A very weak response.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The government of Kenya has reimposed a mandatory security check in Wajir for all flights leaving the Somali capital, according to a Notices to the Airman (NOTAM) released today by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. The NOTAM reads: "All flights from Mogadishu, Somalia must route via Wajir for security checks before proceeding to their final destinations". This NOTAM will expire August 9, 2019, unless renewed by KCAA. The directive comes despite criticism from airline operators flying between the two cities, who termed the checks as unnecessary. The Wajir security stop over - introduced by then President Mwai Kibaki in 2006 - is conducted by Kenya Police and Kenya Airforce and involves passengers disembarking from the plane and going through immigration and customs while all luggage is removed and scanned. Somalia and Kenya reached an agreement in March 2017 to resume direct flights between the two capitals after almost a decade of transiting through Wajir. A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) is a notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the safety of the flight. Currently, Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport offers nonstop flights to seven cities, including Istanbul, Turkey. The Wajir Airport - which relied heavily on planes for Mogadishu for revenue - has told Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper that it was losing KSh2 million (USD$19,753) monthly after the direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi was reestablished.

The chickens are coming home to roost. Runtii iyo beentii waa isa soo gaadheen.

Ma arko wax is bedelay awoowe. hadii aad adigu wax aragtid bal noo balbalaadhi warka. TPLF hadii xukunka sii joogi lahayd wali General Gabre ayaa Villa Somalia office ku dhex lah'aan lahaa. Laakin intii Abiye Axmed yimid ayu isagu dantiisa wuxu u gartay inu wax ka badalo siyaasaddi TPLF. Taa macnaheedu maha Ethiopia faraha way kala baxday, xaasha. Taa macnaheedu waxa weeyan Abiy Axmed wuxu urursanayaa/consolidation awoodiisa wali aan saldhigan. Hadii aad dib u noqoto Meles Zenawi 1991kii kolkii uu yimi waxay ku qaadatay mudo 4 sano ah inu koonfurta ciidankiisa geeyo oo Baydho kala wareego ciidanka Ina Caydiid. Kolka waxan ku odhan lahaa, maadaama wax is bedelay aanu jirin, xisaabta laguma darsado nin kale shaxda godka uu guuray ee u inshaartay in Afaray u noqon doonto waa Abiye Axmedeh. Cheeseman saxeex wuxu ku duugi karaayay oo u fududayn karaayay waa sameeyay, laakin waaciga jira ayaa mar walba dabar kuu ah. Anigu waxaan u arkaa in Cheeseman yahay doqonkii ugu wayna abid ee Somali soo mara. Taariikhduna sida ayay qori doonta. Ethiopia waa jaar, waliba waa dawlad hadii gobolka loo eego ugu quwadda wayn. Saamayn wey yeelan kartaa. Laakin Somaliland marna ba ka suurtowdo in Ethiopia u kala dheerayso sida koonfurta ka dhacda. Somaliland iyo Ethiopia waxa ka dhaxeeya dhulka oo dadka labada dhinac degaaba waa isku ul iyo diirkeed. Waxa ka dhexeeya waa ganacsi iyo amniga labada dhinac oo la iska kaashado. Wax kale oo ka dhexeeya ma jiraan.

Hadii aanay ahayn wax laga murugoodo, waan ku qosli lahaa runtii. Danaha laga fushaday Cheeseman xataa warlordkii Mogadishu ayaa ka dhiidhiyi jiray. Dal kale oo ONLF listka argagaxiso ku daray aduunka ma jiro aan ka ahayn TPLF iyo Cheeseman. Waligeed sheeko iyo shaahid laguma arag madaxweyne dal oo madaxweyne kale oo dal shisheeye sidii xaaskiisi diyaaradda saartay oo daadahinaayo. Waa ceebta Cheeseman taariikhda u galaysa. Waxa kaga darane in wax walba laga soo dhamaystay hadii ay tahay Uhuru Kenyata ama Musevini. Cheeseman laba ayay noqonaysa 1. inu yahay qof runtii aad u bahdilan oo wuxu diidayaaba jirin. 2. In siro badan iyo sawiro waa wayn laga hayo oo doonayn in debada uso saaran siiba Ethiopia. Arinka Somaliland, alxamdilah, waligeed dal shisheeye ciidan uu leeyay so ma hungiryay iska daa inay cago soo dhigaan. Waa laga yaaba Leyu Boolis ayda sakhraansan inay xadka meeshu yahay ayago habaw ah ka so talaabeen mudo kooban oo daqiiqado ah. Wax Somali la yidha ma jirto ee awoowe, indhaha kala furo. Somali ayada ayaa cadawga koowaad isku ah. Kolka sheekada caruurta ugu sheeke. Sodon sano oo nabad iyo horimar ah. IC ayaga ayaa aduunka ka diig ah maanta. Waa ku khasbantay in lala shaqeeyo, ama diid ama doon. Waa shay aanad iska indho tiri karin. Somaliland ahaan, IC ul dheer ayaan iskaga hayna arimaha gudahaya kama taliyaan ee waxay noqdeen balo loo baahanyay kolka arimaha debadda laga hadlaayo ee cilaaqaadka aduunka. Waa wado aanad ka talaabi karin adiga oo la jaanqaada mooye. Kolkaan ku leeyay Somaliland ayaa majaraha u haysa, waxaan uga jeeda wixii miiska lagu wada hadlaayo SOmaliland ayaa keenaysa oo Mogadishu ku qasbantay.

