Xiddigtii caan ka ahayd Ballwoodka Hindia ee Sridevi, ayaa geeriyootay caawo kadib markii uu Wadnuhu istaagay, sidaasina waxaa xaqiijiyay Sanjay Kapoor oo ahaa dumaashigeed. Sridevi, ayaa ku geeriyootay da’da 54 sano, Waxayna ahayd haweenaydii ugu caansanayd Ballwoodka waddanka Hindia. Waxaa lagusoo waramayaa waqtiga ay dhimanaysay inay la joogeen seygeeda Boney Kapoor iyo gabadheeda Khushi. Sridevi, waxaa iyada iyo qoyskeeda ay ku sugnaayeen magaalada Dubai, si ay uga qeybgalaan xaflada guurka Mohit Marwah. ” Waa run inay geeriyootay diva Sridevi, hadda ayaan maydkeeda kor joognaa, waxaan ku suganahay Dubai, ayuu wargeyska indianexpress u sheegay Sanjay, isagoo sheegay inuusan faahfaahin dheeraad ah ka bixin karin waxa dhacay. Waxay ahayd mid kamid ah hablaha ugu sareeyay jilitaanka aflaanta ee dalka Hinida, waxayna ku guulaystay abaal marino caalami ah, waxay kaloo mudatay biladii afaraad ee ugu sareysay ee lasiiyo qof rayid ah, biladaas oo ay dowladda Hinida guddoonsiisay Aktaradaan. Filimkeedii ugu dambeeyay ee ay kasoo muuqato wuxuu ahaa filimka MOM, Gabadheeda Janhvi ayaa qarka u saaran inay noqoto qofka ugu horeeya sannadkaan. Puntlandi.com

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Thirty years of conflict and insecurity have persistently destabilized Somalia. Persistent famines, internal displacement, terrorist activities and ineffectual central governments have Source: Hiiraan Online

Somaliland’s economy is daunted by the dual tender where two currencies are legally acceptable in the domestic markets. Economists call this effect as currency substitution which is a situation that occurs when the citizens of the country use, fully or partially by foreign currencies. This effect is not specific to one market, but, is common to all markets and transactions in Somaliland Economy. The prime implication of the dollarization is currency depreciation as domestic currency loses value over the Dollar. Currency depreciation is a favorable by itself when the country is an export maximizing and striving to gain competitiveness in the international markets. In import dominated economies like Somaliland, currency depreciation leads to inflation as domestic prices rise, which in effect raises the living costs of the nation and put pressure to the working class. Although the causes and the curries of the inflation is beyond the scope of this section. This paper assumes that inflation in these economies, is partially caused by dollarization. How inflation could be targeted in existence of dollarization is this paper ‘s purpose. DOLLARIZATION – THE MAIN SOURCE OF SOMALILAND’S INFLATION Dollarization is a procedure in which one country embraces to substitute its currency with a foreign currency in all main basic roles of money. Previously in Somaliland, dollarization was mostly linked to the role of money as a medium of exchange where people use foreign currency to buy some of the imported goods. Somaliland Shilling’s defacement led a new term financial dollarization that refers to the substitution of the role of store of value of domestic currency to the foreign currency. Dollarization in Somaliland is a more limited form of dollarization, real dollarization, which is the use of the foreign currency for price and wage contracts. It is a phenomenon that is very common in many countries in Latin American those fully dollarized their currencies, gave up their monetary policy autonomy and spared all the stabilization policies to be undertaken by monetary authorities. Although the dollarization is a universal issue resulted from the globalization and openness of financial markets, dollarization in Somaliland reaches the highest value as the economy suffers from high inflation, lost trust in home currency, currency devaluations, fiscal deficits or illegal trade. Monetary economist argues that dollarization has the advantage of lower transaction costs and higher involvement in the international markets. These advantages are outweighed by its hindrances those are loss in monetary policy independence, inability to adopt strict fiscal policy and the vulnerability of the banking system. In addition, dollarization devalues the home currency and as result inflation accelerates. Monetary authorities that aim to achieve price stabilization need to consider the pitfall pose by dollarization. WHAT DO WE MEAN BY INFLATION TARGETING, AND IS IT REALIZED? The most common definition of the inflation targeting is a monetary policy aiming to achieve price stability in the economy. Put it in another way, any policy that attempts to eliminate the inflationary pressure is said to be inflation targeting. Macroeconomist agree that the inflation target should not be zero, but in somewhere that balances employment and inflation. Inflation can be targeted by a central bank by taking these measures: Defined quantitative targets for inflation in the medium term should publicly be declared by the central bank. The central Bank’s main goal of monetary policy is to attain price stability; and know that target of the aggregate demand. The central bank needs to be highly transparent and accountable during the application of the monetary policy and its performance in achieving the target. The central Bank constantly communicates to the