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SOMALILAND: Paving works begin on Hargeisa-Salahlay road
June 15, 2012 · 29 Comments
HARGEISA — Paving work officially started on Thursday on a $4.5 million road that will connect Hargeisa to the town of Salahlay, some 57-km northwest of the capital.
The gravel road was first constructed by invading Italian forces of dictator Benito Mussolini in 1940 during their short conquest of Somaliland. It connects Hargeisa to Somalia’s central town of Beledweyne and Ethiopia’s regional administrative capital of Jigjiga.
This upgrade which is estimated to cost about $4.5 million will include an asphalt overlay and expansion works and other repairs.
Women of the Eidagale tribe who committed $82,000 to the project
Sheikh Mohamed Ali Gedi, the deputy director of the road commission board, said they received $1.4 million worth of equipment and tools that was donated by local millionaire Omar Aideed Ahmed. The committee said the equipment includes twelve 21tone – 30tone dump trucks, bulldozers and other machinery.
Mr. Ahmed is a resident of Hargeisa who made his wealth in the neighbouring Djibouti and is also the prime contractor rehabilitating Hargeisa’s national theatre. The theatre was constructed by the British in early 1930s but it was bombed in 1988 by Somalia’s last central government.
The deputy director of the board said members of the Eidagale Women umbrella also turned in a total of $82,000.
Mrs Fadumo Shaeb said the women from the Eidagale Women umbrella collected the money from local people as well as those living abroad. While speaking on behave of the women she stated that their umbrella was committed to the development of Somaliland.
Faisal Ali Warabe, Chairman of opposition UCID party, said the road will serve to further enhance the economic and trade activities between different Somaliland communities.
Engineer Hussein Jeir, mayor of Hargeisa, declared his readiness to contribute to the project and called on the Salahlay township people living in the Diaspora to join in the effort.
The major presented a check worth $20,000 to the board.
Finally Sheikh Gedi thanked everyone for their generous contributions in regards to resources, moral support and capacity building.
He said the project will be divided into three phases and work for the first 13-km has already began.
Somalilandpress
June 15, 2012
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I am firm believer in development and if you believe in something its best to take action and do something unlike the Garadag Council occupying Morgan's house. Where are they? How come its all Eidagale project?
There is no government in north Somalia and civilians like Omar Aydeed Ahmed and the Eidagaale women are the true heroes.
They shouldn't have invited corrupted Ji'ir to this event because I'm sure soon he will send crooks that will claim they used to herd their goats around the road that runs through such and such and that they need compensations. You watch. I know that tuug, he robbed more than $60k from my own aunty.
I hate to expose them but I am against corruption, warlords and criminals.
I am proud of my Eidagale brothers but don't see this as "Somaliland thing" but as a Somali project that will reconnect not only Hargeisa and Sallahley but also Sallahley and Ferfer and Hiiraan region.
Wa daadal weyn lakin tuugta inaga qabtaa sida Hussein Jiciir iyo Ilaaqdoon. Waynu isgaranaayna inadeerayaal unlike the Garadaag aliens.
Silaanyo and his gang led by Hersi Gaab will show up during the ribbon cutting ceremony to claim credit and for photo opportunities so they could keep the likes of Gobaad, Omer, Obsiye and my friend Mohamed Cheers clapping, tossing caano geel "Cheers". Just like the Borama road and he will declare "we got the last 4km and yes this was done by Kulmiye mohahahahahaha"…..
Watch and wait.
Kayse NACAS, looooooooooooooser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guys how about you all ignore and never reply to KAYSE… no mater what hogwash he writes… I once heard "Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience" so don't become idiots like him!
Somalilanders love Silaanyo and he is doing a good job! Where were you kayse when riyale was doing nothing for the country, but let someone step up and do something and you wanna talk smack!
This is why no one likes Somalia idiots the lot of you! Crawl back into the void you are not fit to express anything let alone an existence!
Love how my comment on kayse doesnt show up but hes constantly does! Landers on this website I want you to pay attention!
What are you Talking About?
Let him be he is in his own world…
For the eeliest bird in comments- Every success kills him, empty drums are the loudest. Stay on one side either Somalia or Somaliland, beware of ferfer because it is Ethiopia.
yes yes my eidagale folks goin strong i too am one of them but i love my country more (somaliland or new djibouti)
new djibouti means adding most of somaliland (isaaq/dir land) into djibouti. the djibouti-ville, berbera and dorala ports are economically delicious lol
Kayse Nacas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well said kayse expose These criminals where are all The millions donated by IC.
It’s sad and very unfortunate all This ladies take The resposibility collected Their own money to donate This project.
Kayse I agree with some of your points to an extent, some are valid like how the government should be doing more. Others are ludicrous like how you keep referring the elected government if somaliland to 'garadag'. Let me remind you one thing we are we are today because of our strong will and determination and united forefront, many have tried to to undermine and topple our well earned peace by inciting hatred and war. Do u actually believe the HY would fight their fellow brethren and destroy everything they worked for. You certainly are deluded. On the actual article I would like congratulate on this project because this development is every somalilanders. Now I can travel to salahley to the deep hawd via my birthplace baligubadle. Long live somaliland.
