The power-sharing in Somaliland is based on a coalition of main clans. However, the power-sharing and the ratio used are false and do not come from a reliable statistics based on voter registration or a count of the population in each region

Borama (Sunatimes ) Although Somalia has become a place of tribal enclaves and some parts become a hell on Earth because of civil wars, Somaliland, Northwestern of Somalia, is a region that the world and the Somali people do not know much about its politics and power grab.

Before 1960, Somaliland was British Somaliland Protectorate. After Independence in 1960, Somaliland has joined the southern part of Somalia which was an Italian Colony. After unification, Somalia was governed by civil and military governments till 1991 after which no central governments has controlled the whole country. The northwestern part of Somalia, the present Somaliland, has been peaceful and stable under self-declared unknown and unrecognised sovereign state.

The focus of interest of this article is Somaliland. After Bare’s regime was ousted in 1991 by a coalition of clan-based opposition groups, the Somali National Movement (SNM) has severed relations from other groups. SNM and clan elders declared Somaliland as an independent country. Somaliland has been relatively calm and peaceful compared to other parts of the Southern Somalia. The self-proclaimed but unrecognised Government of Somaliland is suffering from lack of fairness in division of power in the Government and in other governmental institutions and this might change the peace in Somaliland.

The power-sharing in Somaliland is based on a coalition of main clans. However, the power-sharing and the ratio used are false and do not come from a reliable statistics based on voter registration or a count of the population in each region. All Government employees, including Government ministries, Supreme Court Justices, General Directors of Government institutions are all hired by the President. The power-sharing in Somaliland is dominated by one tribe in the region. The power has almost exclusively in the hands of that tribe. The other tribes in the region barely have power in the decision making of all Government institutions. The following statistics gathered from the present power-sharing in the country shows the facts and truths about the lopsided powering-sharing:

Government of Somaliland shares of the tribes

Tribes	Ministries/Assistant Ministeries	General Directors	Other Institutions & Commissions	Total
Essa	1	0	0	1
Gadabuursi	3 & one Assistant	3	2	8
Harti	3 & one Assistant	4	0	8
Habar Awal	5	6	7	18
Arab	2 & one assistant	3	2	8
Garhajis	4 & 2 assistants	5	7	18
Habar Je’alo	3	3	4	10
Minorities	0	1	2	3
Tolje’alo	0	1	2	3
Ayub	0	2	0	2
Fiqishini	0	0	1	1
Total				75

From the above table, Issaq Clan has an absolute majority of 62 out 75. That is a percent of almost 83%.

This table below also shows the shares each clan gets from the Senate ( House of Elders )

Tribe	Number of Elders in the Senate
Isaaq	52
Gadabuursi	9
Essa	4
Harti	14
Madigan	1
Gabooye	1
Akisho