public the objectives set, choices made by the bank authorities and outcome; The policy framework of the central bank would emphasis on future inflation by taking into account a lot of information in defining the settings of policy instruments. Unless these characteristics are developed by the central bank of Somaliland, any policy taken to achieve the inflation target would ineffective and unable to attain its nominated goals. CONCLUSION The results from the Somaliland Consumer Price Index and the empirical findings of the research confirm there is high food inflation in Somaliland. Somaliland has experienced continual inflation since independence but the price of food has historically risen only gradually. However, there has been drastic food price inflation in the first half of 2017 which shows no signs of abating. The current food price inflation has caused almost all prices of food items to augment significantly while prices of some items have doubled in a very short space of time. Income and salary can no longer buy as much and this has adversely affected the standard of living of many Somaliland households particularly the most vulnerable groups in the society such as the low wage earners, those who earn their salary with domestic currency and those on a fixed income. It also led in to worsening levels of poverty in the country. Factors that have contributed to the existing food price inflation being experienced in Somaliland can be classified into two categories: The first are those factors which have accelerated the excessive increase of food prices in the last nine months. These factors include the rise of the US Dollar exchange rate which has influenced price levels directly through imported goods. This is particularly important as most locally consumed food is imported from abroad. The livestock ban, printed notes, dollarization system, Khat importers switched to buying Khat using US Dollars and prolonged droughts which have reduced local crop production have also contributed to the recent sharp rise. The second category is factors that cause long term existing and more gradually increasing food price inflation in Somaliland. These include a lack of monetary policies, ineffective government institutions, seasonality and low production of local crops, lack of trade segmentation / Trading classification, population growth and rural to urban migration. Importunate inflation in Somaliland has damaged government income and expenditure and undermines national economic growth and can potentially have adverse effects on risk-taking, investment, and other activities that are essential to the prospects for future economic stability. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS The Government of Somaliland, particularly the Central Bank and relevant ministries, should put in place sustainable and visionary foreign exchange and economic policies such as a monitory policy and fiscal policy and must initiate strong rules and regulation for food suppliers. Policies should be introduced which ensure that local currency is used in all transactions and which encourage market segmentation by reducing the number of importers who are also wholesalers and retailers. Local products must be promoted by the Government, such as traditional stable foods (for example maize and other cereal products). Commercial farming sectors must be encouraged and supported by the Government in order to improve food production at local levels, and reduce food imports. Incentives should be given to anyone who is interested in establishing viable commercial agricultural projects. However, the most significant measure which could control and resolve the current food price inflation issue is to make the Dollar exchange rate more stable. A number of techniques could be employed to tackle the issue including settling the issue of trading in Khat with the Dollar currency from Ethiopia, working towards relieving the livestock ban, increasing locally produced food and exported items. Abdi Halim Musa

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By Ahmed Abdi Mogadishu—A Somali minister says he will quit his post if the Federal Government of Somalia fails to honor the spirit of unity and justice amid talks between Somaliland and Somalia. “I am exemplary of those willing the unity of Somalia, but If the peace process is not at all being faithful to the spirit of regaining Somaliland through dialogue I will leave from this post,” said Minister of Trade and Industry Mohamed Abdi Hayir. The Minister’s statement comes amid the intended one person, one vote elections in 2020 in which members of Somalia’s electoral authorities said Somaliland is participating in the election. Minister Hayir, himself, is from Somaliland. The talks between Somaliland and Somalia collapsed after two years of the process, but the new Government of Somalia is willing to reopen talks with Somaliland administration. Djibouti government will likely mediate the two sides in March. The chief Somaliland negotiator Sa’ad Ali Shire retain his post as Foreign Affairs Minister of Somaliland after Muse Bihi Abdi, a former rebel commander won the second-round of the 5th general election since Somaliland declared independence from the rest of the country in 1991.

