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To
whom the government belongs
Somaliland Watch Group
C/o Ibrahim Mead
Political analyst
Ottawa, Canada
According to what we claim, Somaliland is a democratic state. We
brag that Somaliland is a glorifying example in the whole region,
supposed to be so; however we do not adhere to that claim! We don’t
adhere to what a real democratic government for the people is, both
in behavior, conduct and practicality!
Siilanyo’s government is run like a Monarchy form of government
where the Monarch can give out Mountains to whom he wants and as he
wishes with out considering the environment, the health of the
people and the peoples’ demands, because in that form of government
the Monarch owns the national resources! (This must never happen
here in Somaliland in our watch)
Siilanyo accumulated power in to his hand and in to his selected
small group, After Siilanyo’s group bribed out the parliamentarians
in to shamelessness, the integrity of the parliament is tarnished,
and then they accumulated power in to the executive branch! There is
no check and balance here! This is worrisome indeed! (“A monarchy is
a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally
embodied in a single individual i.e. the Monarch)
Governance is defined here as “the conscience management of regime
structures, with a view to enhancing the public realm” (Ref: John
Healy and Mark Robinson)
Government is to be for the interest of the governed and not for the
interest of the governors. The dictators or semi-dictators,
automatically take the government as their own cash cow and their
won property. In our Somaliland which is not a (at least by
constitution) dictatorship, falls in to that categories of
‘governors own the government it self as well as all the proceeds!
Governed is treated as subjects!
“In democratic, legitimate governments the head of states are the
servants and the people are the owners of the government which the
government manages on their behalves and supposedly do so in the
right way.
People are in charge and governors are the servants of the people.
They are also on contract. When their performance is
unsatisfactorily shocking they ought to go and elected others ought
to replace them. That is what we expect from a free and a democratic
government, we claim we are, but we are not, however we can be
there! It is up to us.
Siilanyo’s government is on the other side of this virtue! They act
and conduct business as though the government is their own store and
the people do not own the government and the people has nothing to
do with what the government does! The fact is that the people are
the only legitimate owners of the government, but that legitimacy is
not there in Siilanyo’s administration! By name we are democratic;
in real live we are not, especially when it comes to monetary
interest and justice, but we can be there! It is up to us.
Good government tends to be a prerequisite for political legitimacy.
When the government is corrupt, and arrogant then that government
loses legitimacy. When that happens then it loses the moral
authority to govern. It got to change it self or be changed to gain
legitimacy.
When the government lacks the fundamental requirements of acceptable
level of good governance, when it lacks the political renewal by her
own actions or inactions or reactions that government is Mr.
Siilanyo’s government! That government lost the moral authority to
govern! There is no legitimacy for a rotten government. They got to
change themselves or be changed!
Good governance is characterized by open and progressive policy
making. People filled with professional culture acting in promoting
and advance the public good, the rule of law, transparency, and
civil society participating in public affairs. Better governance
needs political renewal. This means an honest attack on corruption
from the highest to the lowest levels. This can be done by
strengthening accountability, by encouraging public debate and by
respecting and nurturing a free press and a loyal opposition
Poor governance on the other hand is distinguish by whimsical policy
making, unaccountability, unenforced or unjust legal system, the
abuse of the executive power, a civil society unengaged in public
life and wide spread corruption! And worst still a government
instead of correcting to the best of her ability denies that truth
and even insist doing it as a way of life!
Efforts to create a right environment and to build capacities are a
waste when the political context is not there.” In Siilanyo’s
government there is no political context, nothing is there!
(cited: John Healy and Mark Robinson)
A lot of things are acceptable unless we say it is unacceptable.
Unless we stop much of what is happening in Siilanyo’s
administration on its track the demise of Somaliland could come
earlier than anticipated! Unless we claim what is ours, (and not for
a group like Siilanyo’a pack) we will end up neighboring idiots in a
desert with no water in sight!
However peace and prayers
By SWG
Somaliland Watch Group
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