Your second hand stories are becoming useless. For once, when will you be able to say "I have seen this with my own eyes" and write from a first person point of view. I will take your input seriously when I hear that from you. What you have said regarding all tribes are armed has been true since time memorial, probably since the invention of weapons (spears/arrows etc). It is not something unique to Somaliland either. But saying that armed technicals roam around with clan melitias is totally untrue and completely false. Awoowe, beenta soonka way jabisaa wax aanad hubin lamasii beec-geeyo. The nomads have access to small fire arms and some may even hiden some big guns here and there, but that is not the common thing. And definitely there are no clans in Somaliland that operate truck mounted guns. Probably the closest is few technicals in Buuhoodle that belong to clans there and maybe few more in the hands of a renegade Colnel by the name of Falalug. But what is common is the common light arms like AK47s etc that every nomad family got one. And when clans fight unorganised clansmen come togehter and form a deadly clan melitia that get dispersed as quickly as they formed. This form of clan melitia is true everywhere in the horn of Africa these days even Afars, Oromos and what have you have these type of armed nomads. Nothing unique. The Somaliland National Army have absolute control over the lands its stationed at. There are no clan fights in these area. However, when the army leaves one place the clans then fight each other.

Awoowe, hadii runta la sheego miya la danbaabaya? In Abiye Ahmed sidii neef xoolo ah kolba dhinac u kaxayso Cheeseman so cid walba ma oga. Arinka ah in Hargeisa laga soo dego, waa arin ku dhashay Abiy Ahmed kolkii uu diyaaradda dhexda ku jiray. Cheeseman choice ama kala doorasho lama siin ee, Abiye Ahmed Hargeisa ayuu la soo hadlay si uu uga helo ogolaansho. Hargeisa waa reject gareeyasay. Qofka kolka ay fikir kiisa ka timid oo ay tahay siyaasad qoto dheer iyo kolka sidii neef xoola ah kolba dhinac loo kaxaysto, waa laba arin oo aad u kala fog. Mida aad sheegtay Hargeisa in meel caalami ah lagu kala furdaamiyo Mogadishu, waa arin loo baahanyay. Arinka Hargeisa iyo Mogadishu Cheeseman majaraha uma hayo, Hargeisa ayaa majaraha u haysa. Qofka aad la hadlaysa kolka hore waa inu sifooyin leeyay si wada hadalkaa midho dhal u noqdaan. Waxa ka mid ah 1. inu qof go'aanleh yahay ama qaadan kara 2. Inu qof aan wuxu saxeexo hadhaw gocasho ka keenin yahay 3. Waa inu yahay qof contract la wada galaayo difaaci kara. Anigu uma arko Cheeseman qof intaaa baa sifooyinkeedi leh. Madaama beesha Caalamka doonaysu in wada hadal lagu kala baxo, Somaliland waxay leeday dad markhaati ka noqda waxa lagu saxeexaayo oo fulin kara ama ku qasbi kara dhinicii ka baxa heshiiska in dhexdhexaadiyaan. Anigu shakhsiyan waxaan qabaa in Somaliland shuruudaha waliba sii adkayso, maha in Somaliland la kulanto Cheeseman oo Mogadishu ba laga necebyay oo cago aan sidaa u adkayn ku taagan.