WASHINGTON — After boycotting presidential elections in 2016, Djibouti’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (MRD), says it will not participate in legislative elections Friday, deepening concerns that democracy in the East African nation isn’t working. “In Djibouti, there’s a problem of legitimacy, of democratic legitimacy, of parliamentary legitimacy because elections are never fair and free,” Daher Ahmed Farah, the leader of MRD, told VOA. Farah said the government went back on a deal forged in late 2014 to establish an independent national electoral commission. Without an autonomous body to oversee voting, he said, it’s impossible to ensure the integrity of the process. “Taking part in an election that is not fair and free means some kind of support to the farce,” he said. “Because it is a farce — it is a masquerade.” Despite interest in reform, Djiboutians’ push for democracy has come up short, Farah said, because the government suppresses dissent and stifles the press. Singular power Djibouti is a representative democratic republic whose president serves six-year terms. The current president, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, has held office for nearly two decades, making him one of Africa’s longest serving leaders. In the most recent presidential election, in 2016, he won more than 86 percent of the vote. He succeeded his uncle, who led for 22 years following independence from French colonial rule. The National Assembly, Djibouti’s legislative body, has 65 seats and also holds significant power. With the opposition boycotting the election the candidates for the legislature will represent the ruling party. Strategic placement Djibouti has little in the way of national resources, and it’s one of Africa’s smallest countries. But a strategic location in East Africa, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden, has made Djibouti an appealing spot for foreign military bases and a major player in regional politics. The United States, France, Japan, China and Italy each have bases in Djibouti, giving it an outsized footprint in a region with much larger economies and more advanced militaries. The French base also houses troops from Spain and Germany. But this international presence may have limits. Sim Tack is a former senior analyst at Stratfor, a group that tracks global military tactics and strategies. He said Djibouti faces significant security challenges, and that makes close alliances with foreign states appealing. “That doesn’t mean that every single one of those countries would immediately defend the Djibouti government when it gets into trouble. But it increases the odds of actually receiving some significant support when they do feel faced with some serious contestation.” Stability For Farah, a foreign presence in Djibouti increases the country’s security, but that hasn’t translated into benefits for everyday Djiboutians. “[Djibouti’s] stability matters, acknowledged, but stability must take into account the needs of people. Stability for whom? Stability, the real stability, is for people, is for development, is for social justice, is for a free economy. It’s not for the regime. The current stability is only good for the regime,” Farah said. Mohamed Siad Doualeh, Djibouti’s permanent representative to the United Nations and its ambassador to the United States and Canada, did not respond to requests for an interview. However, top officials in Djibouti have met with members of an African Union observation mission and welcomed oversight from the international body. Salem Solomon is a digital journalist at the Voice of America’s Africa Division and covers the latest news from across the continent. Salem reports and edits in English, Amharic and Tigrigna. She produced the multimedia and data-driven projects How Long Have Africa’s Presidents Been in Office?, Zimbabwe in Transition and Hunger Across Africa. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Poynter.org, Reuters and The Tampa Bay Times. Salem researches trends in analytics and digital journalism. For tips and inquiries, email: salemsolomon@voanews.com. Source: VOA The post Djibouti’s Main Opposition Party Boycotts Legislative Elections – VOA appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa dareen cabsi leh uu ka jiraa magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimada Somalia, kadib markii la sheegay in magaalada ay ku jiraan gaadiid Qaraxyo sida. Wararku waxa ay sheegayaan in gaadiidkaasi ay ku sugan yihiin magaalada Muqdisho, waxaana soo baxaaya digniino ay Saraakiisha amaanka u dirayaan dadka shacabka ah. Maleeshiyaadka diyaarinaaya Gaadiidkan laga cabsi qabo ayaa sheegay in qorshahooda uu yahay inay haligaan dadka shacabka ah ee ku sugan magaalada Muqdisho. Saraakiisha iyo Ciidamada amaanka ayaa ku howlan kala dhantaalida weerarada ay maleeshiyada la damacsan yihiin goobaha ay ku nastaan dadka shacabka ah. Ciidamada amaanka ayaa aad u adkeeyay amniga Garoonka Muqdisho, Madaxtooyada iyo dhammaan Goobaha ay ku badan yihiin shacabka, waxaana waddooyinka magaalada qaarkood lagu arkayaa gaadiid gaaf wareegaya waddooyinka kuwaa oo u diyaarsan ka hortaga qalalaaso amni. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, gaadiidka laga cabsi qabo inay sameeyan Qaraxyada ayaa la xaqiijiyay inay ka madaxbanaan yihiin kuwii ay baahisay Wasaarada Amniga XFS ee Xalay ku qarxay agagaarka taalada Dhagax-tuur iyo afafka hore ee Hoteel ku yaala Isgooyska Jubba. Caasimada Online

Ururka Iskaashiga islaamka ee (OIC) ayaa dad weynaha Jamhuuriyadda Djibouti ku hambalyeeyay sida guusha ah ee ay u dhacday doorashadii Baarlamanka dalkaas ee shalay la qabtay. Xog-hayaha guud ee Ururka Iskaashiga islaamka ,Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen ayaa qoraal uu soo saaray ku bogaadiyay sida ay u qabsoontay doorashada,isagoo xukuumadda iyo shacabka Jamhuuriyadda Djibouti u rajeeyay guul iyo barwaaqo. Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen wuxuu sheegay in doorashadaasi ay ahayd mid xor iyo xalaal ah oo si hufan u qabsoontay,islamarkaana aysan wax mugdi ah ku jirin PUNTLAND POST The post OIC oo bogaadiyay doorashadii Baarlamanka Djibouti appeared first on Puntland Post.

