HOW THE SHARIF'S GOVERNMENT CAN SURVIVE: RESHUFFLE AND REDUCTION INDISPENSABLE
Kanini Evans Kariuki
July 17, 2009
IT became apparent that the TFG forces cannot sustain the protection of the Somali State House, let alone anything, being the Sharif´s cabinet, and some Members of parliament including the Interior minister, and other cabinet ministers, who are attached to the Radical opposition groups.
On the morning of July11,2009, at around six O´clock, the TFG forces accompanied with the Ugandan forces, were supposed to attack the opposition forces but unfortunately, the information leaked to the opposition, and hence the failure of the attack.
Subsequently, the opposition forces took the necessary precautions.
The Ugandan forces and the TFG forces easily managed to push the Al-Shabaab group to the outskirts of Mogadishu. It emerged that the TFG forces could not have managed to repulse the Al-Shabaab group single handedly without reinforcement from soldiers from Uganda.
In addition to that setback of the glaring weakness besetting the TFG and mistrust in the cabinet members, coupled with the kidnapping of the two French intelligence officers whwere sent to make a selection of the Presidential guards for training in Djibouti and France, the conclusion is that Sharif´s government is incapable of defending itself as well as protecting the foreign experts.
(The kidnapped two French officers are in the hands of the Al-Shabaab and rumours have it that they can be executed anytime; one of them is a Colonel while the other one is a Captain).
The only way to salvage the Sharif´s government is relocating the parliament to a safe destination where the Mps can safely express themselves freely without fear, and deliberating on the necessary legislations like a reduction and reshuffle of the cabinet.
Without this, the Sharif´s administration will definitely perish and Somalia will be a safe haven for terrorists, and spoilers of peace and stability of the region.
In this context, the Somali lawmakers sounded an impassioned appeal to the international Community to intervene as stated below:
Subject: Informal meeting by Somali Members of the Transitional Federal Parliament staying in Nairobi – Kenya (July 9, 2009)
The meeting held by the MPs in Nairobi on July 9, 2009 deeply discussed the current precarious situation of the country and the most suitable avenues for a lasting peace. In addition, the meeting had the opportunity of hearing a short presentation made by an expert from the "Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI)" which is an institution specialized in public finance management and accountancy and in this endeavor undertakes capacity building programmes by way of training for the financial institutions of the Horn of Africa and Eastern Africa countries including Somalia. The presentation by the expert focused on the negative consequences that can emerge from the recent agreement between the Ministry of Finance of the TFG and the "Price Waterhouse Coopers" firm. The expert (although he did not see the signed document) underlined that such financial management firms are mandated to conduct required assessment and evaluation exercises for the governments lacking capacities in terms of knowledge, skills and equipments. But public resources (donations or locally generated) of s sovereign country cannot be exclusively managed by a private entity.
The meeting resolved:
1. Condemnation against all those forces behind the ongoing fightings in the country and displacing already suffering Somali people.
2. Particular condemnations are geared toward Al Shabaab and Hisbul Islam who are responsible of the barbaric events taking place in Somalia.
3. Appeal to the international community to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to the Somali displaced victims who fled from their homes.
4. Appeal to the international community to provide tangible security, financial and political support to the Transitional Federal Government to discharge its responsibility.
We, as MPs, exercising our constitutional duties in compliance with the Transitional Federal Charter and the by-laws of the parliament in its article 2 (paragraphs 5, 8, 9 and 10) propose the following to the Leaders of the Transitional Federal Government:
1. Government to create a secure and conducive environment for the parliament to operate and undertake its legislative tasks ensuring the safety and security of the MPs.
2. AMISOM to play a role in securing the safety of the MPs to enable them work as legislators.
3. Encourage MPs to come back to the country to discharge their functions
4. To urgently complete the set up of the independent judiciary inline with the standing orders of the Transitional Federal Charter and other regulations of the country.
5. The Council of Ministers to present to the parliament all agreements/MoUs signed between Ministries of the TFG and other parties. Such agreements are:
The MoU related to the Indian Ocean marine borders signed between the TFG Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya
TFG tax collection agreement signed between the Ministry of Finance of Somalia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya.
The agreement signed between the TFG Ministry of Finance and Price Waterhouse Coopers regarding handling, keeping and managing of the financial contributions donated to Somalia by the international community.
The Telecommunication agreement signed between the TFG Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication and Saudi Arabia Company.
6. The Council of Ministers to correct its governance mistakes committed and
to avoid power abuses within the institutions in order to show transparency
and accountability specially in the areas of:
a Lack of transparency of the donor resources obtained by the
government and how it is managed.
b. Lack of collaboration and cohesion among the Council of Ministers
c. Lack of collaboration between the Council of Ministers and the
Parliament
d. Fine-tuning efforts removing the weaknesses which faced the Parliament
functions.
