والمكاسب الشخصية؟
من هم المسئولون؟ لا يوجد قضاء مستقل. تم رشوة البرلمانات الفيدرالية والإقليمية بشكل أساسي ، وإفسادها وإضعافها في الأدوات الحكومية للبقاء في السلطة وجعلها غير فعالة تمامًا. هل ترى خطر وجود سياسيين غير قابلين للمساءلة وغير خاضعين لقيادة مجموعة صغيرة من الحكومة مع مؤسسات قليلة أو معدومة؟ كيف تسمح بوجود مثل هذا الموقف؟ هل هذه هي الطريقة التي تعتقد أن الصومال سينهض من جديد؟ هل توقعاتك للحكومة الفيدرالية الحالية واقعية؟
لا تفهموني خطأ ؛ أنا لست ضد الحكومة الفيدرالية. أنا أعارض السياسيين غير المراقبين على جميع مستويات الحكومة.
بقلم إسماعيل ورسامي
WISDOM
IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEVANT?
Garowe, May 9, 2019
“Democracy dies in the dark”
Somalis had proved to the world that a society, in exceptional cases, can survive in chaos and anarchy without a government for a long time – in the Somali way, over three decades of statelessness. That is unimaginable in most societies, and even considered a dangerous precedent to the notion of and justification for having a government, in the first place.
Nevertheless, the world community has been watching idly this mailaise in Somalia for over three decades, allowing extremist elements to metamorph into multiple layers of organized crime
Is that something Somalis are proud of today? What do you think?
Personally, I think that a government is relevant when it is responsive not only to the people, but also delivers public services – first and foremost, maintain law and order, guarantee protection of citizens and properties, safeguard the sovereignty and vital interests of the nation.
Is that what ordinary men and women in Somalia looking for and expecting from local and central governments? Absolutely. Is that what the Federal Government and most federated states are capable of meeting these public responsibilities or trying, at least, to achieve them? I don’t believe they do. If you agree with me in that regard, then what are your reasons for justifying the presence of the leaders of the Federal Government in Garowe, Puntland, to hold secret meetings and negotiations with the heads of regional governments without expert advice, or even witnesses?
If they can’t guarantee law & order in Mogadishu alone, the Seat of the Central Government, what relevance they do possess to have a say in regional affairs other than falsely claiming that they represent all Somalis and using resources obtained under false representation for corrupt objectives and personal gains?
Whom are they accountable to? There is no independent judiciary. The federal and regional parliaments have been fundamentallly bribed, corrupted and weakened into government tools to stay in power and made completely ineffective. Do you see the danger of having unaccountable and unchecked politicians at helm of a modicum of government with little or no institutions? How do you allow such situation to exist? Is that the way you think Somalia would rise up again? Are your expectations of the current Federal Government realistic?
Don’t get me wrong; I am not against the Federal Government. I oppose unchecked politicians at all levels of government.
By Ismail Warsame
الخبرالعاجل من غرووى
غرووى، 8 مايو، 2019
شائعات تطير اليوم في غاروي إلى أن فهد ياسين ، نائب مدير الاستخبارات في الصومال سيئ السمعة ، يتعامل مع المفاوضات في غاروي سيكريت غايتنج لقادة الحكومة الفيدرالية في الصومال.
كن على أهبة الاستعداد – قد يستورد الشباب أيضًا إلى Garowe.
إن محاولة شراء موافقة بعض القادة المقاومين من Galmudugh و Jubaland بأموال نقدية قطرية قد تكون في طور الإعداد.
نظرًا لاستبعاد عدد قليل من الرجال في الغرفة وإغلاق أي شخص آخر والأمة بأكملها ، فلا توجد طريقة لمعرفة مدى النفوذ الأجنبي في الاجتماع الأكثر سرية في غرووي
BREAKING NEWS
Garowe, May 8, 2019
Rumours fly today in Garowe that Fahad Yassin, the infamous Somalia’s Deputy Director of Intelligence is in town to handle negotiations at Garowe Secret Gathering for Somalia’s Federal Government leaders
Be on the watch – he may also import Al-Shabab into Garowe.
An attempt to buy out the consent of some resistant leaders from Galmudugh and Jubaland with Qatari cash may be as well in the making.
Since a few men in a room excluded and shut out everyone else and the whole nation, there is no way to know the extent of foreign influence in the most secretly held meeting in Garowe.
