In a country like the UK or Canada you can bring corrupt politicians to account because all the different branches of the state are not only independent of each other but also oversee each other. The police force in the UK, although under the control of the Home Office act independent of the Home Secretary because they have the constitutional mandate to do so. The Courts also come under the control of some government branch yet do their business unhindered because they have the law and the public on their side. The two Houses of the Parliament are the same, the Military cannot be dictated to by any politician or even its own top generals because they know their place in society and the articles the constitution which limit their powers and define their roles. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of our homeland. We neither follow Allah's law nor can make our own. In fact, we are lawless. It is a jungle where the law of the wild applies and fittest (the most despicable and unrepentant) survive. Indeed in the wild the beasts follow the laws of nature and eat only what they need for survival, so we are worst than the animals. Just have a look at the bulging bellies of the deplorable thieves in our homeland's corridors of power. They seem to lack the feedback mechanism created in our digestive system by Almighty Allah to stop us feeding when we had enough. Therefore in an environment like our homeland where we have to deal with an immoral political class, where the known thief cannot be brought to justice because the main job of the "judge" himself is thieving, we have to welcome whatever good comes out it. So Geeloow, when we find the rare one from among those thieving hoards who admits guilt and reforms we indeed have a cause to celebrate.

Daahiroow, the Holy Quran should not be a book like any other, decorating our shelves and gathering dust. Instead it should always be in our hands, in our heads, and in our hearts guiding us to the way of salvation. That is why, Almighty Allah revealed it to mankind and that is why the holy prophet and his companions fought for it and suffered for it.

Geeloow you are not wrong for there was a time when I was more Liberal and morally supported the LBGT rights movement. But unlike those who suffer from emotional diarrhoea and lack independent thought I still believe homosexuality(the innate feelings of the human) is as natural as heterosexuality. However, now I also believe this homosexual feeling was created by the Almighty to test those who have it- whether they succumb to Satan's temptations or fear Allah and patiently persevere. As Allah said: Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 155: وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere, Surah Muhammad, Verse 31: وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَعْلَمَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَنَبْلُوَ أَخْبَارَكُمْ And We shall try you until We test those among you who strive their utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported (mettle). I think those who are born homosexual have a great opportunity to patiently persevere and get the vast rewards and blessings Almighty Allah promised those who are righteous and patient, for Allah is with the patient. Allah Most High said: Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 153: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance and prayer; for Allah is with those who patiently persevere. On the other hand, Geeloow you should not be indifferent to sinful evil deeds whatever they maybe when they take place around you. Allah the Exalted said: Surah At-Taubah, Verse 71: وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُولَٰئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise. Surah At-Taubah, Verse 112: التَّائِبُونَ الْعَابِدُونَ الْحَامِدُونَ السَّائِحُونَ الرَّاكِعُونَ السَّاجِدُونَ الْآمِرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّاهُونَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَالْحَافِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ اللَّهِ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve Him, and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the cause of Allah,: that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and observe the limit set by Allah;- (These do rejoice). So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers. So Geeloow, in order to get Allah's mercy and blessings you should enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil. I am not saying you should go around harassing the LGBT community but what you should do is remind people of Allah's law, mercy, and punishment. And the Muslims should fear Allah and not make the lives of the homosexuals even more difficult. Instead the the Muslims should have empathy for the homosexual people and understand their difficulties and suffering.we should encourage them to be righteous and patient.

100% agree with this idea or similar ones like having a new hybrid model which brings together the British parliamentary system and our presidential system. In this new system, at the time of the municipal elections the three political parties which end up controlling the largest number of town halls automatically become the three national parties. Then during a general election the party which gets the largest number of seats in Parliament gets its chairman to become the president of Somaliland. In this way presidential candidates will fight for every local municipal seat and every parliamentary seat from every district in the country.

Suldaankoow, holding regular parliamentary elections would not be an issue if the corrupt power-hungry politicians don't make it an issue. Somaliland does not need to reinvent the wheel to elect its parliamentarians on an equitable basis. What needs to be done first is to conduct a corruption free national census and issue the biometric ID cards to all the citizens and residents in the country. All the states, counties, cities, and villages should be required by the constitution to maintain a registrar office with records about their respective populations such as the number of residents, all the births, deaths, marriages, divorces, etc. In this age of information technology and powerful computers at everyone's fingertips there are no excuses for ignorance about such important matters as the number of people living in the country.

Daahiroow the reality is that the likes of Mr Biixi have armed guards around them whilst civilians like you and me roam God's earth unarmed.

Samafaloow, if I give you a manual containing all the instructions to build a house for your self, would you go looking for other manuals showing you how to build a theme park, vegetable garden, animal farm, and a zoo around that house? You would consider those other manuals unnecessary, wouldn't you? The verses I have quoted above tell you and me that Almighty Allah has given us all the necessary information we need for guidance in the Holy Quran. Allah Most Gracious tells us in the Qur'an: Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 109: قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid." So Samafaloow if you don't find something in this sacred book, then you don't need that thing for your salvation for the Almighty has no shortage of words to tell us all that we need to be on the righteous path to Him.

