Men like him come around once in a while.
A man for the ages.
Admittedly I am not one of his greatest supporters. I still feel conflicted knowing this man has, at times, served his own individual interests more than his folks---in whose name he got that position.
However, while you don't have to love him, you have to RESPECT him.
A game changer.
He came in determined not to be a shadow. To that effect he shined so brightly, he made them SHADOWS.
He practiced the constitution as it should be applied. He became the Executive leader. He sidelined Dam Jadiid. To add topping to the dessert, he then declared war in bright daylight by making the Godfather of the machine the Minister of LIVESTOCK.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Waxii la qariyo xaaraan baa ku jirto. I remember Sahal saying on the day the reshuffle was announced that they would buy every vote in the Parliament. When the world spoke and talked about the elephant in the room and exposed bribery and corruption to the world's news paper, they then became ashamed and tried to distance themselves from the lack of legitimacy.
It is a month since they announced the motion, and the battle in parliament is now not about a motion but about corruption and malfeasance.
Parliament is forced to check itself and address it's criminality to itself. This is a development which will have long term positive repercussions for the Somali people.
All because of Abdiwali Sh---who has chosen to sit back and watch the making of his doing with dignity and self respect...
...as the machine self-destructs watching all legitimacy bestowed on it errode away.
Yes, a man to Respect.
