The Turks came to Somalia with a noble goal; to save Somalians (citizens of Somalia) from themselves but after releasing these people have no principles, ethics or any values that normal humans do-----they gave up.
The so called auditor is nothing but corrupt thug himself (locally known as Mooryaan). He wants the money for himself. The Turks will eventually pack their bags and go to places like Ethiopia, which enjoys the investment of more than 340 Turkish companies.Somalia’s Auditor General accuses Turkish firms of evading financial accountability
MOGADISHU (HOL) – Somalia’s auditor general accused two Turkish firms running Mogadishu’s airport and seaport’s operations of resisting financial accountability, preventing his office from executing an audit into the country’s 2015 revenue.
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Somalia has awarded millions of dollars contracts to the two Turkish firms last year to upgrade and run the Mogadishu seaport and airport’s operations.
Speaking at the parliament’s headquarters on Tuesday, Nur Farah accused the two companies Favori and Albeyrak of resisting an audit and accountability attempt by his office in a bid to ‘obscure’ the ‘actual’ proceeds from the airport and the seaport, the largest revenue source for the Somali government for the past two months.
“There’s no way we can close the annual fiscal book as long as these foreign firms that took over the airport and seaport’s operations are evading the accountability.” Mr. Farah told Somali legislators.
He however urged Somalia’s leaders to step into the matter before January next year, a month the government would have to submit its annual 2016 budget.
No comment could be reached from the two firms on the allegations.
Albayrak, the Turkish firm which runs Mogadishu seaport’s operation has transferred a one month revenue of $1.582, 000 million dollars to Somalia’s central bank in November last year, a significant revenue from the port which rarely reported ‘smaller’ returns before the foreign firm took over its operations.
Somalia’s government largely relies on foreign aid and donors’ funding to rebuild state institutions in the horn of Africa nation which is recovering from decades of war since the ouster of Islamist insurgents from the capital and surrounding regions in 2011.
Only two companies came to them and they already fighting with them over mere $1.5m while next door 341 Turkish companies inject $3 billion into the local economy; Wanlawein never change. That's why they not big on my list. Facts speak for themselves. Nothing personal.Turkey is preparing to create a Turkish industrial zone in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, as part of its African policy which started in 2005 and has been showing marked development of its business assets.
Speaking at the opening of the African Strategies Sectoral Evaluation Meeting in Ankara on Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that the Ethiopian prime minister had proposed the assignment of some land to establish a Turkish industrial zone in Addis Ababa, and that Turkey hopes to implement this plan.
“They [the Ethiopians] know that we don’t go to Ethiopia with a passing fancy and calculations of temporary profits. We also know that they don’t only offer a business opportunity but that they opened their hearts,” Davutoğlu said, stressing that between Turkey and Ethiopia there are not only economic relations but there are also thriving social relations as well.
Commenting on the new diplomatic steps, Davutoğlu stated that Turkey has come a long way in the last ten years. Davutoğlu explained that a Turkish firm invested $50 million in Ethiopia in 2005 while there are now 341 Turkish companies with a total investment of $3 billion in the country.
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