Lop-sided constitutional reform processes pushed by one party and opposed by the rest, political out-maneuverings by some parties as opposed to others, blame games of parties against each other and all based on ethnicity and clans, governing infrastructures based on clan-based regions, inability to rely on local resources and continuous begging, and aid from others, will not solve Somalia’s internal problems.

The country and people, indeed, need, a new direction, embark on a platform that may lead to its stability, which would in turn lead to its ability to exploit its natural resources, and save its population from further woes and sadnesses, breast-beating and dilemmas. It is perhaps time the nation embarked on a new path different from the toils and travails of the past decade, which despite attempting to re-establish the Somali state is not even close to maintaining together those who were closer together before.

Something must have gone wrong and certainly the role of bad leadership cannot be out ruled. Obviously the governance of the country has failed the nation over the past decade when the country was given a chance to salvage itself from the chaos and anarchy it suffered from, in the two decades before the constitution of the present failing federal infrastructure.

The country certainly needs a comprehensive reform process which would eventually improve key areas that will enhance the nation’s survival in terms of economy, legal systems, education, healthcare system, culture, foreign policy and others. No nation advances without first assuring itself of peace within, which bolsters public confidence. It is what is missing from the Somalia political landscape.

How can Somalia achieve that kind of platform of assurance of peace? It is what we will try to address in this article. We believe it is a national reconciliation, which has eluded Somalia’s leadership todate. It is not........

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