Xasan Sh. is being honoured to officially open this new KG State House.

Don’t deny some of Farmaajo’s political achievements and credit. The central state has today more balanced leverage and state power in relation to the states, whereas earlier it was the states that were over-powerful and even had some veto power in the matters of the State. Not discounting the need today for improved working relations between centre and regions. But for Somalia to develop its own model of ‘federalism’ that is workable, one needs to find some sort of balance between central state mandate and decentralised authority of states, and you won’t be able to achieve that if all powers are is with the states and neither if all power is with the central state. And I am sure both leaders have contributed in their own ways to seeking a balance and the right fit for the country which might eventually inshallah lead to a healthy equilibrium. The right political course and most healthy direction is found somewhere in the middle, and not always in the black and white perceptions which can lead to unbalanced and fragile realities.