How Riyaale destroyed SOMALILAND; Sad account

[General Duke]

http://www.somaliland.org/opinions.asp?ID=04091000

 

Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

 

Relationship with Gulleh of Djabouti

 

As soon as Rayale was elected his first priority was to test the people’s nerves by deliberately flouting the outstanding parliamentary resolution, which banned Egal from visiting Djibouti, which virulently promotes anti-Somaliland agenda. Rayale went ahead with his visit in spite of public outcry. It was as if he wanted to take revenge against the populace for what Egal has done to him when he was reprimanded for congratulating Guelleh on the occasion of his re-election as President of Djibouti. To rub salt into the wound, Rayale even struck a secret pact with his maternal cousin- Guelleh. The nature of this pact is still shrouded with mystery to this date. In doing so, Rayale strengthened the hand of our sworn enemy- Guelleh- much to the irritation of our old ally- Ethiopia.

[General Duke]

Under Rayale’s administration, the situation of Somaliland got from bad to worse. Today, there is no running water in most parts of Somaliland capital- Hargeisa.

It is not uncommon to see entire families staying up all night in their dwellings only to get a trickle of water, if lucky, in the small hours of the morning. Now, the majority of people buy potable water from the open market at exorbitant prices. Poor mothers with little orphan children beg water to cook meals for their children. People who brought over their own water rigs and drilled wells like the masjidul tabliiqiyiin were warned not to provide a drop of water to their neighbours or else they would be imprisoned. Rayale’s government no longer sees water as a basic necessity and an undeniable human right, which must be made available to all people; it sees as a luxury that only the privileged- the ruling class- can access to. Members of this class do not only have running water in their households but also they can refuse to pay their water bills just like the Finance Minister, Hussein Ali Duale, did recently.

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Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

[General Duke]

The slippery slope of civil rights curtailment had already begun in Somaliland. The Interior Minister, Ismail Yare, who was a small-time ****** informer, discarded, under the directions of Rayale, one of the most basic democratic principles of Somaliland law, the presumption of innocence. The rogue security committee that he chairs denies Somaliland citizens to go through normal judicial process.

 

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Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

[General Duke]

Nowadays, a palpable fear of expressing any criticism of Rayale or Guelleh prevails in Somaliland. The press had been gagged under a new legislation enacted recently. However, the government exempted itself from this legislation. It licensed itself to use intimidation and smear tactics against the main opposition parties namely KULMIYE and UCID. The government took advantage of people’s lack of understanding and knowledge of multi-party system of government. More often than not, opposition is equated with ‘state wreckers’. Whenever KULMIYE legitimately opposes the president and his policies, it is accused of ‘endangering the peace’. This tactic seems to have worked well for the government. As a result, KULMIYE- the party of veteran SNM heroes- has developed a tendency to keep quite about the failures of the government for fear of being accused as warmongers by the populace. The idea of a credible opposition is therefore barely alive.

 

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Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

[General Duke]

Since Rayale was elected, freedom of expression has become a thing of the past. Dr. Bulhan, Director of Centre for Creative Solutions was silenced after he called for a national debate regarding on the IGADD sponsored Somali Reconciliation Conference and how it might affect Somaliland’s sovereignty as an independent state. The government’s response was to withdraw the Centre’s license to operate as an NGO in Somaliland.

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Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

[General Duke]

Somaliland’s judiciary had been mired in corruption and political interference in the last three successive governments. Under Rayale however the situation has even deteriorated to a rotten state. Judges appointed by the president occupy the seats of every local and regional court. These are judges with no judicial acumen who could not be trusted to state the law in a fair and neutral way. There is a fair supply of phoney witnesses for hire loitering in front of Hargeisa court. The situation has reached to a state where justice is sold only to the highest bidder.

 

Under this administration, the Chairmanship of the Supreme Court can only be trusted with an individual who is prepared to depart the well-stated principles of law and more importantly too willing to bend the law to fit the views of Rayale’s government.

 

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Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

[General Duke]

The embezzlement of public funds during Rayale’s administration has reached to a record level compared to his predecessor. It is so widespread and deeply embedded throughout much of the country as if these thieveries constitute one of the core policies and priorities of Rayale’s Regime.

