first steps to make somalia a self-sufficient and not an aid

[sahal80]

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For structing somalia, Somalis need to change their way of lives

Somalis had never had any world-wide known administrational system from a feudal society to a private sector society

Before the 60s, no somali has ever worked for other somali!

In all the previous regimes, somalia was an aid dependent country or as a former american ambassador puts it the whole somalia was known to the arabs as bilaad wax isii!!

We have been under the russian mercy, and then america has stopped the aid from us by the late 80s because of the regimes bad human rights wich has caused the collapse of the state!

What's the economical solution for somalia then?

Its the private sector!

But first, there must be regulations to control them, it will be the state who will define the prices to stop the greedy business companies taking advantage of the poor citizens

Giving them limited contracts to any company so others can have the chances at the same time to avoid its control of the state

Its the private sector who has made countries like turkey a developed and industrialized country from banking, construction, communication, oil to business districts and tourism

We can take examples from our bordering states like kenya

More than this, the people would protect their business, manufactures and properties but no one cares when its the state who owns them, the money goes with her!.

[Octavius]

Just off the top of my head, there 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.

There is no strategy, no vision, no plan and no prioritising. We are talking about a place that has almost no industry to speak of, that produces no goods of its own and that exports very little, that has no formal economy or jobs to speak of, that has no tax base. We need to invest in projects and initiatives that will result in currency inflows, job creation, taxation income and other forms of return on investment, in perpetuity, which xould then be utilised to invest in either in infrastructure projects or more revenue-generaring investments. Government can't invest in infrastructure if it has no way of generating revenue because there is no tax base, because there are no formal jobs, because there is very little in the way of formal economic activity. Solution? invest in revenue generating job creating projects.

[Octavius]

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.

- Invest $25m in a fishing fleet transportation; storage, freezing, processing and transportation facilities. Create jobs. Earn hard currency though exporting the catch. The government can tax the operations of the entity. Revenues can be re-investing in either enlarging the operations of the entity, improving the technologies and operational methods, branding & marketing, entering new markets or in new industries altogether.

- Invest $35m in mechanised abattoirs & tannaries on the outskirts of the major cities, storage, freezing, processing and transportation facilities. Create jobs. Earn hard currency though exporting the products. The government can tax the operations of the entity. Revenues can be re-investing in either enlarging the operations of the entity, improving the technologies and operational methods, branding & marketing, entering new markets or in new industries altogether.

- Invest in $25m in farming in fetile parts of Awdal/Waqooyi galbeed/the South, significantly increase the land under cultivation, drill wells to irrigate those farms, get the universities & professionals with the requisite technical knowledge to improve agricultural methods; bring in drip irrigation, bring in fertilizers and encourage import substitution of whatever produce can be produced domestically. Improve food security, reduce food prices, improve peoples quality of lives, create jobs. Earn hard currency though exporting the products. The government can tax the operations of the entity. Revenues can be re-investing in either enlarging the operations of the entity, improving the technologies and operational methods, branding & marketing, entering new markets or in new industries altogether

.- Nationalise all universities (ban all non-government owned universities) and create a government funded independentuniveristy. Invest $50m in a proper university/research institute that has a modern campuses, is fully equipped and that employs the most qualified, experienced and talented members of the Somali diaspora. The university should have faculties for applied sciences/technology/engineering/medical sciences&technologies, medicine/nursing/midwifery, economics/business/sociology, religious studies/Somali history/Somali literature. This university/research institute should: provide excellent teaching, free of charge, to all qualified students. This university should also conduct cutting-edge problem-solving based research to address the technological/economic/social/health issues within the country and come up with practical solutions and authoritative recommendations. The university should have close links with and directly work with companies/industry/schools/hospitals/government departments.

- Invest $50m in light manufacturing of imported consumer goods that can be produced or assembled within the county even if we have to import the required raw materials e.g. shoes, clothes, furniture, construction materials, foodstuffs (flour, edible oils etc.)

- Invest $115m in a small power plant, dramatically bring down the price of electricity and encourage light manufacturing. Build power lines to the major cities, with the support of donors/friendly nations.

[sahal80]

Octavius

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

All that is needed and though the state can deal with the foreing investments, it can be more reached through the local private companies to reduce the level of poverty other wise the state will always stay economically dependent...

The world bank funds the investments in kenya while in somalia its to reduce the poverty, the difference is in the system!.

[original dervish]

The first step is to have a govt that doesn't steal everything that isn't nailed down.

[sahal80]

The first step is to have a govt that doesn't steal everything that isn't nailed down.

I agree no ex NGOs and their dependents!

Al shabaab with its political rubbishness has achieved some domestic economy that depends on the farmers and business men.

[original dervish]

We actually agree on something.....other than the date.

[xiimaaya]

I hate day dreamers … You have likes of cali mahdi and Culusow in muqadisho oo ku let "unka let" and your here selling us this BS

[sahal80]

We actually agree on something.....other than the date.

regardless of the political differences, NGO minded politicians have no local policies not just xamar but the same thing goes for puntland of Gaas. You have to have local economical policies but they like to get richer in easy way. Remember we are talking about not being dependent economically. You can receive foreing funds for investments but not living on it! Invest them in making fish factory, salt factory, metal factory for example.

If you check it on youtoube, you will see that some where in caloula had a massive salt factory in the 40s but the british have stolen it.

[LobsterUnit]

Malis back home wait for remittance money;most in the diaspora wait for government money;finally,the governments waits for aid money.i am baasto my children will not be on free school meals.