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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has squandered the goodwill and support it received and achieved little of significance in the two years it has been in office. It is inept, increasingly corrupt and hobbled by President Sharif’s weak leadership. So far, every effort to make the administration modestly functional has come unstuck. The new leaner cabinet looks impressive on paper but, given divisive politics and the short timeframe, is unlikely to deliver significant progress on key transitional objectives, such as stabilising Somalia and delivering a permanent constitution before August 2011, when the TFG’s official mandate ends.

Furthermore, if by August, the TFG has not made meaningful progress in coping with its internal problems and shown itself genuinely willing to work and share power with these local authorities, the international community should shift all its aid to them.

BlackVelvet wrote:Very well written and sensible. I agree with the recommendations, there is no point banging our heads against the metaphorical brick wall which is the TFG. It doesn't work so move on.

Niya wrote:The crisis group are opportunists, biased and I would not bother to read them as a credible source. Yeah, here and there they may highlight the obvious, but they are nothing more than opportunists on pay to the higest bidder. Who are they consulting for this time? Who paid for this "report" "investigation" ?

ciyaal_warta wrote:

BlackVelvet wrote:Very well written and sensible. I agree with the recommendations, there is no point banging our heads against the metaphorical brick wall which is the TFG. It doesn't work so move on.

yh its well written and anyone who knows the real facts on the ground would agree with them...i say lets localize the whole admin

Niya wrote:The crisis group are opportunists, biased and I would not bother to read them as a credible source. Yeah, here and there they may highlight the obvious, but they are nothing more than opportunists on pay to the higest bidder. Who are they consulting for this time? Who paid for this "report" "investigation" ?

there opportunist as it comes but u have to agree with them their points are correct and its time to localize and build somali from bottom to top approach

Cirwaaq wrote:

ciyaal_warta wrote:

BlackVelvet wrote:Very well written and sensible. I agree with the recommendations, there is no point banging our heads against the metaphorical brick wall which is the TFG. It doesn't work so move on.

yh its well written and anyone who knows the real facts on the ground would agree with them...i say lets localize the whole admin

Niya wrote:The crisis group are opportunists, biased and I would not bother to read them as a credible source. Yeah, here and there they may highlight the obvious, but they are nothing more than opportunists on pay to the higest bidder. Who are they consulting for this time? Who paid for this "report" "investigation" ?

there opportunist as it comes but u have to agree with them their points are correct and its time to localize and build somali from bottom to top approach

Nobody listened for 20 years what is going to change in Koonfur which allows anybody to govern it's affairs. Sharif+Farmaarjo team should be an example of the path forward. Locally built government with interests that are sincere even if they are corrupt will at least get more done then those with no intention to make a difference while being corrupt.

Lesser of two evils

Would love to see a slight change in posts:

Rahanweyn: president
Haweya: Prime
Darood: speaker

Cirwaaq wrote:Problem is "I want".

12million all want implementation of their own version of politics

It is like a sunday market bazaar, noice and flies.

ciyaal_warta wrote:

Cirwaaq wrote:Problem is "I want".

12million all want implementation of their own version of politics

It is like a sunday market bazaar, noice and flies.

camooon how many clan admin can lets say 20 clans create....the bottom - up approach is the only option viable rite now the whole centralized shytt wont work

Cirwaaq wrote:

ciyaal_warta wrote:

Cirwaaq wrote:Problem is "I want".

12million all want implementation of their own version of politics

It is like a sunday market bazaar, noice and flies.

camooon how many clan admin can lets say 20 clans create....the bottom - up approach is the only option viable rite now the whole centralized shytt wont work

I am neither detractor nor promoter on your view

Maybe you are right.

Mamul gobolo perhabs is the way forward for Somalia

Murax wrote:Ciyaal where will all these little states get their donar/aid money? You think the worlds economic power houses EU/US/Arab League/Asia will set aside budgets for 10 different geeljire states and engage them seperately? That is delusion. If Somalia cannot get their stuff together and soon then they will eventually be split right down the middle, and Your capitol will be Addis Ababa.