The weekly issues or daily noticed from Somaliland media which is categorized as valuable news item influences me writing about the same. The converse about Awdalis with regard absences of equal representation in government higher influential ministries is very popular and that influence me writing about the issue. Although the current government accomplished successive achievements for the major domains of the required development, however, as noticed from the Somali-land media, the people from Awdal region or even Salal both at home and overseas moan about inequality in power sharing in somaliland .
Their justification, which most of us agree with them is that none of the most powerful ministries like Finance, foreign, interior and defense, education,, planning are occupied by none – Awdalis. Similarly both the heads of parliament speakers, head of judiciary and many government institutional bodies is not occupied by any personality originated from this region. In the absences of win-win situation, circumstance will influence communal divisions both at home and overseas.
I am not at all advocating like the power agreement that is in practice in Lebanon whereby the Sunni in Lebanon traditionally held and eligible for the post of prime minster, the Christians eligible for the post of president and the Shiites for the post of speaker of the parliament. But what is power sharing agreement and its advantages.
We are part of the international community and hence we are obliged adapting wherever and whatever seen as sharing with the world family in an effort creating communal brotherhood and understanding.Power-sharing arrangements refer to multiple vehicles to create broad-based governing coalitions of a society’s significant groups in a political system that provides influence to legitimate representatives of minority groups. Power-sharing alleviates tension in a divided society by offering governance in which minority ethnic groups may be permanently excluded from power.
Power-sharing involves a wide range of practices, not a simple model or formula that can be universally applied.” Power-sharing arrangements can be constitutional, electoral, military, executive or legislative reforms.The appropriate choice of power-sharing approaches depend on the conflict’s dynamics. Aspects of various approaches may be incorporated simultaneously. Power-sharing arrangements can include.
Proportionality applied to civil service recruitment and resource allocations so that positions and resources are allocated according to group numbers, helping to ensure impartiality and equity.Proportional representation, promoting minority party and community confidence and guaranteeing a voice in national politics for numerically weaker parties. This tactic is covered in depth in a separate profile in this section.Power-sharing arrangements among ethnic groups can mitigate or exacerbate ethnic conflict. It can be difficult to decide which groups should be included and excluded, and under what conditions. Power-sharing solved many power struggles in numerous conflicts zones in the world.
Power-sharing arrangements generate a culture of negotiation and compromise. Formal practices of proportionality can inspire a sense of confidence and well-being among less advantaged groups, promote their identification with a new political order, and thereby help increase the stability of political institutions. These are the basic principles of power sharing as traditionally conceived, grand coalition governments in which nearly all political parties have appointments; protection of minority rights for groups; decentralization of power; decision making by consensus.
In many situations, the international community works proactively to encourage parties to adopt power sharing as the same reduces the risk of communal divisions. This essay assesses recent experience with power sharing as a means of living together in intractable conflict settings. It offers a classification of power-sharing models, and it includes examples of various approaches in practice. The conclusion for practitioners is to recognize that power sharing may be desirable and necessary, as an immediate exit to deadly human conflicts and difference especially those fought in the name of tribe or ethnic identity.
Ismail lugweyne.
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