By Hana Mohamed Muse   

It is amazing that donors talk of good governance and normally deny aid to some of the poorest countries in the world on the pretext of bad governance while they nurture when and where they see their interest. Good example is Egypt where there is a gross violation of human right and all characteristics of bad governance.

I want to confine my self to Somaliland Red crest Society. This is one of the munificently funded organizations in Somaliland. Somaland Red Crescent projects comes from  ICRC, European Union, German Red cross, Norwegian Red cross and others.
 
Normally donors and funding agencies look at the organizational structures and bye- laws of the beneficiary agency before any approval of such projects.  Theses bye-laws clearly stipulate the election, appointment and removal of the senior members of the organization. So what is amazing is that   although all funding agencies in Somaliland are fully aware the succession process of SRC still they support with generous funds.

Abdirahman Hassan Rakuub of Hargeisa died two years ago and a cousin of Abdirahman who is a medical doctor was groomed after he was called from abroad. Recently Haji  Nur of Borama had passed away last month (  May good bless him) and immediately his son was called from North America to replace him.  I belief there is an article in SRC bye- laws which allows these replacement to take place otherwise such things cannot be done on a broad day light  and repeated twice and thrice. So it will not be strange to wake up one morning and find Amina-Weris - Silaanyo's wife -as the head of Somaliland Crescent Society.

Finally I think it is a high time to reform SRC structure and bye-laws and it is very important that the Ministry of planning of Somaliland to be involved in this process for SRC activities are national priority.

 Hana Mohamed Muse

hmmuse@gmail.com