In a previous thread that you did not supply the answers to I asked the following questions... Have you been to Mogadishu carafaat? How is the banadiir council divided, and how would you improve this division of seats as well as the current small employee base? How is the airport and port managed by whom and in which fashion from the head to again the small employee contingent? What is the clear correlation of the creation of juba land state provided for by the different Kenyan led initiatives and the mamuul of mogadishu? In the event that people from other parts of somalia should be appointed in the banadiir administration wouild that according to your mind mean the goverment can do the same in kismayu? Maybe if you gave an answer to any of them we might take you more seriously jaale carafat..

Caraafat I have noticed your ignorance on Mogadishu issues several times, how is tarzan the intellectual leader of HAG? what is HAG got to do with everything that comes up on SOL in your eager rush to give your opinion on things you obviously have no knowledge on you are adopting every acronym you see on here, hope berritole ina RRA lagaa maqli doonin!

I remember when the somaliland president visited kenya how flabbergasted the officials of the somaliland liasion office were when he refused to charter a private plane to the tune of $20,000/- for his flight back to hargeisa, he prefered to take the normal jubba/daalo flight home. Such small views in to leaders mentality are priceless...

Jubba airways plane to both djiboutiville and addis abbaba, no private plane or private charter...

General Duke;894485 wrote: Somali's as ever are wasting their time on Ethiopia. It's not a big deal & the Presidnet is just uttering these words to keep this country out of his way. He wants to have good relations with all these nations. Ethiopia is but one of many Africans who will " build the army" you have the Turks training a large number of officers and I think that's the big player here. Exactly.

Taliska sare ee cidanka booliska Gobolka banaadir sheegay in guud ahan ay ka xaaqaan dhamaanba isbaarooyinkii u yiilay maliishiyooyinka qabiiladda ee gobolka Banaadir. Tal;iska waxaa uu sheegay in iyadoo la fulinyo amarka madaxweynaha soomaliya isla markaasna uu meelmaray go’aankii madaxada Qaranka ee ku aadanaa qaadista isbaarooyinkii yaalay jidadka magaaladda Muqdisho. Gen. Axmed Xasan Maalin oo ah Taliyaha ciidamada Booliiska ee Gobolka Banaadir ayaa sheegay in ciidamada Booliisku ay xalay howlgallo toos ah oo lagu sugayo ammaanka ka sameeyeen degmooyinka G/Banaadir, isagoo xusay in la qaaday dhamaan isbaarooyinkii yaalay waddooyinka.magaaladda muqdisho taas oo uu sheegay in shacbiga ay ku abuuridonto wax xoogaa yididiilo ah Taliyaha ayaa hoosta ka xariiqay in ciidamadu ay joogteyn doonaan howlgallada lagu sugayo amniga, isla markaana looga hortagayo in aysan soo laaban isbaarooyin dambe oo gaadiidka looga qaado lacago baad ah. Maalmihii la soo dhaafay ayaa waxaa magaladda Muqdisho ka socday olole ballaaran oo looga hortagayo qaadista isbaarooyinka,ay dhigteen maliishiyooyinka qabiiladda iyo qaar ka m id ah gudoomiyayaasha degmooyinka qaarkood kadib markii Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka .Somaliya uu amar ku bixiyay in la qaado isbaarooyinka gaadiidka looga qaado lacagaha sharcidarrada ah.kuwaasi oo gaarayay in ka badan 60 goobood.oo shacbiga dhibaato weyn ku haayay. Web Updating, Somaliweyn Website

Maadeeys sources of income seem to be drying up reer isbaaro maxay ku dambeyn doonan toloow?

Alhamdullilah free, fair and most importantly peaceful elections anywhere in Somalia is great news/

Madaxweyne Xasan oo gaaray Dalka Itoobiya Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo wafdi uu hoggaminayo ayaa gaaray magaalada Adis Ababa ee caasimada dalka Ethiopia. Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud madaxweynaha Soomaaliya ayaa waxaa socdaalkiisa ku wehliyay wasiirka wasaaradda difaaca dalka iyo masuuliyiin kale oo ka tirsa dowladda. Madaxweynaha ayaa waxaa garoonka ku soo dhaweeyay mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan dowladda Ethiopia iyo mas’uuliyiinta safaaradda Soomaaliya ee dalkaasi. Madaxweynaha ayaa lagu wadaa in uu kulamo la qaato madaxda dowladda Adis si ay uga wada hadlaan xiriirka labad dowladood.

Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Oo La Kulantay Ra’siulwasaaraha Iyo Dhigeeda Dalka Kenya

Madaxweynaha Jabuuti Oo Qado Sharaf U Sameeyey Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Madaxweynaha Oo Xarigga Ka Jaray Dhismaha Safaaradda Soomaaliya Ee Jabuuti Oo Dib U Dhis Lagu Sameeyey

Indeed there is always tommorow lets keep the hystericals at bay i.a

Shabakada Al-qaacida ee geeska Afrika oo isku urursanaya Waqooyiga Puntland, Faroole iyo Siyaasiyiinta Puntland oo Wadnaha farta ku haaya {Warbixin xiiso leh} War bixin lagu qoray wargeeyska Daily Telegraph, ayaa lagu sheegay in mintidiinta Al-shabaab ee qaybta ka ah Al-qaacidada geeska Afrika ay hada isku urursanayaan buuraleeyda ku taal waqooyiga Soomaaliya, waxayna qorsheenayaan ineey weeraro ku qaadaan wadamada Kenya iyo Itoobiya oo iyaga ciidamo usoo diray gudaha Soomaaliya. Al-shabaab oo si rasmi ah ugu biiray sanadkii hore Al-qaacida, ayaa waxaa laga saaray caasimada Soomaaliya ee Muqdisho iyo qaybo badan oo kamid ah gobolada Soomaaliya, iyadoo ay sidaas jirto ayaa hadana waxaa soo baxaya warar sheegaya in madaxdii ugu sareeysay Al-shabaab ay hada u guureen buuraleeyda waqooyiga Puntland ee “Gal-gala” oo iyada ka madax banaana maamulka Puntland ee halkaas kataliya. Madaxweynaha Maamulka Puntland C/raxmaan Faroole ayaa kal hore sheegay in howlgalada ciidamada midowga Afrika iyo kuwa doowlada ee mira dhalay ay sababeen in 11 kamid ah madaxda ugu sareeysa Al-shabaab ay usoo qaxeen dhinaca Puntland gaar ahaan “Gal-gala” iyadoona qaar kamid ah ragas ay ciidamada amaanka Puntland gacanta ku dhigeen waxaana ku jiray madaxii ugu sareeyay Amniyaadka Al-shabaab ee uqaabilsana dilalka qorsheesan, sidokale waxaa la qabtay hub badanb iyo waxyaabaha qarxa. Ragaas ay ciidamada amaanka Puntland gacanta ku dhigeen waxaa kujira nin lagu magacaabo Abuu Xafsa, waana ninka u qaabilsanaa dilalka qorsheesan iyo madax jabiska, sidokale waxaa kamid ahaa nin isagana lagu magacaabo Xasan Tahliil, ninkan isagana waxa uu Al-shabaab u qaabilsanaa dhinaca farsamada iyo Loojiistikada, waxaa kalo gacanta lagu dhigay waxyaabaha qarxa sida jaakadaha laysku qarxiyo, miinooyin, banbooyin iyo qoryaha fud fudud. Qabqabashada ragaan waxay daliil muuqata utahay sida ay Al-shabaab isugu urursanayaan dibana isugu soo habeeynayaa buuraha waqooyiga Puntland kadib markii ay kusoo jabeen dagaalka Koofurta o ay ugu danbeeysay magaalada Kismaayo oo xili u ahayd xudunta ugu weyn. Xeebaha Puntland waa meel ay Al-shabaab u arkaan goob istiraatiiji ah maxaa yeelay waxay daris latahay wadanka yeman oo la aaminsanyahay inuu yahay hoyga ugu weyn ee Al-qaacidada jaziiratul Arab, ciidamada amaanka Puntland ayaa laba mar waxay gacanta ku dhigeen labo doonyood oo hub iyo waxyaabaha qarxaba uwaday Al-shababka ku dhuumaaleeysanaya buuraleeyda “Gal-gala”. Wargeyska Daily Telegraph, ayaa sidookale qoray in doowlada Britain ay hada Puntland ku gacan siineyso sidii ay magaalada Garowe ee xarunta Puntland loga dhisi lahaa xaruun garsoor iyo xabsi weyn oo lagu xiro dagaalyahanada Al-shabaab iyo koxaha Purcad badeeda oo iyagana aan kadhib yareen dagaalka lagula jiro Al-shabaab, Britain waxay puntland sanad walbo siin doontaa sida warbixinta lagu xusay lacag gaareeysa £1.5 million. Lacagtaan ayaa qayb ka noqon doonta in lagu dhiso xabsi weyn oo lagu xiro burcad-badeeda ay soo qabtaan doowladaha caalamiga ee kusugan badda Soomaaliya, waxaana lacagtaan Puntland loo soo marsiin doonaa hay’adaha QM. Warbixintaan uu qoray wargeyska kasoo baxa wadanka Britain ayaa lagu sheegay in xabsigaan laga dhisi doono magaalada Garowe ee xaruunta maamulka Puntland lagu xiri doono Burcad-badeeda, iyo kuwa lagu soo qabto ineey kamidka yihiin kooxda la midoowday ururka caalamiga ah Al-qaacida ee Al-shabaab.