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An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two young men who were stabbed to death within two hours of each other in north London. Police confirmed the deaths of Abdikarim Hassan, 17, and Sadiq Aadam, 20, in Camden on Tuesday evening. The suspect was also arrested on one count of grievous bodily harm after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed outside a block of flats. He remains in hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Mr Hassan died in front of his mother after being stabbed in the chest at around 8.30pm. Mr Aadam died a short time later, with witnesses saying he had been slashed with a samurai sword. Despite being given first aid by police, both men died at the scene of the stabbings. Police say Mr Aadam and a friend were chased by a group of four men along an alleyway before the attack. The friend was unharmed. Paul Considine, the detective chief inspector leading the investigation, said: “What is clear is that there were three violent attacks, by a group of men armed with knives, within about two hours of each other and within about a mile of each other. “I need the public’s help to establish the exact circumstances in which two young men were murdered and another seriously injured, and to identify the people responsible. “Today, I am asking local residents or those people who were out in the area that night to think back – and if they saw something that may help us, please get in contact. I can understand why some people may be reluctant or nervous about coming forward but we need your help. We will treat your information in the strictest of confidence.” Mr Aadam is reportedly the third member of his family to die in a knife attack in five years. Mohamed Aadam, his brother, was murdered in the middle of the day in Camden Town in September, weeks before his 21st birthday, The Camden New Journal reported. Their cousin, Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as “Lefty”, was murdered in June 2013 aged 20. Mr Abdullahi’s father and the Aadam brothers’ uncle, Aydarus Ahmed, has campaigned to end knife violence since his son’s death. “The frequency with which young men are prepared to take each others’ lives is shocking,” Mr Considine said. “We all have a part to play in preventing this. If you know something about these murders then please do your part in helping us with this investigation. “One line of enquiry that we are urgently pursuing is that a blue van was seen in the area of the two murders. If you saw a vehicle that caused you concern due to how it was being driven or the people inside it then please get in touch with us.” London has seen large rises in knife crime since then. Recorded incidents rose by 23 per cent in the capital during the 12-month period to the end of September last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: – The Independent The post London stabbing murders: 18-year-old arrested on suspicion of killing two young men on same night in Camden appeared first on Caasimada Online.

NAIROBI – She was christened Samantha, but her delighted Kenyan parents quickly nicknamed their tiny daughter “Pendo,” which in KiSwahili means “Love.” Six months later, in August 2017, Pendo was lying in her mother’s arms at their one-room home in the western city of Kisumu when Kenyan police burst in. The riot officers were rounding up suspected troublemakers after opponents of the government had disputed the election result that month. The police fired teargas and repeatedly clubbed Pendo’s father, and in the melee an officer struck the baby on the head, said Lenzer Achieng, her mother. The police left without arresting anyone; days later, Pendo died from her injuries. “She was the joy of my heart. Nothing can fill the hole,” Achieng told Reuters as she wept at her home last month. The baby’s death outraged a nation long hardened to police brutality. Even the national police chief, who has often publicly rejected allegations of police abuse, vowed to investigate. Yet three months later, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), a body created to hold the police to account, said it could not identify any policeman suspected of killing Pendo. Instead, it recommended to the public prosecutor’s office that it open an inquest to investigate who was responsible. The inquest began on Feb. 19 in a Kisumu court. Prosecutors have the power to summon witnesses, and after the hearings a judge will order a criminal trial if a suspect is identified or end proceedings. The case underscores how IPOA is struggling to fulfil its remit to hold police to account. IPOA has secured convictions of police officers for committing crimes in only two cases, despite having received more than 9,200 complaints. The first judgment involved two police officers found guilty of shooting dead a 14-year-old girl in her own home. The second conviction came this month when a court found a policeman guilty of murdering a suspected thief in 2013. Sentencing in that case is due on Feb. 27. Now a Reuters examination of 18 active case files relating to alleged crimes by officers dating back to 2012 has exposed some of the problems the watchdog faces: lack of police cooperation and court delays that drag on for years. The case files show police frequently refuse to give evidence to investigators and repeatedly fail to show up to court. IPOA’s lack of success fuels anger beyond the families of individual victims. The government of President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrested some political opponents and clamped down on the media. Opposition politicians frequently rail against state brutality at their supporters’ rallies. In November, after at least five of his supporters were killed during clashes with the police in Nairobi, opposition leader Raila Odinga condemned what he called an “unnecessary war by security forces and militia against innocent and law-abiding citizens.” Macharia Njeru, chairman of IPOA, said the watchdog is making progress. He said it has enough cash and more than 50 investigators to pursue cases. Ministry of Finance documents show the agency had a $5.1 million budget for 2017 and a projected $5.3 million budget for 2018. Njeru