In the Somali kilil of Ethiopia, millions of dollars worth of developments go to one way only.

[galbeedi]

Below Goday water reservoir.

Below, Mashruuca Galbeedka Godey.

the Harowo zone has  Major towns including , Jarre, Lafa Ciise, Wajaale , Awbarre, Dharwanaaje, Araabi, Dambal, Sheed dheer, Gogti, Xerogeel, and Shabeelle.  At the census of 2001,  the Awbare district alone was one of the largest with 180,000 residents.  Yet the whole region is forced to go under Faafan region controlled in Jigjiga. Since Jijigs is the capital of the whole Somali zone, it should not be also ruling the Awdal community zone. There are no roads among these major towns. 

At the census of 2001, the Awdal community numbers were 480,000.  Comparing  to the population growth of Ethiopia from 70 million in 2001 to 100 million in 2017, the Awbare zone could hit close 700,000 or more today, yet Cabdi Illey blocked the Harowo region to stand alone in its own resource and population capacity.  

THis community is a very patient community, but things are getting from bad to worse. Just this week, the Liyu police had rapped two sisters in Dharwanaaje district and nons of them were arrested or prosecuted. They say , " Cabdi Illey baa noo fasaxay kufsiga iyo wax kasta"  This Liyuu police have been occupying the Harowo region since 2016 to oppress the people who complained land grabs  from Illey people. It was the land grabbing of the Tigray in Addis area which caused the uprising of the Oromo.

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Dharwanaaje(SBN)Wararka ka imanaya Degmada Dharwanaaje oo kutaal gobalka Jigjiga (Faafan) ayaa sheegaya inuu guux gadood badan kajiraa kadib markii labo gabdhood oo walaalo ah ay Liyuu Police ku kufsadeen. Degmada ayaa ciidan farabadan oo Liyuu ahl a keenay sanadkii hore kadib kacdoon dadku sameeyeen. Ciidanka Liyuuga ayaan uba arkin kufsigu inuu dambi yahay, waxeyna hal hays u leeyihiin Aabo Cabdi yaa noo xalaaleeyey (subxaana allah).

 

The Somali zone under Cabdi Illey has done a lot of developments, yet most of those are concentrated in his tribal home land region. It is about time the millions of dollars  donated by the international community to develop the region to reach the AWdal area of the Kilil.

One more warning. If Somali tribes keep behaving like hungry savages with greed and impunity, the AWdal community from both side of the border must find ways to unite and declare it's own autonomous state by ignoring the border ( Xuduud Beenaadka).

Here, the Town of Lafaciise,  yet is not even a district (Degmo).

 

This farms are developed by the locals without no help from Illey.

[galbeedi]

Oh, by the way for eight years, Cabdi Illey never set foot in the Harowo region

[Duufaan]

At least Awdal community got a district. SSC community, one of lthe argest community  did not get a district. No one seems happy with Iiley. 

 

[maakhiri1]

alot of development and agree somalis must abandon nomadic life.

 

Shabeele canal? is that why the river dried up Somali side!

[Old_Observer]

13 minutes ago, maakhiri1 said:

alot of development and agree somalis must abondan nomadic life.

Believe it or not even that seemingly simple solution requires a lot of convincing and some times even force. The good thing is most people now a days do see the risk if this way of life continues. The kilil can only afford a small size nomads with animal health, mobile schools, mobile clinics but not every Illey that wants to go in every hill side individualy.

14 minutes ago, maakhiri1 said:

Shabeele canal? is that why the river dried up Somali side!

lol

No. There was major draught in the kilil.

On a serious note: Ethiopia and Somalia need to coordinate their development plans. There are two big hydro electric dams and at least two artificial lakes (which can support about 10 towns each) in the coming years. The earlier the co-operative studies and soluyions are started the better.

galbeedi,

What would you say that Somalia should be allied with Egypt and wage water war on Ethiopia and Sudan? just joking.

[Old_Observer]

4 hours ago, galbeedi said:

This farms are developed by the locals without no help from Illey.

Isn't that what every Somali should do if capable?

What does it mean to preach tribal politics without and criterion. If you have a region or community that is almost close to being encamped to prevent famine, all animals dead and another region has food, but needs more development, where would be your first response?

Do not accuse others of something you would do exactly the same. Lets have some common decency when arguing for this or that region. I have heard some people without conscience talking about the US forces that were helping with goats health and feed, that they could have been used to build something else in other areas.

1. The Somali in Ethiopia, like it or not is one body. Other Ethiopians see him that way and he sees himself that way.

2. Development must be integrated and supporting each other and not a house here a water well there. The small money available need to be used where today's dollar is basis for tomorrows another dollar.

