wallahi its over for alshaydaan
https://x.com/Osman_estate/status/1703079139580813665?s=20
https://x.com/Osman_estate/status/1703079139580813665?s=20
National ID launched. Live conference with the Prime Minister
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Most clans that live in Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti all have Caqils they can go to verify and process their citizenship. How will the national ID system even bypass this process? Is this even a thing in Southern Somalia?
GaradShabeel
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Tbh, I don't have deep knowledge of southern affairs. Just implementing any form of IDs seem to be an achievement in itself from the gov't point of view for now, let alone trying to implement it. I think they may address these issues as they come.
Then what's with the premature celebrations kkkk. Shouldn't all this be addressed at the point of announcement?
It's like a foundation stone laying ceremony for a project without ready made plans and later on not following through with it because it's not feasible.
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GaradShabeel
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True, but lower your expectations kkk. We're talking about Somalia after all. We have donors and partners we have to impress (EU, Pakistan, World Bank Group, UK, USA, Gulf Countries, ID4Africa, and UN agencies). The practicality concerns are secondary and internal matters. Let's not fumble away anything in attempts at speeding up the process.
All jokes aside, I hope they have something in mind for the implementations process, which seems to be focused on urban areas under FGS control for now.
bidenkulaha
GalYare
bidenkulaha
GalYare
national ID and the problems it can solve
bidenkulaha
GalYare
In March 2021 security forces in Mogadishu arrested a man suspected of Al-Shabab membership. He denied links with the militant group, and gave a fake name. It took six months just to identify him. Authorities acting on a top finally went to a rehab Center where he falsely told he defected only to get released and continue killing, Officials said.
Somalia did not have a central national database and identification system where security forces can check against the veracity of information suspects or anyone else gives.
The man who gave the fake name was indeed the same man convicted, in absentie for the twin explosions on Badar restaurant and Bilan hotel in Baidoa on October 13, 2018, which claimed the lives of 21 people and injured 40 others. voanews.com/a/two-blasts-i…
He realized the government did not have biometric data of him, so he just went to reside another town, and continued to work with al-Shabaab. He is now serving life imprisonment.
Justice officials said al-Shabab members lie about their identities, and lack of identifying and registration system is hampering delivery of justice and catching criminals.
On July 24, 2019, the late Mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman was fatally injured in a suicide bombing by one of the regional officials working with him, a blind woman who for years used a fake name. A second woman who assisted her in the attack also used a fake name, and she remains at large.
Lack of identification system is also helping al-Shabab carry out IED attacks. Al-Shabab uses SIM cards and mobile phones for detonating some IEDs.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a report which documented the death of 309 people and injuries of 556 others, all of them civilians, resulting from109 IED attacks, from January 2020 to 31 December 2021. unsom.unmissions.org/sites/default/…
These include vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), suicide attacks using both vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (SVBIED) and person-borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED), and victim-operated improvised explosive devices (VOIED), the report said.
The UN report did not specify which IED attacks Al-Shabab SIM cards and mobile phones for detonation. But police in Somalia said Al-Shabab uses the technique freely because security agencies cannot trace the identity of people who are obtaining SIM cards from telecommunication companies. Al-Shabab has back up system to remotely detonate devices if other techniques malfunction, and this often involves mobile phones, says a police officer who studied al-Shabab IED attacks but asked not to be identified. Telecommunication companies said they do register SIM cards but have no means of verifying a person’s identity in the absence of a national identification system.
In 2020, the Somali government approved the National Identification and Registration Authority Establishment Law, which led to the creation of the Population Identification and Registration Authority.
Mukhtar Hussein Mohamed Qoransay, who was then the Director General of the Population Identification and Registration Authority told me that the identification system is important for the government in order to secure the security, find criminals, and identify terrorists as well as providing services, for internal revenue purposes and taxation collection.
Colonel Hassan Ali Nur Shute, chief of the military courts told me at the time that it is imperative to have information other than the one provided by the suspected person in order to verify identity and information given.
Somalia did not have a central national database and identification system where security forces can check against the veracity of information suspects or anyone else gives.
The man who gave the fake name was indeed the same man convicted, in absentie for the twin explosions on Badar restaurant and Bilan hotel in Baidoa on October 13, 2018, which claimed the lives of 21 people and injured 40 others. voanews.com/a/two-blasts-i…
He realized the government did not have biometric data of him, so he just went to reside another town, and continued to work with al-Shabaab. He is now serving life imprisonment.
Justice officials said al-Shabab members lie about their identities, and lack of identifying and registration system is hampering delivery of justice and catching criminals.
On July 24, 2019, the late Mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman was fatally injured in a suicide bombing by one of the regional officials working with him, a blind woman who for years used a fake name. A second woman who assisted her in the attack also used a fake name, and she remains at large.
