By Rooble

This is the story of Africa. Everybody and almost every country is yelling for a change in terms of the leadership and policies but does that mean that change will bring any change?

The best example is Kenya. People have been shouting and struggling to get rid of Daniel Arab Moi because they felt like he is remaining on power too long and they are fed up with his policies and government. This continued for years and years, politicians have been arrested, civil society activists were jailed and a lot of things happened but finally the Kenyans were happy that they finally changed the government and elected their own administration so that they will breath a new fresh air. They expected they will soon feel the wind of change coming from Nairobi to wipe out the corruption, the major problem in that country as well as the poverty and so on. Did they enjoy that??

Kibaki came to over the power and the change has been never done, well, not yet. I was reading Odinga’s speech for the preparation of the coming elections and he was still yelling for a change. He mentioned that if he is elected that will be the final and real change for the country and people. The same question is still valid as we will see the same statements even if he is elected.

Examples and many in Africa and we will go on if we want to bring more examples like that but I think that is enough.

As for Somaliland, yes people want a change and that was the case for the last 20 years. People fought against the last dictator, Siyad Barre because of his brutality just to have change in the leadership so that they will be better. After the regime there have been clashes and there was a question about what that change has brought for the public. Then the first government was appointed and again people were fed up with Abdirahman Tur because his government was weak and he couldn’t do what he was expected to do. Then again there was a change, I say a really big change. People were happy that at least there was someone to trust about his background and personality. President Egal although he did many things that no one has done it before but people were soon fed up with him and then wanted a change, well another change. After his death then the current president was elected and again now people want a change.

Yeah it is true people want a change but one thing we have to make sure is if that change will really bring a change.

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