3. There is enough time and opportunity when planning is done, nothing is done in secret, and is quite fair since its done by scoring (awarding points) on the priority. Construction of roads must be done by the people between villages, by the state gov between districts and by federal between some federally selected zones, but between kilils.

There is local government to smallest unit, there fore a village leader can plan, agree with inhabitants and build roads to next village.

 

I wish the people of every area had capacity and not expect or wait for Illey. Wouldn't that mean that deveopment has reached higher?

[Old_Observer]

1 hour ago, Duufaan said:

At least Awdal community got a district. SSC community, one of lthe argest community  did not get a district. No one seems happy with Iiley. 

 

OK now you guys have straightened out Somalia, you have straightened out Somaliland with all the SSC, Awdal and every community in every enclave where Somali people live and you want to use the same approach to straighten the kilil.

There is a criterion to have zone, Awraja (district), Wereda (sub district) and qebelle smallest unit of government. I am sure you have not even for just common decency ever done any reading on how the structure works.

Let me give you an example from Somalia:

Do you think every clan should have a federal region, where according to current formula you would have 4.5 regons. Do you think every sub-clan should have federal region it may not be practical since some sub-clans are in many regions. To resolve this you can have sspecial districts. Within a region dominated by one clan, other clan areas can have district government that is little bit higher than normal districts.

All I am saying is this is changing structure with development, capacity to support all functions, population..etc. There are open criterion. Its not an individual administrator's wish or lack of it. Its federally mandated and state implemented.

[galbeedi]

OO,

I have no reason to argue with you because you were given a job to deny and deny and distract. Never concede any thing and blame every thing  to the other side.

No one is begging Illey. In the Ethiopian Kilil system every region used to get their share of the  foreign aid. over 90% of the development budget goes to certain regions. spare us the useless points planning.  There is no planning or regional appropriation.

Let me make it simple, I want my share of the money.

Since you are loyal soldier, I want you to take this message to Cabdi Iley. Tell him that we the diaspora guys do not want the fragmentation of the Somalis in the zone but his actions are forcing us to wage a campaign to unseat him in order to keep the people together. 

I  was having a conversation with the different  diaspora groups and they were discussing to bring the campaign to Addis and eventually to Jijiga to unseat Illey.

Just tell your buddy that he has an opportunity to  change and provide  some freedom to Somalis in the zone and stop oppressing other regions. Tell him that just like his towns that we need some reservoirs , schools and medical clinics.Tell him that we would like to keep among the Somalis.

 

[maakhiri1]

5 hours ago, Old_Observer said:

Believe it or not even that seemingly simple solution requires a lot of convincing and some times even force. The good thing is most people now a days do see the risk if this way of life continues. The kilil can only afford a small size nomads with animal health, mobile schools, mobile clinics but not every Illey that wants to go in every hill side individualy.

lol

No. There was major draught in the kilil.

On a serious note: Ethiopia and Somalia need to coordinate their development plans. There are two big hydro electric dams and at least two artificial lakes (which can support about 10 towns each) in the coming years. The earlier the co-operative studies and soluyions are started the better.

galbeedi,

What would you say that Somalia should be allied with Egypt and wage water war on Ethiopia and Sudan? just joking.

 

I think SOMALIS should send fact finding mission, with all these water diversions, Ethiopia is being irresponsible.

 

 

[galbeedi]

Maakhiri,

Let me put aside my local greivances and focus the main issue you raised which are very important.. In 2017, Shebelle river was running dry 90%.  

Here is a report from Afgooye.

"River Shabelle river  has nearly dried up almost 90 percent of its water volume especially around Afgoi town, an agricultural town in the Lower Shabelle region, Southwest state which lies 30 km west of Mogadishu.

Afgoi’s deputy social affairs Abdullahi Hassan Abdi alias Toogana appeals to the authorities to rectify the situation since its the season when the farmers to benefit from the river water"

“I think three weeks ago, we took pictures of the river having water at full capacity but now you can see [how it is dry] which is a recurrent one. So it is imperative to rectify the situation is it is a continuous one".

 

 

[galbeedi]

OO, was making a joke about water wars between Egeypt and Ethiopia, but may have one in our hands.

According to AllAfrica report, "

"The leader of Somali regional federal state of Ethiopia Abdi Mohamud Omar (Iley) said they have deliberately stopped the water flow into Shabelle rivers, the main resources of Somalis."

 

"We are storing Shabelle river water flow behind the walls for a dam purpose and irrigation of our own farming fields in Somali region of Ethiopia," said Iley. He aslo said, " He said the move is more important for his people rather than the dying Somalis who are 80% dependent on the Shabelle river water, in terms of their cultivation of the farms

They do not tell us when they filling the dams or how long it takes to fill.

[Old_Observer]

2 hours ago, galbeedi said:

OO, was making a joke about water wars between Egeypt and Ethiopia, but may have one in our hands.