Waxa hore lo yidhi doqontu waslad cada (hilib) ah oo ciida loogu tuuray sadbursiimo ma moodo. Muse Bixi diidmada uu diiday, dheg xumida ay leeday ama reebi lahayd ayu sii arkaayay. Doqon la iska wato sidii xoolaha in Hargeisa ka so dego waa arin ceeb ku ah magac Soomaali meelshi ay joogtaba. Kolay dhiig xumadiisa dad shisheeye ha ka faa'iidaystaan sida Kikuuyada Kenya, anagu waa ka diidnay in nalagu hor bahdilo. Hadii uu doonayo inu cid ku soo hoos dhuunto/gabado, inu Ismaciil Cumar Geelle ayaa malaha ka farsamo fiicnaanlahayd. At least, Somali wada hadlaysa ayaa meesha ka muuqanlahayd. We have standards. Dad wax diidi kara ayaan nahay.

I heard this a while ago from folks close the Presidency. But I needed more sources. Whether President MBC rejected it outright or whether it was rejected after consultative meeting with political figures in Hargeisa (which is what happenned), the result is the same. I think it was the right move. The last time a President from Mogadishu set foot anywhere in Somaliland territory was back in 1987 when Afwayne returned from signing the peace treaty with Ethiopia's leader in Djibouti. And the next time a leader from Mogadishu will be allowed to set foot is when Mogadishu fully recognises Hargeisa's right to dissolve the now non-existent Unity of the 1960. There are no shortcuts to this.

