#somaliaonline aminarts/Cartoon_jpg/10_JULY_2014.jpg I was chatting yesterday with someone who is well connected and familiar in the affaires of both Villa Somalia and the state of the country. First , the last Al-shabaab attack in the Presidential palace was almost deadly. Prior to this one , there was another attack inside the mosque of Villa Somalia, which killed many people among them the chief of staff of the prime minister. After that attack, a great mistrust have risen among the leaders. The prime minister A/weli Sheekh Ahmed, brought his own bodyguards from Baardheere to protect himself from Al-shabaab. Two weeks ago a Villa Somalia employee, who works for a telephone company brought some al-shabaab gun men inside villa Somalia. That man passed easily at the main checkpoint guarded by the palace soldiers. They just waved to him. They didn’t even check the contents inside his car. After he passed the gate he proceeded to the office of the prime minister. They were just as close as 18 meters to the office when a guard became suspicious. He asked the Telecom guy who was facilitating the crime about the main. Fortunately , after unsatisfactory answer, the soldier reacted quickly and opened fire before they could do any damages. The soldier who confronted the terrorists was among the contingent that came from Baardhheere, Gedo. After that incident, the Prime minister is no longer sleeps in Villa Somalia. Now he spends his nights in Halane, the headquarters of the united nations . He goes to work there during the day. The distrust among the leadership is growing every day. After the latest attack all hell broke loose. The leadership felt helpless and demanded immediate security overhaul. They demanded the firing of the Police chief, intelligence director and the appointment of new security minister. Most people will expect that after these latest incident, a competent and qualified people will be recruited to fill these crucial positions. Well, hold your breath. The distrust and rivalry between the President and the prime minister is so huge, each one of them is displaying his tribal colors without disregard. The President appointed C/laahi Mohamed Cali ( Sanbaloolshe). In his lifetime, this man never held any position of security or anything related to military, police and intelligence. He was appointed once under Shariif government as minister of national security. In the eighties, he was the personal driver of C/laahi Cosoble, the son in law of Siyaad barre. In those days, Mr. Cosoble and his sub clan owned the ministry of posts and telecommunications. In later years he made Mr. Sanboloolshe a director within the ministry. After the collapse of the country, he was one of those lucky enough to set up an NGO , alongside Hassan Sheekh. President Hassan appointed him ambassador to Britain. Reliable sources say that he was once an Ethiopian paid spy. Is this the man who can tackle the most sophisticated job in the country. We will see. The prime minister, not to be outdone by the President , went even further. Remember, the last police chief replaced by this prime minister wasn’t never in any police service in his lifetime. He was married to a women from Siyaad Barre”s household, . He was a major in the Somali national army in 1991. He spent the last twenty years in the diaspora, yet , they made him a general and appointed him the Somali national police chief. Since the prime minister wants to give this post to another ” D” block member, he doesn’t need to find the most qualified person. How about if you can’t find any competent police officer among your sub clans?, do you have to invent one ?. Although some unreliable Somali websites wrote about the black history of the police chief lately, there are irrefutable evidence which linked him to many power abuses and other injustices among the innocent people. In fact , some of these accusations were written by the late Somali government newspaper Ogaal. In the last dying days of the Kacaanka, close associates of Siyaad Barre, started the Ogaal newspaper campaign to expose those who were abusing people , especially those well connected Among Kacaanka community. kidnaping, rape and illegal arrest and confinement are among the crimes accused against him. There is an arrest warrant sealed by the national security minister in Canada. Since the only criteria to be filled is tribal , I guess competence , qualification and community standing are discarded by the Somali leadership. The nation is crying for peace and security , yet the people expected to relieve the pain and lead are yesterdays despots and crooks who gained power through nepotism. Please pray Allah In this blessed month of Ramadan for better future. He also said, The leadership was encouraged to appoint proven police officers from Puntland and other places, but decided to select only from certain specific clans. Despite all this , he said the biggest threat is that people arrested for Al-shabab association and other terrorism related crimes are released due to pressure coming from their families and their clans. Al-shabaab”s cash flow is growing and in return , they are sponsoring their cells to own businesses and other clandestine operations. Things could get worse before they get better. Finally , he said the D block instigated federal system is having a great impact in the cohesiveness of the country, and tribes are gearing for land grabs and political influence. Each one is building his militia, diplomatic connections and cash arrangements. I think, unless the power is taken from these two incompetent clans, Somalia will remain a helpless country. The Hag and Sahal have done so much suffering among the Somali people. If you are a decent peace loving Somali, then we must take the power from them in order to minimize their disaster. aminarts/Cartoon_jpg/10_JULY_2014.jpg #somalia #somaliland
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 07:33:13 +0000
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