Tallaabo;991559 wrote: Mr Haatu, don't you think that is a decision for the people of those regions? Personally, I am of the opinion that any region which wants to manage their own affairs should be given the opportunity to do so. So I would welcome if Khaatumo is given a referendum to choose their political future. That's all I ask for. If the Hargaysa clan wants to leave, marxaba but they shouldn't force other clans along in their project.

Xaaji Xunjuf;991569 wrote: ...I dont understand Somalia and Somaliland people socialize together , but why are Kenyans here what is their purpose here. We are merely socializing too yaa Xaaji. This is a forum where Somalis of all walks come to argue about pointless things, not a national dialogue of the Somali Republic. Marka wax isula har, siddii ey waalan baad ciyaysaaye. (Maansha nuune Xaaji Xeyraan kuu bixiyey ).

Xaaji Xunjuf;991458 wrote: Kenyans have no say over sl internal affairs Of course they don't but a Somali will always give you their opinion whether or not it is welcome. Somaliland's secession should be conditional upon them leaving SSC alone and letting Awdal go to Jabuuti.

Tallaabo;991434 wrote: Does anyone know what to do about food addiction? I am very addicted to bananas!! Indeed I munch through more bananas than a troop of monkey in a jungle would do. HELP!!! Inaar coming from a man with a self-professed "qalooc", the innuendos here are innumerable

Jacaylbaro;991169 wrote: It is reality for the world ... not for that we shared the blood ... Sadly. They will still keep crying though ,, and I like them in that situation ,, Shiish, do you hate your ethnicity so much so? Let them secede if they want. It won't affect my life one bit. But first let them leave the poor SSC folks alone.

The old fella keeps bouncing back. Good on him. Nuune, lol at qaraabo qansax. Who told you?

Bagpacking? Just what do people do on these "bagpacking" trips?

I can't think of any one book other than the Qur'an that has changed my life. Maybe I don't read the right type of books, who knows.

What nonsense. In Islam is the best of systems. Why would anyone want anything less than the best?

Safferz;990055 wrote: Stop lying to people, don't make me tell them how old you're actually turning :mad: Alpha loves to exaggerate numbers. Just recently he was claiming he's been in Hargeysa for 8 years

^^

Alpha Blondy;990028 wrote: send the passwords, baal. i'm currently working on an electronic library for my library mashruuc eh. by the way, it's coming great. you were a great inspiration, abti. it was your positive words of encouragement that paved the way for me. thanks. You're too kind. I hardly did anything. PS: When are you going to update me with things? Passwords???

Garissa Giraffe Sanctuary

Cadale;989766 wrote: Haatu where are the pics of suuqa xoolaha? Here it is

Safferz are you able to request articles from journals at your uni? There's one or two I would like to read but they need subscriptions.

^^ U and your Hand aa? Agah

Ina adeerayaalow, please isku xishooda. You two are acting like two sex-crazed teenagers

"Aqoon waa maxay? Waa waayo-aragnimo la ururshey." Found this interesting definition today. Do you agree?

Tallaabo;989898 wrote: I think there is no need for more fragmentation of the former Somali Republic as long as it is broken up into its constituent parts i.e, Somalia and Somaliland. I think it would bring a lot of peace and stability to Somalia if Puntland also broke away and was recognised. Smaller pieces are certainly more manageable. Please don't confuse by political believes with being anti Soomaalinimo. I am just being pragmatic about a very difficult situation in our homeland. And what makes your qabiil so special that only they get to separate? Don't you see the hypocrisy in what your saying? The choice should be simple, either all clans unite in Soomaalinimo or every clan gets its own republic. And just to be the xasid I am, I wouldn't sign the S/land papers off until they release Awdal and SSC. Then no one will say we have been sidelined or some other rubbish.

Alpha Blondy;989800 wrote: working with these folks is fine maadaamooy yiheen dad khiyaale ah. i've come to accept their deficiencies. but for the most part, working with them, is a headache. the Somali has an enormous potential if he/she weren't so aggrandising, individually as well as collectively. the Somali is hardworking but this is prone to change, depending on how she/he feels. they appear to demonstrate a willingness to strive lakinse this is hampered by their hastiness, arrogance and pride. indeed they are enterprising folks lakinse whatever ability the Somali possess is largely anomalous. the Somali needs to hone his/her skills, so they could replicate it time and again. also there's no deference nor a hierarchical structures in their culture, which is problematic. balse, their achelis heel still remains, and is predicated on what i call ''xaasid-xaasid psychology'' . through eexaad, shakii and unilateral decision making tendencies, they are will continue to lag behind. cala kul xaal.........it's organised chaos. everything functions, albeit vicariously. lakinse with more structures in place to correct these structural qaloocs, the Somali will overcome. is that serious for you, abti? Interesting. Thanks again.

