Those other candidates are same clan as Madoobe, so save the qabiil BS
This is the problem with Madoobe the puppet;
this old news.
alshabaab found a new way to make which is through extorting cash from civilians in mogadishu.
Somali militant group Al-Shabaab may have outgrown its reliance on illegal charcoal export for revenue and turned to ‘local means’, a move that could free the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) from perennial accusations of having a hand in smuggling.
A new report by the UN Panel of Experts on Somalia says the ban imposed to curtail the group's terrorist activities may have lost its steam as the fighters go for alternative, albeit illegal, sources of money.
The new trend in expansion of Al-Shabaab’s “mafia-style taxation” is revenue taxation of imports into Mogadishu port, extortion as well as enticing the public by providing “basic services, such as access to judicial recourse…where State institutions do not reach".
The revelations could free KDF, which the panel had perennially accused of abetting the illegal charcoal trade. The military has denied the charges.
As part of the African Union Mission in Somalia, KDF has been stationed in Jubbaland since 2012, when they rehatted and joined the UN-mandated combat mission.
NO EXPORTS
The panel says recent efforts, by the federal government in Mogadishu and partners, to seal off illegal trade routes for charcoal trade have forced the militants to opt for other “taxations” as well as improvised local sources of weapons.
Since August 2018, the panel has reported no charcoal exports from Somalia that violated the UN Security Council's ban, compared to the three million bags reported in 2017.
The drop is largely because Middle East countries such as Iran, Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have implemented stringent customs rules that require exporters to provide sufficient paperwork, often absent in smuggling.But it could also be because al-Shabaab now has easier alternatives.
“Were exports of Somali charcoal to cease entirely, Al-Shabaab’s ability to wage its insurgency is unlikely to be significantly affected,” the report released on Tuesday says.
“The Panel of Experts has therefore recommended that the council carry out a review of the charcoal ban, with a view to assessing its continued appropriateness.”
Somali militant group Al-Shabaab may have outgrown its reliance on illegal charcoal export for revenue and turned to ‘local means’, a move that could free the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) from perennial accusations of having a hand in smuggling.
hiiraan.com