Somalilanders Ask: Is Hashi a Traitor, a Failure, or Both? The True Cost of His Corruption.
The current “air war” being waged by the Federal Government of Somalia against the Republic of Somaliland is more than a diplomatic squabble; it is a calculated campaign of economic sabotage and political pressure.
Yet, as the nation reels from Mogadishu’s cynical new E-Visa system—a move designed to sanction and harass every Somalilander citizen—the blame for this vulnerability does not lie solely with our antagonists.
The deepest betrayal comes from within, rooted in a catastrophic, self-serving decision made nearly a decade ago by a man whose political relevance is now measured only by the depth of his hypocrisy: Mahmoud Hashi Abdi, Chairman of the KAAH Party.
The audacity of Mogadishu’s claim over our airspace—and its subsequent deployment of it as a tool for “harassment,” as current Minister of the Presidency Khadar Hussein Abdi so accurately puts it—is only possible because of a monumental act of political negligence, if not outright treason.
Minister Khadar Looge rightly condemned Mogadishu, stating that their pathetic attempts to dismantle Somaliland are “a shame and a disgrace” for a government that claims to seek a greater Somali union while actively seeking to stifle our people.
But the Minister did not stop there; he drove a stake into the heart of the matter, naming the single individual responsible for handing Mogadishu the weapon they now wield.
The Traitor’s Hand: Millions for Management
The devastating truth, now echoing across the nation, is that the full management of Somaliland’s airspace was transferred to the Federal Government of Somalia by Mahmoud Hashi Abdi himself.
He executed this treacherous act while serving in a position of supreme trust—Minister of the Presidency (and at the time, Minister of Aviation and Air Transport) in President Ahmed Silanyo’s administration.
Somalilanders are not naive. They watched with horror as this strategic national asset, previously under safe international supervision, was cavalierly signed away.
The question on everyone’s mind is brutal and pointed: What was the price of this betrayal? Rumors of illicit wealth gained from this transfer were not just whispers; they were substantiated by visible evidence.
The public knows the truth: there are videos readily available on YouTube, circulating widely, that show the very moments this disastrous management transfer was finalized—a transaction that many believe netted Hashi Abdi millions in personal profit, sold at the expense of our national sovereignty.
The Scourge of Hypocrisy and Mental Unfitness
Now, with the nation grappling with the fallout of his decade-old actions, this same individual has the sheer, unadulterated gall to emerge from the political shadows and accuse the current government—a government barely ten months in office—of failure.
How dare he? The current airspace crisis is not a test for the new administration; it is a festering wound inflicted by the very man now pontificating from the sidelines.
The public must ask whether Mahmoud Hashi Abdi is even mentally fit to participate in serious national discourse.
When he had the chance to demonstrate his leadership and competence in high office, his legacy was the sale of national resources and the creation of the very security threat we face today.
His current behavior—blaming others for the fire he lit—is not the sign of a serious opposition leader, but the rambling of a political figure detached from reality.
Minister Khadar was not wrong when he declared that the KAAH Chairman cannot speak honestly on three critical issues: “the first is airspace, the second is water, and the third is corruption.” To the people of Somaliland, his name is already synonymous with traitor.
The Path to Accountability: Khadar Hussein Abdi’s Vow
Minister Khadar has not only condemned the act but has also promised to deliver the ultimate measure of accountability: he intends to publish all the documents related to how Mahmoud Hashi Abdi transferred the full management of Somaliland’s airspace to the Federal Government of Somalia.
This is the leadership the nation demands—a willingness to confront inconvenient and shameful history head-on, to lay bare the documentary proof of one man’s catastrophic judgment, and to chart a course toward rectifying the gross errors of the past.
The Somaliland public knows a traitor when they see one. They know that the cost of this “air war” is a direct result of Hashi Abdi’s alleged personal enrichment and political failure.
It is time for Mahmoud Hashi Abdi to be held fully accountable, not through rhetoric, but through the unvarnished truth contained within the documents that Minister Khadar Hussein Abdi is preparing to unleash.
The national interest demands nothing less than full exposure and a complete cessation of this man’s toxic influence on our politics.