Wargeyska Daily Telegraph oo kasoo baxa wadanka Ingiriiska ayaa baahay in xog uu helay uu ku ogaaday in hogaamiyaasha Xarakadda Al-Shabab ay isku urursanayaan deegaano ka tirsan m/mul goboleedka Puntlad. Warbixinta uu wargeyskaan qoray ayaa waxaa lagu sheegay in kumanaan dagaalyahan oo Shabab ka tirsan ay bilihii lasoo dhaafay gaarayeen deegaano ku yaala buuraha Galgala ee gobolka Barri halkaasoo ay ka wadaan dhaq dhaqaayo ay ku abaabulayaan ciidamadooda isla markaana ay isku hubeynayaan. Cajalad uu wargeysku sheegay inuu helay ayaa waxaa uu sheegay in dhalinyaro tiradooda lagu qiyaasay kumanaan ay deegaanada ruux oo Shabab ka tirsan ay Puntland hadda ku sugan yihiin kuwaasoo ku jira hawlo ay dib iskugu ururinayaan. Tan iyo markii ciidamada dawlada iyo kuwa midawga Africa ee AMISOM ay Al-Shabab ka qabsadeen magaalooyin ku yaala koofurta Soomaaliya ayaa waxa la aaminsan yahay in dagaalyahano fara badan iyo hogaamiyaal Al-Shabab ka tirsan ay gaareen buuralayda Gal gala halkaasoo ay ku xoogaysan yihiin. Ciidamada badda ee Puntland ayaa mar gacanta ku dhigay doon siday shixnado hub ah oo ay sheegeen inay ku socotay Al-Shabab. M/weynaha Puntland ayaa dhawaan laga soo xigtay inuu sheegay inay jiraan dagaalyahano Shabab ah oo deeganadiisa ku sugan. Qubaro dhanka ciidamada iyo shaqsiyaad arrimaha siyaasadda iyo amaanka falanqeeya ayaa u sheegay wargeyskaan in haddii ay Al-Shabab ku xoogeystaan deegaanada Puntland iyo Somaliland ay dhici karayso inay si fudud u weeraraan dalka Ethiopia oo Soomaalia daris la ah. Web Updating, Somaliweyn Website contact@somaliweyn.com www.somaliweyn.com

Amb. Ufuk Gokcen Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Fowsiya Yusuf, Somali FM (left) and Maryan Qasim, Somali Ministry of Develoment and Social Affairs Last Tuesday, the new cabinet of Somalia was endorsed by the Parliament. The new and lean 10 Minister cabinet includes Somalia's first-ever woman Foreign Minister, Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan. In addition to this novelty, it should be noted that she is from Somaliland. After officially being endorsed, the new Foreign Minister travelled to Djibouti to attend the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers. There, she was congratulated wholeheartedly by and got the full support of the participating Ministers and the OIC Secretary General. Another woman, Maryam Qasim Ahmed is the new Minister of Development and Social Affairs. She previously served as minister for women's development and family affairs. She has been an advocate for improving Somalia's notoriously poor maternal healthcare conditions and championed the struggle against female genital mutilation, which darkens the lives of almost all girls in Somalia. As Somalia moves into a new and promising era, its long-term future can best be secured through an enduring international partnership. In this regard, support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and its members will be crucial. Somalia has passed through some unprecedented positive developments on several fronts. It has surmounted one of its worst famine and drought in decades. Politically, the country has recorded historic achievements in its transitional journey toward a more durable and representative governance. The challenging phases of stabilization, reconstruction, recovery and development now lie ahead. Some daunting objectives can best be accomplished by the new leaders and institutions maintaining cohesion and unity by providing security and effective governance, particularly in the recently recovered areas. They will have to intensify the process of outreach and national reconciliation, deepen democracy, finalize the constitution and prepare speedily for elections on the basis of universal suffrage. All this should contribute to the maintenance of peace and stability in the country. Resurgence of the largely defeated militancy and piracy should really not be allowed. Empowerment and strengthening of the security sector will be among the international community's primary expectations of the new Somali Government. There must be renewed focus on the interests and rights of women and children and programs for women and youth should be encouraged. In 2011, Somalia suffered the worst draught it has seen in the last 60 years, which brought famine and death to a large number of Somalis. For many of those who survived, home was one of the multiple IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps, which lacked the resources and infrastructure to support the basic needs of the people living there. Many national and international humanitarian organizations, including the OIC, acted quickly and rendered technical assistance, manpower, and funding toward Somalia's recovery. The country was in the midst of a very difficult political transition where different groups controlled different areas of the land. The OIC focused much of its efforts on coordinating aid from its member states and facilitating cooperation between local and international organizations, and establishing an alliance of 40 different humanitarian organizations from 13 countries that helped to provide first aid, food, clean water, education facilities, and social welfare. The OIC also took the lead in obtaining humanitarian access, almost on a daily basis, to fortified areas under control of different factions. This ensured that humanitarian aid organizations could distribute supplies to otherwise isolated communities. Since the implementation of these recovery efforts, the focus has shifted to a new chapter in the OIC-Somalia relations in the areas of strategic reconstruction, capacity building and continued national reconciliation. In October 2012, the OIC Secretary General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu visited Somalia and met with President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, the new Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid, the Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari, and a number of political leaders. Representatives from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF) accompanied the Secretary General in the hope of utilizing their expertise in Somalia's reconstruction efforts. The OIC General Secretariat is in the final stages of planning with the United Nations Development Programme's Special Unit for South South Cooperation, a long-term joint project focused on capacity building in livelihood, healthcare and education support. The purpose of this project is to bring sustainable socio-economic opportunities to Somalia and to institute policies and procedures to increase Somalia's resilience against drastic climate changes, which have led to the severe humanitarian crisis. By visiting Somalia at this crucial moment of transition and rebuilding, Professor Ihsanoglu exhibited a commitment to Somalia and support for the new government. He pinpointed that the key to continued progress in democracy and stability was a renewed emphasis on unity, security, governance and universal suffrage. Most importantly, he underlined that continued efforts toward national reconciliation were essential to building a sustainable and lasting peace. High on the Secretary General's agenda was the encouragement of Somali leaders not to lose ground, but maintain the thrust in their progress towards democracy. Somalia needs support to develop its capacities in health, social development, education, communication and transport, human capacity development and the building of government institutions. Children and youth of today's Somalia have never known what it would be like living in a safe, stable and self-sufficient country. The social fabric of the society has been torn apart by years of endless fighting and collapse of traditional production patterns. The recent meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held in Djibouti on Nov. 15-16, while commending his visit to Somalia, requested Secretary General Ihsanoglu to continue his efforts on supporting Somalia's reconstruction and assisting the country's Federal Government to develop its security institutions, particularly the Somali police and the National Security Forces. In this vein, the Foreign Ministers requested the Secretary General to support the Federal Government to develop a security strategy that would include disarmament plans, rehabilitation of militias for their reintegration into the society and the strengthening of capacities in the administration of justice. The coordinated work being done in Somalia provides hope that development and democracy will prevail over the voices of extremism and that international cooperation will help guide the way to stability, moderation, modernization and progress. Ufuk Gokcen is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, United Nations

