1) Dismiss recognition quest and pursue knowledge, my line is always aqoon before aqoonsi (Wink, wink). Somaliland identity should be reinforced around self-reliance, self-believer and innovator than "wa lana xumaayeey oo waxan rabna aqoonsi". In fact anyone that mentions war with Barre should be arrested. We differ from the south because of our orders and way of thinking. Those things should define us and everyone should be free to believe in it or reject.
2) Increase education by not only creating institutions and regulatory bodies with standards and monthly reviews but make virtual library and owning or reading a book a Somaliland Human Right. Every kid has to read Quran and 5 books about science, technology or business every month. The books will rotate and move from town to town, village to village and torn ones will be re-ordered. Take for example,The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation book.
First week I may order 200 copies, that way I send 50 to Gabiley to 50 kids---another 50 to Erigabo and so forth. Once that region completes, then it goes to the next region in queue. Once all regions complete then we collect 'book review' to see who understood and what they had understood and more importantly if an idea or thought came to their minds because of these literary.
Then we can team up with those bright kids with the next mentors and help them bring their ideas to live and more importantly train them to go back to their village/town to inspire others.
I would fund an online book platform like Amazon but our own. It should be able to sell both local and international books. Even there should be book borrowing app.
3) Set up an IT village. First start with 5 Indians and few Malaysians, recall Lander students in India and Malaysia studying IT. Give them initiative and also fund/invest in their start-ups. All local companies from Dahabshiil to SomCable to Telesom will be required to hire local IT graduate in return for annual tax breaks. You gotto invest in the people before you only focus on "budget, budget". If we can employ 20 more people and 2 start new firms then that's future taxation bank.
They should be tasked not only to solve everyday workplace problems but recreational and thinking ideas including local apps in the local language. We should become an IT expert and within 20 years the region should outsource us. Good starting point is Abaarso Tech University.
I met a lot of bright Somaliland kids in IT from abroad. I believe they are as good as anyone.
3) Create national mechanic school/services. This means all trucks in SL involved in EXPORT will be serviced FREE by the mechanic body, who graduated from this school. They just have to pay for their parts. A lot of production is lost through lack of mechanics or broken down trucks. I will introduce mobile mechanics, which means if a truck breaks down in Lowyacado or in the middle of nowhere we will have a mechanic within 20km-30km radius.
Instead of being broken down for weeks, we could have that truck on the move within days if not hours.
It is national human right in Somaliland under my book to either provide a decent road or fix their trucks. I would say 80% of the times trucks break down because of poor road conditions. Because the state failed to provide them with the tools to do their business, I would argue that it is both illegal and national robbery to tax truck drivers. Therefore, we are obligated to fix their trucks.
It makes no sense to tax a trucky driving his truck in no man's land---dhulka ilahay miyad ka xigta? What if you get taxed for sitting under acacia truck? I don't see the difference. The only way to tax should be if he used your road which you put in sweat, tears and muruq.
I advocate for attitude, cultural and behavioural change not just physical or materialistic changes. Those with patients, manners and naxariis will be rewarded. All television stations are to introduce educational games instead of 24/7 politics or Hodo Qadan diiraac. There should be national reading radio, where every night someone reads a book and from miyi to magaalo people can tune in.
That's why I should be one of your future leaders.
By the time I leave office, my legacy should be to leave behind a private library of my own private book collections-----Open to the public. Every leader should do the same.
The man that you all know from the Haud
