Somalia Approves $3M Water Project for Somaliland
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:10 am
Somalia Approves $3M Water Project for regional water project in Somaliland
The Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Dr. Abdiwali Mohamed Ali, today released the names of its newly formed anti-corruption committee, as demanded by Article 10 of the 1968 Constitution.
The new committee is designed to focus on transparency, accountability, and integrity in order to speed up the fight against corruption as part of good governance. It is also needed to improve social services by protecting national interests, restoring law and order and improving the general policy for Somalia, according to the government spokesman Abduuraham Yariisow.
The ten people that make up the new committee are Mohamed Abdishakur Sheik Hassan Ahmed, Najma Jama, Abdi/Risak Nuh Hasan, Khadra Mohamed Iise, Mohamed Barre Kuusow, Suleymaan Yusf Elmi, Hussein Qasim Yusuf, Ibrahim Mo’alin Hussein and Hadi Omar Abdullahi.
TFG Approves Funds for Somaliland Project
Meanwhile Prime Minister Abidiweli signed an agreement with an African Devolvement Bank (AfDB) to fund a water supply project in the breakaway region of Somaliland.
The premier recently visited Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, where he met with senior officials of the Tunisian government and AfDB to discuss the plan.
“The Prime Minister approved $3 million dollars for the 'Water Supply Projections in the Somaliland territories' by the African Devolvement Bank,” Mr. Yariisow told reporters on Thursday. However Mr. Yariisow would not provide details on whether or not the decision of the agreement was shared with Somaliland officials before it was been signed by the premier.
Somaliland declared its independence from the rest of Somalia after the overthrow of Siad Barre in 1991, but it has not yet received international recognition.