That is true Abdi Dahir has really upped the capabilities of the foreign office with extremely limited funds, I wish to see how some people here on SOL would fare with the ludicrous amounts that are given to these guys to run entire ministries. Indeed abwaan according to several people there is going to be a root and branch restructuring of the embassies and staff abroad, in some areas it will be a consolidation like the Nairobi embassy will be serving Kenya & Tanzania, while Uganda will be serving South Sudan and Burundi as well e.t.c

Afhayeenka AMISOM oo shaaciyay in Ciidamada Itoobiya ee ku sugan Baladweyne ay dib ugu laaban doonaan Xuduudda Talaado, November 27, 2012 (HOL) — Afhayeenka ciidamada AMISOM, Col. Cali Aadan Xumud ayaa sheegay in ciidamada dalka Itoobiya ee ku sugan Baladweyne ay dib ugu laaban doonaan xuduudda ay Soomaaliya iyo Kenya wadaan markii ay ciidamada Jabuuti kala wareegaan howgalka. Col. Xumud oo la hadlayay warbaahinta Muqdisho ayaa sheegay in ciidamada dalka Jabuuti lasoo dhameystiro toddobaadka soo socda si ay ula wareegaan howsha ka socota gobolka Hiiraan, markaas kaddibna ay ciidamada Itoobiya u baxaan. "Waxaa hubaal ah in ciidamada Itoobiya ay dib ugu laabanayaan xuduudda markii ay howgalka kala wareegaan ciidamada Jabuuti oo qayb ka ah AMISOM," ayuu yiri Col. Xumud oo intaas ku daray: "Waxaa socda qorshihii ay ciidamada Jabuuti ay kula wareegi lahaayeen Baladweyne." Sidoo kale, afhayeenku wuxuu sheegay inay toddobaadyada soo socda ay soo gaari doonaan Muqdisho ciidammo ka socda dalka Sierra Leone kuwaaso qayb ka noqon doona howlgalka Midowga Afrika ee AMISOM. "Ciidamada Sierra Leone muddo ayaa la sugayay, waxaana lagu wadaa inay soo gaaraan maalmaha soo socda dalka, si ay uga qaybqaataan howgalka socda," ayuu yiri Col. Xumud oo aan sheegin deegaanka ay ka howlgeli doonaan. Magaalada Baladweyne ayaa waxaa dhawaan saldhigyo ka sameystay ciidamada Jabuuti ee qaybta ka ah AMISOM, kuwaasoo bedelay ciidamadii Itoobiya oo kala wareegay degmadaas xoogagii Al-shabaab bishii December ee sannadkii hore. Ciidamada Itoobiya oo deegaanno ka mid ah Soomaaliya ku sugan ayaan qayb ka ahayn howgalka AMISOM, waxaase ay sheegeen inay u joogaan dalka sidii ay uga taageeri lahaayeen dowladda Soomaaliya dagaalka ay kula jirto Al-shabaab. Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online maxuseen@hiiraan.com Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

