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11 October 2007 |
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| Ali Mohamed Gedi (file photo) |
Twenty-two members of the Somali prime minister’s Cabinet are demanding that parliament hold a no-confidence vote on the country’s transitional government.
Speaking to reporters in the western provincial town of Baidoa Thursday, the 22 ministers said the government of Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi government has failed to meet the needs of the Somali people. Read the rest of this entry »
By: Ismail Ali Ismail
Those persons of my generation who were finishing school at the time the sun was setting on the British Empire and were contemplating their future as the wind of change was blowing through the length and breadth of Africa will remember, with nostalgia, (like the generations before them who actually served the Empire) the beautiful words with which colonial officialdom used to end its correspondence with members of the public: “I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient and humble servant.” The beauty of these words lies in the fact of a colonial officer admitting, without qualms, his being a servant of the public. Read the rest of this entry »