Are you graduate of one of George Soros institute? It is a joke based on an Egyptian professor's musings. The professor came up with many plans from paralyzing and killing Ethiopia to settling 2 million Egyptian farmers in Somalia. The president of first TFG agreed to this joke, making him first Somali to agree for Egyptian interest before and against Somalia interest.

2 hours ago, galbeedi said:

"We are storing Shabelle river water flow behind the walls for a dam purpose and irrigation of our own farming fields in Somali region of Ethiopia," said Iley. He aslo said, "

Can you provide a link?

2 hours ago, galbeedi said:

He said the move is more important for his people rather than the dying Somalis who are 80% dependent on the Shabelle river water, in terms of their cultivation of the farms

How come you wote He said and put something the man would never say and no quote. Typical George Soros activist training. Using false and a lie which can slip in the topic.

This is not good and never for good by man or Allah(swt). Win an argument by truth to the best you can. Illey will never ever say "dying Somalis". Of course his primary responsibility is the region he administers, but has no illusion like some in Mogadishu and our galbeedi here to hurt other Somalis in other countries or territories.

2 hours ago, galbeedi said:

They do not tell us when they filling the dams or how long it takes to fill.

You see, you are again peddling untruth this time knowingly and intentionally. The Egyptians followed this method for 60 years and they succeeded for 50 of those, look what it got them.

Instead of falsely accusing your brother, why not ask Mogadishu if they can make concrete plans based on scientific studies. Filling a dam should never be a problem you need to go to war r even an argument. Just have common plan and be honest and tell your side instead of lies and inuendos like Egyptians.

 

[Old_Observer]

10 hours ago, maakhiri1 said:

 

I think SOMALIS should send fact finding mission, with all these water diversions, Ethiopia is being irresponsible.

 

 

I agree to the fact finding part. The Egyptians can play with falsehoods and untruths for propaganda, but the Somalis should not even consider playing the same cruel and inhuman Egyptian tactics.

Ethiopia is very responsible country and here in particular its the same people, in some parts same clans on both sides. Filling a dam is simplest thing for people with good intentions and have moral strength to speak truth.

[galbeedi]

OO, 

unlike you I never tell a lie. Go google , Shabele river dring up and you will get all the links.

This George Soros guy you are obsesses is for open society and open democracy. The an right wing populists use him as boggy man. In Hungry, a small time depot called Victor Orban used Soros to gain power by talking about immigrant and Muslims coming to his country and campaigned as tough anti immigrant campaigner.

No one is going to settle poor and despotic Hungry or Poland. Hundreds of thousands of their citizens flood to England to work in Hotels and other places. It was  close to a  million Polish who flooded in England caused the Brexit, yet they complain about immigrants. Even Mr. Orban himself had graduated through George Soros scholarship. Let us leave Soros there.

This has nothing to do with Egypt but we the Somalis. 

The Damming of Shebelle and Jubba are  happening mostly outside the Somali region and  but other regions. The Somali government never raised this issue for once in 27 years. I do not blame them. How can people trying to survive Al-Shabaab bombing could care less about rivers.

Now is the time to check the Shabele and Juba river up stream dams. If these rivers are dammed without our impute, the most fertile land in southern Somalia will die, an we can not accept that.

By the way, this issue is above the pay grade of Cabdi Illey. We want to discuss with federal government. I urge the Farmaajo government to send a delegation and experts to find out how many dams are built in these rivers.

 

 

[Old_Observer]

46 minutes ago, galbeedi said:

The Damming of Shebelle and Jubba are  happening mostly outside the Somali region and  but other regions. The Somali government never raised this issue for once in 27 years. I do not blame them. How can people trying to survive Al-Shabaab bombing could care less about rivers.

Now is the time to check the Shabele and Juba river up stream dams. If these rivers are dammed without our impute, the most fertile land in southern Somalia will die, an we can not accept that.

 

That is something everyone can support. Have joint study, joint plan, open and public no secret talks, no false propaganda.

47 minutes ago, galbeedi said:

By the way, this issue is above the pay grade of Cabdi Illey. We want to discuss with federal government

Trying to undermine the Somali thinking that the Oromo will get you -galbeedi- a better deal will prove to be the biggest blunder. The Oromo may have more representation than last year on the federal government, but the kilil structure and federalsim stays the same. Of all Ethiopia its only half of Amhara that do not want the federal and regional system.

The Oromo actually cannot survive without the federal system and regional structure.

I know its federal government responsibility to deal with foreign countries, but Ethiopia cannot deal with Somalia ignoring her own Somali population, cannot deal with Eritrea ignoring Afar-Tigray, cannot deal with Sudan ignoring Tigray-Benshangul Gumuz and Amhara kilils.

The Somali sabotaging each other in favour of somebody else is waning and almost dead politics in the kilil.