سرية غير مسبوقة تحيط بمحادثات غرووى
“الديمقراطية تموت في الظلام”
تجري محادثات GAROWE بين قادة الحكومة المركزية الصومالية والدول الأعضاء في الحكومة الفيدرالية في رئاسة بونتلاند لعدة أيام حتى الآن في سرية تامة وغير مسبوقة. ليس للأمة أدنى فكرة عما يجري مناقشته نيابة عنها.
وقد استبعد القادة في المحادثات أعضاءهم من الوفود المعنية من المحادثات. المحادثات غير محدودة لكبار المستشارين السياسيين والخبراء. لا يوجد محامون أو اقتصاديون متاحون أو مطلوبون هناك. إنه تجمع للعلمانيين كقادة لدولة تعاني من المتاعب ، حيث يتم مناقشة القضايا الأساسية المتعلقة ببناء الدولة بدون مدخلات من خبراء في الموضوع. إنه تجمع حيث لا تكون المعرفة والخبرة في فن الحكم والتاريخ مطلوبة. اتضح أن عدد قليل من الناس العاديين في جلسة مغلقة الباب. إنه أمر مريب ومقلق لأفراد الجمهور. إنه أمر مزعج لأعضاء وفود مختلفة لحضور اجتماع غاروي من مقديشو وكيسمايو وبيضاء ودوسمار وجوهر وكذلك أعضاء على جميع مستويات حكومة بونتلاند.
يتم الاحتفاظ وسائل الإعلام المحلية والدولية في الظلام. لا أحد يعرف ما يجري طهيه في غرفة سرية في رئاسة بونتلاند. يتم إغلاق الأمة الصومالية بأكملها لمتابعة التقدم أو حتى جدول أعمال اجتماع GAROWE. تبدو المحادثات وكأنها مساومة في مجلس الإدارة ، وتناقش حول كيفية تقسيم الأسهم ومشاركتها بين بعض التجار الأثرياء. النتيجة الإيجابية المتوقعة من هذا الاجتماع السري ، لذلك هي جيدة مثل micromort.
هذا ليس صحيحا. نحن نطالب بالحق في معرفة ما يجري مناقشته نيابة عنا كأمة. نحن نطالب بإحاطة يومية لما يجري مناقشته في Garowe Gathering.
UNPRECEDENTED SECRECY SURROUNDING GAROWE TALKS
Garowe, 8, 2019
“Democracy dies in the dark”
GAROWE talks between the leaders of Somali Central Government and member states of the Federal Government have been taking place at Puntland Presidency for several days now in complete and unprecented secrecy. The nation doesn’t have a clue on what is being discussed on its behalf.
Leaders at talks had even excluded their own members of respective delegations from the talks. The talks are off-limit to senior political advisors and experts. No lawyers or economists are available or needed there. It is a gathering of laymen as leaders of a nation in trouble, where fundamental issues of nation-building are being deliberated with no inputs from subject matter experts. It is a gathering where knowledge, experience on statecraft and history are not required. It turned out to be a few laymen in closed door session. It is suspicious and worrisome to the members of the general public. It is unsettling to the members of various delegations to Garowe Meeting from Mogadishu, Kismayo, Baydhaba, DusaMareb and Jowhar as well as members at all levels of Puntland Government.
Local and international Media outlets are being kept in the dark. Nobody knows what is being cooked up in a secret room in Puntland Presidency. The entire Somali nation is shut off to follow the progress or even the agenda of the GAROWE Meeting. The talks look like board-room bargaining, debating on how to divide and share stocks among some wealthy traders. Positive outcome expected from this secret meeting, therefore, is as good as micromort.
It doesn’t sound right. We demand the right to know what is being debated on our behalf as a nation. We demand daily briefing of what is being discussed at Garowe Gathering.
Rare Objective and Balanced Analysis
تحلىل مستقيم وموضوعي لا يعرف الخوف ومتوازن للأحداث في الصومال والقضايا الصومالية.
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Breaking News
Garowe, 7, 2019
In last attempt to bring Galmudugh President, Xaaf, back to the negotiation table of the parties at Garowe Gathering, Galmudugh ministers went this evening to Puntland Presidency, the venue of the meeting, to break fasting and get briefed on the state of the talks.
This new development could be a harbinger for possible breakthrough in the impasse.
Stay tuned.
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