I pay my utmost human sense of grdtituae and condolences to all of those family who have suffered under the Barre’s regime regardless of their tribes or representation . The man is dead for god sake. Islamically, dead people only owe blessing because definitely they are with God and facing their fate undoubtedly. Now, the ethnic genocide the SNM uses as an excuse to be separate from Somali is one of the most bias statements I have ever heard. Barre’s regime was a communist regime and if you studies politics you will know of what I am talking about. A Communist regime does not differentiate between its enemies. The primary priority of a Communist regime is to protect its power by any means necessary . We saw that in old soviet regime in which barre’s old government had a strong affiliation with. We saw that in the old Iraqi government meaning Saddam’s old government and the manner he has even executed his own family members. Only a non-educated person would use such an excuse. I am not here to defend him nor I have the intention to defend him, but Siyad Barre was a communist, and he killed and committed genocide even against his own people (The Daroods). He has killed thousands of Marjeerteens and in fact his first political opponent or rival came from a Darood man who later became Somalia’s president Abdulaahi Yusuf. Siyad barre has even committed genocide and killed thousands of religion leaders.He did not give any flying monkey about race, religion, tribes, elders, politicians, activists ets .. A communist is a communist Mr Hersi. For you to say three hundred thousand people were killed in HG, WOW I find it REALLY hard to believe that and somehow i can smell a rat and sense of exaggeration in you statement!2982
Congratulations to the eidagale.
Silaanyo and his people never leave the house of Morgan and have no clue what is truly happening in Somaliland/north Somalia. They chew qat inside the house of Morgan all day and only come out like meerkats (shuqshuq) when they smell a photo opportunity.
When they get that opportunity, Hersi Gaab gets the rest of the gang to work while he chills in the House of Morgan.
Then he sends a lame email to all the weak Somaliland media who copy one story from each others. It's like domino effect—-one publishes a thing and few seconds later they all have it.
Hersi Gaab will send an email that goes something like "Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Mudane, Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Silaanyo) aya wuxu maanta xadhiiga ka jaray waado CALAAMI ah oo dowladi ka bixisaay $4.5 million. Tas oo isku xidhi doonta shiiciibka Salaxlaay iyo dadka Hargeysa…bla bla bla.wadaadan oo si caadalad ah loo abaabulay..bla bla bla…60 pictures attacked….ALLAA MAHAD LEH…Cabdillaahi Maxamed Daahir (Cukuse)…..Af-hayeenka Madaxtooyada JSL."
To make matters worse, he uses a man called Nasir Yusuf to redistribute the silly emails he calls "War-saxaafadeed".
I mean who would use a man with this childish and rude email: naska2007 @ hotmail.com
Would you accept that and call that a government? I am inside them and I know everything they are doing.
waryaahe adiga what u doing thier inside let odayga chill with his islaan dee.. loool
this is at best shows somaliland govt work in the last 20 yrs. Couple of months ago there was 23 yrs girl in salaxly that was peegnat and in labour for 7 days. Can u imagine being in labour for 7 days with no doctor or clinic in salaxly they had to wait 7 days so they can have some drive her to hergisa and they couldn,t cuse roads are so bad that a 57 km takes amlost a aday to commuate. This shoked every one in edagle community but i can tell how angery iwas that we in 21centry there some govt that can,t build aroad that is only 57 km for its citecins. They saying the road was built by italian so the electrcity generators by the english the water system by the ottmans. So what do these guys do
I agree with you all, I'm just sick and tired with the corruption of our gov. I just recently had a brief conversation with the S/Land development minister who confessed the lack of development and basic infrastructure works within S/Land.
It's incredibly frustrating that money, whether it be from the IC or taxes constantly goes missing and is unaccountable!!!
Some people will never be satisfied.
FACT: somaliland today is much better of than Somaliland 5 years ago.
Somaliland 5 years ago was much better off than somaliland 5 years before that, and so forth and so on…..
Somaliland has been making great strides in development, on a shoestring budget. As a Eidagale I am very proud of my people and government and looking forward to driving on a smooth road from Hargeisa to to Salahlay in the near future.
yeah i concur as aciidagale too, but to be honest kayses frustration is not uncommon, and it has to be adviced not riddiculed. and gooo ciidagle the best somali example.
why is kayse using 10 different names to repeat the same point of view
I HATE CLAN BUT WILL CLOSE MY EYES IF SOME USE IT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SO IF ALL CLANS START BUILDING THEIR SCHOOLS AND ROADS, I WILL BARELY TRY TO CONTROL MY HATRED FOR CLANNISM…….LONG LIVE SOMALILAND
I got one word for the snake head . Baffoooooooooooooooooooooooooon. The rest of Faqa666sh, give it a rest we Somaliland still feel generous and charitable.
People have started using kayse's name as a joke, other people are using it so dont be in shock
Asc
Iskuulka agoonta salaxley iyo dhaqttarka inay ku bixiyaan ambulance ugu fiican lahayd, sabtoo ah 17 tuulo hoos timaada sallaxley madaama leyihiin dawladii 4,5milion ku dhisayaan wadadii cadayd. Bal aan eegno intaa wixii kadanbeeya (DAwladan iskuladi Salaxley iyo daqtar hagagsana ma haysatee ilowdee, Balidhiig ma ilowdo )
i used to laugh when i hear the goverment DONATED a BIT of money for bridge x an so on but , but with this road they have noit EVEN donate a penny. discusting.
I'm really proud of my father , he is doing his best to make hargeisa a better place , wish you all the best daddy , love Huda Omar Aideed