Wasiiro Direed oo La Eedeyay :C/casiis Sheekh Yuusuf iyo C/laahi Sh. Ismaaciil. Siyaasiyiin Laga Reebay Liiska Baarlamaanka Soomaliya.

Dhageeyso Wareysiga VOA
http://www.voasomali.com/audio/Audio/203982.html


Guddiga farsamada ee xulista baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa wasiirro iyo siyaasiyiin hore ka reebay liiska xubnaha ka mid noqonaya baarlamaanka cusub.
Xubnaha la soo celiyay waxaa ka mid ah, C/laahi Sh. Ismaaciil oo soo noqday wasiirkii arrimaha dibedda, C/raxmaan Ibbi, wasiirkii kaluumaysiga iyo C/casiis Sheekh Yuusuf oo ah wasiirka caafimaadka.

Xubnaha ayaa lagu eedeeyay inay ka tirsanaayeen hoggaamiye kooxeedyadii dagaalka ee Soomaaliya, eedaasi oo ay si weyn u diideen.
Odoyaasha dhaqanka ee xubnaha la soo celiyay si weyn u diiday in dib u soo celinta waxayna guddiga farsamada ku eedeeyeen inaysan xaq u lahayn in xubnahooda ay soo celiyaan.
Hoos ka dhageyso wareysiyo ay VOA la yeelatay odoyaasha dhaqanka iyo C/casiis Sheekh Yuusuf iyo C/laahi Sh. Ismaaciil.

Liiska Xubnaha Barlamaanka Federaalka ee Soomaaliya

Guddiga Farsamada ee xulista Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta soo gudbiyey 202 xildhibaan, waxaana dhiman 73 xubnood oo laga sugayo in ay odayaal dhaqameedka u soo gudbiyaan guddiga farsamada. Beeshad Shanaad - 23
Digil iyo Mirifle - 49
Darood - 40Hawiye - 37

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DIR
113. Aamino Cumar Jaamac
114. Abdulaahi Hussein Ali
115. Abdulaahi Cisman Ducaale
116. Abdulahi Abyan Nuur
117. Abdulahi Cumar Abshir Cumar
118. Ahmed Dhimbil Roble
119. Axmed Aadan Axmed
120. Axmed Aadan C/raxman
121. Busharo Cabdi Diriye4
122. C/lahi Cisman Ducale
123. C/lle Xaaji Cali Axmed
124. C/naasir Gaarane Mohamed
125. C/qaadir Sh. Cali Ibrahim
126. C/qafaar Mohamed Oomar
127. C/raxman Maxamud Caateye
128. C/risaaq Daahir Maxamud
129. C/xakiim Ciise Guuled
130. Caashakoos Maxamuud Cumar
131. Cabdalle Boss Axmed
132. Cabdi Xaashi C/llahi
133. Cabdirahman Ahmed Suge
134. Cabdullahi Qayad Barre
135. Cadar Abdi warsame Isaaq
136. Cali Xasan Guyow
137. Cisman Cilmi Boqare
138. Dr Siciid Mohamed Ali
139. Dr. Ibrahim Suleyman Xaaji Nuur
140. Duniya Maxamed Cali
141. Faaduma Xasan Cali
142. Faduma Odowa Rageh
143. Faysal Cumar Guuleed
144. Gen Siciid Xasan Geedi
145. Ismaciil Xassan Jaamac
146. Jamaal Xasan Ismaaciil
147. Khadar Biixi Caalin
148. Khadra Ahmed Ibrahim
149. Mahad Cabdalle Cawad
150. Mahad Mohamed Ducaale
151. Maxamed Axmed Gurxan
152. Maxamed C/laahi Kaamil
153. Maxamed Cabdi Xayir
154. Maxamed Cali Xagaa
155. Maxamed Xasan Aadan
156. Prof Ahmed Ismail Samatar
157. Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed
158. Sahro C/qadir C/raxman
159. Saynab Maxamed Caamir
160. Xiis Hassan Aadan
161. Xiis Muuse Cawl Cali
162. Xuseen Arab Esse Xayd
163. Xuseen Cabdisalaan
164. Yusuf Dirir Abdi
165. Zakariye Xuseen Aare5


