PRESS RELEASE *** THE COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL ELDERS OF DIGIL & MIRIFLE

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THE COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL ELDERS OF DIGIL & MIRIFLE

                                                                                Baidoa,   31 August 2013

To:    Whom it may concern

Subject:       PRESS RELEASE

  

The Council of Traditional Elders of Digil & Mirifle Community, representing the indigenous inhabitants of the Southwest regions of Somalia, has organized an urgent consultative meeting in the city of Baidoa with the political, religious and civil society representatives of the community regarding the land grabbing agreement in Addis Ababa between Hawiye tribe dominated delegation of the Federal Government and Raskamboni militia group on the future of part of our ancestral land. The meeting was called for in order to state our position on the circumstances surrounding the negotiations that were held in Addis Ababa between 20^th – 27^thAugust 2013 and the eventual agreement that the aforementioned parties reached.

Cognizant of the fact that the Raskamboni is clan-based terror group alien to Kismayo and the government delegation was composed of only one clan under the banner of the Federal government to the exclusion of the genuine stakeholders; and that both parties harbor similar agendas namely exploiting the resources of these regions at the expense and against the will of the local communities.

Considering the illegal and unethical basis of the agreement on the fate of  Jubba Regions and the fact that signatories are no shape or form representative of  the genuine stakeholders and inhabitants  in those regions.

Confirming that genuine stakeholders such as Digil & Mirifle, Jareerweyne, Banadiri, Baajuun and Awrmale were deliberately excluded from both delegations in order to avoid real bargaining with the genuine inhabitants and make the deal smoothly convenient.

Assuring that the Addis agreement is groundwork for another round of civil war in the regions southern Somalia whose residents were historically subjugated to occupation, human rights abuses and crimes against humanity such as the famous man made famine in 1991 which claimed 300,000 lives.

The Council of Traditional Elders of the Digil & Mirifle considers the Addis Ababa agreement between the Federal government representatives and Raskamboni militia group as a collaborative Hawiye-Darod master plan ,which aims to:

1.    Legitimize the historical genocide against the Digil & and Mirifle communities (1991 man-made famine) and the eventual atrocities which the current supporters the warlord Ahmed Madobe and his Daarood clan militia committed against the unarmed civilians in the six regions which they invaded and captured in 1990s. The agreement also legitimizes the human rights violations that Hawiye tribe militiamen led by General Aideed committed during their invasion and occupation of SouthWest regions from 1995 to 1999.

2.     Provide legal justifications for the land grabbers and crowns invaders for the leadership of 3 regions of our original 6 regions which the land grabbers invaded and the human rights abuses they subjected to the communities in the regions.

3.    Neglect our calls to end the past and the ongoing human rights violations committed by the Raskamboni militia and all the dominant clans that came to the regions through invasion. 

Therefore, all 41 members of the Council of Traditional Elders of Digil & Mirifle  unanimously agreed that :

1.    The Addis Ababa negotiations between the Raskamboni militia and the Federal government and the eventual agreement clauses are ‘Null and Void; thus, the genuine communities in the six regions do not recognize the outcome.

2.    All the land grabbing operatives, clan militiamen and warlords should stop the human rights abuses they commit against the peoples of the regions and we call for their return to their regions in Kenya, Ethiopia and Central Somalia. Both Raskamboni militia and the Federal government representatives are considered in the regions as Persona Non-grata.

3.    The Federal Government has lost its legitimacy to represent the people of Lower Shabelle, Lower Jubba, middle Jubba, Gedoa, Bay and Bakol regions following the illegal recognition of the invading groups as legitimate representatives of oppressed majority in those areas, and the Digil and Mirifle community fully withdraw their representatives from the government.

4.    All Digil & Mirifle representatives should suspend their relations with the Federal Government institutions and come to Baidoa within 72 hours time  in order to discuss the future salvation of the our occupied regions.