Midowga Yurub ayaa sheegay inuu wixii hadda ka dambeeya si toos ah ula macaamilayo, isla markaasna uu xariir toos ah ula yeelan doono dowladda Soomaaliya si ka duwan habkii hore uu ula xiriiri jiray, isla markaasna aysan cid kale u soo marsiindoonin gargaarka ay Soomaaliya siinayaan. Wakiilka gaarka ah ee Midowga Yurub u qaabilsan Soomaaliya Michele Cervone D’urso ayaa sheegay in dhammaan howlqabadyada Midowga Yurub oo ay ku jiraan gargaarka, taageerada dhinaca siyaasadda iyo dib u dhiska Soomaaliya, hadda ka dib ay si toos ah looga maamuli doono gudaha Soomaaliya maadaama dowlad rasmi ah la helay, isagoo sidoo kale sheegay in xariirkan tooska ah ay kala jeedaan sidii si gacan toos ah uga geysan lahaayeen dib u dhiska Soomaaliya iyo taageerana ay u siin lahaayeen shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee dhibaateysan. Wakiilku waxa uu sheegay insaraakiisha Midowga Yurub 30% ee ka howlgala Soomaaliya ay fadhiyadoodu noqon doonaan gudaha dalka Soomaaliya, taas oo sida uu sheegay qeyb ka ah dedaalka lagu taageerayo Soomaaliya, isagoo intaas ku daray in dhammaan dakhliga loogu talagalay Soomaaliya la marsiin doono Guddiga isku dhafka ah ee Maaraynta Maaliyadda si loo ogaado buu yiri dhaqaalaha ku baxa dhinacyada kala duwan ee xaga bini’adanimada. Midowga Yurub ayaa ugu dambeyntii waxa uu balan-qaaday inay xoojindoonaan taageerida Soomaaliya iyo xakuumadda intuba ay siiyaan, waxayna sheegteen inay si gaar ah kaga taageeri doonto xakuumadda Soomaaliya, xagga caafimaadka, waxbarashada, xagga bini’adanimada, sidoo kale waxaa maanta ayaa lagu wadaa in magaalada Muqdisho uu booqosho ku soo gaaro madaxa Midowga yurub u qaabilsan Soomaaliya. Xafiiska Warqabadka Dayniile.com Webmaster@dayniile.com Tafatiraha Wabka Dayniile.com

Daily Nation by Rasna Warah Monday, November 26, 2012 Every now and then, I ask myself what it is about Kenya that turns people into shameless, greedy, cruel human beings. I don’t think Kenyans (myself included) are inherently bad people. I don’t think the average Kenyan wakes up in the morning and plots ways in which to harm, maim or steal from others. I don’t believe Kenyans are born with an evil gene. But I do think we have created a society that has an extremely high tolerance level for unethical behaviour. I don’t know many countries where more than 40 police officers can be killed in the line of duty and the chief of police and the minister in charge of internal security do not tender in their resignation. In fact, resignations are virtually unheard of in this country, both in the political and corporate sphere; the buck never seems to stop anywhere. Hence, donor funds intended for school children can disappear without a trace, but the minister in charge is not responsible. It is only in Kenya where victims of terrorist attacks and accidents get robbed while lying dying or bleeding, as happened to victims of the Eastleigh blast last week. In our beloved land, suspects accused of crimes against humanity feel entitled to the presidency, while the victims of those same crimes languish in camps for internally displaced people. Yes, Kenya is a country whose politicians are so drunk with power, they think nothing of awarding themselves hefty send-off packages while their constituents grin and bear a life without roads, electricity or piped water. Yes, it is only in this country where a mobile phone thief goes to jail while one who steals billions from the State coffers roams freely and shamelessly like a peacock. In this most unequal of societies, VIPs get special toilets in slums where residents defecate in paper bags. In some parts of the country, people are killing each other for livestock, just like they did centuries ago, because there is no other means of survival. Other parts look like New York, with smart i-Pad carrying folks who hang out in coffee shops and jazz bars, contemplating the stock exchange. Ah, yes, my country’s diversity is unmatched. We have beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, and savannah (after which we have even named a high-tech city). Tourists love our wildlife and beaches, and the “warmth and hospitality” of hotel staff. But do they know we are not warm or hospitable to each other, and can, at the first provocation, pick up a machete and slit each others’ throats? Do they know that at the height of the 2007/8 post-election violence women, children and men were gang-raped because they belonged to the wrong tribe? Do they know that one of the raped women was a bed-ridden grandmother? Perhaps I am being too hard on us. Maybe I am only seeing the dark side, the glass half-empty. What about our star athletes who make us so proud, you might say, or the woman who set up a home for orphans using her own money? What about the brave men and women who fight injustice, as part of civil society, or within their professions? I don’t deny that they exist; it’s just that we as a society don’t recognise them. We don’t splash their photos on the front pages of our newspapers. We don’t give them awards for exemplary service. Hell, we don’t even know their names. There is one young man, though, who has restored my faith in this country. His name is Boniface Mwangi and he is photojournalist-turned-political activist whose murals of “vultures” all over Nairobi have caught the attention of local and international media. Boniface and his fellow protesters recently carried 49 coffins to Parliament, as a symbol of the 49 years politicians have enjoyed impunity. Not only have his photographs won international awards, he has also started an online magazine, www.mavulture.com, that unearths the rot in our society. How did this 29-year-old father of three have the courage to do all this? I don’t know. Maybe he was raised properly, or maybe his conscience is more developed than the average Kenyan’s. I wish he was running for president.

