Juje Posted December 16, 2007 Somali PM Hussein dismisses cabinet Somali PM Hussein dismisses cabinet BAIDOA, Somalia, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Somali Prime Minister Nur Hussan Hussein dissolved his cabinet on Sunday, barely two weeks after five senior officials quit in a power-sharing row. Speaking at a news conference in the southern town of Baidoa, where parliament is based, Hussein said he expected to name a new cabinet in the next two weeks. "After meeting my ministers, I decided to form a new government," Hussein said. "In that government, 50 percent of the ministers will be selected from outside, while the other 50 percent will come from the parliament." Since his appointment late last month, Hussein has come under pressure to end the infighting that has paralysed Somalia's interim government for three years. The cabinet he named on Dec 2 failed to win parliamentary approval after five officials quit in protest against what they saw as their clans' under-representation in the government. (Reporting by Ahmed Mohamed; Writing by Katie Nguyen; editing by Andrew Dobbie) Source: Reuters, December 16, 2007 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dhubad. Posted December 16, 2007 This is the only achievement they did for the last three years - form a government and dismiss it in a couple of months. Well done to them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dhagax-Tuur Posted December 16, 2007 Give the man a chance. He might be (magically) up to something good. I don't expect anything good to come out of any of the current baboons in the land, but hey, he can do no worse, right? Better to have tried and failed, then never to have tried at all. Actually, in this case, he shouldn't have tried at all, seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juje Posted December 16, 2007 This is another twist in Nuur-Cadde's saga. Everybody expected he did not deliver. Then he disembersed his cabinet, lets see what he will produce. One thing for certain though , the expectation that he was the catalyst to much needed change has diminished. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AfricaOwn Posted December 16, 2007 Originally posted by Juje: Somali PM Hussein dismisses cabinet Somali PM Hussein dismisses cabinet The cabinet he named on Dec 2 failed to win parliamentary approval after five officials quit in protest against what they saw as their clans' under-representation in the government. (Reporting by Ahmed Mohamed; Writing by Katie Nguyen; editing by Andrew Dobbie) Source: Reuters, December 16, 2007 What clan was under-represented? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naxar Nugaaleed Posted December 17, 2007 some clan is always bound to be under represented in Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
