A tale of two sides: Somaliland's Tukaraq Checkpoint vs Garoowe's extortion point

[Suldaanka]

Here you see Tukaraq town, what a change over the last years, a new School, a new MCH for mothers, a new Police Station. A lot more people and business/Shops open.

Tukaraq Health checkpoint

 

[Suldaanka]

Halkan waa meel banaan ah oo wax deegaan ah ka ag dhawayn. Waa halka maamulka Garowe ka samaystay goob sidii budhcadda dadka ku baadho. Wax astaan maamul ah ama dawladeed ah kama muuqdo.

 

 

[Old_Observer]

I like this kind of competition.

We build Schools, yes but we build factories...we make better roads than you...etc

Is Somaliland also using the place as "customs" checkpoint, tax collecting station?

Its a good location for that purpose. Not easy to avoid for Caravans either.

[Suldaanka]

10 hours ago, Old_Observer said:

I like this kind of competition.

We build Schools, yes but we build factories...we make better roads than you...etc

Is Somaliland also using the place as "customs" checkpoint, tax collecting station?

Its a good location for that purpose. Not easy to avoid for Caravans either.

 Yes, there is customs office, Somaliland Bank branch, police station, A Somaliland Roads Authority office where vehicles can get a car number plate. For the locals, there is a new primary school and a mother child center. All that build in the last 2 years.

Having consolidated Tukaraq and its surrounding towns, the focus is now set to capture the last village of Buurowadal which falls between Tukaraq and the Somaliland and Somalia border. And hopefully that will also be done within Muse Biihi's presidency. 

 

 

[Old_Observer]

Glad that at the very least the locals are benefiting. When two elephants fight the grass suffers did not apply.

Investment goes where the direction is known.
The Problem Puntland has with a lot of the population between Somaliland and Puntland is, people hesitating and looking both ways.

It would have been easier if some of them were just looking Garowe and Hargeiza. The big problem is they looking to Mugadishu and Hargeiza. If they look to Mugadishu then Puntland has no motivation or obligation to sacrifice anything. Let Mugadishu spend the money, pay the life and limb and treasure necessary.

I am sure if the issue was Garowe Hargiesa either would have been very difficult for you or would have been easy to solve between Puntland and Somaliland. That way you are lucky.

So now Tukaruq will be showcase and will have its own web page, face book page..etc to attract the rest of the villages.