I want to respond to the article of SOMALILAND: Expansion of Egal Airport officially launched

 

Somaliland government played Russian roulette in Business


Does Somaliland have a backup for a project failure in Egal international airport with the Chin a H olo Group who won the tender bidding? Who is accountable for project failure, the china Holo Gro up or the Somaliland government? Or does the minister of Aviation Mohamud Hashi acting as an executive manager in the airport Hargeysa?

Anyway, according of a number of authors outline four principal categories of project failure (Lyy tinen and Hirchcheim, 1987), (Yeo, 2002) and ( Goulielmos, 2003). Many projects have a number of causes of failure similarities. The causes of failure can be grouped into the followi ng categori es.

1. Failure to take into account the needs and influences of stakeholders ( I mean between Somali land government and the China Holo Group)

2. Lack of attention to the impact of project work on the normal expansion airport Hargeysa.

3. Failure to identify and deal with the many risks that can affect achievement of expansion airp ort objectives( I mean did the government of Somaliland paid compensation to the 40 houses it destroyed in the surroundings of the airport Egal international airport 2 weeks ago. According of your article about the news of expansion of Egal international airport, nothing was declared the families compensation of illegal houses destruction.)

4. Insufficient attention to planning, monitoring and control of the work of the project (Decision-making failures).

And another analysis, about selling to Dahabshiil Business man to an area own by Somalilanders communities result with an arms revolt that cause dead in both side. Also, it almost created a te nsion between Suldan of Jibril Abokor and ex-minister of UDUB. In the business world, nepotism is showing favouritism toward one's members of the family or friends in economic or employment te rms. For instance, granting favours or jobs to friends and relatives, while not regard to advanta ge, could be thought of nepotism. Consequently several Somalilanders have lost their lives and others uprooted from their ancestral lands as a result of government clashes manifested through unfair and unjust allocation of national resources designed by malice and nepotism.

Nepotism in Somaliland Businesses

These practices will have damaging effects on Somaliland, anti-nepotism are guidelines that stop lineages (by clan or conjugal) from operating within the same department or government. However, in several smaller, family-owned businesses, nepotism is viewed in additional terms that are positive. Members of the family are trained in varied aspects of management to confirm the continuity of the corporate when members of the sooner generation retire or die. In fact, in seve ral tiny businesses nepotism is taken into account a synonym for "succession." So, Somaliland is n ot a small business own by the President Ahmed Silanyo entourage.

President Ahmed Silanyo is that the third president elected of Somaliland. The Buhoodle affair is embarrassing for the president, who came to power one year ago, promising to finish "an imperial form of presidency" that had become the norm within the Horn African country. Then, he creates a bureau of anti-corruption, but what is happening in 2011-2012 is unlike not seen by most Somal ilanders.

UDUB’s former ruling party has defended ex-President Dahir Riyaale ‘s appointment of equal distri bution of tribesmen and loyalists in alternative influential positions . Dahir Riyaale was accused of nepotism throughout his time in presidency.

I will say to the President Ahmed Silanyo regarding tribalism, your administration simply fired exi sting civil servants by replacing your own men or women with no experience into specific key str ategic services relying only upon their academic and skilled background and loyalty to your party Kulmiye. And you did not rely on experience and competence of former civil servants employed by UDUB party. And that will work in term of democracy but not when you have 3 fronts to fight; Somalia Union on discussion, Buhoodle warfare and Somaliland future at same time, no governme nt with no experience civil servants and not negotiation with 2 older parties UDUB and UCID will be your downfall and your administration.

If the war on tribalism is ever to be won within the country, then the state should make sure that appointments in Government establishments are true reflections of the tribes of Somaliland prim arily based on advantage and professionalism and not simply one sub clan or party affiliation dom inating the whole Government offices.