Unitary system died in 1969 when a dictator took over the government and abused it. By 1972 it was really a dictatorship.The unitary government in that time period was the best we had, the best solution for somalis is a unitary government with a lot of minor states who can rule over their local jurisdicition with central orders taking priority. it can balance out the two forces.
Woah woah woah by unitary government ur talking about the ICU right? loads of things got fixed I mean there was a massive pause in the civil war until AY + ethiopia + usa came along, usa's involved because of the recent concerns they had at the time revolving islam. Ethiopia? they just wanted more chaos in somalia. AY was motivated by qabil. Sad sad sad
There needs to be a leader that turns this entire unfixable system on its back and starts all over again. Its an unescapable paradox no matter what leader takes charge
I won't even debate if ICU was good or bad, they were terrorists, People like Xasan dahir aweys, Aden xaashi ceyrow and Ina Godane were amidst them. They have nothing in common with the Taliban whatsoever. The Taliban is a home-grown entity that is only focused on affairs within the Afghan territories. ICU as soon as they took control of Mogadishu, they said we will pray Eid prayers in Addis Ababa and Alaska. Taliban never threatened the West.
As for Federalism, it has taken hold on the ground in Somalia particularly in 3 regions, Puntland, Jubbaland and Southwest, that's self governance or autonomy. Farmaajo had a whole term to rollback federalism, and has utterly failed. HSM is now doing his best job at trying to dismantle it.
A decentralized system without federalism will never work because the Central government can take back
power from regions whenever it wants, where as with Federalism the constitution guarantees the regions their powers.
No one man can fix Somalia, no man can remove an isbaaro from another man's Land.
No man can convince a whole sub clan to stop supporting Alshabab., Change can only come from within.
Maority of South Somalia was lawless before federalism and before Abdiqasim's administration and even during the 90s.
No form of government will work in the South without the people wanting it to work.
@DR OSMAN said it best and I quote
"The areas which lack governments we can pass a 'tribal treaty reserve' status on them and let the minister of environment manage those areas under a treaty system similar to how the native indians in america have tribal reserves or the masai mara in kenya.
Those ppl should come under the management of the environment. Any area that rejects governance and prefers tribe, well let them have that also but under a 'reserve treaty' and let them live like animals and come under ministerial portfolios for livestock and 'tribes' we will call it."