The CID REFORMS

        The CID Reforms

Yesternight I and my friends were Chilling at Gurya-samo, #Mogadishu. This place is beautiful, you will see friends sitting in groups, young people talking selfie photos and having good time. All sadden one times the venue changed into rushing fallowed by some noise.
Somali’s Prime minister Kheyre is in the the venue. He was wearing simple attire of Muslim dress (Qamiis) with some photographers accompanied by other dignitaries running after him.

The Pm came to the table we were sitting with beautiful smiling and eagerness, however he started asking us the situation in general and in particular about security, jobs and so forth. I personally through some heated concern on the table with half scared considering my future employment as I am in the queue of future employment from the government. I was not sure if what I was doing was right at the time but bravely with some inside fear which I could only tell shared with the PM about the complain the public of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) and my personal experience in that disgraceful place.

The Pm suddenly ordered the newly appointed deputy commissioner of the National police forces Mr. Kiniif to engage us about the matter and harshly asked quick change in the CID Informed to assume and accept our complaints.

In the same occasion the commissioner requested quick meeting with some of us in the morning and we did accept and met the commissioner this morning four of us I, Hassan Maalin, Ahmed Haadi and Hassan Sacad.

The commissioner received us in his office at the CID centre and we discussed several issues on the matter that have been roaming around on the social media. Our concern was not merely personal one but the concern from the society in general even though recently there were some huge changes in the CID which we also wanted to know more about it.

We have shared some of the grievances and poor services the people have complained about it on the social media such as the long queue, the long waiting for the police clearance and crime checks. We also raised the issue of discipline of our police officers and some senior staff and sometimes the harassment and humiliation people are facing from our police who was suppose to protect them.

The commissioner thanked us and accepted the complaints responsibly. He showed us the latest changes that have been made in the CID, facilities, and current improvements added in the CID.

A new building with branch offices and well trained staff were added to the center, though there are two rooms which was not operational due to lack of doors and roof in those rooms.

In conclusion, I’m strongly urge others civil society to visit the place and see what all changes in their own eyes however there are number of issues that still need an improvement but collective work and responsibility can be the best to address issue that are affecting us daily like this one CID and police forces behavior in our country.


By Tubeec Dahir