blames dysfunction in the Kenyan justice system for the slow progress in securing convictions against culpable police. “The delays in conclusion of cases in court, that is a major problem, but that is outside our control,” he said. Police Inspector General Joseph Boinnet, his spokesman, the interior ministry, and the presidency did not respond to requests for comment. Some top Kenyan officials and foreign ambassadors have cited IPOA’s work as the answer to complaints of police brutality. “They are seeking to ensure police officers who do wrong are held to account,” said U.S. Ambassador Bob Godec, saying his government had provided “major support to IPOA, millions of dollars worth in assistance, and training and equipment.” But the Reuters study raises questions about whether IPOA represents an effective check on the police. It also reflects a broader, global issue: Whether Western nations can encourage better accountability of police forces in countries where the West wants the military to combat threats such as terrorism. One of the main donors to police reform in Kenya is the United States, which has given $8 million to IPOA since 2011. It has also provided at least $316 million in assistance to Kenya’s military over the same period, according to Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Africa specialist at the Congressional Research Service in Washington. Globally the United States prioritises providing military assistance over furthering police reform, Blanchard said. FLAWED FILES Kenyan police often dismiss complaints of brutality, saying violent crime demands a violent response. In April last year, a video of plainclothes police shooting dead an unarmed man went viral. The police did not deny the shooting, but justified it by saying the victim was suspected of killing an officer. In comments to Kenyan media after the killing, Nairobi police commander Japheth Koome was quoted as saying when “gangsters” kill police officers, they will “get it” from him. Koome did not respond to requests for comment for this article. IPOA was set up in 2011 after police killed hundreds of Kenyans during violence that followed disputed elections in 2007. The agency can investigate police on its own initiative or after receiving a complaint from the public, and it has the power to order any serving or retired officer to appear before it and to produce documents. IPOA submits the findings of its investigations to prosecutors, who decide whether to pursue a criminal trial or order an inquest. While Njeru, the head of IPOA, blames the courts’ glacial pace for failures to convict police who commit crimes, documents reviewed by Reuters show that IPOA has its own administrative problems – despite receiving $5.7 million from the U.S. government for an electronic case management system. In August last year, when Reuters asked for details of current cases, the watchdog said 47 cases were active, either as prosecutions or inquests. However, a list it supplied contained only 38 cases. Five had no case number, making them impossible to trace. In February, IPOA gave Reuters a new list containing 45 cases it said were active in court. Five had no court case number. IPOA did not respond to a request for clarification on the missing file numbers. Reuters obtained records for 18 of the cases on the two lists supplied by IPOA; 15 of them involve deaths. Many of these records show police refusing to give evidence to IPOA or failing to appear in court with the case file. Without the file, which contains records of witnesses, evidence, and previous hearings, the case cannot proceed. “Anything that we want to produce in court is held by the police,” said Esther Kimani, a prosecutor in Kisumu. “It’s the police’s responsibility to make sure the file is available in court.” Police officers may not appear in court because they don’t have transport, are unaware of the date or simply refuse to go, she said. One Nairobi inquest into the death of a man at the hands of the police was dismissed by the judge in 2016 after six failed hearings, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters. In four hearings, police did not produce the case file, and twice the investigating police officer, who was not identified in the court files, did not show up. “There is no evidence presented and thus no evidence to be evaluated. Inquest is hereby dismissed,” the ruling read. Magistrate Christine Njagi, who issued the ruling, told Reuters she had inherited the inquest from another magistrate and could not proceed because she did not have the full facts to hand. “It’s for the prosecution to secure the police file,” she said. “We work with what is presented to us.” The court records reviewed by Reuters do not indicate any action was taken against police who did not cooperate. PUBLIC OUTCRY: Protesters in Nairobi call for an end to extrajudicial killings in July 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya The government and police did not respond to requests for comment. Katoo Wambua, a prosecutor who handles communications for the director of public prosecutions, said “there is a bit of lack of cooperation” by police. He said the public prosecutor’s office had organised meetings between IPOA, prosecutors and the police “to iron it out. We try to sort out these problems slowly, in house.” Not all delays are the fault of the police. In 2016, an inquest was opened on IPOA’s recommendation into the death of a university student found hanging in a Nairobi police station cell in 2013. Sixteen months and six court hearings later, no witnesses have testified. Half the adjournments were because police failed to appear with the case file. But two other adjournments were due to prosecutors failing to show up and to produce a witness, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters. POLICE OBSTRUCTION In August, Njeru, the head of IPOA, said police cooperation with his investigations had initially been poor but has improved. “Previously there has been non-cooperation from police officers but that was largely in our formative stages,” he told Reuters at IPOA’s plush new offices. In a statement to Reuters in February, IPOA gave a different view. “Non-cooperation on the part of the police in some cases with