Somalia’s Election Is Already Rigged: The Question Is, For Whom?

[Che -Guevara]

Even Matt Bryden and his Sahan outfit gave up on the opposition

On 4 July, the leadership of Somalia’s Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT), was elected through a disturbingly opaque process that produced a close Farmaajo associate, Mohamed Hassan ‘Irro’, as Chairman and Mawlid Mataan Salaad, a proxy of NISA chief Fahad Yasin, as Vice Chairman. Their appointment was orchestrated by an interim electoral body chaired by a prominent member of the Islamist organisation, Al-I’tisaam. These latest developments confirm what many have long suspected: Somalia’s upcoming election is being – and arguably already has been – rigged.

MATTHEW BRYDEN - Somalia’s Election Is Already Rigged: The Question Is, For Whom? | The Elephant

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Somalia desperately needs new leadership to restore constitutional rule and to set its teetering political transition back on track. Farmaajo’s removal would therefore be a welcome step

 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Another nin daad qaaday xunbo cuskay from a well-known, anti-Soomaaliya mercenary. 

Anyway, ninka loo doortay guddoomiyaha Guddiga Hirgelinta Doorashooyinka Soomaaliya was voted in by some of people who were appointed by Farmaajo's opponents. 

[Che -Guevara]

It seems the opposition's entire game plan was to make sure Farmaajo does not run again.

[maakhiri1]

The whole thing  is mess.

Zero trust in any systems as everyone will do anything to rig 

[Abdi90]

I have litle trust in Farmaajo and Fahad, but Matthew Bryden is the last person on earth i would trust on somali politics/issues.

[Arafaat]

19 hours ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

Another nin daad qaaday xunbo cuskay from a well-known, anti-Soomaaliya mercenary. 

Anyway, ninka loo doortay guddoomiyaha Guddiga Hirgelinta Doorashooyinka Soomaaliya was voted in by some of people who were appointed by Farmaajo's opponents. 

Also, none of the other points mentioned in the article proof or substantiate rigging of (s)elections in anyone’s favor. Or that the agreed mechanism are being controlled or dominated by a specific actor, in fact the process and outcome so far shows sings of increasing multiplicity and pluriformity compared with earlier (s)elections process.
 

Nevertheless, without universal suffrage through one man one vote, citizens will never feel ownership or responsible for the outcome of this indirect process nor will the selected leaders feel direct accountability towards citizens. Matt Brydens critique should have been voiced years earlier when there was still time and opportunity to organise a proper election process. 
 

 

 

 

[galbeedi]

He is putting fuel to the fire already.

fair election had to wait another four years.