Yusuf Gerad (BBC) defends the status quo of food aid diversion corruption

[NASSIR]

Listen to how Yusuf Garad (BBC) articulates to defend the status quo of corruption and the diversion of food aid by the subcontractors. He suggests three options for a solution , two of which are currenly beyond the realm of possibility: An effective national government, the presence of international force that could escort the delivery of food to the needy or allowing the Somali subcontractors to continue their business as usual because as he avers that it is "easy to make allegations" for two main reasons:

1. The subcontractors work in a hostile environment controlled by armed groups and they should bribe influential figures of the islamists and every check point.

2. Lack of national institutions such police and court to verify whether the subcontractors steal the food aid to enrich themselves and the corrupt UN staff who facilitate the deal.

 

 

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Gerad of BBC and Gettlemen of the New York Times are both interviewed.

[NASSIR]

What is your input on this one? Was anyone able to access the link above? I posted it from my mobile.

[RedSea]

Yeah. worked fine for me.

thanks.

[Jacaylbaro]

It is Yusuf Garaad ,,, what else can someone expect from him ??

[Abwaan]

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

It is Yusuf Garaad ,,, what else can someone expect from him ??

lol...you are right he is Yusuf Garaad, laakiin adiga laguu qaban maayo.

 

I am at work and cannot listen to it now. Laakiin waa sugi la'ahay markaan guriga tago inaan dhegeysto insha Allaah.

 

Hadduuba waxaan difaacayo waaba yaab.

[Maaddeey]

^Difaac miyaa mise 'being realistic' aniguba ma dhegeysan lakin sida meesha ku qoran xal ayuu keenay, WFP sow weligeed baad ma bixin jirin, maxay tan taas uga duwantahay, suurtagalse ma tahay-hadda-iney iska adeegtaan iyadoo Maamullada ay goobaha ka shaqeeyaan ka taliya aan waxba siin?

 

Hadda waxaa XAL u baahan DHACA shaqaalaha ajnabiga & local-ku ku hayaan mucaawanada, taas ayaa ka hadlid u haahan, miyeysan ahayn ABWAAN?

[Abwaan]

Maaddeey in ajnebi dhacayo oo aysan kuwa Nairobi dhooban Soomaalia u turayn shaki kuma jiro balse Soomaalidii kitaabka u maray inay ku sii daraan, kuwii ganacsatada ahaana wixii haray qaataan miyaa jid fiican ah?

[Abtigiis]

Waligay intaan Yususf Garad maqlayey isagoo wax qaldan ama aan professional aheyn sheegi ma arag. Yet, my ears are tired of all kinds of allegations against him. I think all of this is coming from the fact that he was supporting like most Somali's the Maxaakiimta during Ethiopian invasion. Unfortunately the Maxkamadaha were thought at the time to be dominated by his clan and hence made their conclusions about him based on this conicidence.

 

I think he is the victim of Pirates propaganda which sticks to you hadday ku daba galaan. They are like the Amhara's in Ethiopia who if they call someone a name, everyone will follow it. The pirates can say he works for Sheikh Adan Madoobe, and after a week you will see people whispering A&T ma maqasheen inuu RRA ahaan jiray! That much is their propaganda effective.

 

Anyway, I don't see anything wrong with what Garaad said here. It seems logical to me from what I read.

[xiinfaniin]

^^You are being paranoid and obsessive with Puntland and its people's perceived influence awoowe.

 

On the UN report Yusuf Garad is in the right.

[Abwaan]

lol...xiin what is with the allegation? Soomaalida caadadeeda ayaaba ah in reerka dhan hal cajal ka wada hadlo ma taas buu dembi ku galay? Soo haddaba ma aragno Xariif Xassan waxa haysta, although uusan laftiisu ahayn nin nadiif ah oo laalaabkiisu badan yahay. Plus Yusuf malaa'ig ma ahan khaladaadna wuu galaa and I think he is more of a politician with an ambition of inuu Soomaaliya jago ka qabto one day which he has the right to provided that he goes through the right route. His reporting is sometimes bias waxyaabana wuu buunbuuniya waxna wuu xaqiraa. BBC Soomaali weligeedba noocaas bay u shaqayn jirtey. I think inay idaacaddu horumar samaysay intii uu joogey.