5.    The United Nations, the African Union, IGAD, AMISOM and other international actors are urged to avoid dealing with the occupation tribal militiamen in Kismayo and any where in the six regions and we also urge them to  contact only the genuine representatives of the communities in these regions who represent the interest of the above mentioned regions.

Finally, the Digil & Mirifle community condemns the contents of Addis Ababa agreement in its entirety and its signatories. We assure the international community that any attempt to recognize the invaders as legitimate residents of the regions will result in bloodshed in the regions.

Digil & Mirifle is prepared to defend its people and protect in its territorial regions and stand for their rights, and will take up arms against illegitimate land grabbers. We call these invaders to leave our regions peacefully to avoid internecine war for our people are ready to liberate their regions from the alien occupation militiamen.

WABILLAAHI TOWFIIQ

Malaaq Ali Abdirahman Ahmed (Malaaq Shiino)

The Spokesman of Council of Digil & Mirifle Traditional Elders

Dhegeyso Malaaq Shiino: GUUL DARO IYO KACDOON ADAG OO SOO FOOD SAARTEY XASSAN SHEEKH (WAR DEG-DEG)

Dhegeyso Malaaq Shiino”Digil&Mirifle kalsoonida way kala laabteen DFS keddib heshiiski ay wada gaareen DFS iyo jubba

August 29th, 2013

Beelaha Digil  iyo Mirifle ee ku sugan Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa Maanta sheegay in ay kalsoonida kala laabteen Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya uguna baaqeen Xildhibaanada  iyo Wasiirada ka soo jeeda Beelahaas in ay 24 saac gudahood ay ku yimaadaan Magaalada Baydhabo iyada oo Arrintan ay timid  keddib marki kulan ballaaran ay ku yeesheen Malaaqyada,Waxgaradka iyo Siyaasiyiinta Beelahaas Magaalada Baydhabo ee Xarunta Gobolka Baay.

Afhayeenka Beelaha Digil iyo Mirifle Malaaq Cali C/raxmaan Cali Shiino oo kulanka keddib wareysi siiyay Idaacadda Shabelle ee Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa sheegay in Kulankoodi maanta ay ku cambaareeyeen Shirkii Shalay ku soo dhamaaday Magaalada Addis Ababa una dhexeeyay DFS iyo maamulka Axmed Madoobe, go’aanadii ka soo baxayna uu ku tilmaamay mid  Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ay ku bixisay Dhulka Digil iyo Mirifle.

http://horeyn.com/dhegeyso-malaaq-shiinodigilmirifle-kalsoonida-way-kala-laabteen-dfs-keddib-heshiiski-ay-wada-gaareen-dfs-iyo-jubba/

(Breaking News): MAJOR DEFEAT TO HASSAN SHEIKH'S GOVERNMENT AND POLICY

Digil-Mirifle leaders are calling and announcing a  press conference in Baidoa in this afternoon against Hassan Sheikh, his government and Jubba agreements and the Corrupted Exclusive New Deal Initiative.

The bay regional Governor  Mr. Hoosow called for the press conference and has shared a press release with the local media in Baidoa.  Arrangements for the press conference is under way and invitations are sent to the Digil Mirifle traditional elders, civil society groups and  parties in the army.

“The agreement on Adis-ababa will bring new civil war in Jubba regions ” as the governor said.  The government of Somalia and IGAD denied and deceived the local community in the regions and we will not accept the result by any means” Said Deputy Governor Mr Shiine.

The civil society groups from Digil-Mirifle are strongly condemning the government of Somalia by misleading the right of the people politically and economically. Said Hawa Sokorow Ali Chairlady of Bay women Association.

The Digil Mirifle leaders are very angry by the recent give away of their ancestral regions to government warlords,  and therefore warn major issues that threaten the stability of Somalia and that may ignite a renewed civil war. The Somali government's new policy of aborting the federal system that brought it to power and replace it with a centralized local administration system all appointed by Somali Internal Minister in Mogadishu. The Stabilization Plan of the Federal Government for the regions is a direct rule from the centre packaged as a form of federalism as suggested by the Addis Agreement.

