How lasting peace can be achieved in Jubbaland Sate of Somalia
TO: THE PRESIDENT OF SOMALIA
TO: THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT OF SOMALIA
TO: AMISOM, SOMALIA
TO: IGAD STATES
TO: THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS
How lasting peace can be achieved in Jubbaland Sate of Somalia
Before we start celebrating the imminent fall of Kismayo to the allied forces, we need to look the cause of the conflict from the foundation and then start finding the solution.
First of all the Jubbaland state consists of three regions in the name of Lower Jubba, Middle Jubba and Gedo. Gedo being predominantly settled by Sade community where by Absame is the majority of the other two.
Sade and Absame lived side by side in Gedo and Gowrar, Absame settling Bardere whereas Sade lived in Gowrar.
Demacration line was set by the colonial power as a border between the two sides in order to minimise skirmishes. This line evidently goes through Bosar all the way to Elwaq. The government of Siyad Bare unified Bardere with the rest of Gowrar hence giving the name of Gedo. The parts of then Gedo settled by Sade Community is known to be rocky and is neither good for grazing livestock nor for agricultural use.
With the help of the government run by their son, the Sade community started advancing to Bardere District. Government soldiers helped them bush Absame out of Bardere. Many were lost in the hand of government forces, many of them were put to jail and this objective trend of killing, arrest and torture continued until the land owners were displaced and replaced with invader community.
After the collapse of Bare’s regime in 1991, Sade community took advantage of using partnership of Darod in the civil wars as a cover to even grab more land from Lower Jubba region.
These time big numbers of nomads with their livestock were deliberately moved in to this region as well as urban settlers to eventually claim ownership just like the case of Bardere.
Add insult to the injury was when warlord Bare Aden Shire took control of Kismayo in a bloody offensive from forces loyal to General Morgan and ruled almost the next eight years. Shire gave way to new waves of his clansmen all over from Gedo and Galgadud to migrate to this land
Cause of the problem:
• The over ambition of Sade Community to take over other people’s land.
• The looseness of Absame and other communities by letting the land rightfully belongs to them nearly taken.
Sollution: Plan A
• Jubbaland State Adminstration be established between Gedo, Middle Jubba and Lower Jubba
• Sade Community should stop countingg themselves as indigenous people of neither Lower Jubba nor middle Jubba
• Communities outside Jubbaland should stop meddling state affairs
• The Federal Government should be neutral and not take side with any group
PlanB:
• If the idea of three region sate didn’t work then two region states of Lower Jubba and Middle Jubba can be established as an alternative solution leaving Gedo without Bardere out.
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Cabdi Ibrahim
Jubbaland Intellectual Group
Baxbul70@hotmail.com
Somalia will never be peace without solving the issue of land
Vey good article. Brother you have talked about the reality and unless somalis stop they enmity they have towards absame no government will established in somalia. jubaland belong to absame. we need to get back baardheere. We have seen who our real enemies are=the somalis. No more concessions if they don’t stop this enmity towards absame.then the sleeping lion of absame will wake up once again and teach them lessons they will never forget!
Congrats bro the way u made the point clear we need an international interferance but if the matter is left to so call TFG lead by HASSAN SH MOHAMED then things will be worse
Yes ….what a….. truthful article , kismaayo was the strong hold of Alshabab and their associate tribes majority was the marehan tribe and the hawiye tribe, the Allience between this two different tribes who was helping Alshabab was to dislocate the civilian population in kismaayo , they rape the women, they clear the rainforest for cherkol to benefit their illegal activity and crimanal mind , they terrorized the Absame clan elders and they intimidate the native owners of the land the Absame tribe
.. The Allience two tribes from galgaduud .. The galgadud brotherhood marehan and habar gidir .. Is finding hard to believe their nightmare turn to reality … And the victims decided put stop to the so called Alshabab who we know ,they were this particular two tribes , the theory was to bring peace and stability to the region, to bring down the Alshabab administration . And free the civilian population from this extremist but now the theory is in practicality and the process of peaceful and modern dermacrocy will be on the rise in kismaayo . However there is some element of the Somali government who preferred Alshabab which means there is enemy within the newly elected government …….!
Nice article…but u need to add two important idea about Jubbaland solution..
1)- Darood disagreement about land is only solving by Daroods only.
2)- Instead of saying Absame, change that word to Kablalax.
reast of the article is fine and looks fair.
It is vital that Absame stand up for each other, they have been bullied and have been subjected to the unthinkable for far too long. They also need to listen to one another, and stand side by side. With that out of the way, I have also heard that Caabudwaaq belongs to a subblan of Ogaden, therefore, they need to get that city back as well and bush the mx to the sea if that is what it takes. We far out number any Somali clan and I know they know this and they fear that one day we will wake up and give them exactly what they gave us. Absame seems to have no backbone when it comes to other clans, and yet, it is easy for them to kill each other, this also needs to stop. They need to use their mouth when dealing with each other and not use a gun on their brother. It is 2013, and our people need unity now more then ever and in sha Allah we will achieve that soon.