How does one read this
Adali wrote:Siciid how come you refer to Somaliland development as development done by the people of Somaliland and the local government, yet the development brought about by the former government of Somalia you do not recognize, such as the Berbera port, Berbera cement factory and the roads connecting Hargaisa, Berbera, Burco and other towns etc I have seen you talk about the Berbera port saying it was build by the soviet and you don't stop there, you shamelessly strip off virtually all the achievements of the former government. Now here is my question, do you mean to tell me that not a single shilling went to development in northern Somalia during the term of the former government of Somalia, and do you consider it an achievement of the state when a government directs funds granted or lend by donor nations infrastructure etc to bring about development. The roads that are being constructed by the Somaliland authorities surely can't be completely without sponsoring from donor nations, and such is the case for pretty much the rest of the development you brag about on these boards. Now what is up with the hypocrisy.
and respond with this
Siciid85 wrote:What is your point? the former collapsed government got all that aid in the name of the former Somali republic (Somaliland and Somalia), so it doesn't matter because
frankly Berbera deserved that port built by the Soviets and Americans for it was based in a strategic location along with some of the roads who were built by the Chinese.
With the collapse of the former government everyone moved on apart from Gedo which is stuck in time, now decent people are building their own infrastructures expanding
hundreds of km with their own wealth and even ports soon. While Gedonians dream about the days of Boli Qaran cheques and stealing from the Somali coffers. It shows some
people are only something when there is a government hand feeding them.
incoherent emotional response, how is Gedo relevant to any of what I said ? seriously.
If you want to talk about Gedo, know the facts about the region, it did not receive and iota of development from the former Somali government, for most of the 20 years of Lawlessness Gedo has received close to zero Aid from the international community, even humanitarian aid. Gedo whiles suffering from instability caused by external elements continues to enjoy some sort of economic growth, this is why Doollow and Beledxaawo are growing in size, both being larger than Berbera which has received so much development from the former Somali government as well as the international community in terms of aid during the last 20 years, not to mention the fact that Berbera unlike its Gedo counterparts enjoys stability for two consecutive decades.
If you type Berbera on youtube, google, or any serach engine, you are flooded with news report about economic migrants risking their lives fleeing Somaliland, this is nothing short of epic evidence for the economic stagnation of Somaliland, worse than Gedo.
I am from Caabudwaaq, and similar to Gedo my hometown has not received much in terms of international aid, and Caaubdwaaq was completely ignored by the former government, the government before it dug one well for us, a joke really but at least something that had a positive impact on the livelihood of the local herders, now Caabudwaaq suffers from similar economic crisis as Berbera, but the two are completely different, one is growing rapidly whiles the other isn't, one is isolated from essential infrastructure like roads and airports, seaports etc whiles the other is sitting on the coast and has the national road running through it connecting it to other major hubs for business. So tell me why are Caabudwaaq, growing ?? the growth is funded entirely by diaspora sending money back home, as we know Caabudwaaq has one of the highest number of Diaspora for a Somali city, why is Gedo towns such as Beledxaawo growing despite instability, the people are not busy chewing khat and living off of international aid, they are taking advantage of cross border trading and play a crucial integral part in Jubaland economy and the wider southern Somalia economy.
despite instability money is made in Marehan land unlike Somaliland, what is missing is that money to be spend inside Marehan land and the only thing preventing us from building flashy real estate is the risk of losing it to madfac due to instability. Now imagine Marehan land with stability, not only will more money be made, but the real estate business so fondly discussed about on these boards will boom.
I use to ask myself like every Marehan and some other southerns do, why are Isaaqs here in the west ?? because the only thing preventing us from returning is instability, the threat of catching a bullet, yet your threat is starving to death as result of economic stagnation, no Cayr in Somaliland, no JSA, welfare, whiles our people in the south flee instability and return promptly when the threat is gone, your people flee in herds risking life willing to to escape economic stagnation.
watch Marehan forge Jubaland with our partners and bring back to life the true Somali spirit of engenuity, the same spirit displayed during the last government when literacy rates skyrocketed as a result of Bar ama Baro programs, the spirit of Iska wax u qabso is something intrinsically part of Beesha Sade mindset, something that was shared with Somalis and it is something that will be displayed in Jubaland in due time inshallah.
that is all now, cheers.
. The Garaad Ali they are refering to in the source was this one. My mistake it is not the current one's grandfather but his grand grand