Madaxweynaha Somalia Xasan Shiikh Max’uud ayaa amar ku bixiyey in sida ugu dhaqsiyaha badan loo qaado Isbaarooyinka kooxaha hubeysan iyo maamulada qaarkood u yaala magaalada Muqdisho iyo gaar ka mid ah gobolada iyo degmooyinka dalka. Isagoo ka hadlayey kulan casho sharaf ahaa oo uu xalay xarunta madaxtooyada ugu sameeyey gudoomiyeyaasha maamulada gobolada iyo degmooyinka dalka qaarkood ee ay maamusho dowlada ayna ku jirto caasimada ayaa maadaxweynuhu waxaa uu intaa ku daray in isbaaro iyo dowladnimo aysan meel wada galeynin, loona baahan yahay in isbaarada laga taqaluso. “Dowlad kasta horumarkeeda waxaa lagu qiimeeyaa amaanka haddii uusan amaan jirin horumar kale ma iman karo, inta wiil qori wata uu jidka taagan yahay baadna qaadanayo amaan ma jiro, waa in isbaarooyinka aan la dirirnaa oo deg deg loo qaadaa dowladnimo iyo isbaaro meel islama geli karaan waa inaan mid qaadanaa mida kalena ka taqalusnaa” ayuu yiri madaxweynaha oo intaa ku daray in uusan jiri wax khiil ah oo loo raadin karo isbaarooyinka duruuf kasta oo jirtana ay tahay in la qaado. “Muqdisho oo caasimadii dalka ah lixdan isbaaro ayaa taala, waxaan ognahay cida ay u taalo, shaqsiyaadka ka dambeeya, kooxaha is ka leh, dhaqaalaha ka soo xarooda tiradiisa, iyo jeebabka ay kala gasho, faro iskuma fiiqeyno, iskuma dacaayadeyneyno, waxaan rabnaa inaan ka shaqeyno sidii aan isbaarooyinkaas u qaadi laheyn dariiqyadana nabad loogu mari lahaa" ayuu yiri Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh. Madaxweyne Xasan ayaa sheegay in dowladu ay u baahan tahay kalsoonida shacabka haddii ay taas heli weysana aysan shaqeyn karin, wuxuuna xusay in dowlada awood kasta oo ay leedahay uu shacabku ka awood badan yahay, wax uusan raali ka aheyna aysan socon karin, isagoo tusaale u soo qaatay dowladii milateriga ee burburtay 22 sano ka hor. “Waxaan u baahanahay kalsoonida shacabka, iyo awoodiisa inaan adeegsano, haddii uu naga hor yimaado shacabku wax aan qaban karno ma jirto, taageerada shacabkana suuqa ma taalo oo ma soo iibsan karno, waxaan ku heli karnaa inaan kalsooni badan siino, kalsoonidaasna ma iman karto inta hooyada Soomaaliyed marka ay meel aadeyso ay reerka ku leedahay ii soo duceeya in ILAAHAY i soo nabadceliyo” ayuu intaa ku daray madaxweynaha Somalia. Dhinaca, kale madaxweynaha ayaa ku eedeeyey heyadaha nabad sugida iyo Booliska iney ka gaabiyeen gudashada waajibaadkooda ayna ku fashilmeen iney ka hor tagaan ama soo qabtaan kooxaha dilalka qorsheysan geysanaya. “Nabad sugida waxaa laga doonayaa iney ka hor tagto dembiga inta uusan dhicin ka hor, Booliskana waxaa laga rabaa inuu dembiilaha ka daba tago soona qabto marka uu dembi dhaco, waxaad maqleysaa qof baa la dilay kuwii geystana waa baxsadee,n ka hortag ma leh, ka daba tagna ma leh meeshaas ayey ku dhamaatay dhaqankaas waa in wax badan laga bedelaa” ayuu yiri madaxweynaha. Madaxweynaha oo hadalkiisa sii wata ayaa sheegay in magaalada Muqdisho ay tahay caasimadii dalka haddii ay amaan noqotana uu dalka oo dhan amaan noqonayo “Waxaa la aaminsan yahay in Muqdisho ay tahay meesha ugu dhibka badan Somalia, xumaan kastana ay iyadu ka bilowdaan haddii hadda gobol uu dagaal ka dhaco waxaa la leeyahay Xamar ayaa laga hogaaminayaa, haddii iyadana aan xalino amnigeeda, ayna joojiso dabka ay meelaha kale ku shideyso waxaa hubaal ah in dalka uu amaan noqonayo” ayuu intaa ku daray madaxweynaha. “Qoys iyo qaran ahaan, gabdhaha waa sharafta aan leenahay, in si fudud wiil edeb daran uu u kufsado wax la aqbali karo maaha, dowladu waxay soo wadaa sharciyo, ninkii kufsi sameeya waa dil toogasho haddii ay kiu cadaato, shareecada islaamka waa qabtaa, wiilasha waan inaan u sheeganaa oo aan dhannaa, xaalka xaalkii hore ma ahan hadhow yeysan jirin cid soo daba kacda oo qabiil ugu soo hiilisa" ayuu yiri Madaxweynaha. Xafiiska Warqabadka Dayniile.com Webmaster@dayniile.com Tafatiraha Wabka Dayniile.com