BEESHA SHANAAD
1. Bashiir Maxamed Jaamac
2. Biibi Khaliif Maxamed
3. Burci Maxamed Xamza
4. C/raxmaan Cabdi Cusmaan
5. C/weli Ibraahim Sheekh Muudey
6. Caadil Sheegow Sagaar
7. Cabdinaasir M.Cali
8. Faarax Sheekh C/qaadir maxamed
9. Fahmo Axmed Nuur
10. Ibraahiim Saalax Dayfullah
11. Jeylaani Nur Ikar Sh. Suufi
12. Khadiija Maxamed Diiriye
13. Maxamed Axmed Keynan
14. Maxamed Cumar Dhalxa
15. Maxamed Maxamuud Xeyd
16. Maxamuud Maxamed Jimcaale
17. Mustafa Maxamed Cabdullahi
18. Shariif Maxamed Siidi
19. Shariif Maxamed Xasan
20. Xasan Ibraahim maxamed
21. Xuseen Maxamed Muuse
22. Yuusuf Maxamed Ismaaciil
23. Yuusuf Xeyle Jimcaale

DIGIL MIRIFLE

24. Aadan Ibrahim Dhaayow
25. Aadan Sheekh Maxamed
26. Aweys C/lahi Ibrahiim
27. Axmed Mayow Cabdulle
28. C/laahi Cabdi Garuun
29. Cabdi Macalin Aden
30. CabdiKaafi Macalin Xasan
31. Cali Aadan Xuseen
32. Cali Sheekh Maxamed Nuur
33. Cusman Libax Ibrahim
34. Cusman Mukhtar Maxamed
35. Dr. Ibrahiim Xuseen Cali Saalax
36. Dr. Muumino Sh. Cumar2
37. Dr.Khaalid Cumar Cali
38. Eng Maxamud Maxamed Bonow
39. Fadumo Nuur Maxamed
40. Fowziya Maxamed Sheekh
41. Ibrahim Cali Cumar
42. Ibrahim Isaakh Yarow
43. Isaaq Maxamed Cali(Riino)
44. Isaaq Maxamed Maxamuud
45. Isgow Derow Isaq
46. Khaliif Sh. C/laahi
47. Luul Cabdi Aadan
48. Maryan Macalin Isaaq
49. Maxamed Cabdi Cali
50. Maxamed Cali Xuseen
51. Maxamed Cusman Jawaari
52. Maxamed Kheyrow Maxamed Yusuuf
53. Maxamed Mursal Borow
54. Maxamed Rashiid Maxamed
55. Maxamud Macalin Yaxye
56. Maxamuud Cabdi Xuseen
57. Mayow Mustaf Xasan
58. Mohamed Nuuraani Bakar
59. Muna Ibrahim Abiikar
60. Mustaf Mukhtar Gudow
61. Nuur Cali Aadan
62. Saalim Aliyow Ibrow
63. Samaan Maxamed Sheekh
64. Sayid Cali Cabdulkadir Macalin
65. Sh. Shaacir Sh. Maxamed
66. Sharif Maxamed Cabdalle
67. Sharif Xasan Sh Aden
68. Xabiibo Maxamed Kheyr
69. Xasan Macalin Xuseen
70. Xuseen Cismaan Xuseen
71. Xuseen Maxamud Sh Xuseen
72. Yacquub Cali Maxamed

