Somalia’s Farmaajo administration invites former IEBC chairman Issack Hassan to lead electoral refor

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"The federal government of Somalia has invited the former chairman of the elections agency in Kenya to spearhead electoral reforms in the horn of African nation.

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s administration sought the expertise of Issack Hassan, the immediate former chairman of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to lead a team of experts in laying the ground for a sound electoral laws and election process.

“My first trip outside Kenya and IEBC to work with Somalia Electoral Commission as lead consultant for the development of strategic plan and other operational manuals,” Mr Issack posted on Facebook.

On February 8th, Somali legislators elected Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo at a highly fortified airport hangar in Mogadishu because almost 99 percent of Somalis don’t have the right to vote in what Somali scholars say “is the deficiency of the process.”

Somalia has remained without a fully functional central government since early 1990’s when Siad Barre regime crumbled following armed uprising.

Sakariye Cisman, a political commentator said Somali leaders and the international observers among them the United Nation had expected one-person-one-vote affairs ahead of the February election, instead the election was done by 14,025 people picked by clan elders and divided up into electoral colleges.

“This is a step forward from 2012 in which parliamentarians were chosen by 135 traditional leaders, but a huge distance away from universal suffrage.

“The vast majority of Somalis are mere observers in the process,” Cismaan said.

The country was involved in anarchy for more than a quarter century and it has yet to rebuild the electoral infrastructure.

Mr Issack and his team are also expected to safeguard the 30 percent woman quota in a deeply patriarchal society.

“Somalia’s ongoing electoral process is highly imperfect and precarious,” Cismaan noted.

However, Issack’s ability to lead a sound electoral laws and process may be put on question mark because the man has just left Kenya where the opposition coalition cast aspersion on his integrity.

The CORD coalition maintained that the chairman cannot be trusted to implement the election related laws and conduct this year’s elections.

On the flipside, the Somalis remain hopeful about their newfound hope. “Just the ability to hold elections in all federal states as opposed to just Mogadishu, as was the case in 2012, is cause for celebration,” Cismaan observed."

He can bring value-able information to spear-head the election :obama:
 
Kenyas opposition accused this guy of helping rig the election for Uhuru.

A rigged election is better than no election :manny: but don't believe the Kenyan opposition at face values, they dislike Somalis :kodaksmiley:


Also Somali electoral commision is very diverse and full of competing ideas, he will be the organize not the decider :ivers:
 
Kenyas opposition accused this guy of helping rig the election for Uhuru.


Captain catch the ball first, now the Kenyans hate anything Somali, take look at their news papers and read about the daily fake stories about Somalis. Now, to the football field captain and good luck.
 
A rigged election is better than no election :manny: but don't believe the Kenyan opposition at face values, they dislike Somalis :kodaksmiley:


Also Somali electoral commision is very diverse and full of competing ideas, he will be the organize not the decider :ivers:
It's not as simple as opposition being anti Somali although that's what Duale and Somalis on Jubilee side want to make it seem. Take a look at what Duale and Farah Maalim say about each other now. But yes the accusations against Isaack are political.
 
Captain catch the ball first, now the Kenyans hate anything Somali, take look at their news papers and read about the daily fake stories about Somalis. Now, to the football field captain and good luck.
If you try to understand Kenyan politics through ethnic solidarity you will be very confused.

Kenyan Somali politcians will throw you under the bus before Odinga :mjlol:


Leaders from north eastern Kenya have called for the closure of refugee camps in the region and moving of their occupants to Somalia.

The leaders from three counties on Monday said the Dadaab camp should be shut down because it is where Al-Shabaab terrorists plan attacks.

Garissa Township MP Aden Duale and more than 20 leaders from the region, who made a 12-point pledge to help fight terrorism, also promised to donate Sh15 million to survivors of the Garissa University College terrorist attack and families of those killed
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http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politi...arissa-Attack/1064-2677628-20t9bfz/index.html
 
If you try to understand Kenyan politics through ethnic solidarity you will be very confused.

Kenyan Somali politcians will throw you under the bus before Odinga :mjlol:


Leaders from north eastern Kenya have called for the closure of refugee camps in the region and moving of their occupants to Somalia.

The leaders from three counties on Monday said the Dadaab camp should be shut down because it is where Al-Shabaab terrorists plan attacks.

Garissa Township MP Aden Duale and more than 20 leaders from the region, who made a 12-point pledge to help fight terrorism, also promised to donate Sh15 million to survivors of the Garissa University College terrorist attack and families of those killed
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http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politi...arissa-Attack/1064-2677628-20t9bfz/index.html




Listen Captain, the Somali politicians in Kenya are working for themselves or for people, but that doesn't mean there are some good one like Farah Maalim. The Somalis in Kenya suffered ethnic cleansing and their towns are under development. Clearly you are Somali Bantu for you don't see the bad condition of Somalis in north Kenya. Your team is waiting captain bye
 
Listen Captain, the Somali politicians in Kenya are working for themselves or for people, but that doesn't mean there are some good one like Farah Maalim. The Somalis in Kenya suffered ethnic cleansing and their towns are under development. Clearly you are Somali Bantu for you don't see the bad condition of Somalis in north Kenya. Your team is waiting captain bye
Of course Somalis are marginalized in Kenya what's your point? The point I made was that it's not about one political party or another. The elite aren't really much impacted by it, as you can see by Kenyas cabinet and successful businessman, it's the regular people in the Northeast and Somali refugees.

P.S. your corny Captain joke doesn't translate well, this isn't Arabic.
 
Of course Somalis are marginalized in Kenya what's your point? The point I made was that it's not about one political party or another. The elite aren't really much impacted by it, as you can see by Kenyas cabinet and successful businessman, it's the regular people in the Northeast and Somali refugees.

P.S. your corny Captain joke doesn't translate well, this isn't Arabic.


I know it and you know it enough for me captain majid
 
Of course Somalis are marginalized in Kenya what's your point? The point I made was that it's not about one political party or another. The elite aren't really much impacted by it, as you can see by Kenyas cabinet and successful businessman, it's the regular people in the Northeast and Somali refugees.

P.S. your corny Captain joke doesn't translate well, this isn't Arabic.


Something else Somalis are not marginalized but in ethic cleansing process from concentration camps, forced disappearances, bodies floating in rivers, killing of Somali doctors or medical students, criminization of Somalis there, police 'S fake charges to Somalis of terror, free birth control plans in Somali regions, forcing ethnic Somalis to leave back to Somalia and denying their citizenship rights.
 
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