Somaliland: Political turbulence due to a constitutional imperfection
Written by Sharmarke Ali, April 18th, 2009, Opinion
Deep down I believe that Somaliland will come to a sense to defy once again the cynics and deter the vultures awaiting its demise to emerge out of this political deadlock strong and resilient as ever. Bitter rivalry between political parties spurred to create an unbrotherly and unfriendly atmosphere in dealing with current issue.
That condition culminated in a mob-like political gangs from the contending parties to verbally lynch each other, proffer explicitly unwarranted worries to the Somaliland people and use their preferential vetting under our constitutional imperfections, misfits, and opaqueness to the current political turbulence, at a time when we have to match forward to embolden our democracy.
Our constitution has its own imperfections and weaknesses and may not provide us statutory solace for every case. However, it offers us the possibility of a genuine market place of ideas, one in which the jarring of parties should work on behalf of deliberation, consensus, and circumspection; a market place in which, through debate and competition, we can expand our perspective, change our minds, and eventually arrive not merely at agreements but at sound and fair judgments. An honest collective work to reach consensus about issues is a matter of paramount importance to our march forward.
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