Kwa mara ya kwanza katika historia Somalia, marais watatu wastaafu Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Abdiqasim Salad Hassan na Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo wameungana kutoa tamko kali dhidi ya serikali ya Rais Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Wameilaani vikali kwa uporaji na uuzaji holela wa ardhi ya umma bila kuzingatia taratibu za kisheria na usimamizi unaostahili.
Viongozi hao wamesema serikali imekuwa ikihamisha umiliki wa ardhi bila kuhusisha Mamlaka ya Mikataba ya Taifa, bila kuidhinisha kama ziada, na bila kuingiza mapato kwenye hazina ya taifa. Hali hiyo imesababisha wananchi maskini wa Mogadishu kufukuzwa kwa nguvu, hasa katika eneo la Tarabunka ambapo mapigano yalizuka kati ya vikosi vya usalama vinavyopingana. Wameonya kitendo hicho kinavunja imani ya wananchi na kinaashiria matumizi mabaya ya rasilimali za umma.
Katika barua yao, wamesihi wananchi na wafanyabiashara kuepuka kununua au kushiriki katika mali zilizopatikana kwa njia zisizo halali, wakisema ni mikataba hatarishi na isiyo na uhalali. Wanajamii wa kiraia na wachambuzi wa kisiasa wamelipongeza tamko hilo, wakilitaja kama wito muhimu wa uwajibikaji wa serikali na ishara ya hofu kubwa kuhusu mustakabali wa uthabiti wa kisiasa nchini Somalia
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In an unprecedented joint statement, Somalia's three ex-presidents—Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo—have strongly denounced President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government for what they characterize as the unlawful appropriation and sale of public land.
They accuse the administration of orchestrating land transfers without adequate oversight or legal protocols, noting that many of the disposals occurred without recognizing “surplus” status, bypassed the National Contracts Agency, and failed to deposit proceeds into the state treasury.
The former leaders warned this misuse of public resources is leading to forced evictions, disrupting vulnerable Lomadishu residents, and undermining public trust. They condemned the evictions in Tarabunka—where clashes erupted between rival security factions as emblematic of dangerous state overreach.
Their letter also urged businesses and the public to abstain from supporting or purchasing illegally transferred properties, labeling such deals as illegitimate and high-risk. Somalia’s civil society and political analysts have welcomed the intervention, calling it a powerful call for governance accountability.
This is the first time all three surviving former presidents have publicly united in criticism, signaling deep institutional concern over land governance and its implications for Somalia's fragile political stability. Translate in swahili human tone based on 5ws+H in three short paragraphs
Viongozi hao wamesema serikali imekuwa ikihamisha umiliki wa ardhi bila kuhusisha Mamlaka ya Mikataba ya Taifa, bila kuidhinisha kama ziada, na bila kuingiza mapato kwenye hazina ya taifa. Hali hiyo imesababisha wananchi maskini wa Mogadishu kufukuzwa kwa nguvu, hasa katika eneo la Tarabunka ambapo mapigano yalizuka kati ya vikosi vya usalama vinavyopingana. Wameonya kitendo hicho kinavunja imani ya wananchi na kinaashiria matumizi mabaya ya rasilimali za umma.
Katika barua yao, wamesihi wananchi na wafanyabiashara kuepuka kununua au kushiriki katika mali zilizopatikana kwa njia zisizo halali, wakisema ni mikataba hatarishi na isiyo na uhalali. Wanajamii wa kiraia na wachambuzi wa kisiasa wamelipongeza tamko hilo, wakilitaja kama wito muhimu wa uwajibikaji wa serikali na ishara ya hofu kubwa kuhusu mustakabali wa uthabiti wa kisiasa nchini Somalia
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In an unprecedented joint statement, Somalia's three ex-presidents—Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo—have strongly denounced President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government for what they characterize as the unlawful appropriation and sale of public land.
They accuse the administration of orchestrating land transfers without adequate oversight or legal protocols, noting that many of the disposals occurred without recognizing “surplus” status, bypassed the National Contracts Agency, and failed to deposit proceeds into the state treasury.
The former leaders warned this misuse of public resources is leading to forced evictions, disrupting vulnerable Lomadishu residents, and undermining public trust. They condemned the evictions in Tarabunka—where clashes erupted between rival security factions as emblematic of dangerous state overreach.
Their letter also urged businesses and the public to abstain from supporting or purchasing illegally transferred properties, labeling such deals as illegitimate and high-risk. Somalia’s civil society and political analysts have welcomed the intervention, calling it a powerful call for governance accountability.
This is the first time all three surviving former presidents have publicly united in criticism, signaling deep institutional concern over land governance and its implications for Somalia's fragile political stability. Translate in swahili human tone based on 5ws+H in three short paragraphs
