Formation of the Somali Federal Government Obstacles

Eng. Ahmed M Moalin – Waharey
Somali Peace & Development Adviser – Free License
Skara – Sweden - 046 73 651 42 74

The political structure of the Somali Transitional Federal Government is clearly based on federalization system which will empower all Somali peoples as to make bottom-up based local administrative structure to their settlements, districts, regions & regional states. Most of the Somali people are welcoming this federalization system which will decentralize the power in to district level as to avoid top-down based administrative structure used by the former dictatorship government of Siad Bare. 

Evidently, most people from southern Mudug & central Galgudud regions’ will never accept federalization system, because their political ambitions are not applicable to their limited home settlements, districts & regions, due to the lack of infrastructures, resources and population, that is why they invaded to the other Somali regions like Banadir (Mogadishu), Lower shabele (Afgoe, Marka, Brava..), Central Jubba (Buale, Jilib & Jamame) & Lower Jubba Regions (Kismayo).  

But it may be very useful, if the Transitional Federal Government give quick impact development packages to the above mentioned settlements in southern Mudug & Galgudud regions, such as Infrastructures (Tarmac roads, hospitals schools..) and improving existing resource (Fishing industry & Livestock feeding, curing,  slaughtering & marketing facilities). It will give remarkable encouragement to those people as to evacuate from other Somali people’s regions and they will freely able to return to their original home districts and regions, because, former Somali governments from 50s till 90s were ignored those regions.   

Many people are wondering how the current vice prime Minister of the Somali Transitional Federal Government described his governments’ political strategy which is far away from the constitution of the transitional federal Government. “Somalia & Ethiopia governments will open their borders as to share one state, one land, one force & one flag” said by Hussein Aided. It seems like an old warlords’ formula learned by the Somali communities during the civil war, which used by the warlords when they want to obstruct political systems against to their personal interest.  

Governmentally, Hussein Aided’s speech doesn’t make sense if the President, Prime Minster and members of the ministerial cabinet jointly release press conference against Aided. But Aided’s speech is more useful to a certain people, politicians & businessmen directly affected by the ongoing war against Islamic Court Union, which are currently pressured by the transitional federal government for the evacuations of the pre-occupied government properties, settlements, districts & regions. On the other hand, if the government didn’t release any press, Hussein Aided’s speech will create crises between the Somali People, the Somali Transitional Federal Government & the Ethiopian Government, which will make great obstacles to the existing & emerging federalization system from every corner of the country.  
 

Eng. Ahmed M Moalin – Waharey
Somali Peace & Development Adviser – Free License
Skara – Sweden - 046 73 651 42 74