DAAROOD

73. A/weli Maxamed Cali Gaas
74. Abdi Barre Yusuf Jibril
75. Abdi Mohamed Ali
76. Abdirisak Osman Hassan
77. Abdiwahab Ugas Husen Ugas Khalif
78. Abdulahi Bile Nor
79. Abdulahi Haji Dayib3
80. Abdulaziz Abdulahi Mohamed
81. Ahmed Ismail Mohamed
82. Ali Ahmed Mohamed
83. Axmed Aabi Aadan
84. Bare Ugas Geedi
85. C/laahi Maxamed Ciise
86. C/raxman Xoosh Jibriil
87. C/waxid Cabdullahi Jama
88. Cabdi Cabdulaahi Maxamed
89. Dahir Haji Gelle Farah
90. Da'ud Abdikarim Sh. Omar
91. Dr. Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi
92. Hamza Sh. Husen
93. Hassan Abshir Farah
94. Isse Mohamed Ahmed
95. Mahdi Ali Osman
96. Maxamud Axmed Maxamud
97. Maxamed C/lahi Xasan
98. Maxamed Iidle Geedi
99. Mohamed Abdi Yusuf
100. Mohamed Ahmed Kulan
101. Mohamed Ismail Shuriye
102. Mohamed Sh. Aden Hirale
103. Mohamud Hayir Ibrahim
104. Muse Ahmed Ismail
105. Muse Hassan Abdulle
106. Prof. Mohamed Abdi Mohamed
107. Sacdiya Careys Ciise
108. Saciid Abdulahi Mohamed
109. Sadiiq Abdikariim Maxamed
110. Sahra Jama Ali
111. Siyaad Maxauud Shire
112. Xuseen Khalif Jama



HAWIYE

166. A/qadir Cosoble Ali
167. A/raxman Ibrahim Ali
168. Abdirahman Kulmiye Hirsi
169. Abdisamad Maxamud Xasan
170. Abdulkadir Mohamed Aden
171. Abdullahi Jama Hussein
172. Amina Mohamed Abdi
173. Bashiir Addow Alassow
174. C/laahi Goodax Barre
175. C/laahi Maxamed Adan
176. C/qadir Sheekh Xanafi
177. Caasha Xaaji Cilmi
178. Cabdi Axmed Dhuxulow
179. Cabdisataar Sh. C/salaam Sh Xasan Barsame
180. Cali Nuur Xuseen Cali
181. Cali Yuusuf Cusman
182. Ciise Wehelie Maalin
183. Cismaan Maxamed Cabdi
184. Cumar Islow Maxamed Abukar
185. Cusman Xaaji Cali
186. Daahir Aamin Jeesow
187. Daahir Xasan Cabdi
188. Mahad Maxamed Salaad
189. Maxamed Abukar Islow
190. Maxamed C/laahi Xasan
191. Maxamed Hasan Ibrahim
192. Maxamed Maxamud Guure
193. Mohamed Ahmed Nur
194. Mustafa Sh. Cali Dhuxulow
195. Nadifo Maxamed Osman
196. Nuur Iidow Beyle
197. Qaali Axmed Diiriye
198. Sacdiyo Cumar Sheegow
199. Samira Xasan Cabdulle
200. Shuriye Mumin Afrax
201. Xasan Macalin Maxamed
202. Yuusuf Geele Ugaas