NAIROBI, KENYA: Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi has said her ministry has no money to compensate victims of Garissa chaos as ordered by Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Ms Murugi, who spoke to journalists moments after she registered as a voter, said it was not a Government policy to compensate victims of chaos and riots. The minister also noted that the instructions were given in a roadside public rally. “I am not ordinarily given instructions in roadside and public rallies. If the victims are to be compensated, approvals must follow the right procedure,” said Murugi. She said it was only the Cabinet that could approve compensation to the victims. The minister observed that her ministry received Sh84.5 million for emergencies this year and Sh40 million has already been spent.

Nov 17th 2012 | NAIROBI | from the print edition A SOOTY new shadow has been cast over Somalia’s port city of Kismayo since the militias of the violent Islamist movement, the Shabab, were chased out two months ago. Piled up all over the quay and at the entrances to the city, which is the economic hub of southern Somalia, are dark towers of sacks that locals are calling “skyscrapers of charcoal”. For the past seven months the UN has banned the export of the black stuff. Its trade was an economic mainstay of the Shabab when it controlled Kismayo, earning as much as $50m a year in the taxes levied by the militia, according to the UN. The charcoal business has in any case devastated Somalia’s mangrove forests. During the embargo, the kilns kept burning and a vast stockpile was amassed. Since the end of September, when Kenyan forces under the banner of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) took control of the city, local pressure to lift the ban has grown. The question of what to do with the charcoal, perhaps worth $40m, could affect the fate of Somalia’s new government. Somali businessmen, who want to load the sacks onto waiting ships and sell them in the Gulf states, argue that “you can’t turn charcoal back into trees”. Others say the traders will turn back to Shabab if they cannot sell their wares. Indeed, quite a few of them still support the Islamists anyway. Somalia’s new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a civil-rights man whose election has prompted hopeful talk of a “Somali spring”, is trying to stop the export. He wants time to put in place and bolster new port authorities to channel revenues back to the central bank that was emptied by the outgone corrupt regime. If the new man cannot extend his writ to Somalia’s second city and his opponents get fresh funds, his government will lose authority almost before its reign has begun. With a coastline of 2,500km (1,553 miles) enwrapping the Horn of Africa, any effective Somali government needs to control its ports, which served as entry points for the weapons and contraband that sustained both the warlords and the Shabab. Under their rule, Kismayo traders bought sugar, which was smuggled into northern Kenya, and sold charcoal. But this lucrative contraband trade was shut down by an international blockade of the port during the battle with the Shabab. Influential Kenyans now want to reopen it. Kenya’s intervention in Somalia has been fostered by two prominent ethnic-Somali Kenyans, Farah Maalim Mohamed, now deputy speaker of Kenya’s parliament, and Mohamed Yusuf Haji, Kenya’s defence minister. Their allies in Somalia’s ******i clan ran the Ras Kamboni militia that played a big part in pushing out the Shabab. The militia’s leader, Ahmed Mohamed Islaam (known as “Madobe”), now expects his pay-off with charcoal, cash and control of a new semi-autonomous state to be called Jubaland. “Promises have been made,” says a diplomat in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. A dozen ships laden with charcoal have already sailed, according to sources in Kismayo’s port. At present the port is run by a chaotic security committee on which Kenyans, Ethiopians and several competing Somali clan factions all joust. A presidential delegation from Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, up the coast from Kismayo, was turned away when it tried to visit. At a recent meeting of the UN Security Council, Kenya, along with other governments from the region, argued in vain for the arms and charcoal embargoes to be lifted. The two main taps that have fed corruption in Somalia have been smuggling and foreign aid. For the first time in many years an administration in Mogadishu seems willing to let foreign donors have a measure of joint control over spending. The new government also wants America and Britain, which have paid for much of Amisom’s war on the Shabab, to use their influence to restrain the charcoal-trading Kenyans. “If they’re going to allow it all to go back to business as usual,” says a member of Somalia’s fragile new government, “what have they done all this for?”

