Is Egypt trying to bully Sudan for allowing Turkey make an investment in Sudan? This gives you a picture of that Egyptian dictator's mindset.

niyoow farmajo wants to start fresh. he wants to show he is somalia's president. he just named axmed ciise caward, a prominent guy from garowe to be FM. this was all part of the plan. he wants to make reer garowe happy. he also wants to move on since after few years ago when he was misled by few diehard HAGist to dislike garowe. after qalbidhagax, suicide bombings, government infighting, midnight raids on politician, cabinet reshuffle, etc this is his day niyoow to show he is moving forward and wants to focus on important things. Let us welcome Farmajo to Garowe. Guul iyo Gobanimo.

very positive news,

About time the SFG starts a different approach. Rewarding any Somali for order, government (be it town, city or region) and relative peace. Make places that have chaos compete for order and governance. You would see regions going for order in a Garowe minute. Some regions would not even have time to develop their own, they would simply copy Puntland even creating jobs for Puntland in training police, how to run functions of government, security including education and health from local government perspective. SFG Parliament sets open list or criterion for getting federal funds and how much with what measurables. Example in Ethiopia the criterion for federal funds to regions is a well written open public formulae. Some region may get 1 billion another region 10 billion, but the measureables and criterion are set by House of Federation. In US its program based and is a bit messy work by Senate all the time, bribing and negotioating with each senator. In Canada its a set formulae called Equalization formulae. Somalia needs this ASAP. Will be messy in begining, but if few example 20 MPs are selected to do this work can be done easily. Just one year give Puntland half the money and the next year regions will have marathon to be best for next year. The way its done now looks more encouraging those who have not achieved order and governance over city, town or region, to not put best effort, because the federal army will come the police ministers will pay more attention where its chaotic.

The shuffle is necessitated by the Mogadishu issues. Farmaajo needs someone from the H/G community to help him quell the grievances created by the raid of Cabdi Qaybdiid. Despite his connection , Yusuf Garaad is busy with the international issues. I heard the new interior minister to be a local and connected businessman who might concentrate his efforts both in Mogadishu and central regions. I think Yusuf Garaad has a done a lot in short eight months. Among his biggest achievements are : The release of hundred of Somalis from Jails in Ethiopia, India and seychelles; He enmanced the Turkey alliance with the president and treaded carefully on the issues of the gulf , Ethiopia, and Kenya. If Yusuf Garaad , who spend decades in the international media, foreign capitals and the region is not qualified to be a diplomat , I don't know who else could fill that job. Besides, the old diplomatic service of Somalia are old and retired . WE need the young generation to take the center stage. In all ,This move by Khayre is welcome.The upside in this shuffle are two. First, the men who held some of the most important portafolio in the country, namely the interior ministry responsible for internal order, and the chief foreign diplomat should have been allowed to exit gracefully , and at least 48 hours of notice should have been given before they were replaced. Prime minister Khayre must remember that these are not his office employees. Second, I have noticed an ugly replacement of the same tribe to the one fired. Many of us became familiar in Somaliland where cousins rotate or replace after one if fired. Interior minister Cabdi F. Juxa is from Puntland, and especially from Garoowe. He is replaced by another guy from Garoowe which means that ministry is belonged by Faroole clan. He has the choice of selecting anyone from Puntland , yet that is how it is played. Finally, Both Garaad and Juxa had written a very respectful statement and wished everyone a good luck