We need change

[Octavius]

I am concerned by the lack of a sense of urgency among our people. It is the responsibility and duty of each and every one of us to ensure that we instil a sense of urgency among our people. We need development now. We need good leaders and politicians now. We need food/energy/water/security/healthcare/education/jobs now. Not in 10 years time. Not after another election. Not after S/L is recognised (which may well be never). But now.

And I don't see that happening because there is no sense or urgency at all. For goodness sake Somaliland has existed for 30 years and it still does not have pavements, let alone paved roads, power stations, sewage systems or effective healthcare/education etc. What is the point of Somaliland existing if it does not fulfil the needs of its citizens? How can we possibly be happy with the current state of affairs? If we will not be the agents and instigators of change, then who will?

The current state of affairs:

[Octavius]

I have a different vision of and for our people and our country. I see a country that invests heavily in education and research and the practical application of that education and research in industry, governance and social policy. I see a country that is resilient and that can absorb external shocks. I see a country that invests in its ability to be and remain independent and sovereign, through food/energy/water/medicine security and the ability to produce and manufacture key products domestically. I see a country that invests in its ability to trade with other nations and through other nations and thereby increases its relevance in the world; in particular I am thinking of owning assets/companies in other African countries, importing and processing materials that we cannot source domestically, expanding our large companies to be active in non-domestic markets.

The large amounts of money that are required for development projects can easily be raised from the diaspora/locals. The best way to spend that money, if it is raised, is by investing it in projects that (a) create sustainable jobs and (b) provide a sustained return on investment in perpetuity, the proceeds from which can then be reinvested. Resources are scarce and projects have to be prioritised to projects that create sustainable jobs, improve people's quality of life and provide a high return on investment, in perpetuity.

Just off the top of my head, here are some practical steps that we can take.

1. We need good leaders back home, with the passion, determination and vision necessary to take out country/people to new heights. We need the educated diaspora to return, but not so that they can chew qat or sleep day and night but so that they can lead the country to catch up with the rest of the world.

2. We need to hold our politicians account by creating a system that requires them to plan, to implement development projects and that holds them account to the election pledges that they make.3. We need to reform our legal and judicial sectors and we need a lot of new laws, which also need to be accessible and clearly communicated to clarify and establish the rights and responsibilities of the general public/politicians/government employees/investors/owners/employees/government in relation to each other.

4. We need to establish a functioning financial system so that individuals and organisations can deposit funds, borrow and invest excess capital.

5. We need to reform our education system by routing out all the fake universities that are extorting money from students without providing them with high quality education that is commensurate to the money that they have paid. We need to invest in research that adopts a problem-solving approach to find practical solutions to the social/economic/environmental/political issues that we face. We need to establish various professional institutes so that we can regulate, manage and effectively utilise the skills and knowledge within our country; in particular we need doctors, teachers, engineers, nurses/midwifes, surveyors, accountants, lawyers, academics, scientists etc.

6. We need to restructure and reform all our public sector institutions to ensure that they are effective, transparent and that they are fulfilling the job for which they were established.

7. We need to take action to diversify our economy by putting the diaspora's funds into productive use, rather than consumptive use. We need to control the expenditure on imports and in particular qat, agricultural produce and consumer goods which are haemorrhaging cash out of the country/economy; one way we can do this is by investing in our ability to produce these goods domestically. We need to support out private sector and entrepreneurs so that they can do what they do best and so that they can expand into other African countries.

8. We need to improve our ability to pay taxes, collect taxes and put taxes to effective and transparent use.

9. We need to invest in infrastructure, energy production, roads, ports, airports, airports, communications technology etc.

[Octavius]

d/p

[visious]

Change is a must. South Koreans were shit like this but then they got good leaders and their Government improvised . but what's a good leader without good citizens? Nothing because Somalis are lazy and they only care about themselves. As long as they got meat on their table daily then they won't give a shit about other people. South Koreans were willing to help each other and it worked because they literally lifted their 0 shit country from the ground to a thrieving economy and in just few years. 20 years later they began industrialization with a little help from Germany they joined the competition and became one of the Asian Tigers and now they are a developed country which is technologically advanced.

If Somalis want to succeed they would stop whatever the hell they are doing now immediately and start copying everything South Korea did because Somalis are wrong and South Koreans are right.

Also get rid of all the monkeys running around in office right now .

[GAMES]

LoL you can't compare South Korea and Somalia, if anything we should be striving to become more like Egypt or South Africa, the 2 heavy weights of Africa.

And success doesn't happen overnight, you need everyone on board to see it through.