Country wide demo against the summit in Nairobi

Big rallies are taking around significant towns in Somalia and the autonomous state of Puntland in eastern Somalia.The basic reason of these rallies is the strong unshakable determination boycott decision taken by the Somali cabinet of ministers against the forthcoming United Nations organized meeting which is due to take place in the Kenyan capital Nairobi sometime next week.
This meeting is seen as a conspiracy not only by the Somali cabinet of ministers along with their Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed {Farmajo] but also the Somali traditional elders, the politicians the intellectuals and the as well Al-Shabab which is an Islamist religious faction which is greatly engaged in fight against the Somali government and the African Union troops on the ground.The United Nations representative for Somalia the Tanzanian national Hon: Ambassador Augustine Mahiga has clearly illustrated the reason behind this meeting in Nairobi.“This is only a discussion meeting, and it won’t be like that of Arta in Djibouti and Embagathi in the outskirts of Nairobi, this meetings were for formation of Somali government, but this one is not beyond discussion” Ambassador Mahiga. Despite the illustrations made by the UN representative for Somalia, the Somali cabinet of ministers and a huge number of the Somali legislators and the different sectors of the Somali communities could digest ambassador Mahiga’s suggestions and in one voice called the meeting in Nairobi conspiracy.“The UN is wasting millions of USA dollars which are allocated for the suffering Somali people in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, and we cannot bear that, Somalia is a sovereign country and instead of wasting millions of dollars in Nairobi for a worthless meetings like this let the UN do in other humanitarian issues like supporting the thousands of Somalis who are affected by the prolong drought and other related issues” Somali PM Mohamed Abdullah Farmajo.The authority of the autonomous state of Puntland has declared it will send delegation to the UN organized meeting in Nairobi, but the inhabitant of Puntalnd such as those in Galkaio town in Mudug region are staging demonstrations against this forthcoming meeting in Nairobi.

 

 

Somalia: Protest against UN consultative meeting in Nairobi takes place in the capital
Mogadishu (tf.sf)-Highly well organized protest against United Nations’ sponsored consultative meeting in Nairobi for Somalis and support for Somali transitional federal government has taken place in the capital Mogadishu today on Thursday.

Large protest anti to the UN consultative meeting in Nairobi in for Somali government and regional states in the country invited, has taken place in the capital Mogadishu, reports said.

It was also expressed for the large support that the demonstrators had to their government and its decision it has refused to the United Nations’ representative, Augustine Mhiga’s invitation to that meeting.      

The demonstrators walked into big roads in the capital Mogadishu on foot carrying banners written “No, Mhiga, No, Mhiga” and other words which they were showing to their refusal against UN’s representative for Somali political affairs, Ambassador Augustine Mhiga’s plot plan as protesters said.

Music bands, arts, civil society groups, folk players, organization for women affairs and other large people including religious men attended the protest today.

General Secretary for Somali national women umbrella, Mr. Fadumo Adam Osoble called for the international community to support the Somali government saying that the Somali government handled the national security something great and it is worth to be backed.

Head of Somali religious league, Sheikh Ahmed Dhi’isow told that UN’s especial for Somalia, Mhiga’s policy toward Somalia is very bad and wrong one and not doing the interest of Somalis.

However the demonstration ended in a good atmosphere.