Egypt is also a rather limited option, a demoralized officer class one more suited to rentier economic activities and military involvement in politics, as well as a military posture dedicated to big arms actions and corps sized maneuvers might not be the best option for a Somali military whose mandate for the foreseeable future will be Counter insurgency operations and state establishment in areas that have seen no semblance for over 20 years. That leaves turkey trained to NATO standards, in-depth knowledge of large scale COIN operations such as against the PKK, as well as the equipment such as the otokar mpv appropriate to a developing nation, and the budget to independently fund an in-depth training program for the Somali military. So I think it will be turkey..

The talks with the turks are in an advanced stage do not forget that both fiqi and cisse visited turkey several times for precisely this reason. Beyond that to my mind US training subcontracted to private military companies will not be an option, the passage below in a different context sums it up... THE COMING BATTLE FOR AFRICA Living in South Africa, I watch with morbid fascination at how the US and China are racing to recapture Africa – the US with AFRICOM and China with business development and investment. Africa, despite its many problems, is increasingly becoming of more strategic interest and importance to both the US and China. Whereas the approaches these two nations are following differ vastly, their ultimate aim is the same: control over Africa’s strategic resources – especially oil reserves. The U.S Africa Command (AFRICOM), established in October 2007, is described as being a Unified Combatant Command of the US Department of Defence and is responsible for U.S. military operations and military relations with 53 African nations. This overtly aggressive entrance into Africa has been criticised by many African governments. The Chinese on the other hand are following a much more passive approach with business development and investment. This approach, too, has been subject to much criticism as some view it as the Chinese colonisation of Africa. Several African governments reject this allegation, claiming that the Chinese have never betrayed or destabilised African countries as the US has – and African governments have long memories. Additionally, many African governments feel that the Chinese have been open about their desires: control over and exploitation of resources for the ever-hungry Chinese economy. On the other hand, the US is using the route of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) as their entrance key into Africa but underlying this is the need to control Africa’s oil. To achieve this, the US African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) was transformed into a new programme called the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA). ACOTA’s aim is to “train military trainers and equip African national militaries to conduct peace support operations and humanitarian relief”. To achieve this, ACOTA is contracting US PMCs, some with little or no knowledge of Africa. This, in turn, is going to cause the US more problems in the long run than solutions or influence. But this approach is seen by others to attempt to detract from the US’s plans to militarise their foreign policy. The Chinese, on the other hand, have financialised their foreign policy with regard to Africa. This includes the identification, procurement and exploitation of resources and strategic commodities. Included in this financial-driven foreign policy are massive credit lines, infrastructure development, export-development and so forth. The latest Chinese export to Africa is the massive Chinese weapons market. As the war in Iraq winds down, more US PMCs are vying for a stake in ACOTA/AFRICOM. Whereas there is nothing wrong with such a shift in business development, the problem arises when some of these PMCs have no knowledge or experience of the continent. To illustrate this point, I mention some questions I have recently received from US PMCs: 1. Can I help them find someone who speaks “African”? Africa does not have a common language but literally hundreds of languages and dialects. 2. Can I introduce them to someone who has a licence to “carry and use arms” in Africa as they would like to “piggy-back” on such a licence? Africa is a continent with many countries, each with their own laws and regulations – there is no common licence to carry arms. 3. Can I suggest some “good” Third-Country nationals they can use in Africa? We who live in Africa take exception to being referred to as third-world nationals on our own continent… Whereas questions such as these are very serious cause for concern, they also illustrate a complete lack of even basic geographical and linguistic knowledge of Africa. Furthermore, this is akin to a company with no engineering background or skills tendering for a massive engineering contract and then scrambling to find people who will carry out the contract if they are awarded it. Whereas I understand something of business, I also understand something of Africa. It is PMCs such as these that will, more than likely, undermine the efficiency of African militaries as opposed to enhancing them. They will bring with them more chance of conflict than of peace and stability. Then of course, there is the concern that these PMCs will train African troops poorly – in case they ever have to face them on the battlefield. These issues are not unknown to the Chinese who will, no doubt, exploit them to the hilt when the time comes. They suspect that AFRICOM and ACOTA will eventually create additional chaos and destabilisation and that this will give them free rein in Africa. Added to this volatile mix is the knowledge that the US military’s adventures in Africa have not been very successful. Africa, however, ought to realise that it is the creator of many of its own problems and that these problems have given foreign governments an influence and power they ought never to have had. But, whether we like it or not, the battle lines between the US and China have been drawn across the sand in Africa. We who live here must now just wait for the final battle for Africa to begin. Posted by Eeben Barlow's Milsec Blog at 2:25 PM

Congratulations to the president for clarifying his position as he had allowed the narrative to be controlled by hysterical others for far to long. The jist of the speech is most appropriate, indeed there shall be a jubbaland admin created in Somalia by Somalis themselves, and a parachuted cabal of failed politicos and militia leaders will have to participate alongside all the other interested parties of the jubboyinka, the result a strong, representative state under the aegis of the federal government organs and not one being pushed in to existence by a couple of Kenyan civil servants.