China is undertaking restoration projects in Somalia

[GaadhHaye]

Raisul wasaare ku-xigeen ahna wasiirka arrimaha dibada iyo iskaashiga caalamiga ah ee xukuumada Somalia Fowsiyo Yuusuf Xaaji Aadan iyo wafdi ay hogaamineyso oo booqasho rasmi ah ku jooga dalka Shiinaha ayaa la kulantay shirkad qaabilsan dhanka ganacsiga iyo dhismaha oo dalkaas laga leeyahay.

Shirkadaasi ayaa balan-qaaday iney dhiseyso garoonka Kubbadda Cagta ee Muqdisho Studium, Tiyaatarka iyo Banaadir Hosbital, waxayna sheegtay iney qaadaneyso Mashaariicdaasi iyadoo aan dowlada Soomaaliya wax dhaqaale ah weydiineynin.

Shirkaddan Shiinaha laga leeyahay ayaa u soo bandhigtay wafdiga dowlada naqshada iyo qaabka ay doonayaan iney u hagaajiyaan Sadexdaasi dhismo taasoo aheyd mid aad u qurux badan oo soo jiidatay Raisul wasaare ku-xigeenka iyo madaxdii la socotay.

Isbitaalka Banaadir, garoonka ciyaaraha Stadyum Muqdisho, iyo golaha murtida iyo madadaalada (National Theatre) ayaa waxaa xiligii beri samaadkii lagu dhisay deeq ay bixisay dowlada Shiinaha, waxaana dhismahooda fuliyey shirkado isla dalkaas laga leeyahay. http://www.dayniile.com/

 

 

Several other Somali news portals are, too, reporting that The People’s Republic of China in talks with the Somali delegates currently visiting the Land of Rising Sun, has committed herself to undertake three (3) restoration projects in Mogadishu:The Somali National Theatre, Mogadishu Stadium and Mother and Child Maternity Hospital. The terms of agreement indicate the projects have to be completed within the shortest time possible.

 

Back in March, 2012 when The Somali National was suicide bombed killing 8 high government officials and survived by then Prime Minister Abdiwali, I shot an email and some pictures of the building to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

People’s Republic of China

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Department of African Affairs

Somali Desk

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

Subject: The Somali National Theatre (SNT)

 

As the good old Chinese proverb says “One Picture is Worth Ten Thousand Words”. The seven pictures in attachment files are the Somali National Theatre in Mogadishu taken on March 20, 2012. The theatre has reopened after 20 years of civil war that has brought death and destruction to Somalis. In comparison with the other national buildings, the damage done to the Somali National Theatre is not as severe.

The Somali National Theatre is a gift from the people of China to the people of Somalia. China built it in 1970s. It is a gift that the Somali people of my generation would never forget and be always thankful to the generosity of the Chinese government.

On the other hand, peace is coming back to Mogadishu. Alshabaab is being beaten and defeated. However the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is economically very weak since it doesn’t control all the parts of the country. But because of the London Conference on Somalia that was held on Feb 23, 2012 many countries have shown interest in helping out the Somali people. The Turkish government is doing many projects in reconstructing schools, roads, wells, airports etc. As far as I know of, to the information in public domain no country has so far shown interest to renovate the Somali National Theatre. I wish the People’s Republic of China gets interest in renovating the SNT since it was the original donor. Somali people are oral society and thus poetic in nature. They cherish the construction of beautiful words in meaningful poems, plays, dances, folklore stories etc.

 

Let the current and future Somali generations retain amicable and pleasant memory of the selfless generosity of the People’s Republic of China.

 

Thank You for your time in reading this

 

Yours Truly

 

 

 

[YoniZ]

GaadhHaye;974960 wrote:

Shirkadaasi ayaa balan-qaaday iney dhiseyso garoonka Kubbadda Cagta ee Muqdisho Studium, Tiyaatarka iyo Banaadir Hosbital, waxayna sheegtay iney qaadaneyso Mashaariicdaasi iyadoo aan dowlada Soomaaliya wax dhaqaale ah weydiineynin.

How naive to believe that, a foreign company will build three big projects in Somalia with no return!

Let us ask the SFG what has been given in return for these projects.

[Homunculus]

Isn't "The Land of the Rising Sun" usually refers to Japan. The Chinese don't build things for nothing, they bribe and buy natural resources and burden the country with debt. Ask Venezuela how depending on China working out for them.

[GaadhHaye]

China is not capitalist capitalist but is socialist capitalist. It means the Chinese government is a major shareholder of the most big companies. Before this new era of open market the objectives of the ruling communist party was political in nature, but now it is economic. To penetrate markets in Africa, there is strong cooperation between the Chinese government and companies. The approach they are taking is different from the standards the west follow. For example if the American government initiates to donate to build a school in country X in Africa, the appropriate department/Agency negotiates country X on all important aspects of the project and then hires a national company to do the construction. The company may subcontract with local businesses for some or all works. China is following different style. The Chinese companies with the help of the government are the ones who are initiating aid projects. They are presenting themselves as the "humanitarian agency", buyer of natural resources and seller of the Chinese products. Have you ever heard NGOs from China?

[Cambuulo iyo bun]

aduunka wax free la dhaho ma jirto

[GaadhHaye]

^

Yes, but is exploitation a bad thing?

[Cambuulo iyo bun]

yeah it is but what can we do

[Hobbesian_Brute]

Cambuulo iyo bun;975020 wrote:

yeah it is but what can we do

SAY NO. read up what lee kuan yew did when he took over singapore, he banned foreign aid.

[Cabdow]

Great projects! But i agree with Yoniz, SFG should also tell us what have they given in exchange of our resources for these projects, nothing is for free!

[Tallaabo]

For goodness sake can't we Somalis ever build anything with our own hands? The Romans, Greeks, Persians, and Egyptians were building aqua ducts, paved roads, stadiums, and large palaces thousand of years ago and we can not build the same thing in the 21st century?

[Hobbesian_Brute]

Tallaabo;975088 wrote:

For goodness sake can't we Somalis ever build anything with

our own hands

? The Romans, Greeks, Persians, and Egyptians were building aqua ducts, paved roads, stadiums, and large palaces thousand of years ago and we can not build the same thing in the 21st century?

Who builds the toilets, houses, makes furniture, metal smithing back home, its minorities like bantus, oromos, and RRA folks. somalis don't do any manual work, all they do is talk. that is why they have xiito xiito thread like arms coz they don't exercise them.

[GaadhHaye]

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Fawsiya Yusuf Haji Adam &

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang

[Tallaabo]

Talow maxay gabadhani xaraashtay?:confused:

[Haatu]

Hobbesian_Brute;975092 wrote:

Who builds the toilets, houses, makes furniture, metal smithing back home, its minorities like bantus, oromos, and RRA folks. somalis don't do any manual work, all they do is talk. that is why they have xiito xiito thread like arms coz they don't exercise them.

They don't even wash clothes back home. They pay the madow from the neighboring village to do it.

[Hobbesian_Brute]

Haatu;975312 wrote:

They don't even wash clothes back home.

They pay the madow from the neighboring village to do it

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That so dumb !, its safe to say somalis will never have engineering and technical prowess then.