Struggling Somali new government sparks concern in the west
Somali president Mohamed Farmajo and
his prime minister, Hassan Ali Khaire,seem confronted by a whole range of
complicated political and security dilemmas that they didn't initially expect to
face. Formed in February, the government still needs to hammer out a
clear-headed strategy to fight the Islamist fundamentalist movement AlShabaab as well as to build the
foundations of a nation with limited resources and a central government that's still in
the quest for legitimacy (ION 1450) And those challenges give rise to concern in the
international community.
The West fears
Mogadishu won't be able to handle all the issues in one go.
In a meeting in early July with officials from Britain, Norway and the European Union
in Hargeisa, Khaire admitted he found it highly complicated to fight against
corruption and improve the country's tax receipts. He pointed the finger at certain local businessmen who included
Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf, boss of the Hormuud telecommunications
Mohamed Yusuf Ahmed Alore, chief of Salaam African Bank, and
Abdirashid Duale, manager of Dahabshiil.
He felt they were applying a brake to moves to beef up the government's capacity because doing so would make the tax system more efficient. In his outburst, the prime minister claimed the businessmen paid more tax to Al Shabaab than to Somalia's federal government.
Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf, boss of the Hormuud telecommunications
Mohamed Yusuf Ahmed Alore, chief of Salaam African Bank, and
Abdirashid Duale, manager of Dahabshiil.
He felt they were applying a brake to moves to beef up the government's capacity because doing so would make the tax system more efficient. In his outburst, the prime minister claimed the businessmen paid more tax to Al Shabaab than to Somalia's federal government.
He saw that as tacit backing for Al Shabaab which, in working to
destabilize the government,prevented it from establishing the rule of law. That, in
turn, allowed the tycoons to duck out of paying their due to the state
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