Hyena meat in Kismayo Shiikh Umal oo ka hadlay cunista Hilibka Waraabaha

Increasing consumption of hyena meat in Kismayo

Hiiraan Online
Ahmed Abdisamad
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Residents in the port city of Kismayo started consuming hyena meat, after Al-Shabab militants authorized it.
Hunting, trading, and eating hyena is spreading in the area, which shocked some residents in Kismayo.
Anonymous source in Kismayo told Hiiraan Online that the consumption of hyena meat increased in the city in the past few months.
Consumption of hyena meat became a matter of discussion among the residents of Kismayo, as such is very alien to the Somali culture. Anonymous sources told HOL that Al-Shabab which controls most of Kismayo and surrounding environs is spreading misleading information that hyena meat has certain health benefits and cures many health ailments, albeit, the religious prohibition of consuming wild animals with canine tooth, Prophet Mohamed (peace be on him) states that "forbidden is the eating of any wild animals with a canine tooth and of any bird with talons." "Wild animals" denotes those which prey on others and devour them by tearing them apart, e.g., the lion, leopard, wolf, and the like; birds with talons such as the hawk, eagle, falcon, etc., do the same.
According to Islamic teachings consuming the meat of scavengers is prohibited, but Alshabab insists that this kind of meat is approved by Islam. Islamic scholars in Kismayo gave contradicting interpretations to the matter. It is not yet known if this is a religious edict, but the consumption is becoming widespread in Kismayo city and its surroundings
“One Kg of camel meat is approximately Somali Shillings 100,000, where as one Kg of hyena meat is double of that” said a resident of Kismayo who declined to give his name. Another anonymous resident in Kismayo told Hiiraan Online that there are some restaurants that started selling hyena meat with different foods. The price of hyena meat has risen and it’s affordable to only rich people.

Shiikh Umal oo ka hadlay cunista Hilibka Waraabaha

Talaado, August 15, 2012(HOL): Maalmihii aanu ka soo gudubnay waxaa isa soo tarayay war ku saabsan in Xarrakada Al-Shabaab ee gacanta ku haya magaalada Kismaayo ee Gobolka Jubbada Hoose ay dadka magaaladaas u xalaaleysay cunista hilibka Waraabaha ama Dhurwaaga.

Laanta Afka Soomaaliga ee VOA-da oo arrintan raad-raac ku sameysay ayaa waxay wareysi la yeelatay dad ku sugan Magaalada Kismaayo iyo Maxamed Cabdi Umal oo ka mid ah Culumaa’udiinka waa weyn ee dalka Soomaaliya iyo dibaddiisa sida weyn looga yaqaanno.

Shiikh Maxamed Cabdi Umal ayaa wuxuu ka hadlay cunista hilibka Waraabaha, wuxuuna sheegay in uu cunista hilibka xayawaankaas uu yahay mid bannaan oo la cuni karo, isla markaana ay banneysay diinta Islaamka.

“Walaal Waraabaha ama dhurwaaga sida loo yaqaanno xadiith ayaa ku soo arooray cunistiisa, waana xadiith-ka saxaabiga Jaabir werinayo. Wuxuu Jaabir sheegay in Nabiga CSW uu sheegay in hilibka waraabaha la cuni karo, isla markaana uu Ugaar yahay. Xadiith-kan waa saxiix, waxaana soo saaray Axmed iyo Afarta Ahlu Sunnanka ah, isla markaana ay saxiixiyeen Bukhaari iyo culumo kale”ayuu yiri Shiikh Maxamed Umal oo soo daliishaday mas’alo shaaficiyah ah oo sheegeysa in ay carabta suuqyayada ku kala iibsan jireen hilibka dhurwaaga, cid diidi jirtayna aysan jirin, iyadoo uu tibaaxay in ay weliba carabta aad u jecleyd hilibka Dhurwaaga.

“Kutubteena Fiqiga ugub kuma aha oo Minhaajka iyo kutubta ka hooseysa waa ku taallaa, balse culumadeenna ayaa si kale u fasirtay oo yiri {waraabaha waa midka aan dhulkeena joogin waana midka nacaska ah ee dhulka carabaha jooga ee aan xoolaha cunin} ayay ku sheegi jireen, wax diidayana ma jiro, kutubta Imaamu Shaaficina waa ku taallaa. Mutjamaceenana waxa aysan u cuni jirin culumada ayaa tafsiirkaas siisay, haddana baahi ayaaba jirta oo dadka waxay mararka qaar gaarayaan xilligii bakhtiga u bannaanaa”ayuu yiri Shiikh Umal oo caddeeyay in warka guntiisa iyo gunaanadkiisa uu yahay in cunista hilibka waraabaha ama dhurwaaga uu bannaan yahay.