The Federal government’s position to the create interim Jubaland administration is illegal. They have deceived the Digil Mirifle people after they have promised the establishment of 6-region federal state.  The Federal Government is using every tool in the book including corruption to undermine the security and the political stability of the Somali regions and to foment internal conflict among the clans in Somalia.

HASSAN SHEIKH A CLAN-LEADER OR A NATIONAL-LEADER

HASSAN SHEIKH A CLAN-LEADER OR A NATIONAL-LEADER

An interview with Voice of America, Mohamud spoke of the challenges ahead of him and his hopes for the new government.  HASSAN MOHAMUD famously defended his tribalism stance in Somali politics by saying, “In a clan setting, you can only produce a clan leader; you cannot produce a national leader.”

During his country's 21-year civil war, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia's president, advocated hard in establishing Hawiye domination in Somalia, and served as an intellectual supporter of key Hawiye warlords and war criminals. 

All of his staff and his administration are filled with moderate radical Islamist who all hail from the Hawiye clan, which are illegally and by force based on Mogadishu. Mohamud's clan affiliations are said to be the driving force behind the massive corruption, insecurity, nepotism and lowliness in Somalia.

Under Hassan Sheikh, Somali is heading to renewed civil war among warring tribes.  Many tribes like the Digil Mirifle are not satisfied with this clan-based government led by Hassan Sheikh. Key example of corruption and power-grabbing that this government is leader of is the exclusion of Digil Mirifle members from the New Deal Process and Brussels conference, No single Digil Mirifle was part of the ADIS ABABA conference.  How can you claim that you are government of whole nation when you are only made by a single clan? Your stupid New Deal Process was supposed to be based on stakeholder consultations and empirical analysis to identify the underlying factors of conflict and fragility that need to be addressed to achieve stability, peace and development; but all of your task force is Hawiye. Can you claim a national leader when you clearly a clan leader?

(BREAKING NEWS): All-Hawiye Somali Government New Deal consultation is halted for the second day in Baydhabo

President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. HassanSheikh Mohamud said: "On 16th September, Baroness Ashton and I willconvene the New Deal for Somalia Conference in Brussels, and present to theinternational community our the key political, security and developmentalpriorities for Somalia guided by the New Deal principles for fragile statesagreed in Busan in 2011. All-HAWIYESomalis must seize this opportunity to galvanise international support to aidour recovery. We have this one chance to ensure that over the next three yearswe build on the momentum of progress and remove any threat of a return toanarchy and conflict. I hope the world will attend to pledge their support tosecure this fast emerging success story."

All-Hawiye Somali Government New Deal consultation is halted for the second day in Baydhabo by the Bay regional administrators who are accusing the Somali government for manipulating and mismanaging the process by excluding Digil Mirifle members. 

The New Deal Task Force was refused to meet with anyone, and was informed to return to Mogadishu.  Bay regional administrators have informed the All-Hawiye task force that their security cannot be guaranteed by the administration.  The task force have phoned in Mogadishu and called for a help, a new delegation from the Minister of Finance and Planning are on their way to Baydhabo to mediate. 

On the other hand, there were 3 different meeting occurring simultaneously in Mogadishu all organized by the Digil Mirifle MPs who are also voicing their dissatisfaction against the government’s handling of the New Deal Process.  In a press conference held by Lower Shabelle Regional Administrator Mr. Siidii who is in Mogadishu with consultation of Digil Mirifle MPs indicated that no one have ever approached his administration about the New Deal Process, and his constituencies were clearly excluded from the process at all.  They call the EU to interfere the issue before it escalades into a conflict between warring tribes.  The EU and the United Nations should not support for unreliable and exclusive processes.  They should not consider its agreement or compact, because it doesn’t represent the priorities of all Somalis – it only captures and represents Hawiye priorities. 

