Kulmiye Party Pardons Party lineage But Begs Tribally!

August 15, 2008
Kulmiye Party Pardons Party lineage But Begs Tribally!
How good is Kulmiye working for the common good and for our country? Is Kulmiye a national political entity or prosaically clan based? These are the questions that linger in the minds of any concerned Somaliland citizen.
But if the result from the first dream (wining the country’s leadership) challenge facing Kulmiye party is any indication, plenty is needed for kulmiye to improve. And so far the prediction of Kulmiye wining in the upcoming election is lousy. The idea is not to roast Kulmiye but to understand where we (SL) should improve to have a strong opposition political entity on national platform.
Nobody likes a tergiversator political party that abandons completely au fait all routes for national platform and plays footsie with its bedrock clan constituency to entertain its interests on the expense of national interest. The postponement of Kulmiye party central committee convention in order to deify its clan base caucus was a non sequitur, not played into the notion that Kulmiye has adapted to a political party lineage but preferred to beg tribally, an indication that usually peddled by weak support dealing with own candidate’s deficiencies. It also underscores how this party is far removed from sound political strategy and its leader spirit at low ebb that it has now become for him a far-fetched for acclaim and grab our country’s leadership.
This is actually a crucial watershed for all its conscientious party members including those who subscribe to party clan base to re-examine the party strategy, vision to have the idyllic ideas for leadership and its relevance to the common good and the country if so much a wining is to their party in the upcoming presidential election.
As SL presidential election is right at the corner, candidate’s integrity, personality, deep- seated belief in the existence of SL entity and leadership skills that best suite for the common good and aspiration of SL people take on importance with the public to winnow their selection for the only one candidate who embodies these characteristics. Kulmiye leader however ridicules such tenets by acting defiantly in spite of his glorification and accolades by none other than sycophants. Presidential elections are never referendums. They are, ultimately, a choice. Candidates stand up for the election; people decide.
As We, Somaliland people, are yearning for recognition, we expect our leaders psyche and thinking to reinforce our aspirations. Anything less would definitely be counterproductive. It is then the responsibility of Kulmiye party members to correct the wrongs of their party and its leaders to gain momentum to give a shot at wining the upcoming presidential election before it is too late. Let it be known to Kulmiye party and its leader that it is the national platform that pays court to wining and not clan deification that this party leader holds so dear.
Sharmarke Ali - USA