Moi fears reunited and prosperous Somalia might resurrect its territorial claims

[Muhammad]

IRIN - Friday, September 19, 2003

 

Regional suspicion of Somalia's expansionist dreams has been cited as a drawback in that country's peace efforts.

 

Retired President Daniel Moi said that at independence, Somalia was claiming parts of Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia and initiating armed conflicts to try and realise this dream.

 

Its neighbours feared that a reunited and prosperous nation might resurrect Somalia's territorial claims.

 

Mr Moi, who was speaking at the American Defence University in Washington, said the bitter disagreements and conflicts in Sudan began soon after independence in 1956.

 

He warned that unstable countries without organised and functional systems might be fertile grounds for terrorism.

 

On the East African Community, Mr Moi told his hosts that by November this year, the three member states hoped to sign a customs union to integrate their economies.

 

"It is the dream of East Africans that after integrating their economies, negotiations will begin for an East African Federation, which will ultimately take in Rwanda and Burundi," he said.

 

Mr Moi thanked the assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, Mr. Walter Kansteiner and a former US Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. Johnnie Carson for the facilitation of his current visit to the U.S.

 

The former head of state had earlier held lengthy discussions with Mr. Kansteiner at the state department headquarters.

[Gabbal]

Atleast Kenya is on the open now, but how can we be sure that they're not influencing the Somali peace process more than Ethiopia?

 

Illaahayow nacaawai.

[Grinov]

Horn, the somali problem stems from the likes of barre hiiraale, cabdiqasim salaad and the dozens of warlords in xamar , jawhar and on.

 

cabdullahi yusuf has his administration functioning, so does ina riyaale. somaliland and puntland are two administrative regions, which are an examplry to the savages from mudug who accupy kismayu and the benedar and lower shebele, regions. its they that killed sixty times more than what the ethiopians killed since 1964 conflict.

 

why the scapegoat? ethiopia, for the past thirteen years came to somalia with ina caydiid, and ina xaaji masalle(the wicked). and in all their forays, they killed less than a thousan people. on the other hand the kismaayo thugs, or the jawhar, kaaraan and madiino thugs have killed their own people a number 50 times that.

 

somalia needs a government, and soon, and as long as their is a general framework that regions have self governing rule, then let meli zinawe rule instead of the ignorant barre hiiraale and yalaxow butcher the people.

 

one somalia under allah

[Gabbal]

I's good to see you agin, too Grinov.

[Muhammad]

Originally posted by HornAfrique:

Atleast Kenya is on the open now, but how can we be sure that they're not influencing the Somali peace process more than Ethiopia?

 

Illaahayow nacaawai.

Aamiin! Eebaa Weyn Ninkii Aaminaa Awood Leh!

what we need are honest Allah-fearing leaders and I'm afraid there is long way to go b4 get there.

If we unite under the teachings of Islam and follow it, we shall succeed.

Insha'Allah we will get there through hard work and firm believe in Allah The Most Great!

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

In light of his death today, this admission of Moi back in 2003 needs to be revisited.

[Old_Observer]

Thanks.
But everything has fundamentally changed.
Ethiopia and Somalia have both dramatically changed since the days where most Somalis in the Horn thought that one day will be under one law, government and territory.

I do not know a single Somali these days who thinks maybe one day Djibouti Somalis will join.
People have long given up on NFD since President Barre signed the deal with Kenya in the middle of the war with Ethiopia.

Kililka is the only enclave where there was any doubt/hope, but even that is dying down very fast.
Kililka has half the total population of Somalis and has now a group that thinks Kililka if freed from Ethiopia should be a country on its own.