Moderates in Villa Somalia are pivoting Somalia from its historical preoccupation with militarism to development to eradicate poverty and drain the swamps of extremism. This war is a throwback to the tragic era of extreme militarism that pushed Somalia down the cliff of civil war in the 1990s. Spin doctors in Villa Somalia are courting war with Kenya to whip Somali nationalism to a fever pitch, producing a mighty electoral wave to sweep Farmaajo back to power in 2020. The script for Farmaajo’s wag-the-dog strategy is the 1963-67 “Shifta War” between Kenya and Somalia. Villa Somalia’s war against Jubaland and other regional states is a worrying case of misplaced priorities.

Source: Daily Nation March 07, 2020 18:56 UTC