The Gharri people’s pray, patience, and perseverance has been answered March 02, 2006 by Gur Gharri GSG News contributor

Mr. Abdinuro, Mr. Hassan Shina, Mr. Ali Abdulo, and Mr. Ibrahim have been released on February 28, 2006.

The two TYRANT thieves, Mr. Ibrahim Bitati the Moyale District commissionerand Mr. Kunaye’s right hand man Mr. Abdirahaman Karama and money embezzler have been sacked thereafter on March 1, 2006. Many more of their colleagues are expected to be sacked sooner than later.

According to news received from Moyale District, three local merchants and four others were arrested on February 27, 2006

The three merchants were arrested and their maize was seized in Chamuq location in Moyale district. The three merchants were accused of buying stolen food rations.  According  to information received from Moyale, Ethiopia, Mr. Malin Isaaq Qamathi and Mr. Malin Yaqob were behind the stolen food rations that were intended to feed the famine stricken Pastoralist people in the district.

Now, they are arresting the people that they sold the food rations to in an attempt to switch attention from themselves and their boss Mr. Kunaye.

They have been arrested and accused of stealing food rations that was intended for the needy people, and their warehouses were taken over and locked by Malin Isaaq “Qamathi”, and Malin Yaqob.

The statement reads that, the local merchants were used as scapegoats simply because they declined to donate money to Mr. Kunaye’s defense fund account. After the arrest, Mr. Qamathi, and Mr. Yaqob seized their warehouse and merchandize. Normally it is the local police department and its officers who engaged in investigating and arresting suspects of interest, but this time the two famous “Qamathi” (wheat) thieves went to the people who they sold the food rations and made arrests simply, because those merchants declined to give them any unwarranted loans.

However, our reporter indicated that there has been no record of police reports in regard to stolen food rations. The local district administrators have been taking loans from these merchants and many others and paying them back with food rations.

Therefore, the Moyale citizens and the citizens of forty four Kebeles, have concluded that the arrest of the three merchants has nothing to do with any thing else, but to show the authorities that they are not involved in corruption and the selling of food rations, and once they become aware of the situation, they acted accordingly. So, to say they had nothing to do with food rations been sold in the open markets. But, it is believed that this event if any will prove, the allegations of fraud and corruption that were filed by the community elders against these administrators. Because, there’s no police report existing regarding stolen food rations, rather, there has been ongoing litigations pending that alleges about food rations being sold to  local merchants by the District administrators in advance prior to food ration’s arrival under the orders of. Mr. Malin Isaaq Qamathi, who is Mr. Kunaye’s agent.

Mr. Malin Isaaq was elected as MP in August 2005 to represent the people of Liban Zone in Somali region Kili5 to take a seat in Federal government.

Also, Mr. Malin Yaqob was elected as MP from Moyale constituents, and was promoted as the Liban Zone administrator in Kili5. However, these two gentlemen have not served the interest of the people and have failed to even take their seats since they were sworn in six months ago. Rather, they have been working as Mr. Ali Mohamed Kunaye’s “Qamathi” (wheat) salesmen.

We have learned that a complaint has been filed against Mr. Kunaye, due to a public out cry for his involvement in disappearance of food rations, corruption and for imposing an unauthorized illegal triple taxation against poor pastoralist that they are suppose to be helping.

Also, the information coming from Kili5 alleges that Mr. Ali Mohamed Kunaye’s Land Cruiser has been seized as evidences of corruption mounted against him, his field lieutenants have began distancing themselves and now trying save themselves. So as these new events unfold, it is feared that they may turn against him soon. Because, it is impossible for the local officials to act alone without Mr. Malin Isaaq “Qamathi”, Mr. Malin Yaqob’s and Mr. Kunaye’s knowledge for the local officials to act alone. Mr. Kunaye has been the recipient of seventy percent of revenues from all food rations sold and the rest divided amongst his agents.