A multi layered plot fueled by oil might come to the shores of Kismaayo. It is all about the black gold called oil. The architect of the Jubbaland plan was not other than former Somali defense minister and renown Somali scholar Mohamed Abdi Gaandhi. He was not only a former diplomats but also a seasoned scholar and politician who understood how the world worked. He was the most educated Somali in any Somali government cabinet for the last 30 years. As soon as he became the defense minister, he thought big and wanted to bring the Somali quagmire though big and bold idea. He went to Washington and told the American security establishment that a well trained 30,000 Somali troops could bring law and order from Lughaya to KIsmaayo. On that note, he organized a meeting of former Somali generals led by late Somali general Mohamed Ali Samatar in Virginia. Destructive personalities like general Galaal who participated denounced the plan as the old guard of the Somali military replacing the old system. While Somalia had good officers and soldiers , our generals were never up to the challenge. Even today, we have some of the weakest generals in the world. Anyway, that idea didn't get any traction due to many reasons. Yet, Mr. Gaandhi , did not give up, but changed strategy to tackle the security of smaller version of Somalia---Azania, aka Jubbaland. He hatched a plan with a French big oil multinational Total to explore oil in the Jubba basin, while in return helping him to establish his administration. The plan was a multilayered scheme that was difficult to grasp. He asked Kenya to train 1500 strong Somali soldiers from the Jubba area and from his clan in specifically. President Shariif , the novice man with no political experience , accepted the deal and those men were sent to Kenya for training. As I said, there was plans within the plans. Kenya never intervene in Jubba when the threat of Al-shabaab was greayer nor when Amisom needed help to consolidate power in earlier years. Some people believe that it was black gold power that pushed the war to occupy Jubba land.Also, the presence of Obama in the white house might emboldened the Kenyans. So, in order to sort out these issues, I have to find a real son of Jubba land . Someone born and bread there. Rather than been mesmerized by the tough talking guys like SOL resident Apophis and company , who sound more like the Kenyan intelligence operatives than Jubba guys,, we have to look and sit down with the real Jubbalanders and find out their opinions without filters. Here is our conversation.In fact, I told him that I was interviewing him and will post in the the internet. Galbeedi: Who are those involved in this so called Jubbaland project? please start from the beginning. Jubbaman: It was the brainchild of C/raxman Gannadhi. I do not know what time he stated but the project was started before he even joined the federal government. He was instrumental in setting up the training of the Somali/Jubbaland soldiers to Kenya while he was the defence minister. One thing I know is that he kept talking about making Jubbalnd like Switzerland of the horn. He said, he will put street lights in Kismaayo and their police force will be trained by France and so on, and promised the moon for the locals. . In other words , it was his project, and he promised a prosperous Jubbaland. Galbeedi: If that is the case, then why Mr. Gaandhi is looking from outside and not leading the JUbba project? Jubba man: THe Ethiopians objected . Also, the Kenyans could not trust him. AS an educated man , it was difficult to manipulate or control him. That is where Madoobe came in. He might be a tough guy is the sense of Somali toughness, but could be manipulated easily( Waa nin Hal Neef oo Geela Waxar lagaga bedelan karo) Somali emphasis are mine. Galbeedi: why doesn't he run now against Madoobe. Jubba man: He has a health issues that doesn't allow him to run. During the brawl between Somali parliament in Nairobi in 2004, someone hit him with a chair in his neck and spine area and that issue got bad slowly and caused chronic back problems. I hope he gets better. Galbeedi: who else is involved with these project? and how it is connected with the maritime boundary dispute? Jubba man: I do not really know if the Kenyans want to take the whole Jubbaland on behalf of the oil companies and gain the richest oil blocks in the Indian Ocean, but certain events indicate that a lot of money had changed hands on behalf of oil companies. Former Kenyan defense minister Yusuf was also involved as well as his son who is A Kenyan intelligence officer, and other members of the Kenyan intelligence. Their intentions might have been to take both the Kenyan side and the Somali side of the oil blocks under their control. Telecommunication equipment were bought especially for the Jubba Land forces, and armored cars and weapons were brought from South Africa. Galbeedi: by who?, the Kenyan government. Jubba ma: By arm dealers financed by oil cartels with the knowledge of the Kenyan government. Galbeedi: was that meant annexing JUbbaland coastal area for good.? Jubba man: Not initially. The European oil companies , mostly Norwegian and French), probably wanted to have a friendly government in Jubba, and since oil extraction and resource regulation usually falls under the jurisdiction of the regional government, they wanted to aid Gaandhi and have the monopoly for the extraction while helping him and build the institutions and capacity of the administration. Galbeedi: what changed?, don't they still have the Kenyan side oil blocks and the Somali oil blocks are auctioned openly in the international market like in London last year and in Stanbul this summer? Jubba man: What changed is that all that effort and money could not secure the European rights for the oil. As it stands now , most of the oil will be extracted by Americans and their allied companies. So it is probably the Europeans oil companies pushing Kenya, and they want Somalia to stop auctioning of the oil blocks. If you remember, all hell broke lose as soon as Somalia auctioned the blocks and they demanded that those auctioning must stop. Galbeedi: How about prime minister Khayre?, isn't