SomaliPhilosopher Posted October 13, 2013 ^Wow, that is a fascinating story Odey... Very insightful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STOIC Posted October 13, 2013 ^ I had similar incident. I was sitting right next to the bus driver (shout out to Sabrin express crew who treated me well) . The Somali soldier who was asking passports and id's was a mean MF. I had to flush my US passport and they scrutinize it and gazed with suspicion.But my street demeanor scared them haha..I was ready to curse them out when they gave hell to an elderly Somali who forgot to get the Chief signature on his lost ID replacement form . I had on baseball cap low and you could tell I was an outsider. The funny part is when I sat next to a drunk Kenyan and he started asking me questions about Somalia and America. He got confused when I started speaking to him in flawless Swahili..We are global like that... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad_Mullah Posted October 13, 2013 That's because they can't see the diff between Somalis in the NFD and Somalis from Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haatu Posted October 13, 2013 Oday, well that bridge is a "border" in a sense anyway. The border to "Down Kenya" that is. What's even worse is beyond Gsa they have check points at every little village asking for bribes. I wonder how the bus companies stay profitable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted October 13, 2013 Haatu were you born in the NFD? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haatu Posted October 13, 2013 SomaliPhilosopher;981326 wrote: Haatu were you born in the NFD? Yep Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted October 13, 2013 Do you consider yourself 'Kenyan'? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haatu Posted October 13, 2013 SomaliPhilosopher;981332 wrote: Do you consider yourself 'Kenyan'? War I'm Muslim first then Somali. Kenya just happens to be where I was born and Kenyan my nationality. Kenya was an entity created by the British so every one of the 43 or so ethnicities that live there have an equal claim to it, including the Somalis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted October 13, 2013 Haatu;981335 wrote: War I'm Muslim first then Somali. Kenya just happens to be where I was born and Kenyan my nationality. Kenya was an entity created by the British so every one of the 43 or so ethnicities that live there have an equal claim to it, including the Somalis. Where does the 'British' identity fit into your picture, if it applicable? p.s. take a stroll down to troll island i have more questions awaiting you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuune Posted October 13, 2013 ^^ Philasafoor, Haatu is not fit and is not the right person to get information about NFD or Garissa, his knowledge of this region is zero, apart from suuqa xoolaha Garissa where he brings some cows from Moodhikaareey(just outside Garissa). Haatu just felt in love with Garissa since his buddy got a seat in Garissa, his obsession of Garissa will fade away once the guy is replaced with mid tima bulbul leh. Haatu, abti, dadka NFD waa wada hal uloo qura ee jooji qabyaalada aad wado niyahow anaa kaa naxayee, even Apophis wuu kaa yaabey, inaar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faafan Posted October 14, 2013 Governor Nadiif has prior links to many Muslim countries and a pioneer of shariah banking in Kenya, he is fit to lead Garissa out of the suffocating corruption and bring many development projects to the region, already some development is trickling and hes cleaning up the bureaucracy. Not bad so far. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haatu Posted October 14, 2013 nuune;981358 wrote: ^^ Philasafoor, Haatu is not fit and is not the right person to get information about NFD or Garissa, his knowledge of this region is zero, apart from suuqa xoolaha Garissa where he brings some cows from Moodhikaareey(just outside Garissa). Haatu just felt in love with Garissa since his buddy got a seat in Garissa, his obsession of Garissa will fade away once the guy is replaced with mid tima bulbul leh. Haatu, abti, dadka NFD waa wada hal uloo qura ee jooji qabyaalada aad wado niyahow anaa kaa naxayee, eve n Apophis wuu kaa yaabey, inaar lol @tima bulbul leh. Ka masoo socda, kana ebidkii caynaanka haayni ee dhibka jooji Apophis;981390 wrote: Spot on. He even know very little about his beloved suuqa xoolaha. I didn't comment but his estimation of Garissa property prices made me quietly chuckle. The "kid", as said here, is krutu (sp?). Oh really? Those prices are the ones I saw being paid first hand so iska aamus sxb (although I hear the market is down nowadays). The governor plans to do much more, and with his team I believe he will greatly improve the county but crippling bureaucracy which blunts development is ubiquitous in this country. Last Eid, the Governor promised a playground for children so they will not go across the bridge to seek entertainment etc, I saw yesterday they were about to finish it the new playground ( a first for the region). It'll be ready by tomorrow I believe. Well why don't you take some pictures maraxyahow? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted October 14, 2013 D/p Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tallaabo Posted October 14, 2013 Garissa had a beautiful soil. If underground water is found like in that other part of Kenya then a lot of things could grow there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted October 16, 2013 'provincial' is the word that comes to mind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
