AU high Rep Rawlings Calls For Concerted Effort For Peace In Somalia
Listen Ghana (Alshahid)-Ghana’s former President and African Union (AU) High Representative for Somalia, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings says peace in Somalia can only come about only if the people of Somalia and all stakeholders would reconsider their approach and strategy to the peace process. To this end, Mr Rawlings is calling for “a more [...]
Kenya PM Raila’s family involved in maize scandal; US cables
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -Wikileaks claim Prime Minister Raila Odinga attempted to suspend former Agriculture Minister William Ruto to divert attention from his family’s involvement in the Sh2 billion maize scam. Secret cables sent by US Ambassador, Michael Ranneberger, to Washington and now released by WikiLeaks allege Raila wanted to create confusion when he said he [...]
Extension of TFP Term heralds catastrophe for Somalia
Listen Two days after IGAD’s public declaration, the Parliament approved three year term extension easily with 97 % yes (435 present). It’s interesting to witness the intense vilification of the International Community (IC) by Ethiopia and Members of the Djibouti Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP-D) after the IC objected the three-year- extension of TFP-D’s tenure from [...]
Kenya PM Raila under siege
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -The political party that propelled him to within a heartbeat of the presidency is falling apart and his political allies-turned-rivals are helping to accelerate the fall. A tumultuous week culminated in a meeting on Saturday hosted by party deputy leader William Ruto in Mombasa which organisers said was meant to lay strategies [...]
Saracen scandal exposed TFG’s hypocrisy and incompetence
Listen For good governance, politicians accused of forgery, lies, corruption and incompetence should resign or be forced to leave office or thrown in jail if they are caught red-handed. President Sheikh Sharif, Prime Minister (PM) Mohamed Abdullahi Formajo, Minister Abdulkareem Jama of Posts, Telecommunication and Information (PTI) of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) are accused [...]
Kenya MPs and Public defend graft chief over ODM attacks
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -The MPs told the anti-graft agency’s director, Prof Patrick Lumumba, not to be intimidated by threats from corruption riddled political party ODM. Speaking at Parliament Buildings, the MPs told ODM not to interfere with the anti-graft agency. Raila Odinga the Prime Minister and leader of the graft ridden ODM party has also [...]
Six Kenya MPs and Minister named suspected drug barons
Listen Nairobi(Alshahid) – Internal Security Minister George Saitoti revealed to a charged House that MPs Gidion Mbuvi (Makadara), Hassan Joho (Kisauni), Assistant Minister Harun Mwau (Kilome) and William Kabogo (Juja) were under investigation by the police over the narcotics trade. He also said Mombasa businessman Ali Punjani was under the police spotlight. The Minister was [...]
Death of gravely ill Somalia
Listen The inevitable outcome of the contradictory and illusory actions of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG), of the armed Islamists, of the clan-based Regional Entities, of the neighboring and occupying countries of Somalia, of the International Community (IC), and of the “Transnational Somali Diaspora” is the quick death of gravely ill Somalia. TFG [...]
Kenyan Police most corrupt, President kibaki efforts praised; TI Report
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Most Kenyans perceive their police force is the most corrupt institution in the nation, a poll by a global anti-graft watchdog said on Thursday, but many also have faith in government efforts to fight the vice. Another study published in October by TI-Kenya indicated that 97 percent of Kenyans viewed corruption [...]
What lies ahead for the new Somalia government?
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) -After weeks of political horse trading the Somali parliament managed to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Saturday but the move marks the beginning of the government’s real challenges, say analysts. Out of the 343 lawmakers present at the meeting 251 voted in favor while 92 opposed it [...]