Hoping that these comments and recommendations are positively considered, we extend our greetings to your Excellencies.
On the morning of July11,2009, at around six O´clock, the TFG forces accompanied with the Ugandan forces, were supposed to attack the opposition forces but unfortunately, the information leaked to the opposition, and hence the failure of the attack.
Subsequently, the opposition forces took the necessary precautions.
The Ugandan forces and the TFG forces easily managed to push the Al-Shabaab group to the outskirts of Mogadishu. It emerged that the TFG forces could not have managed to repulse the Al-Shabaab group single handedly without reinforcement from soldiers from Uganda.
In addition to that setback of the glaring weakness besetting the TFG and mistrust in the cabinet members, coupled with the kidnapping of the two French intelligence officers whwere sent to make a selection of the Presidential guards for training in Djibouti and France, the conclusion is that Sharif´s government is incapable of defending itself as well as protecting the foreign experts.
(The kidnapped two French officers are in the hands of the Al-Shabaab and rumours have it that they can be executed anytime; one of them is a Colonel while the other one is a Captain).
The only way to salvage the Sharif´s government is relocating the parliament to a safe destination where the Mps can safely express themselves freely without fear, and deliberating on the necessary legislations like a reduction and reshuffle of the cabinet.
Without this, the Sharif´s administration will definitely perish and Somalia will be a safe haven for terrorists, and spoilers of peace and stability of the region.
In this context, the Somali lawmakers sounded an impassioned appeal to the international Community to intervene as stated below:
Subject: Informal meeting by Somali Members of the Transitional Federal Parliament staying in Nairobi – Kenya (July 9, 2009)
The meeting held by the MPs in Nairobi on July 9, 2009 deeply discussed the current precarious situation of the country and the most suitable avenues for a lasting peace. In addition, the meeting had the opportunity of hearing a short presentation made by an expert from the "Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI)" which is an institution specialized in public finance management and accountancy and in this endeavor undertakes capacity building programmes by way of training for the financial institutions of the Horn of Africa and Eastern Africa countries including Somalia. The presentation by the expert focused on the negative consequences that can emerge from the recent agreement between the Ministry of Finance of the TFG and the "Price Waterhouse Coopers" firm. The expert (although he did not see the signed document) underlined that such financial management firms are mandated to conduct required assessment and evaluation exercises for the governments lacking capacities in terms of knowledge, skills and equipments. But public resources (donations or locally generated) of s sovereign country cannot be exclusively managed by a private entity.
The meeting resolved:
1. Condemnation against all those forces behind the ongoing fightings in the country and displacing already suffering Somali people.
2. Particular condemnations are geared toward Al Shabaab and Hisbul Islam who are responsible of the barbaric events taking place in Somalia.
3. Appeal to the international community to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to the Somali displaced victims who fled from their homes.
4. Appeal to the international community to provide tangible security, financial and political support to the Transitional Federal Government to discharge its responsibility.
We, as MPs, exercising our constitutional duties in compliance with the Transitional Federal Charter and the by-laws of the parliament in its article 2 (paragraphs 5, 8, 9 and 10) propose the following to the Leaders of the Transitional Federal Government:
1. Government to create a secure and conducive environment for the parliament to operate and undertake its legislative tasks ensuring the safety and security of the MPs.
2. AMISOM to play a role in securing the safety of the MPs to enable them work as legislators.
3. Encourage MPs to come back to the country to discharge their functions
4. To urgently complete the set up of the independent judiciary inline with the standing orders of the Transitional Federal Charter and other regulations of the country.
5. The Council of Ministers to present to the parliament all agreements/MoUs signed between Ministries of the TFG and other parties. Such agreements are:
The MoU related to the Indian Ocean marine borders signed between the TFG Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya
TFG tax collection agreement signed between the Ministry of Finance of Somalia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya.
The agreement signed between the TFG Ministry of Finance and Price Waterhouse Coopers regarding handling, keeping and managing of the financial contributions donated to Somalia by the international community.
The Telecommunication agreement signed between the TFG Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication and Saudi Arabia Company.
6. The Council of Ministers to correct its governance mistakes committed and
to avoid power abuses within the institutions in order to show transparency
and accountability specially in the areas of:
a Lack of transparency of the donor resources obtained by the
government and how it is managed.
b. Lack of collaboration and cohesion among the Council of Ministers
c. Lack of collaboration between the Council of Ministers and the
Parliament
d. Fine-tuning efforts removing the weaknesses which faced the Parliament
functions.
Hoping that these comments and recommendations are positively considered, we extend our greetings to your Excellencies.
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