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From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Fri Oct 01 2010 - 08:53:18 EDT
Corruptions in Somali's Ports said Prime Minister
Oct 01, 2010 - 7:10:43 AM
Somali interim prime minister, Abdiwahid Cilmi accuses Somali seaport and
airport authorities over misusing government revenues in Somali capital of
Mogadishu, Radio Garowe Reports.
Abdiwahid Calmi also known as Gon-jeh said Somali transitional government
receives a lot of taxes from Mogadishu's ports but corruption take part of
it. He appealed action will be taken immediately.
"It is bombshell to see Mogadishu's ports-that is biggest ports in the all
country-receiving only $12-million compare to other small ports that
collected $30-$50 million per year," said the new premier.
The prime minister said that the government incomes mostly capital ports
revenues are taken by some officials that will be testimonies to anyone who
authorizes. Added the Government will fight against corruptions.
"When I saw the tax-payer of seaports, I realize that the is no balancing
according to the goods-small goods that are imported or Exported is same as
the bulkiest one's and that is prohibited to the government laws,"
However, Somali seaports authority denies the accusation said that all the
revenues go to the central Bank of Somalia urged that they work according to
the law.
The accusation was to believe the first one since the former Prime Minister
Sharma'ake impeaches the manager of seaports.
The prime minister also accuses Mogadishu airports over poor governor,
Corruptions and misusing of government revenues, urged the income goes to
some government officials not the government.
According to UN Monitoring Group reported, corruption is rife within
Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), with malpractice reported
in most government institutions.
Also the group accuses lawmakers selling visas and signing dubious deals,
misusing revenues, covering for organised crime and piracy, selling weapons
and diverting food aid are just a few of the practices taking place within
the national and regional governments.
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