Halkan ka dhegeysto Warbixinta VOAQaar ka mid ah dadka ku dhaqan magaalada Kisamayo ayaa VOA-da u sheegay in hilibka waraabaha si caadi ah loogu kala iibsado suuqyada hilibka lagu iibiyo, isla markaana hilibkiisa iyo subaggiisa la kala siisyo lacag aad u badan, iyadoo ay xuseen dadkani in markii hore hilibka Dhurwaaga lagu kala iibsan jiray si qarsoodi ah, balse hadda si caadi ah loo kala iibsado. Kiilada Hilibka Waraabaha ayaa la kala siistaa 5.50$, halka Kiiladii Subagga ahna la kala siisto 10$.

Dhegeystahani la hadlay Laanta Afka Soomaaliga ee VOA-da waxaa uu sheegay in dadka qaarkiisa ay rumeysan yihiin in cunista hilibka dhurwaaga ay dawo u tahay xanuunno ay ka mid yihiin jinka sixirka iyo qallalka, iyadoo taasina si aad ah loola yaabay.

Ugu dambeyntiina, dhegeyste kale oo magaciisa qariyay oo hilibka Dhurwaaga ama Waraabaha cunay ayaa sheegay in hilibkan uusan wax badan ka duwaneyn hilib Ariga gaar ahaana midka Dheyllada ah. Dad badan oo ku nool magaalada Kismaayo ayaa ka maagay in ay hilib ka soo iibsadaan suuqyada, iyago ka baqdin qaba in ay soo iibsadaan hilibka Dhurwaaga maadaama ay meel wada suran yihiin hilibkii Ariga iyo midkii Dhurwaaga ama Waraabaha.


Kismayo oo Hilibka Waraabaha Laga Cuno.DHEGAYSO

Cunista hilibka waraabaha ayaa ku soo badaneysa magaalada Kismayo ee xarunta gobolka Jubbada Hoose, waxaana lagu iibiyaa suuqyadaCunista Hilibka waraabaha oo ah arin ku cusub mujtamaca Somalida dhexdeeda ayaa culumo uu ka mid yahay Sheekh Maxamed Cabdi Umal ay sheegeen in diiniyan la ogolyahay in la cunno hilibka waraabaha.
Waxaa si aan qarsoodi aheyn loogu iibiyaa hilibka waraabaha iyo subagiisaba meelo ka mid ah Kismayo iyo maqaayado.
Qaar ka mid ah dadka gobolka ayaa wer wer ka muujiyay dhaqanka ku cusub.
Warbixin ku saabsan arintaasi oo ay noo diyaarisay wariyeheena Sahra Cabdi Axmed halkan hoose ka dhageyso.

Firon, Pharaoh, Dead Body of Firon translation by Allama Mukhtar shah Naeemi

VIOLATION OF THE DECLARATION ON CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES BY USC/SNA FORCES AGAINST SALEBAN ABDALLE (DIR) TERRORITY IN MUDUG REGION

by HAN (Horn Africa NewsLine)July 12, 2003

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TO: IGAD TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Mr. Bathuel Kiplagat, Special Envoy for Somalia and Chairman of the IGAD Technical Committee H.E. Amb. Ismail Goulal Boudine Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti to Somalia Dr. Atalla Al-Bashir Executive Secretary of IGAD H.E. Amb. Abdulaziz Ahmed Special Envoy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for Somalia CC: OBSERVERS OF THE SOMALI PEACE PROCESS Amb. Carlo Ungaro Special Envoy of Italy (Chair of IGAD Partners Forum for Somalia) Amb. Mostafa Khedre Deputy Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Dr. Walid Musa European Union and European Commission Delegation in Kenya Amb. Mohammed Salim Al Khussaibi Special Envoy of the League of Arab States Mr. Glenn Warren Embassy of the United States in Kenya Amb. Winston Tubman UN Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia
OBSERVERS OF THE SOMALI PEACE PROCESS