the Authority remains a great challenge in the actualisation of some of our investigations,” the statement read. An IPOA employee and two foreign policing specialists based in Nairobi who work on Kenyan police reform and have direct knowledge of IPOA’s operations also told Reuters that police cooperation continues to be poor, and that evidence and witnesses have often disappeared by the time IPOA investigators reach a crime scene. The police often flout a 2011 law requiring them to notify the watchdog in writing of any deaths or serious injuries caused by police officers, the IPOA employee said. Instead, investigators sometimes hear about potential cases through media reports. It can take days, even months, for them to get to the scene, a problem Njeru confirmed. One case that IPOA heard about through the media involved three police who allegedly killed two men in Kisumu. IPOA investigators learned of the case from news reports two days after the killings and did not visit the scene until six weeks later, according to an IPOA report, reviewed by Reuters, that was filed to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Asked why it took their investigators so long to reach the crime scene, IPOA said in a statement, “We cannot discuss matters that can compromise ongoing court trials.” The family of one of the victims gave a bullet fragment to the top police official in the city, the report said. The police official subsequently told IPOA he had lost it. The officers are on trial for murder and deny the charges. Two lawyers representing the three policemen on trial said they could not comment because the trial is ongoing. In addition, police sometimes refuse to hand over evidence such as duty rosters or weapons registers, the IPOA employee told Reuters. Most of the case files reviewed by Reuters lacked such documents – which could help establish who fired a lethal bullet, for example – and other details needed to secure convictions. Only one case in Kisumu had a weapons register supplied by the police in the investigation file.ANGER: Violence erupted in Kenya after a disputed general election in August 2017. Anti-riot police, above, were deployed in the western city of Kisumu. REUTERS/Baz Ratner FEAR OF RETRIBUTION Nicholas Mutuku, deputy director of public prosecutions, said that when IPOA files make it to court, many cases lack key components, such as post-mortem reports, complete witness statements or the names of suspects. “IPOA investigates crimes committed by the police. Yet they rely on the same police to assist them,” Mutuku said, sorting through towering piles of files that nearly buried his desk. He has received 84 files from IPOA since January 2015. Mutuku said some were dismissed due to lack of evidence, but declined to give details. When police obfuscation fails to thwart an investigation, officers may turn to brute force, the two foreign policing specialists said. They cited a widely reported 2016 case where the commanding officer at a Nairobi police station locked up an IPOA investigator trying to serve him a summons. Kenya’s chief prosecutor had to intervene to free him. The IPOA investigator was not named in the news reports. Reuters could not reach the police commander. In another case, human rights lawyer Willie Kimani sued police on behalf of a motorcycle driver who alleged a policeman had shot and wounded him in 2015. The bodies of Kimani, his client, and their taxi driver were dumped in a river in July 2016. Four police were charged with the murders. They deny the charges and their trial is ongoing. IPOA said it could not comment on the Kimani case because the trial is ongoing. The police did not respond. Even after arrest warrants are issued, some police still escape justice. The Nairobi High Court ordered two policemen to be arrested in May 2016 for the murder of a civilian. The officers fled and are still at large. Top police officials ignored multiple court summons asking for an explanation of why the two were not arrested, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters. The last hearing was nearly a year ago. No more are scheduled. The police did not respond to a request for comment. A spokeswoman for Kenya’s judiciary, Catherine Wambui, said a judge would dismiss a case when he saw it was “heading nowhere.” She said: “The onus is on the prosecution to produce witnesses and bring evidence. If they don’t, the judge has no choice but to dismiss.” DESPAIRING MOTHERS As baby Pendo’s parents also face an inquest, they are losing hope. The police have not handed over critical information, such as the roster detailing police deployments in the city on the night the six-month-old was assaulted, according to the two foreign specialists with knowledge of the watchdog’s investigation into Pendo’s death. Pendo’s mother, Achieng, said: “If they only interrogated the police who were here, they would know who did this terrible thing. The police cannot say they don’t know the officers who were sent to our place.” Another of IPOA’s unresolved cases is the very first one it took on. It concerns the death of Alexander Monson, a 28-year-old son of a British aristocrat, who was found dead in his cell in 2012 after he was detained during a night out in the coastal town of Diani. Monson’s mother, Hillary, said the watchdog promised the family that “this would be their showcase investigation.” But there has been no resolution: An inquest was not opened until 2015 and is still ongoing. IPOA’s investigation concluded Monson died from a drug overdose – which was the account given by police officers present the night he died. But two reports by government pathologists, seen by Reuters, concluded Monson died from blunt force trauma to his head. “IPOA is a rubber stamp for police brutality … They just don’t want to pin [the death] on anybody,” Hillary Monson said. IPOA said the account Monson provided to Reuters contained inaccuracies. It declined to give details, saying it could not respond to questions about ongoing cases. Additional reporting by Humphrey Malalo in Nairobi, Joseph Akwirki in Mombasa, and Kevin Omollo in Kisumu. Source: – Reuters The post Amid claims of police brutality in Kenya, a watchdog fails to bite appeared first on Caasimada Online.