Farmers Scramble With Fight Against Famine In Northern Kenya Garissa county and other parts of northern Kenya have for decades been associated with drought and famine. This perception is however slowly changing. A group of farmers led by Mohamed Ali Bilal, 60, is determined to change this perception by engaging themselves in farming. Bilal, a tall slim Somali man and who hails from Garissa, said it is only a matter of time before famine becomes a thing of the past in the vast county. For a first time visitor in the Wathajir farm, you cannot imagine such a farm really elitists there. One will be shocked to find the green revolution currently happening in the restive region. The Wathajir farm, from a far, resembles a large irrigation scheme with brown Tana waters flowing through large furrows “Its unfortunate that our region has for long been known to be a region of problems where nothing good can come out of it,” Bilal told Xinhua in an interview at his farm in Garissa on Wednesday. Bilal said although the region faces its fare share of problems including food shortage, the situation has been exaggerated. “When you see pictures from this region being shown on the television or in the newspapers, always expect to see an emaciated woman, child or old even an old man with scrawny faces, or emaciated animals,” Bilal said. Bilal said they have been tapping water from the river Tana to irrigate the farm. He said Wathajir (a Somali word) which means unity is communally owned by 74 members. Bilal who is the chairman of the group said that Wathajir pastoralists came together in 1985 by consolidating their land. They then registered their group with the Department of Social Services. Currently, their 148 acres of land serve more than 350 people because each family has about five people. Two years ago, the farmers, with the help of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Union began a fodder farming project and are now attracting buyers from as far as Thika, about 35 km east of Nairobi. Members said they have been selling the grass at 870 U.S. dollars per hectare. Among the crops that they grow in the farm include, mangoes, bananas, maize, cowpease, and water melon. According to Hubbie Hussein, the Garissa county executive ember for Agriculture and Livestock committee says that the group is perfect example of what hard work and determination can do for one. She said that if many people in the region had ventured into farming then the county would not be experiencing food shortage. Predictions from scientists paint a bleak picture. Climate Dynamics said droughts similar to the current one are likely to continue in the coming years due to climate change. “Our people cannot continue depending on livestock keeping, they also need try farming as an alternative way to get an income. Thank God we have River Tana which passes in our county but is not into good use,” Hussein said. She told Xinhua it is important for locals to know that pastoralism is no longer sustainable. She said her ministry is trying to wean farmers out of donor support to make such projects sustainable. “The gains made may be reversed unless we keep up the momentum, “ she added. http://www.coastweek.com/3649-agriculture-04.htm

nuune;989871 wrote: Abti, kan HAATU waad dhaantaa isagu wuxuu ku noolyahey riyo iyo madadaalo, adiguse waad fahansantahey sheekada dhabta ah ee meesha ka jirta. Several uni campuses by NU & KU is not wax proud lagu noqdo you know it anyway, unlike our HAATU oo moodayo Madogaashe Nuunoow road in la bilaabey oo la dhameystirayo next month. Tell me what Garissa got sxb, few 5 storey hotels and Suuq Mugdi plus Suuqa Xoolaha is not something to brag about Abti. Garissa supposed to be the capital city of NEP, and what have we here, a town cursed by its politicians, deserted by its people, neglected or colonized indirectly by the Kenyan government, they know that if Garissa develops to become a fully functional city with everything that a city should have, the Kenyan government would be worried, yes, worried, and the politicians there are installed hand-picked to derail any development and to madadaalis people like HAATU who are happy with milk processing facility and few shanty slams for suuqa xoolaha that will accommodate dumarka shaaha ka iibiya xoola dhaqatada keenta xoolahooda barxada suuqa xoolaha, this is the development HAATu is talking about. You're looking at this from a wrong angle. It may be little, but it's better than NOTHING which is what we got in the last 50 years. The politicians are useless (it's you that gets angry whenever I say that). And yes, I am happy with a milk plant. At least it will give a few youngsters some jobs (even if they're picked on qabiil basis which is certain to happen).

nuune;989824 wrote: What happened to the previously launched health plans, si isku dhaan niyahow, me and you know that very well ineysan meeshan waxba ka soo socon, aayar dibigaaga suuqa xoolaha ka iibso oo tukaan doqosh ah ku furo, Abti! Milk processing aa, haye qaad regulation aa, waayahey stadium aa, waa runtaa co-operatives aa, naga daa dee polytechnics aa, bas bas, intaa ka badan dambi waaye, Baydhabo, Kismaayo, Baardheere, Hiiraan, Galgacyo, and even smaller towns in Somalia have higher education such as universities and what, Garissa, got NOTHING, calculated underdevelopment ayaa laga dhigey waxba kuu noqon meyso plus this Nadif guy aad ku qafiiftey, runta iska sheeg Abti, Garissa iney noqoto Nakuru ama even Mwingi haka yaabin, sababtana waad taqaanaa, calculated colony waaye not calculated underdevelopment. runtoo la cadeeyo Rabbi baa jecel ee taas ogsoonooow, beenta iyo himilada raqiiska aad ku indha-kuulaneysid iska daa gobolkan anagaa kaa naqaanee few seminars and clips of videos lagu dhuuqaayo the system run ha moodin, markaad fakireyso sidii aboorka u fakir oo dhaldhalaalka Japaan yuusan kula tagin ee dudunta qumaati u fano! Marka hore erayo cusub baad i bartayoo, taas waad ku mahadsantahay. Tan labaad, ina adeer dockayeernimada inaga daa. Gaarisa waxay tahay aniga maanta iigama sheekeynayside, Habasweyntaada ke ekow.

Xaaji Xunjuf;989790 wrote: ^^ in Somaliland no clan massacred each other this strictly happened in Somalia only, in Somaliland there is a traditional culture of elders reconciling the differences between the people. Thats why the Grand son of The Sultan of Maakhir in the late 19 century Ina Cali shire , today's sit with the grand nephew of Ibrahim Bohgul President silanyo Even though their 2 grandfathers differed in the 19 century and fought tribal wars yet they were inter linked. But if the the Sultan of Maakhir wants to have his own eastern sanaag maakhir republic no one is stopping him does he want that? As I said Xaaji, ama unite in Somalinimo ama let each qabiil go his own way. There's no need for sob stories. Warka wuu cad yahay. If I was the President of Somalia I would make that a condition.

Alpha Blondy;989785 wrote: Somalis are doing ok. much still left to achieve. working at 53% capacity, i reckon. Since you actually work with these people, can you please tell us what their work ethic is like adoo serious ah? Thanks.