Adiga your emotions betrayed you

MMA you have given us a great perspective on this issue. Indeed only those who are guided by Allah would acknowledge the sin they commit and would repent. This ex-minister is clearly conscious of Allah and so is seeking forgiveness- may Allah forgive him and cure him. Many others are not as lucky and will go to their graves with a heavy burden on their shoulders. Those are the most unfortunate indeed. Surah Fatir, Verse 8: أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ فَرَآهُ حَسَنًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَاتٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ Is he, then, to whom the evil of his conduct is made alluring, so that he looks upon it as good, (equal to one who is rightly guided)? For Allah leaves to stray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So let not thy soul go out in (vainly) sighing after them: for Allah knows well all that they do!

It seems you clearly haven't read the Quran. Almighty Allah himself said everything we needed to know and follow is in it. So on that account alone we don't need to have anything else. Surah Al-Anaam, Verse 114: أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْتَغِي حَكَمًا وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكِتَابَ مُفَصَّلًا وَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مُنَزَّلٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ Say: "Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? - when He it is Who hath sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well, to whom We have given the Book, that it hath been sent down from thy Lord in truth. Never be then of those who doubt. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 89: وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ تِبْيَانًا لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ And on the day when We will raise up in every people a witness against them from among themselves, and bring you as a witness against these-- and We have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly everything, and a guidance and mercy and good news for those who submit.

Xaajiyoow I am against sectarianism in Islam so I call myself a Muslim and nothing else.

Sad but true

Mr David Vance has a point because almost all our politicians are drug users who are unfit to govern our people. Instead of running the affairs of our homeland they should be in rehabilitation centres to overcome their addiction. We also know were Britain's aid money ends up so no need to discuss or dispute it.

No I don't and neither should you

Indeed. Here in London, the governor of the Bank of England which is the UK's central Bank is a Canadian citizen and this Central Bank is not like the one in Mogadishu. It is functional and a multi-trillion Dollar economy depends on it. Anyway, when both the president and the prime minister and almost all their ministers have foreign nationalities, what is the fuss about appointing a competent foreign professional to manage an insignificant government department? Indeed it would be much better if Somalis hired foreign politicians to be presidents and prime ministers and govern every region including Mogadishu. That way we will have zero problems with tribalism.

What is the point of asking the MPs in Mogadishu and in Garowe to cast their votes in a secret ballot when everyone knows that their vote is for sale? If I were one of those MPs I would have conducted an open auction for my vote and sold it there and then to the highest bidder.

When the Muslim people abandon the Quran and instead relay on Chinese whisper aka hadith for religious law and doctrine this is what you end up with. Everyone in KSA, Somalia, Pakistan, and many other "Islamic" countries know that if they renounce Islam openly they would be put to death thanks to the books of one Central Asian guy called Bukhaari and his fellow writers of that era. Instead if we followed Allah's law which decreed that there is no compulsion in religion then non of this enforced hypocrisy would exist.

Ma luqaddan dhoocilaha dibjiriinta ah ayaad lasoo shir tagtay maanta oo aad isleedahay rag kula dood? Let me tell you that this sort of language is beneath me. Some of us have a dignity to protect

This is just electioneering for he knows Somaliland has no interest in crossing its border with Somalia. The next towns which will be liberated from the reign of terrorists and the other nabaddiid militias will be Buuhoodle and Badhan inshaallah.

Waar lax la gawracay cidi kama cabsato ee raggan ingiriisku meel fog ayay ka fikiraan. Waxa loo yaqaan international law, order, and protocols iyaga iyo ilmaadeeradood ayaa sameeyay oo walina ilaaliya markaa wixii ay iyagu sameeyeen ayaanay rabin inay daaqadda ka tuuraan laakiin wax ay ka cabsanayaan ma jirto.

Well the defense secretary has already achieved what he wanted from the tweet and that is to let the occupants of the AMISOM bunker know what the British government doesn't think of the Somali peninsula- and that is a united entity.

Niyad xumo, calool xanuun, masayr, been lala wareego, iyo wixii kale oo la mid ahiba waxa weeye camal iyo siffo adiga gaar kuu ah.

The UK government gave its Scottish citizens the right to choose their political destiny through a free and fair referendum in front of the whole world. So you are wrong about the Brits again.

Divide and conquer? You have chosen your vocabulary mindlessly for in the Somali peninsula there is neither any unity to protect nor independence others can remove by conquest.

Waar wax kale oo aad ku hadasho ma wayday intaad boosaneero iyo waxyaabo kale oo bilaa macnaa meesha la imanaysid. Dee koley adiga hadalba kuuma furna mar haddii aad tahay nin gurigiisa Baydhabo ku yaal xabashidu suuli ka dhigatay oo sariirtaada ku talleejiyaan.