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CONCERNED of the continued armed conflict in Mudug Region waged by Sa’ad clan militias affiliated with USC/SNA against civilian populated villages of Saleban Abdalle clan (SSNM). APPALLED by the loss of innocent lives and displacement of thousands of people caused by the July 9, 2003 attack of USC/SNA militia forces against the villages of Towfiq and Awle, and the preceded attacks of January and June of 2002. ALARMED of the current movement of USC/SNA arms and militias in the limits of the conflict zone. GUIDED by the principals of the Declaration on Cessation of Hostilities and the Structures and Principles of the Somalia National Reconciliation Process, which is binding on both USC/SNA clans and SSNM clans and their supporters in Somalia. HEREBY: REPORT to all stakeholders and observers of the Declaration that USC/SNA armed militias equipped with battlewagon armored with heavy machineguns attacked Saleban Abdalle territory of Towfiq and Awle in Jariban District in Mudug. INSIST upon immediate investigation of the reported violation of article 2 (1) of the Declaration which commits all parties to abstain from the conduct of hostilities in Somalia from 27 October 2002 and to maintain this state of affairs during the peace process, its implementation and subsequently. REMIND the leadership of USC/SNA of their commitment in this declaration clearly outlined in article 2, sub-section 3, that all political, military and other groups maintain only defensive military positions and capabilities, and refrain from any military provocations. CALL upon the leadership of USC/SNA to assist us in bringing lasting peace to the concerned territory in accordance with article 2, subsection 2, which says to use only peaceful means in the resolution of all disputes between political, military and other groups and the communities they represent. APPEAL to the international community, UN agencies, EU, International NGO’s and all humanitarian organizations to render immediate assistance to displaced peasants in Towfiq and Awle whom greatly suffered from continued aggression. Communiquי By: Mahad Abdalle Awad, M.P., Transitional National Assembly mahadot@yahoo.com

Somalia: Deep Divisions Over New Constitution

 

Somalia has not had a central government controlling the entire country since the fall of Muhammad Siad Barre in 1991. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is the internationally recognized government of the Republic of Somalia.

After political discussions in Ethiopia, leaders of various Somali parties agreed to political steps to end the transitional period and elect a new president. One of the steps outlined in a detailed timetable is the drafting of a new constitution.

Technical Revision Committee for the new constitution participated in a 4-day working session in Nairobi:

A four-day working session with the Signatories’ Technical Revision Committee has been concluded in Nairobi. The working session is a follow up to the recent Addis Signatories’ meeting were most of the constitutional issues were agreed and some of the provisions – prepared by the Independent Federal Constitution Commission – have been amended after congenial political negotiations between the signatories of the Roadmap to end the transition, which was adopted in Mogadishu last September. The technical Revision Committee’s mandate as per Addis Ababa’s Communiqué is to complete the constitutional process. The Minister of Constitutional Affairs who convened the meeting explained to the participants and the media that “that road towards ending of the transition is getting closer and closer by the day, and we need to collectively work towards delivering a constitution that Somalia deserves and which serves its people.

Mahad Abdalle Awad, Deputy-Minister Ministry of Planning International Cooperation in Somalia, is optimistic that the country will soon have a new constitution:

Fearmongers use scare tactics to influence public opinion to impede change and progress by disseminating false information about the draft constitution and the planned Constituent Assembly meeting. Naysayers, natural skeptics and cynical people among us, habitually express negativity about the accomplishment of others and are pessimistic about change. Dale Carnegie’s famous quote fittingly describes the nature of Naysayers when he wrote “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do.”These Naysayers often spread blatant lies to oppose anything other people do. In the case of the Constituent Assembly, they assert that the constitution can only be approved by popular referendum, disregarding discernible historical fact that the Somali Republic itself was founded by the 1960 Constitution, approved by Constituent Assembly of only 110 delegates, and a process that took only 29 days, whereby public referendum was held 21st of July 1961, after more than one year.