Lack of identification system is also helping al-Shabab carry out IED attacks. Al-Shabab uses SIM cards and mobile phones for detonating some IEDs.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a report which documented the death of 309 people and injuries of 556 others, all of them civilians, resulting from109 IED attacks, from January 2020 to 31 December 2021. unsom.unmissions.org/sites/default/…
These include vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), suicide attacks using both vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (SVBIED) and person-borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED), and victim-operated improvised explosive devices (VOIED), the report said.
The UN report did not specify which IED attacks Al-Shabab SIM cards and mobile phones for detonation. But police in Somalia said Al-Shabab uses the technique freely because security agencies cannot trace the identity of people who are obtaining SIM cards from telecommunication companies. Al-Shabab has back up system to remotely detonate devices if other techniques malfunction, and this often involves mobile phones, says a police officer who studied al-Shabab IED attacks but asked not to be identified. Telecommunication companies said they do register SIM cards but have no means of verifying a person’s identity in the absence of a national identification system.
In 2020, the Somali government approved the National Identification and Registration Authority Establishment Law, which led to the creation of the Population Identification and Registration Authority.
Mukhtar Hussein Mohamed Qoransay, who was then the Director General of the Population Identification and Registration Authority told me that the identification system is important for the government in order to secure the security, find criminals, and identify terrorists as well as providing services, for internal revenue purposes and taxation collection.
Colonel Hassan Ali Nur Shute, chief of the military courts told me at the time that it is imperative to have information other than the one provided by the suspected person in order to verify identity and information given.
bidenkulaha
GalYare
6 months to realise someone lied about their name. I’m sure there’s worse examples too. We’re 100 years behind some countries
Very good to hear.
Even behind us iyo jeegaan in term of goverment activites, waay back in 2000s we implemented ID
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You cannot compare your ID to the somali governments, yours is like the provisional licenseEven behind us iyo jeegaan in term of goverment activites, waay back in 2000s we implemented ID
bidenkulaha
GalYare
For more than three decades, Somalia's digital identity system remained stagnant, untouched by the major technological changes sweeping the globe. That standstill is now coming to an end, says Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre.
In a historic move, Barre convened a two-day conference in Mogadishu on Saturday, marking the official return of civil registration and the issuance of national ID cards.
“Today marks a great day for Somalia as we finally lay the foundations of a reliable and all-inclusive national identification system that is recognized worldwide,” Barre said.
After the official inauguration of the system Saturday by the prime minister in Mogadishu, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was in the city of Dhusamareb commanding the fight against al-Shabab militants in central Somalia, received his national identification card.
“The ID card issuance was started by the president and the PM and it is part of a rollout in the country, which every Somali citizen is eligible to acquire,” a government statement said.
“It is a significant milestone in Somalia’s state-building journey. The national ID rollout is set to enhance security and address crucial national issues,” Mohamud said as he received his card.
Digital identity systems, often referred to as eID, are the bedrock of Somalia’s new digital services. The government says they empower citizens to exercise their liberties and businesses to operate efficiently.
“Through this system, the government reaffirms its endeavor to ensure that Somali citizens enjoy equal rights with regard to the participation of all national commitments,” Barre said.
Barre cited the need to combat security threats, terrorism and identity fraud as compelling reasons to introduce a national ID.
“This system will boost our businesses and economy, our banks, communication and Hawala money transfer systems. It will strictly deal with terror networks and the fight against extremism,” Barre said.
In a video message to the conference from the front line in central Somalia, Somalia’s minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, reiterated the importance of a reliable national ID for the government's fight against al-Shabab militants.
“A national identification system is a powerful tool in our fight against extremism, providing a sense of belonging and identity to our citizens,” Fiqi said. “National ID is not only a piece of plastic, but it represents access to essential services like health care, education, elections and economic opportunities to the Somali people.”
In March, Somalia's upper house passed the National Identification and Registration Authority Bill, which enables every Somali citizen to legally register their identity and gain access to the government and private services to which they are entitled.
Somali government officials, businessmen, members of civil society and international partners were among participants in the conference in Mogadishu.
Speakers at the conference included United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Catriona Laing and the World Bank country manager, Kristina Svensson.
Those who spoke at the conference expressed optimism that the national ID will help in the fight against the al-Shabab terror group.
The story of Somalia's digital identity resurgence finds its roots in the turbulent year 1991, when the national citizen registry collapsed. National unrest, instability, disorder and economic turmoil led to the downfall of government leadership and the disintegration of the registration system.
HAG from day one they were against Federalism. They want kacaan era to return back, it seems they didnt learn from history.
Do the opposite of what they say, they want to make us debt slaves.
bidenkulaha
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Gudoomiyaha Aqalka Sare
bidenkulaha
GalYare
Gudoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka
I hope this is tied to the coming national elections!
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I hope this is tied to the coming national elections!
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bidenkulaha
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Place of birth, Ethiopia