At least one government soldier and a civilian have been killed and two others seriously wounded after African Union troops opened fire on a NISA-manned checkpoint in the heart of Mogadishu on Friday evening, Abdulaziz Ali Ibrahim “Xildhiban”, adviser of the Internal Security and Spokesman of the Ministry, told HOL. A convoy of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) marked armoured vehicles approached a NISA checkpoint at the KM4 roundabout and attempted to force their way through the checkpoint. A gunfight ensued and one Somali government soldier and civilian were killed.. The AMISOM soldiers reportedly used heavy machine gun artillery mounted on top of their armoured vehicles during the brief skirmish. AMISOM troops have closed all roads leading the airport where they are based. Capt. Aidarus, Deputy Director of Aden Adde Airport has confirmed that the roadblocks have led to flight disruptions. AMISOM troops have been deployed to Somalia since 2007 to defend the weak internationally-backed government against Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab. AMISOM is currently implementing a UN Security Council Resolution that was passed in August 2017 that authorizes a troop draw-down and transferring security responsibilities to the Somali government. The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Francisco Madeira, said Somali security forces are not yet adequately equipped to take over national security and that AU troops are needed until 2021. The post Government soldier and civilian killed by AMISOM at NISA checkpoint appeared first on Caasimada Online.

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Madaxweynaha dalka Turkiga,Recep Tayyip Erdogan ayaa todobaadkaan booqasho shan maalmood ah ku bixinaya afar dal oo ku yaalla Qaaradda Afrika,sida lagu sheegay qoraal ka soo baxay madaxtooyada dalkaasi. Madaxweyne Erdogan ayaa booqanaya dalalka,Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal iyo Mali,isagoo la kulmi doona dhammaan madaxda dalalkaasi,kuwaasoo la filayo in uu kala hadlo xiriirka laba-geesoodka ah,iskaashiga ganacsi,kan amni iyo arrimaha gobolka. Shirku saabsan arrimaha ganacsiga ayaa sidoo kale la filaya in Erdogan kaga qeybgalo dalka Algeria,halkaasoo ay ka bilaabanayso booqashadiisa maalinta isniinta ah ee soo socota,sida ay sheegtay warbaahinta Turkiga. PUNTLAND POST The post Erdogan oo todobaadkan booqanaya dalal ku yaalla Afrika. appeared first on Puntland Post.

