U.N. Says Corruption Rampant in Somalia

[nuune]

It is the UN again, with their monthly report on Somalia, corruptioinka ay sameeyaan ma arkaan UN ku sheegaan, isma arkaa Islaamka dhiba aan maqli jirey.

 

Saying that, musuqmaasuqa ka dhax jira dowlada waa mid aad u baaxad weyn, so far, the only fund that were used to build institutions if any are the Turkish Funds, the rest of the funds went into the hands of the officials, we already knew that.

 

 

 

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A U.N. report paints a dark picture of corruption in Somalia's government, which could turn off countries that bankroll the country's budget.

 

By HEIDI VOGT July 17, 2013, 3:57 p.m. ET

 

 

NAIROBI, Kenya—A United Nations report published Wednesday paints a dark picture of rampant corruption within Somalia's fledgling government, a portrait that could turn off donor countries that bankroll the country's budget.

 

The almost one-year-old Somali government still controls only sections of the country around the capital of Mogadishu and the southern border with Kenya. But even this has been seen as tremendous progress in a country that hasn't had a functioning state in decades.

 

And Western countries have been quick with funds to back the administration of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, elected by parliament in September. Britain, the European Union and the U.S. committed more than $350 million in May to finance the bulk of Somalia's federal budget this year.

The report by the U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea is a harsh reminder that the installation of a formal government did little to change a system of patronage and off-the-book deals that has long characterized the country's economy.

 

"Despite the change in leadership in Mogadishu, the misappropriation of public resources continues in line with past practices," the report said.

Somalia's central bank has essentially become a "slush fund" for patronage networks with 80% of withdrawals made for private purposes rather than running government programs and much of the funds transferred into the bank not traceable at all, the report said.

 

In one of the largest documented cases, a cashier at the Finance Ministry named Shir Axmed Jumcaale withdrew $20.5 million in his name between 2010 and 2013. He then used those funds to make untracked payments for ministry officials.

 

Central Bank Governor Abdusalam Omer said in a phone interview that every withdrawal had a name attached to it and that he wasn't responsible for how those funds were later disbursed.

 

"What I can tell you 100% is that the money that came to the central bank left it in a legal way. It went to the departments and the agencies that are supposed to get it," Mr. Omer said.

 

Meanwhile, plenty of revenue isn't making it to the central bank at all. Customs and ports fees deposited are much lower than would be expected given the increase in shipping traffic and about 33% of these funds can't be accounted for, the report said.

 

It is a situation that could complicate coming requests for more funding from Western donors who are leery of pouring money into a country where there is little hope of finding out where funds end up.

 

"The various spoilers identified by the Monitoring Group threaten to undermine legitimate authority in the country as well as international assistance efforts," the report said.

 

While this year's budget has already been shored up, the Somali government is expected to be looking for more funding at a conference with the EU in Brussels in September.

 

The monitoring group recommended that the U.N. Security Council take back under consideration a plan for joint international and Somali oversight of the management of public resources. The report didn't provide details on how this joint oversight system would operate.

 

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[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Ma bilawday waxaagi magaca laha.

[nuune]

^^ I am glad you pointed out it nicely, thanks for saying that there are no corruption in Somaliland, a place you have never set foot, not seen, and not born, my dear friend, Eskimo.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Anigu talabada oo dhan waan la socda iyo qaabka aad wax u wadid, waliga ba iska dhig nin raba inu wax hagaajiyo hoostaad wax ka qasaysa, musuq masaqa gaaladu qoreen dowlada somalia waxad rabta inad ka faiideysatiid yacni inad goal ka dhalisid baad rabta. Waleh Xaaji Xunjuf il gaar ah bu kugu haya, waan ogahay Somaliland laftigeeda naf uma haysid oo been abuur baad rabta inad ka sameysid. sidad dowlada culusow ba aad u daba dhigatay waan la socona waxyalaha la yaabka leh eeh aad ku dhaqaaqaysid.

[uchi]

XX is not even in Somaliland?

[nuune]

^^ He grew up in Mogadishu's Kaasa Populaare, and left Xamar in 1988 for Kiev in Ukraine, yet his obsession with Somaliland, as well as his obsession with Puntland, and the rest of Konfurians or Qaanfuurians as he likes to call it.

 

 

Xaaji Xeyraan, sxb, try it again, tan wey kaa dhicistey, for your information, President Hassan is my President, and President Siilaanyo is my President too, I even met Siilaanyo in Istanbul, he is not hopeless like you are, he fights for the cause without causing or calling others names such as Qaanfuurians, Pirates and so on, you are a lost cause my dear friend Xeyraan, you need to change your attitude towards others, but all that, you are a real entertainer and many Solers like your comments, we all like free comedy.

[Odey]

The report in some places is quite damning ad should be taken serious. at the end of the day it is what will make or break this Government in the international stage. Everyone will start quoting this report to them at every turn.