Yes! We can't enter into this deal, maybe a very short contract of fewer than 5 years to enable the government to build some institutions and after that, when we're in a stronger position we should utilize our own engineers. It's not that difficult to extract and refine oil.
The MPs are shameless. They're out of the country most of the time. We don't know who they are only the PM and president. The rest we don't know their backgrounds or anything. This us why they have journalists killed both them and Al Shabaab are covering their tracks through controlling the media.
They also hate Somalis. They hire Somalis from everywhere but they give other Kenyans and Ethios all these privileges that Somalis are denied.
I agree with you regarding the diaspora ruining our country.
There's no foreigners in our government but the workers in the airport, construction etc are foreigners from those countries. They're paid more than their Somali counterparts and they receive benefits denied to Somalis like insurance/compensation.
Yet Oil processing in Somalia not done by local contractors and Somali hands, but by White European engineering firm.
lol,no african country has the capacity to extract oil.
you -somalis-cant even bring the most basic need for your people and you talking about harvesting oil which is a luxury.
-our people starve every 3 year,50,000-100,000 people die in that draught.
-no security
-no safe water to drink.
What is best for the government is to nullify all contract deals with Foreign owned companies and work on building proper institutions and education facilities nedeed. Especially lay emphasis on securing the country which is a major issue.
I would rather for Somalia too look for the long term big gain , instead of the short term here & now miniscule gain and be able to harvest our own oil & gas.