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Nairobi, June 9, 2003 (The East African Standard) - A presidential candidate for the Somali elections, later this year, has paid glowing tribute to the Kenyan Government for its sterling role in returning peace to Somalia.
Mr. Farah Addow said his hopes and those of fellow Somalis lie in the able leadership of President Mwai Kibaki as honest brokers. "Kenyans are not only our brothers and sisters but our neighbours.
"They had to painfully bear the brunt of the refugee menace and the resultant degree of insecurity in their country because of the spirit of brotherhood," said Mr. Addow in a press release.
He also said the Somalis are by now more than ever ready to forego their narrow pursuit of trivial interests in favour of the national and wider interests.
Mr. Addow said after the conclusion of the Mbagathi talks, Somalia will require a visionary leader who has not participated in the flair up of the Somalia clan wars and is fully committed to national reconciliation and reconstruction.
He said the country will need a leader with dedication and sophistication to see the transitional period through. A leader who will be able to reach to all the groupings involved.
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