Is it time for Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Barre to resign?

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The political climate in Somalia has long been confused and complicated. Three periods can be said to have been the most important in the country after the 1991 coup.

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1-Somalia, which has been absent from the international government arena for 10 years, was brought together in the Carta conference, which was protected from armed and powerful groups, and Carta was established as the first government that did not work in the country.

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2- The second important period was the establishment of the current Federal Government, which was given power by the leaders of the armed groups, who had the knowledge of the government and the taboos they had brought to oppose the government they belonged to and were the ministers of. , those leaders were arrested by the Islamic Courts in 2006, and they forced them to surrender to Baidoa and go to the opposition government. they were ministers. The government of Abdullahi Yusuf used the power of the government and brought the government to Villa Somalia. 2008.

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3- The third period was 2011 and the “Kampala Accord” agreement that led to a one-year period to complete the draft constitution, and to temporarily withdraw from the country, to hold elections in the country was greatly benefited by moderate Islamist groups. who was already busy studying. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is not known in the political arena, formed a party called the Peace and Development Party, and the election campaign was prominently featured in Hamse Abdi Barre, who was then known as Hamse Abdi Aar.

In the previous election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud in 2012, Hamse Abdi Barre did not have any opportunity to hold office, just like the cadres of the Party and the education group who were members of the PDP Party, and this is what Hamse wanted. closed, that caused him to move to Jubaland where he was from, later he got a position as an adviser in the Ministry of Justice and the Constitution before the President of Jubaland Ahmed Madobe called to be the Chairman of the Jubaland Electoral Commission which was widely disputed at that time. Hamse led the committee that led to the re-election of Ahmed Madobe in 2019, who was very opposed to Mohamed Farmajo’s government, and he came up with a new method that challenged traditional elders, “Bring me three MPs, the one we want, we will go with them”.




The beginning of Hamza Abdi’s political career

Hamza Abdi Barre was not a well-known person in the political sphere of Somalia, except that he was part of the election campaign of the PDP party after his history was traced back.

The President of Jubaland, Ahmed Madobe, who is aware of Hamse Abdi’s efforts in his re-election in 2019, has given the member of the House of Representatives for the 2022-2026 parliamentary term. Transportation.

Mr. Hamse Abdi Barre, the campaign for the re-election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in 2022 was not an active member, he was not one of the cadres of the UPD Party.

After the victory of Hassan Sheikh in May 2022 and the removal of the President from the Darood community, it was agreed that the government was divided into 4.5, the Prime Minister was assured that he would come from the Darood community, and the person taking that position was appointed to His share of participation in the process of establishing the government and standing by the government’s shoulders, in other words, he should get the support of the Darood community.

On June 15, 2022, President Hassan Sheikh, who is standing by his side, appointed Hamse Abdi Barre as Prime Minister. It was the first time that a Prime Minister from the Absame community of the Darood clans was appointed since the Somali government was re-established in the city. Carta in 2000, and became the 11th Prime Minister of the Federal Government.

Hamse Abdi Barre was not a man from far away, he was one of the closest people to the President who appointed him to the position, despite his lack of experience in government and the thought that he should be in politics for “worship” he will enter heaven. , according to him, what was brought to the office was a “reason” which was to lower the constitutional power of the Prime Minister and make him a skinhead. Hamse became the prime minister who signed his resignation and the power of the entire country will be vested in the President.

Governments are conflicting views that can be understood and worked together. Different views can be brought to the table, if you reduce the number of people who lived in your house and shared the story to the government, a major pillar of the government will be lost. came, and he became a person who is seen everywhere in the work of the government and took over many jobs that belonged to the government council.

Among the most important tasks of the Prime Minister’s office are the guidance and coordination of government work, maintaining the unity of the country, developing the economy and directing political affairs. practical, it also went along with that it failed in many things that were important for the growing government of the country.

The government headed by the Prime Minister Hamse Barre has become the most corrupt that has ever happened in the country, in which the government’s assets are not ashamed of the violation of the law, the purchase of land owned by the Somali government, the payment of contracts, and the way the government’s assets are stolen. .

During his tenure in office, his administration was marked by the fact that the constitution that was agreed and approved was changed, and the system of power sharing was removed and made into a presidential system, such that the country has a president and a prime minister who are powerless and the president can dismiss him at will. moved from the Parliamentary system that was in the agreement, without mutual consent.

Despite the political achievements such as debt forgiveness, arms embargo and membership of the East African Community, Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has not returned to the political table in Puntland and he represents politics in reference to the system of division of clans, Puntland. It was against the way President Hassan Sheikh is leading the country, Hamse has been the leader in stopping Puntland from the development projects donated by the international community to Somalia and politicized, Mr. Hamse Abdi has never had a good relationship. have regional governments in the country. His visit to Baidoa came later, in September 2024, after the President of South West State Mr. Abdiasis Laftagareen refused to attend the meeting of the National Consultative Council, Prime Minister Hamse returned from Baidoa empty handed. and showed the extent of his power