it is true i mean they control about 5470 kilometers outside kismayo but in case mind you are where the jubilant forces are in control apart from the type that happened last month because my has been very peaceful nothing has happened in the past few years except the others that i visited kissed my your this year it's very peaceful city and it has been very peaceful for several years and i think we have to understand from a local somali perspective we in the diaspora often talk about policies but for the local people all the case about peace and stability but they don't really care who brings the peace and security and kismayo is one of those cities that changed hands many times during the civil war and all the major clans vying for control of his maya so it was a test case for ahmed meadow bit but he has managed to somehow unite people in kiss my hand bring peace and security so in case my view is he'd as far as i have seen he's very popular with the local people because they might not agree with certain things he does but at least it brought peace and security let's if the central gov

case about peace and stability but they don't really care who brings that peace and security and kismayo is one of those cities that changed hands many times during the civil war and all the major clans vying for control of this my it so it was a test case for ahmed met the orbit but he has managed to somehow unite people in kiss my hand bring peace and security so in case my view is he'd as far as i have seen he's very popular with the local people because they might not agree with certain things he does but at least it brought peace and security let's if the central government that is trying to overthrow him and bring someone in his play let's talk about the regional implications a fairly kenya now is staunchly supportive of. however why are they involved is it because they would like to see jubilant as a buffer zone against a suburban or is it more to do with the border dispute in the 100000 kilometer square which is off the coast of the indian ocean while actually want to use it has many leverage is among them is so-called the jubilant as a buffer zone when you were with when this ma

the lucky ones who was selected by regional authorities to live in a settlement on the outskirts of kismayo free housing and some services like basic healthcare are provided i would notice still struggles to support her children. we . did what my son is now 17 years old he's a student here if he gets to university i don't think i'll be able to pay for it on some days. oh. i'm struggling to just feed my children who are often. sarah is also one of the $53000.00 returning refugees sent back to somalia with just $200.00 u.s. dollars and a 6 month basic service package from your nature. she was not provided with housing instead she had to build herself attend. although parts of somalia continue to take steps towards peaceful recovery resources are lacking and ongoing violence has paralyzed efforts to support those most in need but the resilience of somali women fuels that determination to carry on despite all the hardship. oh yeah it's so hot i love that i have to be strong and that this after watching my husband reach out to me as he was being tailed be that as it may there is nothing i haven'

one of the richest states in somalia with good farm and grazing land and a busy and important port kismayo is close to the indian ocean which has vast oil and gas reserves and which are being claimed by both somalia and kenya some analysts say the central government in mogadishu wants to control regional states by imposing its preferred leaders competing interests between kenya and ethiopia who both have troops in the region and the just sling for influence by some gulf states is not making things any easier disorder in juba and would place in jeopardy not only gains made in that member state but also many critical national priorities including preparations for the 20202021 elections the fight against al shabaab and the development agenda. my daughter who once led fighters who opposed al shabaab has not had an easy stay at the helm of politics he's presidency has been clouded by clan becoming an interference from the central government and regional states malbone this poor but many people who live here are afraid that his reelection could potentially lead to violence catherine story al-jaz