By Liban A. Ahmad
The 4.5 powersharing system sinks the government, according to Amin Amir, the prominent Somali cartoonist
Two fun facts about the Somali politics give an insight into how state-building efforts in Somalia stall. The former President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called on Somali security forces to disobey the government (
desert could be the correct verb). The incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed told a Shabelle Television reporter that “it is pity that a foreign country is being consulted on Somalia’s security.” After all, is not Somalia dependent on foreign peacekeepers? Did not Kenya invade Somalia in 2011 on grounds of national security, and, in 2012 capture Kismayo from Al-shabaab? For the first time the International Community uncharacteristically underlined the potential security risks to Somalia’s neighbours if the political deadlock over elections continues.