HARGEISA–The Newly appointed Information Minister, Hon. Abdirahman Guri Barwako, has fired the manager of Somaliland’s only state run television manager, Mr. Khader Mohamed Akule and made a major directors reshuffle at the ministry. The minister has issued an extraordinary directive announcing a new directors for the State owned newspaper, the television and Somaliland News Agency. The former television manager has dismissed the minister firing him and argued that he was appointed through a presidential decree. The outgoing television manager has made the remarks in a press conference that he held claiming that having the former president Silanyo nominated him that he could only be sacked by the current president by a presidential decree. The minister and ex-state run television manager are locked horns over who has the outright power to sack him. Mr. Akule said that government is all about being law abiding and the president has the power to sack me. The former TV manager says that he neither received notice that he has been sacked from the job by the president. He also said that there is no order from the incumbent president Musa Bihi bringing the television under the control of the ministry of information. He denied that the minister does not have the duty to sack me. The Minister replaced all directors be it the newspaper, the television and the news agency. In exercise of the powers conferred on him under the powers given to him, he can sack and appoint ministry employees. They assume office with immediate effect, according to the circular issued from the ministry.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The death toll in Friday's twin bomb attack has risen to 45, according to senior government officials and hospital sources. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - The death toll in Friday's twin bomb attack has risen to 45, according to senior government officials and hospital sources. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho-(Caasimadda Online)-Munaasabad uu xilka kula waregayay Taliyaha cusub ee ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed Jen. Bashiir Cabdi Maxamed ayaa maanta ka dhacday magaalada Muqdisho,taasi oo ay goob joog ka ahaayeen Wasiirka amniga,taliyaha Hay’adda Nabad sugidda iyo Sirdoonka Qaranka iyo mas’uuliyiin kale. Wasiirka Amniga Xukuumadda Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Abuukar Islow Ducaale ayaa kula dardaarmay taliyaha Booliska in uu si hufan u guto waajibaadkiisa shaqo. Taliyaha cusub ee Ciidamada Booliska Jen. Bashiir Cabdi Maxamed Ameeriko ayaa horay uga mid ahaa Taliye kuxigeenada Ciidanka Booliska. Golaah Wasiirada Xukuumadda Soomaaliya ayaa 19-kii bishan waxaa ay magacaabeen Taliyeyaasha Booliska,Nabadsugida iyo Asluubta,waxaana sidoo kale dhawaan xilkiisa la wareegay taliyaha Hay’adda Nabad sugidda iyo sirdoonka Qaranka,iyadoo sidoo kale lafilayo in dhawaan uu xilkiisa isna la wareego S/guud Bashiir Maxamed Jaamaca oo loo magacaaby taliyaha Ciidanka Asluubta. xilwareejintaan ayaa imaanaysa xili amaanka muqdisho uu yahay mid aan la isku halaynkarin waxaana shalay galinkii danbe dhacay qaraxyo iyo weeraro oo laga maqlayay magaalada oo dhan. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Taliyaha Cusub Ee Ciidamadda Booliska Soomaaliya Oo Maanta Xilka La Wareegay appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Mogadishu (HOL) - At least one government soldier and a civilian have been killed and two others seriously wounded after African Union troops opened fire on a NISA-manned checkpoint in the heart of Mogadishu on Friday evening, Abdulaziz Ali Ibrahim "Xildhiban", adviser of the Internal Security and Spokesman of the Ministry, told HOL. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - At least government soldier and civilian have been killed and two others seriously wounded after African Union troops opened fire on a NISA-manned checkpoint in the heart of Mogadishu on Friday evening, Source: Hiiraan Online

Jabuuti (PP) ─ Xisbiga haya talada Jabuuti ee UMP ayaa ku guuleystay doorashadii Baarlamaanka dalkaas ee shalay dhacday, isagoo helay in ka badan 81% codadkii ay shacabka dalkaas dhiibteen. Xisbiyada kale ayaa dhankooda helay 18%, sida ay shaacisay Wasaaradda Arrimaha gudaha dalka Jabuuti, waxaana doorashadan ay noqonaysaa mid ka mid ah doorashooyinka hoggaanka dalkaas. Xisbiga UMP ayaa mar kale sii Xajistay Aqlabiyada Baarlamaanka, iyadoo cododka ugu badan ka helaan degmooyinka Cali Sabiix, iyo Tajourah. Halka mucaaradkuna ay ka oradyeen degmooyika Carta, Obokh iyo Dikhil. Balse, Qaar ka mid ah Xisbiyada Mucaaradka dalka Jabuuti ayaa sheegay in doorashadau ay tiro dhawr jeer codeeyeen ciidamada millateiga dalkaas, inkastoo ay xukuumaddu beenisay. Wasaaradda Cadaaladda Jabuuti ahn sii hayaha Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha Jabuuti, ayaa sheegay in eedeymaha kasoo yeeray Mucaaradka ay yihiin kuwo aan sax ahayn, isagoo sheegay in ruux walba oo reer Jabuuti ah uu xaq u lahaa inuu mar keliya codeeyo, iyaguna ay mar qura codeeyeen. “Waa laga wanaagsan yahay in ciidamada la eedeeyo, ciidamadu sida uu sharcigu qabo waxay codeeyeen mar qura, mana jirto askar ku laabatay inay marar kale codeeyaan, ciidankuna waa kuwii aan dartood ku hurdaynay,” ayuu hadalkiisa ku daray wasiirka cadaaladda Jabuuti isla markaana ah sii haya xilka wasiirka arrimaha gudaha. Ugu dambeyn, Xisbiga ugu weyn isbaheysiga mucaaradka Jabuuti ee MRD, ayaa horay u Qaadacay Doorashadaan, iyagoo shaki geliyay Xalaalnimada hanaanka doorashada Jabuuti. PUNTLAND POST The post Xisbiga xukuma Jabuuti oo ku Guuleysatay Aqlabiyadda Doorashooyinkii Baarlamaanka appeared first on Puntland Post.