WITH THE NEW APPOINTMENT, PRESIDENT FARMAAJO STILL REMAINS THE REAL PRIME MINISTER AFTER DISMISSAL OF KHAYRE

The newly appointed Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Rooble, has neither the time nor the experience to make any difference in Somalia’s situation. If he accepts the offer and gets confirmed, he will not go beyond on-the-job training exercise during this short period of time before the general election – unable to have the chance to be his own man, let alone to bring new blood to the Cabinet. He will heavily rely on President Farmaajo for directions and advice; a situation that makes the later the real Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister designate will be lucky to earn national recognition if the election is successfully conducted freely and fairly under his watch, an unlikely scenario under epidemic corruption in the country.

By appointing a publicly unknown figure as Prime Minister, President Farmaajo has successfully secured one of his priority goals: Grabbing the executive powers from the Cabinet; the 2nd one being getting re-elected. Let us watch whether his 2nd priority defies the Somali Political Doctrine that stipulates ” No 2nd Chance for a president”

The New appointment, however, is a slap in the face of those suffering from “GOOFKA Syndrome” because of their proximity to the Capital City, Mogadishu.

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Postscript.

Since this article was posted, there have been unconfirmed social media stories playing out that the Prime Minister Designate has not been vetted adequately with rumors of his past mistakes. However, reliable sources have indicated to this blog WĎM that those rumours are baseless and perhaps a mistaken identity.