The Somali government established a New Deal Secretariat in the Ministry of Planning and Finance all employed and headed by one single clan –NOT INCLUSIVE. It is composed by a director, secretary, planning officer, coordination officer and Sadik in advisory role; all are Hawiye, no single Digil Mirifle. The government is failed to consult Digil Mirifle Parliament Members, and No Single Digil Mirifle civil society are in its Country Task Force – how un-inclusive can the New Deal Process be?

The government and its Al-Hawiye task force undertook multi-stakeholder consultations to identify only Hawiye priorities in Mogadishu, Jowhar, GalMudug and other Hawiye cities. No single consultations were held in Puntland, Somaliland, Lower Shabelle Regions.  They just went to Baidoa yesterday where they were met anger by the locals, and their consultation events suspended.  They want to draft all Hawiye compact.  

DIGIL MIRIFLE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS KICKED OUT ALL-HAWIYE SOMALI GOVERNMENT NEW DEAL DELEGATION

BAYDHABO - Amid growing dissatisfaction about the handling of the New Deal Process and the usual political exclusion practiced by Hassan Sheikh’s All-Hawiye government, the Digil Mirifle Regional Administration in Baidio today decided to cut all ties with Hassan Sheikh'S government in Mogadishu. 

Members of the Bay Regional Administration today called for the Somali government led by Hassan Sheikh to be inclusive and stop excluding Digil Mirifle members out of the New Deal Process.  "Only an inclusive process will work and that we can be part of," Bay Regional Administrator Mr. Biikole told reporters Tuesday after visiting with the All-Hawiye Somali Government New Deal Delegation and others during unsuccessful brief trip to Baidoa.

“All of the President Hassan Sheikh’s “New Deal” Task Force is one clan, dominated by those who have attacked us and want to dominate us and rob our territories, how can we trust them and work with them.” Said, Bakol Police Chief.  Many in the region think that the President and those in Mogadishu should have been more inclusive when they have first launched a “New Deal” Task Force if they truly intended to work on the implementation of a radical new system of aid delivery.  People in Southern Somalia who have endured more drought and famine feel that the international community have entrusted and tasked the work of safeguarding aid to the aid thieves themselves.  An elder in Baidoa said, “This is like having hyena to watch your goats, you cannot hire hyena to be a shepherd.”

Most recently, President Hassan Sheikh of Hawiye tribe excluded other tribes from the UK and Japan conferences.  Instead, he led all-Hawiye delegation to all conferences including members of his immediate family. As clearly evidenced in many reports by the UN, Somali President Hassan Sheikh has quickly gone about shaping what was once a country from balanced power-shared transition into a nation in a verge of tribal power fight. 

Several Somali regional administrators and Civil Society groups have already voiced their grievances with the EU and the United Nations.  In a Speech by UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia on the 2^nd Core Group Meeting, Nicholas Kay expressed his own frustration and the lack of inclusivity in the New Deal Process led by the Somali Government under Xassan Sheekh.  “important questions remain  regarding the inclusivity of the New Deal process, especially when it comes to the  engagement of the regions, the format of the Brussels conference and expected  commitments by the international community as well as the focus and format of the post-Brussels New Deal process.” Says Mr. Kay.  

Somali government has clearly failed.  The Digil Mirifle people are not represented in this process and in the Brussels Conference.  This is causing more problems and might even lead a further conflict among Somali tribes. The fight over resources and political power is coming to light again in Somalia, all perpetuated by President Hassan Sheikh and his inner circle Damu-jadiid mafias including some of political mercenaries like Minister of Defense, Somali EU Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister who are all from the region but are so afraid to speak about the plight of their constituencies.

http://baidoamedia.com/gudoomiye-kuxigeenka-gobolka-bay-oo-ku-dhaqaaqay-tallaabo-farxad-leh-is-hortaagna-ku-sameeyay-wafdi-ka-socday-xukuumada-soomaaliya-oo-baydhabo-soo-gaaray/

CEYB IYO EEDEYN CAD EE LAGA HELEY WASIIRKA DIFAACA CABDIXAKIN FAQI (WAR CULUS).

