There are now rampant reports—too loud to ignore—that Somalis are quietly packing their bags, not to return home, but to flee once again. Cairo, Istanbul, Nairobi, Dubai, you name it—our people are going anywhere but here. And why wouldn’t they? Life in Somalia has been reduced to a nightmare of skyrocketing prices, runaway inflation, insecurity on every corner, fake schools with certificates for sale, and political fistfights between the Federal Government (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS).

This is no longer just a rumour—it is a reality visible in the empty houses of Mogadishu, the ghost towns of our provincial cities, and the endless queue of Somali passports at foreign embassies. Once upon a time, people returned to Somalia, believing in the promise of recovery. Today, they are leaving again—silently voting with their feet against a failed state.

What is worse than the exodus itself? The silence of those who claim to be leaders. Not a single public institution has dared to address this distressing trend. Not a word, not a plan, not even a hollow press release. Why? Because they are too busy looting aid budgets, counting clan seats, and scheming for the next power-sharing deal in Mogadishu’s political casino.

Let us be clear: this silent exodus is a referendum on Somali leadership. And the result is already in—total rejection. When citizens would rather sweat as dishwashers in Istanbul or squeeze into Nairobi’s slums than live in their own homeland, that is not migration. That is a vote of no confidence. Somalia is being emptied out, not by war this time, but by neglect, incompetence, and greed.

The ruling class must be held accountable. If leaders cannot stabilise the cost of living, then they should stop calling themselves leaders. If they cannot provide basic security, they should vacate their offices and let someone else try. If they cannot educate the next generation, then they are not building a country—they are dismantling it brick by brick. And if they cannot even lower the burden of utility bills, then at least create a public–partnership model to cut the costs and give ordinary families some breathing space.

WDM demands urgent intervention. Enough of the endless conferences in Nairobi hotels. Enough of the donor-funded charades. Enough of the finger-pointing between FGS and FMS. This is the hour for real statesmanship—if any still exists in this country. Subsidise food and fuel, restore security with iron resolve, invest in genuine education, cut the utility bills through public–partnership initiatives, and end the toxic, childish quarrels between federal leaders before Somalia becomes a land without people.

Somalia is bleeding. Its people are leaving. And its leaders are feasting. History will not forgive them, and neither will the people.