https://www.bbc.com/somali/war-48169464?ocid=socialflow_facebook Xukuumadda Soomaaliya: Somaliland waxay diidday in Abiy Axmed iyo Farmaajo oo wada socda ay ka degaan Hargeysa Ra'iisul wasaare ku xigeenka dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mahdi Maxamed Guuleed ayaa sheegay in 'Soomaaliland ay khasaarisay fursad dahabi ah'. Intii ay jirtay dowladda federaalka ee uu madaxweynaha ka yahay Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo, waxaa hakad ku jiray wadahadalladii siyaasadeed ee u dhaxeeyay dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo jamhuuriyadda iskeed madaxbannaanida ugu dhawaaqday ee Soomaliland. * Soomaaliland: Wadahadal lama galeyno Soomaaliya ilaa madaxbannaani nala siiyo * Edna Aadan oo loo magacaabay ergayga Somaliland ee wadahadallada Soomaaliya Mahdi Maxamed Guuleed oo ah ra'iisul wasaare ku xigeenka Soomaaliya oo wareysi gaar ah siiyay warbaahinta GoobJoog ayaa faahfaahin ka bixiyay halka uu ku dambeeyo wadahadalka labada dhinac iyo waxa dhankooda u qabsoomay. "Wadahadalka Somaliland iyo dowladda Soomaaliya wuxuu ka mid yahay qodobbada ugu waaweyn ee ahmiyadda u leh guud ahaan qaranka Soomaaliyeed, gaar ahaanna wuxuu waajib ka saaran yahay aniga iyo mas'uuliyiinta kale ee kasoo jeeda Soomaaliland, wuxuuna joogitaankeennu macno ku fadhiyaa marka ay wadahadalladaas miro dhal noqdaan". Ra'iisul wasaare ku xigeenka ayaa dhanka kale sheegay in madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajoyo iyo madaxweynaha Soomaaliland Muuse Biixi Cabdi ay xiriir toos ah lahaayeen. "Markii madaxweyne Farmaajo la doortay kadib waxaa jirtay doorasho ay ku mashquulsaneyd Soomaaliland. Annagu aragtideenna waxay ahayd in saddexda xisbi ee Kulmiye, Ucid iyo Waddani kii la doortaba in aannu la shaqeyno lana sii amba qaadno wadahadalladii horay u socday, mid aannu gaar u taageersaneyn ama aan niyadda ka rabnayna ma jiro, markii dambena waxaa toos u wada xiriiri jiray madaxweyne Farmaajo iyo madaxweyne Biixi, xiriirkooduna wuxuu wanaagsanaa ilaa laga soo billaabo bishii Maarso ee sannadkii 2018-kii", ayuu yidhi Mahdi. 'Soomaaliland waxay lumisay Fursad Dahabi ah' Hase yeeshee, Mahdi Maxamed Guuleed ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in Soomaaliland ay khasaarisay fursad gacanteeda soo gashay. "Waxaan kuu sheegayaa in dhawaan ay Soomaaliland lumisay fursad dahabi ah oo ahayd in ra'iisul wasaaraha Itoobiya Abiy Axmed iyo madaxweyne Farmaajo ay rabeen in iyagoo wada socda ay ka dagaan Hargeysa, laakiin markii madaxweynaha Soomaaliland iyo maamulkiisa ay wada tashadeen ma aysan suurtoobin, ilaa haddana dhankeenna diyaar baan u nahay inaan mar walba tagno, ha noqoto Farmaajo oo kaligiis ah ama isagoo uu la socdo Abiy", ayuu yidhi. Farmaajo ayaa markii xilka loo doortay ballan qaaday inuu dardar galin doono wadahadallada labada dhinac ee wajiyada kala duwan soo maray. Wadahadallada Soomaaliya iyo Soomaaliland ayaa markii ugu horreysay la billaabay sannadkii 2011-kii, markaasoo dowladdii kumeelgaarka ahayd ee Soomaaliya ka jirtay uu madaxweyne ka ahaa Shariif Sheekh Axmed. Diblomaasiyiin kala duwan oo gaaray Hargeysa Magaalada Hargeysa ayaa toddobaadyadii la soo dhaafay waxaa aad ugu badnaa socdaalka ay ku tagayaan diblumaasiyiin iyo siyaasiyiin heerkoodu sarreeyo oo ka kala socday dalal iyo hay'ado kala duwan. Madaxweynihii hore ee Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo oo dalkaas madaxweyne ka soo noqday intii u dhaxeesay sanadihii 1999-kii ilaa 2007-dii ayaa maanta booqasho ku tagay magaalada Hargeisa ee Jamhuuriyadda iskeed ugu dhawaaqday madaxbanaanida ee Somaliland. Madaxweyne Obasanjo ayaa garoonka magaalada Hargeysa waxaa kusoo dhaweeyay madaxweyne ku xigeenka Somaliland, xubno ka mid ah golaha wasiirada, duqqa caasimada, mas'uuliyiin katirsan axsaabta siyaasadda ee Somaliland, waxaana uu booqasho ku tegay xarumaha golaha wakiillada iyo maxkamadda sare, halkaas oo uu kula kulmay saraakiil katirsan laamaha kala duwan ee dowladda oo ay kamid yihiin waaxda garsoorka. Madaxweynaha Somaliland, Muuse Biixi Cabdi, ayaa hadhimo-sharafeed ku maamuusay madaxweynihii hore ee Nigeria, oo madaxda maamulkaas ay shegeen in booqashadiisu ay tahay mid rasmi ah. Dhanka kale waxaa 19-kii Maarso booqasho taas lamid ah magaalada Hargeysa ku tagay Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda dalka Eretria, Osman Saleh. Sidoo kale waxaa siyaasiyiinta socdaallada kala duwan ku tagay Hargaysa kamid ah, Xoghayahii hore ee difaaca dalka Ingiriiska Gavin Williamson, oo 6-dii Janaayo ee sanadkan booqasho ku tagay Hargeysa, isagoo halkaas wadahadallo kula yeeshay Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda iskeed madax banaanida ugu dhawaaqday ee Somaliland, Muuse Biixi Cabdi. Wadahadallada Gavin Williamson, uu la yeeshay madaxda Somaliland ayaa xoogga lagu saaray xoojinta xiriirka iyo iskaashiga labada dhinac. Dhanka kale waxaa 19-kii Maarso booqasho taas lamid ah magaalada Hargeysa ku tagay Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda dalka Eretria, Osman Saleh. Waxaa sidoo kale socdaallo kuwaas lamid ah Hargeysa ku tagay saraakiil kala duwan oo ka socday Midowga Yurub, Qaramada Midoobay iyo Hay'ado kale oo calaami ah, ayadoo ay halkaas booqdeen danjireyaal kala duwan oo caalamka u fadhiya Soomaaliya iyo dawladaha kale ee gobolka. 4-tii bishii Abriil, ayaa waxaa Somaliland tagay danjireyaal matalayey dalalka Denmark, Midowga Yurub, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland iyo Boqortooyada Ingiriiska, kuwaas oo kulamo la qaatay Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi Cabdi, madaxda Xisbiyada mucaaradka ah, baarlamaanka, guddiga doorashooyinka iyo ururrada bulshada rayidka ah.