he supposed to be the oil man who must protect the interest of Europeans especially the Norwegians? Jubba man: This Khayre guy is telling everyone that Somalia is open for business, the insurgency will be over in a few years, and harry up and jump in the fray before it is too late. Yet, the Europeans can't compete with the Americans. They finance the Amisom forces, but these forces will withdraw , and eventually it is the Americans who will guarantee the arming and rebuilding of the Somali army in the future. The Horn is going to be under American influence. The Kenyans and others does not like the idea of Americans creating a professional national army. With Khayre in place , The Norwegians will certainly get their share , but it is Farmaajo who will make the final decision. Galbeedi: why the Kenyans keep repeating that Somalia had auctioned the Kenyan side of border? Jubba man: They know it is not true, but they want to stop the whole thing until a friendly government shows up in Somlia in less than two years. Also, as soon as the boundary issue is decided by the international court , oil companies have legal authority to start drilling and extracting oil and gas. There is no turning back. Galbeedi: So a dysfunctional and unstable Somalia had beaten Kenya to the high stakes of oil wars. THat means, this slow , reclusive and quite guy Farmaajo might be the only guy who could stop Kenyans at this time? JUbba man: I told you guys many times that Farmaajo might not be perfect, but those waiting in the wings like Shariif Ahmed will be welcomed by both Kenya and Uganda. They will carry the water for these countries. Galbeedi: So in this game of oil, Madoobe is just small potato. Jubba man: Madoobe is a tough stick to whip Somalia and just like the warlords of yesterday he will do what even is demanded by the big powers. Galbeedi: Now, how about the OG community?,, Do you know that you guys are in the crossroads in this war of the oil in horn at the moment? Also, there are some Galmudug players who want to join in the fray, right? JUbba man: I am 100% sure if Madoobe stays we will face some kind of trouble. If things heat up he might even cancel the election and declare secession. THe Galmudug guys live in the middle of the country , but we are a frontier community and might lose more than others if we side with the Kenyans. Galbeedi: You could be hated by Somalis if you messed up and side with Kenya.ns? JUbba man: Before I answer that , let me tell you that all Soomaalis are " Soogalayti". Every tribe within the republic lives inside the Somali Kilil, they come from Wardeer and cross to Mudug; from Gaashaamo to Burco and even vote in Somaliland. Everywhere Somalis come and go, yet, that term Soogalooti is pinned against us -- the OG --which is totally unfair. . Yet, if war takes place and Modoobe joins the Kenyans, we will be considered like real enemies of Somalia, say like an outcast , maybe even worse than the Somaliland separatists and will be hated by Somalis just like you guys are hated these days. Galbeedi: I am unionist, but I get thee message. Jubbaman: If we don't handle this issue carefully, anything can happen. Galbeedi: So, not only the OG community , but the whole country might disintegrate. Who else is involved in these issues in the earlier stages? Jubba man: I thing Cumar Sharmaarke and C/shakur were involved in the early stage of the oil project, and even Shariif Ahmed in some capacity. Galbeedi: Are you saying they were willing participants in the idea of transferring Jubba region oil to the the Kenyan government ? JUbba man: They probably didn't understand the fine print in the earlier stages, but Kenya is one of the most corrupt countries. Everything was done by people working for the oil guys. The kenyans , C/raxman Shakur and Sharmaarke and many others took their cut, but some were unable to understand the extent of their involvement.. Yet, C/raxman Shakur soon might side with the Kenyans . He is just beating the bush now , but if things heat up , he will choose and side with the Kenyans just like Madoobe. All those who had took money from the oil companies must side with those who bankrolled them. Cumar Sharmaarke is laying law as usual. Galbeedi: there are no winners in conflict at this time both for Kenya and Somalia, yet, it is Kenyans who can not afford bad publicity both for their economy and world media, right, Jubba man: Somalia already gets bad rap among the western media, but Kenya could lose more than they think. International agencies could leave in droves and billions of Somali assets could be repatriated. In my understanding these issues are pushed outside forces beyond Kenya. Galbeedi: isn't about time that Somalis come home?, Sooner or later it will happen. Jubba man: forced expulsion and unorganized migration caused by war will hurt Somali merchants who could lose a lot of money and their assets. Galbeedi: let us go back one more time about the OG community. In the diaspora, throughout the years we all considered your community to be one of the most nationalist, especially looking the ONLF struggle, yet you seem to be calculating and throat cutting like any other groups these days. Is that a fair assessment? JUbba man: we were always patriots from JUbba to Dagaxbuur. WE supported almost every Somali government except the C/yusuf government, and we always on the side of the Somali people. One of the biggest things that changed our outlook and even encouraged us to support Illey despite his crimes, was when Somaliland and Puntalnd handed us to the TPLF enemy, even Farmaajo joined the fray and handed a war hero Qalbi=Dhagax to Ethiopia, that is what changed us.. That was when we decided to be ruthless just like anyone else. Yet every Somali is welcome in Jubba regardless of his tribe. We always fought for Somali freedom where ever we were, and we still believe that no one can match or patriotism. Galbeedi: Why it is difficult for you guys to share with other Somalis ? Jubba man: it is not just us, it is the nature of Somali politics these days, you eat or you will be eaten. That all folks. The Jubbaland locals are nationalist but they are taken ransom by Madoobe and should be rescued.