However, Mohamed Ali Hassan, Chairman of the Somali-American Peace Council and Manuela Melandri, PhD candidate at University College London, note that most Somalis look at the draft constitution with deep skepticism:

The optimism of the international community is not shared by Somalis themselves, who instead look with deep skepticism at a document that they perceive as externally-imposed, faulty and fundamentally undemocratic. To understand this dynamic, one should start by questioning the facts. What is wrong with the new Somali Constitution and why has the adoption of this document been met with resistance by educated Somalis, religious figures, secularists, former Somali Prime Ministers, women, scholars and by Somali Diaspora organizations? First, there are issues concerning the content of the Constitution and the substance of its provisions. Above all, the question of federalism remains deeply divisive. Views can be found both in support of and against Somalia adopting a federal structure.

But one Somali argue that the new constitution can be improved in the future. Somalis do not have time to wait for a a perfect constitution:

Whether we like it or not, when we see images of the Somali people around the world and we compare our own situation (at least, those in the Diaspora that live in peace), do we feel that those brothers and sisters need a constitution that works for them now since they are dealing with horrible situations? Think about this: maxay ku gaaraan mustaqbalka? You have to know that I did not write those news articles mentioned above, Iam not part of the group that put together of the new constitution and I am not here to justify whether the new constitution is good, bad or ugly. All I want to remind you is that: those that are in need may not have time to wait a new perfect and pretty constitution; they need one that works for them for the time being. More importantly, I am not here to oppose anyone’s idea – I am just expressing my own views as anyone else. However, the best solution that I see, at least in my opinion, let us commence discussing how to improve the new constitutions in the future.

Mohamud Uluso considers the draft constitution “a hurried job, with the latest version available only in Somali language while various outdated or fake versions are circulating on the web”:

It appears that the UN-wise roadmap for Somalia is nothing but part of a plan of perfidy to keep Somalia and the Somalis in turmoil. Instead of liberating the true Somalis, who need and want to continue living in and developing their own country and their communities inside Somalia, the planned constitution appears as the manifestation of the shackles of foreign as well as internal oppression of the indigenous Somali people in perpetuity.—Most Somalis and their scholars doubt that it is the right time to engage in the process of forming a new constitution during an era of civil strife and turmoil in Somalia and wonder why millions of dollars have been spent by the players from the so-called international community to re-invent the wheel, while the existing Somali constitution could just be amended if any real need would be given and legally as well as representatively expressed - reflecting the true and free will of the Somali people.—According to insiders FGM [Transitional Federal Government] is now permitted by the newly proposed Somali constitution, which will be presented for adoption to selected “traditional leaders”. A typical scheme how the UN and their stooges want to get it their way - or the way their master wants it.

Abduallhi Jamaa analyses various arguments about the draft constitution appearing online, vernacular radios and in village meetings and cafes:

Analysts say the proposed law is seemingly a milestone, but one that may fracture Somalia further into autonomous and semi-autonomous regions as well as ministates.—-“There is absolute confusion. There wasn’t any civic education to put across the letter and spirit of the proposed laws and this means that most people are not comfortable with the contents, many more have not heard about the whole process,” he [Hassan Sheikh, the leader of the Party of Peace and Development] told Somalia Report.—Amongst the contentious issues include the proposed model of government, the controversial issue of natural resources and the religious influence. Some players argue that the language of the draft is not understandable, an issue that can lead to various kinds of misinterpretation.—-“The issue isn't just about the dispute over the contents. It is related to an absence of public representation. I do not wish to be part of a constituent assembly that does not represent Somalia’s vision and mission,” said traditional elder Mohamed Hersi.

Google Ideas developed a pilot project with the Somali service, Africa Division of Voice of America (VOA) to help Somalis register their opinions with just a few clicks. The poll shows, among other things, that Somalis want a Somalia based on the civil and criminal codes of Sharia, a strong central government and are divided over the inclusion of women in government.

Written by Ndesanjo Macha (first published by GLOBAL VOICES)