By Ahmed Abdi Hashi
The
gene is out of the bottle. The true intentions of Kenya and Ethiopia
viz aviz Somalia have revealed by a prominent Kenyan lawyer. In his
latest diatribe, Donald Kipkorir in a piece in the Daily Nation reaffirms
the strategic collusion between Kenya and Ethiopia to destabilize and
conquer Somalia in the best tradition of colonialism.
The
Unholy Alliance to subjugate the Somali people started immediately
after the independence of Kenya. In 1963, the two countries signed a
Defence and Security Pact aimed exclusively at Somalia. Kenya and
Ethiopia hosted and supported the Somali guerrilla movements with the
aim of destabilizing Somalia. The so-called peace conference in Kenya
in 2004-5 was manipulated and high jacked by Ethiopia and Kenya.
The
complicity of the two countries in the recent invasion of Somalia is
another glaring example of their shameful collusion in the
destabilization of Somali.
But
Donald Kipkorir further articulates the strategic objectives of this
Unholy Alliance by proposing “a final solution for the Somali problem!”
His recipe: “Kenya and Ethiopia must and ought dismember and divide
Somalia between themselves so that each partner in this unholy alliance
gets 300, 00 kms of Somali territory as well as five million Somalis to
subjugate.
“A
final Solution for Somalia”!! Is this not reminiscent of the Nazis when
they called for the extermination of an entire people. Even the Nazis
failed miserably in their “ Final Solution” enterprise. And so did the
ethnic cleansing of the Bosnian Moslems in more recent history. Donald
Kipkorir must be having some sweet dreams. Sorry to disturb, Sir.
Just
imagine, a lawyer calling for the dismemberment of a State, member of
the UN long before Kenya was admitted to the world body!. The
policy annexation of territories that are not part of one’s country has
failed in Africa. Some examples: Emperor Menelik and the Haile Selasse
annexed the Ogaden Region and Reserved Areas of Somalia in 1898 and
1954 respectively with the connivance of the British colonialists. The
Somali people in these regions continue to resist the Ethiopian
annexation to the extent that today the Tigre regime in Addis
hemorrenging.
The
late Haile Selasse’s annexation of Eritrea in 1953 in contravention of
international law led to a robust resistance and resulted in the birth
of the sovereign State of Eritrea. And Donald Kipkorir seems to forget
that the northern Somali part of present day ceded by the British is
the Achilles Heels of Kenya.
The
Somali people are well-known for resisting foreign invaders. The most
recent example is the heroic resistance to the Ethiopian occupation. In
the best tradition of our ancestors, we shall continue to fight and
resist any attempt to annex or country.
Mr
Donald Kipkorir, you want to annex Somalia and dismember it!!!! BRING
IT ON. Your fate will be that of your so-called strategic
partners(Ethiopia) who are in a quagmire in Somalia. BRING IT ON
Mister; WE ARE READY.
Amb. Ahmed Abdi Hashi
Chair Foreign & International Dept
Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia
ARS HQs Asmara –Oct. 4 2008