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WAJAALE NEWS
An open letter to all concerned- Media, Opposition and the Government
January 22, 2019 - Written by Reporter:Note: As the date above shows this article was published in 2010; however, as the same situation repeated itself now in 2019, the author decided to republish the piece as it is relevant to what is happening now under K-2 administration as it was under K-1 administration! Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Our inner squabbles blinded us from what is going on in our country and around us. It diminished our abilities, our sense of purpose and nation building. This is mainly as a result of our ignorance of how democratic governments work. Genuine political opposition and responsible Media are necessary attributes of democracy, tolerance, and trust in the ability of citizens to resolve differences by peaceful means. It is a two way street, pro and against based on truth, fairness and tolerance! The existence of serious opposition, without which politics ceases, is indispensable to the functioning of democratic political systems. Only administrations with dictatorial tendencies feel threat of this and as a result rock the boat! An effective and responsible Opposition and Media are essential for the success of our democracy. Since the Executive has a major influence on whether the Opposition and the Media can play their proper rolls in the system, it is important to focus on the Government’s role; access to resources and information is critical to strengthening the capability of the Opposition and the Media and therefore to their overall credibility. There is a real responsibility and real understanding of responsibilities involved here and the real opposition entities must and ought to understand that, with out which the opposition loses the trust of the people and worse becomes an agent of destabilization! Guided by reason and intuition, and drawing on new insights as well as from our past experience, objective thinking is uniquely required in this time and age in our Media out lets the electronic, the audio and the print media. Clan or person based mud-throwing and Objective criticism and serious loyal opposition is most welcome in a true and serious democracy and it is most well come in Somaliland, but there is a blare line between this virtue and a casual greed and clan instigated attacks emanates from the administration who feels threatened by exposing what must not be exposed. Any (new) governing entity going through changes experiences conflict. It is something closer to squabbling with the (responsible) media; however, that has often diverted us from our journalistic sense of purpose and the duty of the loyal opposition. However peace and prayers COMMENTS
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