ABDIHAKIN FAQI: War criminal and man without conscience.

Yaa shaki ugu jira in Dowlada Xassan Shiikh uu hogaanka u yahay in ay xiriir iyo siyaasad ay la wadaagaan Al-shabaab sida uu Cali Khalif Galayr yiri.  Riboorkii ugu danbeeyey ee ay soo saarto, Ururka Baarista Qaramada Midoobey ayaa ku cad in ay dowlada gaar ahaan Wasiirka Difaaca Damiir Laawe Cabdixakin Faqi uu aasaasey uu na gacantii ku ansixiyay in ay qolo tiro yar oo gaaraayo 840 burcad iyo mooryaan iskugu jiro ka taliyaan ayna gumaad ka sii wadaan Gobolada Koonfur gaar ahaan Afgoye iyo Merka.

Riboorka ayaa ku cad in burcadaan oo kuligood ka kooban  Hawiye / Habar Gedir / Cayr ay dowlada sharciyeysay.  Ragaan ayaa ka mid ah kuwii uu hogaanka u ahaa Indha Cade.  Hadeer ayaa hogaan u ah ama taliye General Been Ku sheeg Maxamed Jimcale ‘Gobale’ oo isaga laftii ah Hawiye / Habar Gedir / Cayr iyagoo ka amar qaata, mushaarna ka qaata Wasiirka Difaaca Cabdikarin Faqi.

Sida uu riboorka sheegaayo, ragaan mooryaanta ah ee lagu sheegaayo ciidama xooga Soomaaliyeed ayaa aad ugu badan rag ka mid ah Al-shabaab iyo kuwa ka amar qaata Al-shabaab iyagoo weli taageero ka helaayo iyo mushaar Cabdixakin Faqi iyo Dawlada Xassan Shiikh.

“15. According to military intelligence reports, and sources with access to its chain of command, territory under the control of the 3rd Brigade, particularly in the Afgoye corridor, has been heavily infiltrated by Al-Shabaab. Also, 3rd Brigade elements have repeatedly been involved in setting up illegal checkpoints and harassing civilians, including raping women. During the course of 2012, the 3rd Brigade has engaged in skirmishes with at least one other SNA brigade (6th Brigade).”

Mooryaantaan argagixisada lugaha kula jiro ayaa la magac baxay 3^rd Brigade, magacaan ayaa afkiis iyo gacantiis ku bixiyay Cabdixakin Faqi una soo bandhigay dunida markii uu dib u habeen ku sameeyay ciidanka xooga dalka Soomaaliyeed.  Waxaa riboortiga ku cad oo uu Cabdixakin ogyahay in ciidankaan lagu sheegay 3^rd Brigade ee Shabaabta ah in ay ku lug leeyiihiin dilal, isbaaro sharci daro ah oo lagu gumaado dadka, kufsi, boob dhuleed.  Waxaa rasiib daro ay in uu Cabdixakin Faqi uu barlamanka hortiis ku difaacey ragaan, kuna sheegey ciidan qaran iyo Isbaarooyinka lagu gumaada maskiinta ku yiri waa mid ciidanka u taal ee waxaa lagu sugaa amaanka.  Al-shabaab rag la jiro goormey amaanka sugayaan? Hadaba waa su’aal, gumaadka masaakiinta ula jifo ah ee Soomaaliyeed maxuu kaga doortey tuuga?  Waa maxay faa’iidada ugu jirto in uu mooryaantii Indha Cadde, Xassan Daahir Aweys ee Al-shabaabta ah ee weli diidan in ay umada kaga hor qirtaan in ay ka soo laabteen taageerida Al-shabaab in uu ciidameeyo, tuute siyo, uu qalabeeyo iyo in uu mishaar ugu sii daro gumaadkood.