Finally, I don't agree with in dad Soomaaliyeed oo dhan Pirateland loogu yeero. Pirates-ka haddii ay fursad u heli lahaayeen degaan kasta waa ka hirgeli lahaayeen but just because inay meeshaas u badan yihiin looma saarin karo beelo keliya. It is like dadka maangaabnimadoodu u geyso inay dhahaan dadka deggan Koofurta Soomaaliya ayaa Soomaaliya ka degi la'dahay and stuff iyo reer hebel dowlad ma yaqaannaan. Fikradaha noocaas oo kale ahna runtii waxay muujiyaan sida ruux aragtidiisu u gaaban tahay ama caddaaladda iyo xaqiiqda uga fogyahay.

[xiinfaniin]

^^awoowe AT&T waa sheeko xariir talent leh, laakiin cudur somalida qaar ku dhacay baan uga baqayaa

 

Yusuf waa siyaasi wariye ah. Qolooyin uu aad isaga jiro ayaa jira awoowe .

 

Report ka UN ta, he is more reasonable and logical than the authors of the report.

[Abtigiis]

Abwaan, generalisation in any form for any purpose is the rule of the jungle and is always fallacious. Taas waa wax la ogyahay waanad ku saxan tahay waxa aad sheegtay. Rer-kaliyana ma aha Pirates'ku by the way. At least labo-reer baa u badan hada still, lama odhan karo bulsho dhan ayaa Pirate ah.

 

Laakin halkan SOL ciddii kolkaa 'war Pirate'oow' idhaa, 'hooooooooow' tidhaa ee isu qaada unbaa Pirate ah!

 

Edit:- Xinnfanin,

 

Wax cudur ah oo ihayaa ma jiro. Shaydaan waan ka fayoobahay eeyaa Xinn ee balaayo ha ii saadin. Waxaasi waa waxan ka cabbanayey. Hadda la odhan doonaa wuu waalan yahay ninku. Horta dad badan baaba sidaa ii haysta hadda laftigeedee, ciddi iga daba qayliday soow idinka uun ma aheyn?

[Abwaan]

lol...laba reer...A&T intaas waad igala culus tahay ugaas anigu khalad baan u arkaa in magaca pirateland aad u huwisid beel dhan. I am sure haddii Qabridaharre, Caabudwaaq, Beledweyn, Baydhabo iyo meelo badan oo aan badi marin haddii ay badi mari lahayd pirate waalan baa ka dillaaci lahaa ee ka daa sheekada sidaas.

Soomaali waxba isma dhaanto. Ismadhaanto iyo dhasheed baan nahay guud ahaan.

[Abtigiis]

Abwaan adigu wixii aad igala taliso waan dayn oo waan kuu qabsoomi.

 

Horta anigu Pirate'ka inaan ceeb u arko iyo inkale miyaa la iiwaydiiyey ilaa hadda. Armaan fikirka K'NAAN oo kale qabaaba? Markaa Pirate iyo budhcad kasta Alshabab baa ka xun, kuwa hor boodayaana Rer-big-foot ayaa u badan. So, I am not saying rer-hebel ayaa rer-hebel dhaama. Ee adigu bal magaca loo yaqaaan Faroole iyo dadkiisa kolka laga tago ee la kaftamayo maxaad odhan lahayd. Hadaba ma Rer-misko-wanaag baan nidhaahaa mise rer kaluun cunne. War ileen tanoo kale!

[xiinfaniin]

Abtigiis, if you must waxaad tiraahdaa intii reer amaadinkii Qarri Jiqood oranjireen: awow good la gub kuwaasi siyaasadda inkaar bay ku qabaan !