The problem is the cameras don’t access to steady electricity. If you power them with batteries and solar, people steal them, just like what happened in Xamaar when 300 batteries were stolen from street lights.
Security is big business in Somalia.
Somali startups really need to focus on being creative and outsourcing the incompetence to Somali owned security startups that are passionate about this sector.
There’s a trade show in Paris and it has so many new technologies and companies working military and security hardware/software, but you won’t see Somalis attending them.
Agriculture and Security are the low hanging fruit—no pun intended, industries that need the most attention in Somalia.
I doubt those that control Xamar would allow newcomers into the security market.
Even foreign mercenaries pay them for permission to work there.
Businesses and property owners need to come together to coordinate on a security solution.
It'll improve footfall for stores and property prices if done right.
I'm sure they could host the CCTV cameras as well.
We need to implement a get paid to snitch scheme.
If you have proof of someone commiting certain crimes in Xamar then you should get paid a reward once a conviction is confirmed.
The rewards would be paid by an alliance of businesses in Xamar.
Just $10/month from 1,000 businesses would be enough to reward around a 100 hero snitches every month.
I doubt we'll get even close to that number of snitches in a month so it could go up depending on the average number or severity of the crimes.
Of course the sentences have to be actually carried out or people will make up crimes to get paid.