Horta waa Ramadan oo hada I am taking a break from posting on this website. laakin waxa halkan lagu soo qoray waa sheeko caruureed. badhasaab ku security buuxda ayu leeyahay, cid uu ka baqanayaana ma jirto. Waxaan filaayay in dad badan oo halkan beenta faafinjiray Tukaraq ku cibro qaateen, laakin wali waxaad mooda in ay casharo kale u hadhsanyihiin.

I totally agree with regards to the dismal state of Justice in Somaliland. Many people expect more from Somaliland and hence Constructive critism is welcome.

Victim of who?

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates takes Somaliland/Telesom as an example of digitized economy where digital money now accounts more than 75% of business transactions in the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAebCFoJ80

The App will also feature a market where merchants will list their products and customers will buy using either Zaad/Bank Account. Telesom already had exchange market in its Zaad service where you can exchange Somaliland Shillings to USD from a list of available Money Exchangers with different rates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk-7pYWyMs4

@galbeedi The IC has very little leverage over Somaliland. We do not do elections because of getting money from IC, rather it is in our own interest to have proper elections. The current issue which is causing frictions is related on how to hold the best elections possible in the circumstances/environment that Somaliland is in. That is to have proper free, fair and transparent elections and to also apply knowledge and improvements learned from the shortcomings of 2017 elections.

Why this Ducale character reminds me of the old General Duke, Col. Yey's orphaned son who disappeared when Col. Yey was ousted from Villa AMISom.

It is as true as the fake account itself. The picture used by the fake account belongs to Rudy Demotte of a Gov't official from Belgium. Here is his handle https://twitter.com/demotterudy The fake account owner is most likely from Maseerland.

Cheeseman is in a deep hole. He knows it. I was listening to an interview by Khaire in which he was given a chance to list key milestones and achievements. He struggled to name any, all he could repeat and recycle was "we increased reveneue" and 'we are not registering soldiers". That is a 6 month project for any leader worth his salt to achieve. But after 2 years, that is all they can come up with, show how much of a failure they are. Even Alshabab can claim that they have raised their revenues by imposing direct taxation on import/exports from Mogadishu port. In terms of diplomaticy Cheeseman is at the worse situation ever. Shows how incompetent he is. The situation with the IC that have been the life support for his phantom gov't is at breaking point, the UN seems to be taking an arms length relationship, the AU is playing wait-and-see how far it takes before the wheels completely come off. In the region, both Kenya and Ethiopia have achieved their objectives and have spewed out Cheeseman like a used chewing gum. All that burnt in 2 years. The next 2 years are the hardest for any sitting President. It is election season and he has nothing to shield himself with. He is in fact a sitting duck. How much can he take it? That is the million dollar question.

Awoowe, bal in afkaaga iyo maskaxdaadu ayna ismaqlayn, waxa halkaa ka sheegtay in Kenya inside-out waxay doontu uga fushato Koonfurta Somalia. Kolka bal aan ku su'aale, hadii Kenya wax walba ka fushato Koonfurta, sidee ayuu Safaaradda Hargeisa ka furanaysa u noqday kolka aad tidhi: Quote "...kenya waxay soo heshay furihii asal ahaan meeshii soomaaliya laga dumiyay si "badda" ay dhacday ugu xalaalawdo." Kenya fure uma baahna hadii ay badda iyo meel kale ba ay damaacido, waxa jira Koonfurta kuwo Kenya indho iyo dhego u ah oo meel walba jooga. Mida kale, Somaliland iyo Somalia wax la is barbar dhigi karo maba aha, meelna waa fawdo meelna kala danbayn, sharci iyo dawlad ayaa ka jira.

