It appears to be the most contested elections in Somalia.
The candidates - all male - had to pay a fee of
$30,000 (£23,000) and also get signatures from at least 20 members of
parliament.
For the first time, parliamentarians who were elected by
selected citizens will elect the president.
For many Somalis, the election represents yet another
opportunity to rebuild their country after 26 years of endless civil war.
Could someone in diaspora make a positive change? Some of
Africa's Pan-African revolutionaries were actually either working or studying
in colonial power countries and saw the way things were and began to agitate
for freedom, independence etc.
Perhaps the saying 'all things happen for a reason' is
right!
Somali elections have been like that for a while! Large numbers of diaspora return to enter politics. Sometimes it's good, sometimes not so much. But now, there's quite a lot of resentment from people who live in the Somali Horn, who complain diaspora only come back for the good jobs, push prices up (esp property), and leave again whenever there's a problem.
ReplyDeleteSo true , however, I hope that those in diaspora would change that narrative and be the inspiration for other Africans in diaspora, who truly want to make a difference in their home countries, to be the change they want to see and not be the new colonisers and then leave when things get hot! Than you for your insightful comment.
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