Somaliland Sun: Landers clash over Kismayo

[Carafaat]

Kenya and Somalia Foreign Ministers Fozia (L) and Amina are both Somalilanders

 

"The top priority for the Federal Government of Somalia is to protect its citizens, so that the federal government forces and AMISOM can bring peace and stability in the area and take over the national infrastructure and reorganize Somali National Army and improve the political process," SFG Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fozia Yusuf Adan

 

"I think there is a lot of work for all of us and there will be very little time for us to complain, all of us are in control of our countries but in order to be in control of an area, you have to have some stability there, you must have security, you must have acceptance from the locals ... that is what the Somali government must do, it must get the confidence of its people so that it can go and establish all these institutions without any opposition." Kenya secretary for foreign affairs Ambassador Amina Mohamed

 

Somalilandsun – Control of Jubaland and the lucrative trade flowing through the Kismayo port has created animosity between the governments of Kenya and Somalia. Kenya controls Jubaland the new administrative region of Somalia after its troops, as part of an African Union peacekeeping force, routed al Shabaab rebels from Kismayo in September but fighting flared up and dozens of civilians died as rival warlords each claimant to the presidency of Jubaland

 

 

 

Tensions that have been simmering for months between Kenya and the Somali federal government-SFG, took a new dimension recently when the Kenya secretary for foreign affairs Ambassador Amina Mohamed accused her Somalia counterpart Ms Fozia Yusuf of maligning the Kenyan government during a meeting in Nairobi.

 

According to sources the Kenyans are incensed by a diplomatic letter from Ms Fozia Yusuf to the African Union which accuses Nairobi of backing Ahmed Madobe, a former warlord whose militia fought beside the Kenyans and who now controls Kismayo. Mogadishu opposes Madobe's leadership.

 

The Nairobi meeting turned acrid as the two ladies and foreign policy chiefs of the two countries, both originally from somaliland are reported to have argued vehemently on the issue of Kismayo with the Kenya's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Amb Amina Mohamed accusing Ms Fozia Yusuf who also doubles as the SFG's deputy prime minister of slandering the Kenyan government through the letter (See below) which was leaked to journalists.

 

The letter submitted to AMISOM by the SFG Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fawzia Yusuf Adam - who is also the deputy prime minister - to the African Union is headed "Extremely Urgent - Kismayo conflict" accuses the Kenyan army of causing recent faction fighting that left at least 65 dead in the port of Kismayo. Kenyan troops are part of the African Union force battling Islamist militants in support of the UN-backed government.

 

 

The letter and subsequent fallout between the foreign ministers exposed a rift between the Somali government and Kenyan troops - supposedly allies with Mogadishu alleging that the Kenyans, who are part of the African Union peacekeeping force, Amisom, of not being neutral peacekeepers while alleging that the Kenyan Defence Force (KDF) backed one Somali faction against others, arrested a senior Somali government army officer and used heavy weapons in areas containing civilians.

 

What the letter bluntly called the "incompetence" of the Kenyan commander of Amisom in southern Somalia is said to have caused an outbreak of recent fighting in the southern port city of Kismayo that had led to a "preliminary" count of 65 dead and 155 injured".

 

The Kenyan Amisom contingent was recently reinforced by several hundred troops from Sierra Leone who are "embedded" inside Kenyan units, so the KDF is very much the dominant force in this part of Somalia, which is known in Amisom jargon as "Sector 2".

 

The letter calls for the "immediate deployment" of a multinational African peacekeeping force in southern Somalia. It doesn't go as far to say the Kenyans should be replaced, but pointedly says new "political officers" should be appointed for the area "whose nationalities will be different from the Amisom contingent in Sector 2".

 

Kenya has not yet officially responded to this explosive diplomatic letter, though the anger and acrimony of the two Somalilanders Ms Fozia Yusuf and Amb Amina Mohamed who are the Somalia and Kenya ministers of foreign affairs respectively is ample evidence of what the two governments supposedly allies turned enemies stand.

 

While Somalilanders are proud of their natives whenever and wherever they hold senior positions they also hope the two ladies who are very powerful within IGAD and African diplomatic circles would take time to campaign for the international recognition of their homeland.

 

During the just concluded Kampala conference of African heads contributing troops to AMISOM, Kenya was asked and agreed to hand over control of Kismayo to the Somalia Federal Government-SFG in Mogadishu in efforts aimed at defusing the rising tension between the two countries.

 

The decision of the leaders from the troop contributing countries to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) followed protests from the Somali government against Kenya that it should be allowed to control the port and airport and also remit revenues to the central government.

 

In her address at the Kampala meeting Ms Fozia Yusuf said "The top priority for the Federal Government of Somalia is to protect its citizens, so that the federal government forces and AMISOM can bring peace and stability in the area and take

 

Read the full article, http://somalilandsun.com/index.php/politics/3545-somaliland-landers-clash-over-kismayo-

[Classified]

What ethnic group is a "Lander"? I never understood the SNM mind; to dislike and run away from anything "Afweyne" and at the same time, in this thread, Carafaat (The Hypocrite) is claiming "Afweyne's" niece as a "Lander". lol

[Carafaat]

Waryaa, cayda jooji. I don't claim anything. Just posted the funny article. You can debate XX about Landerism

[Somalia]

Carafaat;973918 wrote:

Waryaa, cayda jooji. I don't claim anything. Just posted the funny article. You can debate XX about Landerism

He isn't familiar with the Afro-Hashemite Kingdom.

[Tallaabo]

What language do these ladies speak with each other when on official duties?

Could it be:

F: Nayaa taadan kikuyadu adeegsato, adoonta kusoo dirsatay waxaad ku tidhaahdaa Kismaayo Soomaalibaa leh ee degdeg iskaga baxa.

A: It is in the interest of the Somali people and the EGAD and international community to pacify the South of Somalia and rid it of Alshabaab terrorists. So in keeping with the wishes of the international community Kenya will continue to maintain its security forces in the Jubbaland and aid the local Somalis set up a functioning and democratic administration in their region which would then be part of the federal states of Somalia according to you constitution.

F: Naa maxaad isla macnaynaysaa dee soomaali igula hadal. Durbaba ma kikuyu ayaad ismooday. Naa bal tan eega wax la aragyee hahahaha.

A: Excuse me?

[Mooge]

not only is the foreign minister of Kenya from darwiish clan, but her mother is from eagle clan too. lool