Ragaan ayaa ah ragii sahayda ama mucaawinada ka xadey masaakinta ka soo carartey Shabelada Hoose iyo kuwa weli ka beec mushtara kuwa gaajeesan.  Cabdixakin Faqi waa tuug, aabaha gumaadka ee gobala koonfur, waa gacan ku dhiigle dagaal.

Cadeen

1.      http://psm.du.edu/media/documents/international_regulation/united_nations/security_council/un_sec_council_2013-413_letter-from-monitor-group.pdf

2.       Based on AMISOM and TFG estimates dated 21 July 2011, and interviews with confidential sources with access to the 3rd Brigade high command.

3.       Figures and chain of command provided by confidential source with records of 3rd Brigade registrations. The other five brigades are composed of a mixture of other Hawiye clans, notably the Abgaal, Hawadle, and Murosade. Some Darod / Marehan elements and other minority clans also make up some of the brigades.

4.       According to confidential military intelligence reporting on 29 October 2012.

5.       Information provided by Ayr element of 3rd Brigade, Mogadishu, 16 October 2012, and by Somali military source, 1 March 2013.

6.       Information provided by Somali military source, 1 March 2013, and corroborated by an associate of Gordon.

WHY THESE POLITICIANS ARE SELL OUT AND DISGRACE TO SOMALIA?

The theory of a slave man is his own worst enemy is a long existed phenomenon that existed before empires.  The blessings of Somalia power sharing agreement have come at a huge cost to the people of Somalia and Southern Somalia indigenes in particular – political mercenaries, who are not representing the local people's interests in the country. 

Many locals have argued politicians such as Minister Cabdixakin Faqi, Deputy Minister Jamaal Baaroow and Minister of Commerce Moxamud Hasan are responsible for incidents such as continued starvation, unlawful arrests, increased illegal checkpoints which money are extorted from the locals, rape and locals, claim these individuals are supposed to be representing still do not serve public interest.  They are instead fueling anti-government sentiments from the locals.

Southern Somalia regions including Bay and Bakool are victims of high-level corruption, bad governance, political instability and cyclical legitimacy crisis. Consequently, national development is retarded, and the political environment uncertain. The region’s unelected but selected leadership faced a legitimacy crisis, political bias toward their selectors and masters, in an ethnically - differentiated polity, where ethnic competition for resources drove much of the pervasive corruption and profligacy. While the political gladiators constantly manipulated the people and the political processes to advance their own selfish agenda, the society remained pauperized, and the people wallowed in abject poverty, famine and severe starvation. This invariably led to weak legitimacy, as the citizens lacked faith in their political leaders and by extension, the political system led by President Xassan Sheikh and Prime Minister Saacid who are all the masters of these enslaved regional ministers like Cabdixakin Faqi, Jamaal Baarow and Moxamud Xassan.

Participation in government is very low in Southern Somalia because citizens perceived it as irrelevant to their lives. In the absence of support from civil society, the effective power of government is eroding. Nowhere in the history of mankind for example one minister transitioned or transferred regionally allocated ministerial position to his own cousin except Cabdixakin Faqi and his famous cousin once incompetent Minister of Foreign Affair Mohamed Mohamud Haji Ibrahim who was fired for allegations related to corruption and extortion against Khaatumo State of Somalia.

All of these incompetent corrupt leaders are causing many sufferings and many more angry from local Digil Mirifle clans and are the result of the worsening relations between the locals and the Somali Federal Government.  Just last week a conference was held in Baidoa called Isbedel Doon meaning ‘In Need of Change’, as many as 300 diverse groups, youth, educators and elders came together demanding change of all Digil Mirifle Ministers in Mogadisho Federal Government.  They voiced their dissatisfaction and called for the suspension of the Digil Mirifle Ministers and Leaders. 

