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This paper is the first in a series of outputs by theHeritage Institute for Policy Studies on the topic ofdecentralization. The Institute will engage with variousSomali stakeholders and communities across thecountry with the aim of informing the process further.
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Tobankii sano ee la soo dhaafay, dadka Soomaaliyeedwaxay si weyn uga doodayeen arrinta la xiriirta inxukunka lagu baahiyo gobollada iyo degmooyinka .Kadib dumistii xukunkii keli-taliska ee milateriga ahaa,ma muuqato Soomaali badan oo si bareer ah ugubaaqaysa in dib loo soo celiyo dowlad dhexe oo kelitalisah, awoodda dalkana ku haysata Muqdisho.Laakiin waxaa jira dad badan oo Soomaaliyeed oodoonaya in la helo dowlad dhexe oo xoog leh oodimoqraaddi ah. Haddii si kale loo dhigo waxaa ladhihi karaa Soomaali badan ayaa u aragta lagamamaarmaan in gobollada iyo degmooyinku ay xukunkala wadaagaan dowladda dhexe. Ha yeeshee, waxaadhab ah in dood weyn ay weli ka taagan tahay qaabkaugu mudan ee xukunka loogu baahin karo gobolladaiyo degmooyinka.
Qoraalkaani waa taxane waraaqo-cilmiyeed ah ookasoo baxaya Machadka Heritage ee DaraasaadkaSiyaasadda, wuxuuna ku saabsan yahay mowduucabaahinta xukunka (decentralization). Waxay ujeeddadutahay inay uu billaabato dood qaran ah oo dhab ah iyoinay fikrad ku kordhiso dadka ay taladu ka go’do.Machadku waxa uu sii wadayaa inuu arrintan kasoosaaro faahfaahinno isagoo la tashi ballaaran la sameyndoona shacabka Soomaaliyeed.
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Decentralization Options for Somalia
The issue of decentralization has been hotly debated inSomalia for the past decade. Following the collapse ofthe military dictatorship in 1991, few Somalis openlyadvocate for the return to a centralized authoritarianstate that monopolizes power in Mo