East Africa: Kenya Ponders Diplomatic Ties With Somaliland Kenya is exploring diplomatic relations with Somaliland after dispatching an emissary to set up a mission in the capital city of Hargeisa. Kenya will join Ethiopia and Djibouti as some of the countries with diplomatic missions in Somaliland. The Foreign Affairs ministry directed Mr Philip Mundia Githiora to establish the mission after talks between Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma and new Somaliland envoy to Kenya Omar Bashe. Dr Juma also had a meeting with the immediate former Somaliland Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Saad Ali Shire. Consequently, Dr Juma wrote a letter to Head of Civil Service Joseph Kinyua proposing the setting up of a mission in the self-declared state led by President Muse Bihi Abdi. "We have a long history with Kenya dating back to colonial days. The move by Kenya to open a mission in Hargeisa will be a massive boost to our economic and social transactions," Mr Bashe, who has been pursuing the matter for about 10 months, said. INVESTMENT Somaliland, formally a de facto state under the British government, declared its independence from Somalia in 1991 after the end of both the civil war and reign of Siad Barre. However, it has not gained international recognition. Last December, Somaliland hosted an investors' forum in Nairobi that was opened by Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Yasin Mohammed Hiir, who encouraged Kenyan investors to exploit the opportunities his country offers. "Come and work with us in building the great nation of Somaliland. We have so many opportunities. We need to expand cross-border trade and investments between the two countries for mutual gain," Mr Hiir said. KENYA AIRWAYS He added that his country is also keen on building social relations. "The large number of Kenyans who are working and living in Somaliland is proof of our good hospitality. We can increase prosperity for our citizens through enhanced trade," he observed. Among Kenyan businessmen set to benefit from good relations are miraa (khat) traders. Mr Bashe also advised Kenya Airways to take cue and start direct flights between Nairobi and Hargeisa. This, he argues, will help boost medical tourism and encourage students from Somaliland to seek opportunities in Kenyan institutions. Mr Githiora has been serving as Minister Counsellor at the Kenyan Embassy in Moscow, Russia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVnJbNT6r5s

Cheeseman is between a rock and a hard place. The perfect storm is gathering around him. His phantom government is going to implode like you never seen before, just watch this space. The IC and AMISom have almost completely written him off now as an incompetent fraud. Sheikh Sherif and HSM are currently flexing their political muscles in Mogadishu.

Awoowe, ma madaxa aya jug kaaso gaadhay, ilawshiiyo dhawidaa? Kenya qayb dhan ayay xoog ku haysata Koonfurta Somalia. Madaxdeedu sidii dalkooda oo kale ayay hadh iyo habeen iska soo galaan kana baxaan. Nin dhulkii xoog ku haystaa ma bad ayu u daahaya? Bal noo sheeg halka uu salaanta Uhuru ku qaadanaayo meesha ay tahay? Waliba dharkii ciidanka lagu labisanyay. Halkan sawiro badan iyo macluumaad ka eeg (Kenyan Ministry of Defence http://www.mod.go.ke/?p=7143 ) Somaliland aqoonsigeedu waa siyaasad/politics, taana furfurkeedi waa lagu dabo jira.

By: StandardMedia Kenya’s ambassador to the US Robinson Njeru Githae may move to Moscow, Russia in changes planned by Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma. The ministry proposes that Mr Githae be moved to Moscow or dropped altogether. If President Uhuru Kenyatta considers the proposal, Githae will replace Richard Ekai. Mr Ekai, a former PS in the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts, was charged over the alleged mismanagement of funds during the 2016 Rio Olympics Summer Games shortly before he reported to Moscow. This scuttled the new appointment, leaving the station to be managed by junior diplomats as the former PS battled abuse of office charges. In a letter to the Head of Civil Service Joseph Kinyua, dated February 27, 2019, Dr Juma proposed that either Stephen Karau, the Kenya’s envoy in Seoul, South Korea, moves to US or Mwende Mwinzi is appointed to the station. Juma wants Lazarus Amayo, who is the country’s ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, as well as Anthony Muchiri, who is in charge of Cuba, retained. The CS has also recommended that the ministry’s Political and Diplomatic Secretary Tom Amolo be appointed envoy to Rome. She also wants him to campaign for Kenya’s quest to sit in the United Nations Security Council. Former Higher Education minister Hellen Sambili is proposed to head the Kenyan mission in Harare, Zimbabwe, while film producer Njeri Njiiri Karagu has been recommended to head the Kenyan consulate in Los Angeles. Githiora Philip Mundia has been proposed to establish the Kenyan mission in Hargeisa, Somaliland, perhaps an indication Nairobi will finally recognise the self-declared semi-autonomous state. Yesterday, Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau said implementation of the planned changes was “progressing well and new appointees will report in good time”. Appointing authority Asked when the changes affecting ambassadors such as Githae would take place, he responded: “That will await the appointing authority’s announcement.” Flora Karagu has been proposed as the new envoy in Lusaka, Zambia. In other changes that do not require a presidential nod, Juma has shuffled officers who will be deployed around the world. They include Consul General of Kenya in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Kariuki Mugwe, who moves to Abu Dhabi in the same position, and Barine Elphas Mugendi, who moves to Accra, Ghana.