Somalia’s optimistic youth-Hang in there

“True that Somalia has disenfranchised yet optimistic youth but all we want is peace and light at the end of the tunnel for our country to stand on its feet again”.

We persevered both in appalling and in recent memory appealing efforts, never say die but calm down my fellow young citizens as like never before we are edging closer to the coveted hope. At the moment, it is a time for Somalis to move towards leaving differences sown by aging generation aside and to hammer out the solid challenges confronting Somalia. 

Due to more than two decades of conflict, we are now tired of clan rivalry and favoring the pride and the dignity once Somalia enjoyed as key player in regional, continental and to some extent global affairs.

Much spans ahead, together we can acknowledge how our politicians plunged this country into bloody uncertainty, why we stopped at nothing- so what if youths clear the air? Can we embellish Somalia?

You don’t need to be evasive; neither would I. Fewer youth might have taken the lead in the cause either through social media networking sites or websites to have the dream on the road and that speaking with one voice be heard.

A lot can be drawn from the path to independence in which men devoid of tribal interests under Somali Youth League (SYL) adapted to, to ensure every Somali exercises freedom without fear on his/her soil. I am with them in this regard, the road is seemingly too long but we can reverse the negative stereotypes Somalia languishes in, to date.

Agents of change for Somalia

Youth will forever be in the best interest of Somalia. As long as optimistic young Somalis press for a different image, Somalia continues to live up to our hope.

Things don’t need shillyshally today, but vim and vigor to see Somalia rising and getting youth full of patriotic sense and that of responsibility under wings soonest.

The ball is in our court, in spite of we must admit to becoming fuel for Somalia conflict at the behest of clumsy warlords whom we should hold accountable for. I pay tribute to optimistic youths who at a time and are now ready to become focused on what went wrong?

In the corridors of power, every clan wants to be represented, and lots of folks at home are happy with upper hand in our country’s vicious cycle of clan supremacy. Can sustained contest be the best option? Surely we can have another pilot project to test our capabilities as agents of change for peaceful and better Somalia.

Welcoming news that over half of our population is under 20, for another reason many will imbibe this message. Decisively, we can put Somalia on the track for transformation, and build up a positive image after more than twenty years of internecine strife.

I should say, my fellow young citizens, be confident of Somalia emerging from difficult time more united and stronger than ever. Besides we could rejoice, simply because a truly patriotic person will never bow to clan politics and allegiance below the nation.

All in good time, youth will embrace selflessness spirit in a new bid to break the back of the beast.

Abdirashid M. Dahir blogs on development and manages Somalia infrastructure paper. Follow him on twitter @Somaliajunkie 

This piece originally appeared in my252.com