Somaliland: M.P’s are over paid and out of touch

As a Somalilander, in the diaspora living in the UK we, are dismay and extremely angry with the fact that Somaliland elected representatives are abusing their position by not carrying out public duties on behalf of their constituencies.  There are growing concerns that our members of Somaliland member are failing their obligations, as a respected legislators.

To make matter worst they  get paid huge wages without doing any work most of them failed, to attend important meetings in the Chamber, some whom were expelled, from the House.  Somalilander, abroad  and world wide are deeply uneasy about this issue our law makers, have no regard for their electorate that put them into power. Somaliland M.P’s have no idea the damage they re, causing to democracy and the rule of law, the fact the very people supposed  to protect and safe guard their people are abusing the trust of their constituency. In stead chose to rent an expensive hotels in the Capital, Hargeisa.
And have no desire to  go back their districts, and regions, to help and serve their constituency needs, currently facing high unemployment,  and skyrocketted, food prices  in this holy month of Ramadan by a unscrupulous and cruel food importers. At times like this Somaliland citizens needs their elected reprensentatives on their side, working for them to air their concerns.

Somaliland  M. P’s  needs to understand  what they doing is wrong morally, and politically wrong, it is also undemocratic, unislamic   because they are not acting good  in faith this is unprecedented national scandals.  We know the Chairman’s of the Houses of parliaments get paid enormous salary which is beyond comprehension, Sulaymen Gaal gets $8000 dollar a month, Abdirahman Cirro get paid $6000 for doing nothing travelling back and forth to Europe and Sl, Sulaymen Nuur, chairman of Guurti)  He called himself,  spent more time in London  Hospitals, than Hargeysa.

Somaliland citizens deserves  and expect better  services from their elected legislators,  if this kind of behaviour continues it will  have serious consequences for request for international Aid and recognition, because our legislators, are not implementing  the due process and as a result neglecting their impoverished tiny unrecognised nation,  a typical Afrikan mind sett,   treat yourself and put self interest before their people. how disgraceful  i’ said, shame on you, except one or two M.P’s like Ali  MP Marehan   And  Wabeeye  who single handedly tried their best to pay regular  visit their constituencies in Burao And Odweyne  to met up local people  by engaging with them and discussing current issues.

As for president Ahmed Siilanyo a great advocate of  accountability and always campaign for stand,  up for the poor  and not for the few rich,  we don’t believe that he is at all happy with this waste of tax payers money, at the same time Siilanyo does not want a confrontation with the legislators, at present time in case of a back clash.

We urge Mr Cirro and Sulaymen Gaal to step down and resign  Somaliland parliament is unfit for a purpose,,,, people lost total confidence, of their  M.P’s

Ali A .Ismail Dheeg     Newport_Swales/UK