Elements in the Kenyan army, led by senior Kenyan Somali officers and politicians, including Minister of State for Defense Yusuf Haji, had long desired to intervene. They were eager to test Kenya’s well-equipped but little-used army in war conditions, to advance the interests of their own Ogadeni sub-clans in Jubaland, to gain personally from the stabilization of trade in cattle and other commodities, to capture the port of Kismayu, and to establish a Kenya-dominated buffer zone... The Kenyans are well placed to establish an understanding with the Ogadenis, as the clan straddles the border, but they must be careful to take into account the Marehan and Harti, the other major clan in Jubaland.
The government has grandiose plans, costing an estimated $30 billion, to open up northern Kenya over the next 30 years. Such vast investment requires much tighter control over the region.
Kenya’s aims may not be the same as those of the United States and the European Union. Western countries have currently staked their interests on building a strong central government in Mogadishu that can provide some cohesion for a Somali state. Both Kenya and Ethiopia, the main voices in the regional political group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), would be quite willing to accept the balkanization of Somalia with five or six regions linked in a weak confederal structure. Neither particularly wishes to see a stable government in Mogadishu and certainly not one with a serious Islamist presence. Both countries, however, want increased stability along their borders and are keen to work with Somali proxies to establish a more controlled and peaceful situation along their frontiers.
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The need to incorporate other important clans such as the Harti it seems it given a major importance over establishing an actual stable government in Mogadishu.
Between us, the Cagdheer and Ilkoyar I think we made the wisest decision. While we have accomplished a lot they have been wondering around the Deep South like a headless chicken. And soon it seems despite our absences we'll be seating from across each other... why? Bitch because I matter. And there will be scores to settle once the oil in Puntland start following (an added bonus)... past ill haven't been forgotten. For now not one sweat will be last on our part, our importance in all affairs Jubaland will do the trick.