Give military bases now to Russia, America, Saudia, Britania, Japan...and will have peace as well. If they are more than one and especially don't like each other, then you don't loose respect or sovereignty.

Suldaanka, These kids had mastered misinformation and misleading people. They are experts in the arts of misleading pictures. They will never show you an audio or live microphone. Also, they say, liars use statistics to lie. These pictures were in May 2018. Of course they sent a jet to pick him up and pampered him, yet in return he didn't get much. Sacad Shire the finance minister said, they pay 5 million a year for the port and the 2018 money were already taken by Siilaanyo . The last visit doesn't have any pictures at all, nor any press release from the UAE. Here is an article in April 2019 after his visit of UAE. Hadhwanaag Times Su,aalo Ka Dhashay Safarkii Imaaraadka Oo Dul Hoganaya Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi Tuesday April 23, 2019 - 15:12:10 in News . Su,aalo Ka Dhashay Safarkii Imaaraadka Oo Dul Hoganaya Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi Hargeysa(HWN):-Madaxweynaha JSL Muuse Biixi Cabdi iyo wefti kooban oo uu hoggaaminayay oo dhawr maalmood safar ugu maqnaa dalka UAE ayaa Axadii ku soo laabtay caasimadda Hargeysa. Madaxweyne Biixi, ayaan sidii looga bartay saxaafadda wax war ah siinin si ay umada ugu sii gudbiso, bedelkiisana waxa warbaahinta la hadlay Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda Yaasiin Maxamuud Faratoon, oo sheegay in Madaxweyne Biixi iyo masuuliyiinta UAE ay ka wada hadleen dhawr qodob oo ay shacabku su’aalo badan iska weydiiyeen. Madaxweyne; yaad la kulantay? Mudane Madaxweyne, inkastoo uu Wasiirkaaga khaarajigu sheegay inaad masuuliyiitna dawladda UAE ka wada hadasheen dhawr qodob oo kala duwan, haddana wasiirku ma sheegin masuuliyiinta aad la kulantay kuwa ay yihiin iyo darajadooda, lamana arag wax muuqaal ah oo ay madaxtooyadu la wadaagtay warbaahinta oo ku saabsan kulamadaas, sidii looga bartay safaradii aad hore dibadda uga baxday oo ay madaxtooyadu warbaahinta la wadaagtay meel kasta oo aad martay. Waxa keliya ee la ogyahay inaad saddex habeen ku maqnayd dalka UAE. Madaarkii Berbera Mudane Madaxweyne, Wasiirkaaga arrimaha dibaddu wuxuu sheegay in saldhigii milatari ee UAE ka dhisanaysay Berbera sidoo kalena loo isticmaali doono duulimaadyada rayidka ah, "Waxa la isla gartay inuu madaarkaasi noqdo mid diyaaradaha rayidka ah iyo kuwa ganacsiguba ku degi karaan oo ka shaqaysan karaan oo aan ku koobnaan doonin madaar militeri.” Sidaas ayuu yidhi Wasiir Faratoon. Laakiin Madaxweyne heshiiskii ay xukuumadii Siilaanyo ka ansixisay labada gole Baarlamaan waxa ku jiray qodob sheegayay in UAE dhisi doonto madaar shacab. Qodobka 8aad ee heshiiskaas, faqradiisa ‘T’ waxay odhanaysay in dawladda UAE dhisi doonto madaar cusub "T) Dhismaha Madaar cusub oo laga hirgeliyo Magaalada Berbera (Civilian and Cargo Airport).” Sidaas ayuu u dhignaai qodobka 8aad ee heshiiskaas labada gole ansixiyeen, faqradiisa ‘T’. Waxa markaas Madaxweynoow la isweydiinayaa ma isbedel ayaa lagu sameeyay qodobadii heshiiska oo UAE waxay joojisay dhismaha madaarkii cusbaa ee heshiiskaas ku jiray. Waa su’aal Madaxweyne, lagaa sugayo inaad umadda uga jawaabto

