Somalia becoming a rising remittance source for Kenyans and Ugandans

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

I found the full article looks like our neighbours are starting to migrate to Somalia for livelihood opportunities Kenyans send home 180mill per year and Ugandans 21.9 the article says the number of workers is expected to increase 5 fold over the next 5 years

 

[Arkan]

This is bad. Not only are many Somali businessmen investing elsewhere, but now more money is leaving the country, leading to reduced domestic consumption. Somalia is being milked and getting left in the dirt.


35k Ugandans in Somalia is also crazy, btw @Macawisley

 

[Abdisamad]

This is bad. Not only are many Somali businessmen investing elsewhere, but now more money is leaving the country, leading to reduced domestic consumption. Somalia is being milked and getting left in the dirt.


35k Ugandans in Somalia is also crazy, btw @Macawisley

It's mostly amisom soldiers making lots of money in southern Somalia

 

[Ximan iyo Xadeed]

I found the full article looks like our neighbours are starting to migrate to Somalia for livelihood opportunities Kenyans send home 180mill per year and Ugandans 21.9 the article says the number of workers is expected to increase 5 fold over the next 5 years

This is sad wallahi, the lack of qualified workforce drains 100s of millions from Somalia

 

[Arkan]

This is sad wallahi, the lack of qualified workforce drains 100s of millions from Somalia

No one even cares that's what makes it worse. You won't see a single person talking about it on the dozens of media channels.

Shacab ama Siyaasi dadka Somalia ku nool damiir ma laha

 

[Hotchick12]

I found the full article looks like our neighbours are starting to migrate to Somalia for livelihood opportunities Kenyans send home 180mill per year and Ugandans 21.9 the article says the number of workers is expected to increase 5 fold over the next 5 years

Are they accounting for those soldiers.

 

[FBIsomalia]

I found the full article looks like our neighbours are starting to migrate to Somalia for livelihood opportunities Kenyans send home 180mill per year and Ugandans 21.9 the article says the number of workers is expected to increase 5 fold over the next 5 years

Plus, Somalia join EAC, travel between countries has no limit.

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

Are they accounting for those soldiers.

I’m not sure if soldiers are included in the article it said they mainly work in the hospitality and construction industries

 

[Three Moons]

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[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

I don't find this a problem, it shows that stability and prosperity is growing. Nobody is stopping Somalis from doing these same jobs, except for the stigma against manual labour. We all live/lived in foreign nations, to seek stability and money, so why can't other Africans come to us?

Moreover, those Yemenis have been in Somalia for god knows how long, they're not even Africans, so why should we mind other Africans. It's not like these East African Bantu communities are known for scamming, kidnapping and other crimes. They just want money and peace. Finally, Somalis are the ones who invite and employ them, or it's those foreign NGOs.

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

I don't find this a problem, it shows that stability and prosperity is growing. Nobody is stopping Somalis from doing these same jobs, except for the stigma against manual labour. We all live/lived in foreign nations, to seek stability and money, so why can't other Africans come to us?

Moreover, those Yemenis have been in Somalia for god knows how long, they're not even Africans, so why should we mind other Africans. It's not like these East African Bantu communities are known for scamming, kidnapping and other crimes. They just want money and peace. Finally, Somalis are the ones who invite and employ them, or it's those foreign NGOs.

I don’t have a problem with it either I just found it interesting it shows Somalias economy is growing i just hope they train our youth

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

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It’s a globalized world we are living in it’s inevitable that neighbours will migrate across the region in search of opportunities

 

[Three Moons]

It’s a globalized world we are living in it’s inevitable that neighbours will migrate across the region in search of opportunities

True, but its good to have leverage.

 

[Ahlubayt]

Also Somali diaspora sends biillions USD to Kenya. The Kenyan Gov and the media would to claim it’s the Kenyan diaspora that sends the billions instead of Somali diaspora.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/diaspora-remittances-grow-to-record-4bn-in-a-year-4501590?view=htmlamp

 

[johnsepei5]

According to M.dhoore
Kenyans are making $500 million a day kkkkkkk

 

[SWorld]

These Africans are blood suckers.
Sucking our blood for years and years.
Can't stand them.
Enough is enough they must all be deported.

 

[MisterWalaal]

This is bad. Not only are many Somali businessmen investing elsewhere, but now more money is leaving the country, leading to reduced domestic consumption. Somalia is being milked and getting left in the dirt.


35k Ugandans in Somalia is also crazy, btw @Macawisley

How many Somalia are in Uganda? Definitely more than that. If you go to their country, they'll also come to yours.
I am just mind-boggled by the amount of money leaving. Foreign aid, Amisom money and Western diaspora remittance.

 

[MisterWalaal]

The Kenyan money obviously includes money taken out by Somalis themselves for investment in Kenya. Looks like a lot is happening that we aren't aware of in the West. Our economy is merging somewhat with those of the Bantu and for folks back home it is an ok increasingly attractive place to do business in, relocate to, visit as a tourist, seek education, health and visa services from. Unfortunately money sent home us leaving faster than expected. At this rate, will our folks really develop or they will just migrate to EAC where life seems much easier. Judging from the internet, I have always thought Kenya is as much a sh1th0l3 due to the slums and corruption and that we are the ones running things there. Looks like they are not as dumb as they appear.

 

[Samatar03]

This is a symptom of Somalis unwillingness to do manual labor or work with their hands imo. I recently posted about Somalis in Somalia who want to get college degrees like people in the west. What jobs will the vast majority of them get with those degrees in Somalia lol?

From the article: “We have a lot of opportunities here in agriculture, human skilled labour, especially in the construction sector and mining. We just need to get more organised"

Somalis would rather tahriib then do these jobs. I always knew that cheap labor from neighboring African countries would 'rebuild' this country. The Kenyans claim to be sending skilled labor though. This is bad.

 

[Samatar03]

According to M.dhoore
Kenyans are making $500 million a day kkkkkkk

I think they meant $500,000 per day if you do the math. Rounds out to that $180 million per year figure. This is a poorly edited article and it is conflicted because its seems the same media house that owns this newspaper is also promoting investment in Somalia. This is basically advertising.