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Minister of treasury in Somalia should either resign or get sacked
Tuesday 8 October 2009 SMC
This morning, the minister who is presently in London, had an interview with the Al-Jazeera TV English channel, in which his interviewer demanded to know the size of the region the Somali government controls in the increasingly chaotic nation.
Before the minister´s response to the question, the interviewer outlined the background of the current situation in Somalia which indicates that the government only controls negligible pockets of Mogadishu– the capital city, and whereby the African forces are protecting these areas which without them, Mogadishu would have long fallen to then allied Al-Shabaab and Hisbul–Islam forces.
The minister, in his reply, confirmed the statement of the background of the current state of affairs, and blamed the International community for not supporting the government.
In his statement, he claimed that the government had gained control of Kismayu and the central region of Hiran.
What a farce, misinformation and disinformation?
The whole world knows that this is a white lie!
It is public knowledge that Hisbul-Islam controls Hiran, while Kismayu- the second most vital sea port in Somalia, is now being controlled by the Al-Shabaab who seized it yesterday after overpowering and outpacing the Hisbul-Islam forces!
The minister did not state that Punt land is within the fold of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
This indicates that President Shariff´s regime is only interested in the control and consolidation of power in Mogadishu- Somalia´s capital city.
In the course of the catchy interview in the Al-Jazeera television channel, the minister asserted : "the government has the legitimacy of the international community!"
But the interviewer asked him:"will the international legitimacy give you the power to control Somalia when you obviously lack the support of the Somali nation and control of the land?"
The minister replied that the government could retain both the support of the people, and control of the land. Really, Mr minister?
As the interview progressed, the high-ranking Treasury minister explained that should the Somali government secure financial support, the cash boost could lead to the establishment of government institutions.
This man is creating the wrong impression to the world!
His statements are curiously riddled with contradictions and plain dishonesty, and either the minister is oblivious to the correct situation in Somalia, or is hell-bent on sweeping the genuine facts under the carpet to appease his masters and take the whole world for a ride!
Dishonesty, lies and propaganda should not abound in such a serious situation that is Somalia. Truth and the whole truth should prevail. That is as it should be.
But when a top government minister unashamedly embarks on a campaign of deliberate misrepresentation of facts and issues, one cannot help wondering if the entire administration has not metamorphosed into a cheap propaganda mill.
The Somali government lacks the vision and know-how of management of public affairs, and the skill of running and uniting the country.
I have stated this again and again in my many articles on the troubled Horn of Africa nation. I do so for the umpteenth time.
The Treasury minister clearly avoided mentioning or admitting this during the London interview. He was only pursuing the line of insincerity!
To put it politely, he has no business being an official of the government
Why can´t he resign from his position or get sacked for desperately struggling to hoodwink the world into consuming his untruth´s? Does he think the world is gullible?
Kanini Evans Kariuki
Kanini Evans Kariuki is a veteran Kenyan Journalist with several years of experience behind him. He was born on July 10, 1963 in Nakuru town,Rift Valley province, Kenya, at Kivumbini estate. His entire family members later shifted from Kivumbini to Flamingo estate, then Kimathi, Thumaina, Langalanga and then to Free Area, near the Lanet Army Barracks where they settled.
He completed his secondary education at Afraha Secondary School in Nakuru town , Rift Valley province,Kenya,in 1980, and then joined Naitiri High School,Western Kenya, for his"A"level education,completing in 1982. Later, he underwent training in journalism in some institutes in Kenya.
Kanini who doubles up as a researcher, has worked for all the leading Daily newspapers in Kenya;the Daily Nation, The Standard, The Kenya Times and The People Daily.He was the Eldoret town Bureau Chief of The Star newspaper-Kenya's most incisive and authoritative by-weekly newspaper, which collapsed way back in 1998 due to what was perceived as political machinations worked out against it by the past government.Eldoret town is in the Rift Valley part of Kenya,which was the hotbed of the 2007 ugly political violence.
Kanini is currently also a media consultant for Soldiers of Peace International Association,Africa liason office,Nairobi.
In his long-standing career as a journalist,Kanini has covered various dramatic events in Kenya which include the story of former renown detainee Koigi wa Wamwere. He has also covered the 1992 and 1997 politically-instigated ethnic violence in the expansive Rift Valley province, and the worst of all, the 2007 political violence in Kenya where over 1,500 people were killed, 350,000 displaced, hundreds maimed and property worth billions of shilings torched following the disputed elections.
Kanini also covered the sad story of the late outspoken and fiery Kenyan clergyman bishop Alexander Kipsang arap Muge, who was famous in the East African region for fighting corruption, land -grabbing, political assassinations,bureaucracy and other irritating vices.
Bishop Muge perished in a bizzare road accident on August 14,1990 along the Eldoret/Turbo road, facing Western Kenya.
The bishop died after a controversial but triumphant visit to Western Kenya in Busia, after receiving death threats from a former cabinet minister, warning him that he would die if he dared visit the area.
Kanini also covered the historic Somalia National Peace and Reconciliation Conference from when it first kicked off in Kenya on October 15 2002, to the end.
Kanini is in the files of Amnesty International for his courage in the reportage of events in the volatile Rift Valley region, and has received commendation from the global Human Right's watchdog.
Apart from covering events in the Rift Valley, he also writes about issues affecting East and Central Africa as well as other parts of Africa.
Kanini has been trained on Journalism and ethics by the Media Institute in Kenya, and has also undergone various in-house trainings in journalism with the Daily Nation Media Group, East Africa's largest circulating newspaper.
Source: americanchronicle.com
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