“Daispora are not those from Europe or the US, but the diaspora are those in Mogadishu who do not know anything about their constituencies and local people that they represent.  How can there be democracy? When there is no representation.” Said one of the attendances in the meeting.  See the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYlGz7nOgaI&list=UUbWugKLzJHHfR5Xl6EAWP9Q

Similarly another conference was held where Digil and Mirifle Cultural and unity elders held press conference in Mogadishu, Somali capital, accused Digil & Mirifle ministers who are part of the Somali Federal Governemnt, Cabdixakin Faqi, of destructing Somali Government and called to oust all of them.

Sa’iid Omar Haji the chairman of Digil and Mirifle Cultural and unity elders told that Digil and Mirifle supported unanimously the decision of Baydhabo conference towards establishing local administration responsive to the people’s needs and added that the ministers in SFG who are in Digil Mirifle allocated positions are struggling to destruct the country and worsen relationship between locals and the government.

Haji requested Somali MPs, Speaker Jawari in consultation with local elders to select new nominees who would replace all of the current incompetent, corrupt Digil Mirifle Ministers during current reshufflement.  There are growing clan grievances and mismanagement.  Local regional communities in the South who are under constant looting and force migration are fed-up by the current government especially SFG officials who are from the Southern regions.

Listen the growing frustration of Somali MPs who are largely from Digil Mirifle against Minister Cabdixakin Faqi.  http://waajid.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/dhageyso-xildhibaano-uu-ku-jiro-xaabsade-una-badan-digil-iyo-mirifle-ay-suaalo-maanta-ku-weydiiyeen-golaha-baarlamaanka-wasiirka-gaashaandhiga-mr-fiqi/

GROWING DISATISFACTION AND CORRUPTION PROBE AGAINST SOMALI MINISTER DEFENCE ABDIHAKIM FAQI

August 13, 2013 (BAYDHABO) – At least 30 Digil Mirifle MPs have started formal complaint process, investigation and parliamentary process that seeks the suspension of Somali Minister of Defense Abdihakim Faqi from his duties and lifted his immunities to be investigated for a corruption related case.

The local Bay and Bakool region administrators have complained to Digil Mirifle MPs after salaries and other training funds were transferred and stolen by Abdihakim Faqi and his aides.  Many funds that were supposed to be paid to the local military and police who are engaged brutal daily fights against Al-shabaab were diverted into Gedo and Kismayo to militia loyal PM Saacid.

In a subsequent effort, Digil Mirifle MPs formed an investigation committee headed by former Somali anti-corruption chairperson investigate Minister Faqi who lavishly benefited and profited millions of aid money to the starved Somali children from the Bay and Bakool regions in which he heals from.

The terms of reference for the investigation will include establishing who authorizes salaries to the Somali soldieries in Bay region, who divert their salaries, why those solders in Southern Somalia mainly in Baydhabo are not paid for months, and why their salary amount is always lower than the average monthly salaries paid to those in other regions like Jubaland, Gedo and Beledwayne.  Why there are not sufficient training and equipment for those heroic men and women in the line of duty? Why the minister does show more favoritism to his political allies/masters at the expense of the more patriotic Somalis in the South?  

Minster Abdihakin Faqi is fueling clan tensions and favoritism against Southern Somalis in favor of his Damujadiid political masters. Members of the Southern Somali’s military commander’s, for example, are all appointed by Minister Faqi are all Habar Gidir, this led the current civil war among the locals in Marka. 

Listen military commander in Baydhabo complained lack of salary in which led increased looting by men in uniform while their salaries were diverted other regions.

http://saadaalnews.com/2013/03/12/dhagayso-xaalad-kacsanaan-ah-oo-laga-dareemayo-degmada-baydhabo/

See the link below in Baydhabo governemnt military deserted their duties for lack of pay and unpaid salary.

http://danwaanews.com/?p=5164