 

When the former Trade and Industry Minister, Mohammed Hashi asked Rayale and his cronies about millions of dollars of missing funds, he was immediately and ignominiously sacked for not being a ‘team player’- a swindler. The vengeful and Machavellian tactics of the government shocked the nation. However, it became clear that the degree and scale of the scandal left the government reeling. The government’s spin-doctors failed to cope with the enormity of the evidence against them. It is no longer a secret that government officials are using the national treasury as their own piggy bank.

 

Minister Hashi has revealed the shamelessness of Rayal’s regime and how his clique hid their embezzlement of public funds with accounting gimmicks breathtaking in audacity and duplicity. The institutions that were supposed to carry out the checks and balances of the government had been sidelined and the public, unless it intrudes with bombs, is largely ignored. It is now the rule rather than the exception for the highly partisan Supreme Court not to hold Rayale and his ministers in contempt for the continual failure to comply with the constitution. The constitution seems to have long been ripped into pieces and consigned into the dustbin of history.

 

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Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

[General Duke]

Rayale’s appalling presidency and abysmal record of deception and hypocrisy, his tireless devotion to the interests of Djibouti, his secret connivance and collusion with Somaliweyn, his utter contempt and complete disregard of the freedom of speech, and his juggling of clan interests in his government is a crystal clear for every honest and pragmatic person to see.

 

Having destroyed Somaliland, Rayale is now mockingly laughing at us just like the deranged Imam who ruined everyone’s prayers. However, Rayale is neither a fool nor insane as in the case of the Imam. But rather, he is a cold, calculating, treacherous president whose only objective is, given his salary of US $500,000 p.a., to grab every dollar from the national treasury and eventually ensure in collaboration with Guelleh that Somaliland be thrown into a pitch-black bottomless hole from which it would never come out again. Rayale has duped us by portraying himself as a Somalilander when, in fact, he is not. He has camouflaged himself in the mask of Somaliland. In consequence the only realistic alternative to safeguard our hard won freedom is to impeach Rayale out of office before it is too late. And in the interest of fairness, a competent and loyal person should then be sought from Borama in order to complete the rest of Rayale’s term of office. Only a conscienceless, unpatriotic and morally deviant person would argue that Rayale is a loyal president that could be trusted with the destiny of our people. There is a Somali proverb that says: Niman waxa taagan garan waxa soo socda ma garto (He who cannot comprehend the present cannot predict the future).

 

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Leder who was never meant to be; an account from

Jamal Madar — London, UK — 10 September, 2004

[Qudhac]

....Indeed its sad how your hate for somaliland has consumed you to the point of no return,

 

so you not really worth the bother since you've shown the world what you made of, all i will say to you however is that somaliland will get stronger and stronger.

 

 

sweet dreams

 

please avoid the namecalling and the personal attacks against others.

 

Admin.

 

[ September 11, 2004, 07:45 PM: Message edited by: Admin ]

[Xarago]

Yes Smith we are not 'ceeb-ka-saliim', yes we have our downfalls and yes we have grown through stormy patches and like in any normal approach we expect more to come.

But rest assured we are solid, resolute and and stand by our declaration of secedding. Now if you find hard to swallow that please note that it is our decission and solely ours and we seek the guidance and approval of Allah SWT and none other.

[Suldaanka]

SmithNwestern

What are the shortfalls of Abdilaahi Yusuf, if I might ask?

[General Duke]

Look I did not writte that article, it is not even my point of view so people calm down.

 

How it hurts when one is confronted with the truth.

 

It is a sad account how in the opinion of a "Somalilander" the state is as he said destroyed.

 

Keep waving that fake flag and hoping there is war in Kismayu, but I tell you that it is your house that needs to be in order people.

[AYOUB]

^^^lol @ it is your house that needs to be in order people.

 

Smith what do you suggest we do, we need help with this one bro?!

[OG_Girl]

hmm, why Somalis always personal attack instead critizing the opinion or ideas

 

The guy just post opinion not necessary was his..so calm down ALL .

 

Damn somalis!!!

 

Salam

[General Duke]

Smith what do you suggest we do, we need help with this one bro?!

Its crazy not one of the "nationalist" could comment on the message of the article, instaed the attck old smith.

 

 

Just shows how much Somalilanders love their dear old country..