Adan Barre Ducaale has shown an interesting divergence with his former stances after the death of Yusuf Haji and his clash with Uhuru. Even his comments about Farmaajo government started taking on the rosy view he held at first. It will be interesting to see where he takes Kenya's Defense Ministry, but between his changed behavior and the fact he is not the most powerful Somali in the Ruto government (Lawyer Ahmednassir is) makes it necessary for us to see and wait before rushing to conclusion.
For those who would disagree with my opinion concerning power; recall Ruto was named to Vice Presidency while essentially not only estranged from power but also at war with President Uhuru. Kenya is a true executive/presidential system. Ahmed Naasir as the "Karl Rove" to Ruto is the most powerful Somali in the Ruto government even if Ducaale is the most powerful currently existing Somali politician in Kenya. The difference is the degree of influence over Ruto.
With regards to late Yusuf Haji; by seniority and track record he was the most powerful Somali politician in Kenya while alive. Kenya Somali politicians have a deferrential in group relationship in opposition to being a beleaguered, small, otherized group as a whole historically more marginalized than with power. Ducaale's change following the death of Haji could be an expression of his more authentic perspective asserting itself after it might have been blocked or regulated in deference to Haji.
One interesting note; Haji was Abdalle...Ducaale is Abudwaq. They are both Tolamoge. Mohamed Subeer and Awlyahan are in comparison Baahale. These guys, however, have historically related to each other in disregard for the uterine alliances.
Essentially, Abudwaq and Awlyahan have had an alliance against M. Subeer, and Abdalle and M. Subeer have had an alliance predicated on facing Abudwaq.
In the history of Ogaden on the Tana River, Abudwaq and Mohamed Subeer have never had any love for each other. Abudwaq for instance killed two generations of M. Subeer's chiefs from Magan family.
Yusuf Haji the Abdalla expressed his heavy interference in Kismaayo from that perspective along with re-expanding access for Abdalla in masalani to Badhaadhe by repatriating M Subeer interest and involvement back across the border to Afmadoow. It was not all love and roses, but cold hard political calculations in-group.
We now have once again coming into the Kenyan parliament as the strongest Somali personality in Kenya, Farah Macalin the Awlyahan, taking the key Somali cabinet position A Barre Ducale the Abudwaq, and serving as the "brains" to Ruto as his "Karl Rove" Lawyer Ahmednasir.
I am not seeing what pro-Madoobe are seeing, but we will find out in due time.
First of all, there's no ogaden clan called abudwaq. Secondly, you are telling us what you would hope would happen, just like you've been doing all your snet career? Remember when you said ogaden and marehan will rotate power every 20 days in kismaayo in 2012? That was gold!
Third, why should anyone take you serious when you have gotten all your predictions wrong? I am surprised to see you still writing essays, even after your adeer lost badly. You spent the last 10 years peddling false narratives and wishful thinkings, and none of any of the gazillion wishes/predictions you make came to pass.
Ogaden's grip on JL, including your home turf Gedo, will only get stronger. That's the stubborn reality that's here to stay, and that's the thing with reality, it won't go away just because you don't like it. The sooner you come to terms with that, the better.
idoor gonna have to colonize more territories from cagder\