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته South mudug stable today cause PL manage things and their police man working under PL officers. Galmudug need to be under a good leadership . If they want to join PL, vice president seat will be still with our brothers on sool . North mudug to be part of galmudug after 22 years . Is like xamar ruling USA states loool. 1991 beef is over with the agreement on xamar between AY AUN and caydiid AUN . *** card is what SL was using to gain lands on Sool. open fight in PL backyard and gain more lands.

"Galbeedi: why doesn't he run now against Madoobe. Jubba man: He has a health issues that doesn't allow him to run. During the brawl between Somali parliament in Nairobi in 2004, someone hit him with a chair in his neck and spine area and that issue got bad slowly and caused chronic back problems. I hope he gets better." Professor Ghandi announced his candidacy earlier this year if I'm not mistaken...

"Meanwhile Biixi met...." That picture with the deputy PM was taken during his "state visit" in March of 2018, during the height of the diplomatic dispute between the Somalia and the UAE; giving extensive media coverage to a visit which was nothing more than a photo op. They rolled out the carpet to Governor Biixi to spite the SFG. Check the date listed under the headline! His last visit wasn't covered in any of the Emirati state owned news sites.

I used to hear that islaamaha (dumarka) ganbadooda ayaa u waranta. @galbeedicumaadada ayaa u waranta.

Galbeedi is way off the mark here. His assertion that Quote " The UAE has more interest in Puntland than Somaliland" and the blabla that he added to justify it, is just laughable and borders insanity. For the record, Puntland is not a chooser, it is very happy whatever the UAE throws on the ground for her. Galbeedi's assertion sounds like Puntland has any choice. Besides, Puntland's President went to UAE on Daallo Airlines. Whereas President MBC was given a private jet. Btw, the Buurmadaw issue has been bubbling for quiet sometime, it is not something new or that happened after the last visit to UAE. It squarely revolves around the Chairman position of Kulmiye Party.

Guess who was supposed to be sitting in the lady's seat.

The political culture in Somaliland is an egalitarian one. Specially Beesha Dhexe. So for everyone from the unknown to the well known to have equal say and communicate their personal feelings or believes, it is a welcomed sign that the people are moving forward. This is why in Somaliland almost everything is openly discussed and nothing is hidden. The gov't is held to account, the ministers coming on TV explaining their side of the story. You will never see this type of open discussions of gov't ministers and opposition party engaging in lively political discourse about the goings on, anywhere else in the Somali regions. We know Mogadishu Khaire's moratorium on media engagement by his cabinet. We know Cheeseman, after almost 3 years, has never held an open questions interview. The same goes for Puntland where each Hagbad inheritor takes the enclave on a personal ride with no questions asked. So, all these public engagement, is music to my ears that the people are awake and taking part and shaping their future. What other Somalis take for granted, in Somaliland we don't. If we think the gov't is not on the right path, we tell it like it is without mincing words. And not wait until end of the tenor and call it 'what a bad leadersip it was' like Puntlanders do every 4years. Rather, you have to oppose what is wrong and support what is right every single day.

Life is not fair. Do you realize you are already benefiting from the Iran-US/Arab fracas? Next to Djibouti Berebra will be the only port capable to deal with todays normal shipping other than Port Sudan and Mombassa which are far away from the action. Since UAE will not use Djibouti, Berbera is the only port. I hate to wish any ill on anyone, but if the Persian Gulf closes for any length of time..Berbera will be the empire overnight. Poor Yemen taken out of the game.