13th June 2005: A ceremony marking the departure of the TFG, nine months after its formation, from their host country, Kenya, to their new base in Jowhar, Somalia was held in State House Nairobi. President Yusuf who delivered a speech at the function stated that all members of parliament were on 12th of June 2005 officially disbanded and ordered the cabinet to each return to the region of their origin and fulfill the agreed terms. After the ceremony President Yusuf left for Qatar and the Prime Minister of TFG, Ali Mohamed Geedi, left for Jowhar.
19th June 2005: Government of Yemen announced that it will convene a meeting to resolve the difference amid the two factions of the TFG. However by 25th of June it failed to bring the two disputing parties together. President Ali Abdalla Salih of Yemen held a closed door meeting with his counterpart President Yusuf , and also had a separate meeting with the Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan.
As it was revealed later Sharif Hassan negotiated both with President Abdalla and President Yusuf over the phone and scaled down from his pre-conditions. At the same time Sharif Hassan through his influence within the warlords in Mogadishu hampered the ongoing effort to rid Mogadishu of all road - blocks. It is believed he has focused on now to present the city as anarchic beyond repair. It was no surprise that he negotiated that the seat of government move from Jowhar to Baydhabo his hometown in South-West of Somalia.:
29 December 2005: Sharif Hassan left for Dubai from Mogadishu, and on the same night from Dubai secretly traveled to Aden, Yemen. According to two people who accompanied him in that trip – the Speaker accepted money donation from President Salih. The amount of the money given to Sharif Hassan was reported to be $ 2.0 m, and it was disguised as a donation to assist him move the parliament seating to Baydhabo but in reality was a way to overcome his opposition to President Yusuf . He duly signed a document verifying the end of political conflict amid the two factions within the TFG. Sharif Hassan consolidated and compromised his position without the consultation and awareness of his allies in the TFG.
5th January 2006: President Abdalla of Yemen flanked by President Yusuf and Sharif Hassan announced the end of stalemate between the President and the Speaker of Parliament of the TFG. Colonel Yusuf making use of the leverage of President Abdalla urged Sharif Hassan to agree in writing to pass through Parliament a Bill allowing the deployment of foreign troops into Somalia regardless where they are from. Sharif Hassan’s supporters were bewildered and surprised by the condition of agreement in which their leader has entered into.
30th January 2006: Sharif Hassan while in Nairobi at this time announced that the Parliament will convene in Baydhabo with all its members present.
11th February 2006: Sharif Hassan had a meeting with President Yusuf and PM Geedi in Galkayo, Somalia . In there he confirmed that in the recent upcoming session of Parliament in Baydhabo his supporters will pass through a motion favoring the deployment of foreign troops in Somalia with differentiating whether they are from neighboring countries or not – all local news portals and the Somali websites reported the story and showed a pictures of President Yusuf , PM Geedi and the Speaker holding hands up high in jubilation and total agreement..
15th February 2006: The Speaker of the TFG Parliament officially opened parliament session in Baydhabo . Prior to that all members of Parliament were paid their salary amounting to $900 each. They were expected to use this as a means of transportation to Baydhabo from their place of presence at that time..
25th June 2006: Sharif Hassan chairing the Parliament session announced that after a long debate and consultation among the members the Legislative Council it has been decided to allow the deployment of foreign troops as peace keepers into Somalia without preferences to the origin of the country they come from –this in literal and legal terms allowed the use of Ethiopian troops as peace keeping forces in Somalia.
Sharif Hassan’s effort in
making sure that the Bill that permitted the deployment of foreign
troops in Somalia even if they are from states bordering through the
parliament was rewarded with a chair in National Security Council
Committee. In addition to that he was given the free hand to manage $2
m. donation from Sudan which was intended for the rehabilitation and
reconstructing the Somali National Army. That money never made it to
its destination.
To be continued…..
WaagaCusub Editorial.
By Dahir Abdulle Alasow
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