...... the personification of Somali state failure..., which will see them part with 20 percent of their monthly salary to the teams that are currently fighting the group across the country.
The Ministry of Finance, he said, will directly slash the amount of proposed money and directly deposit it in a separate account which will assist the Somali National Army [SNA] and local militia working overnight to defeat the group which controls most parts of Somalia.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said the federal government would implement the cuts for three months, and other government workers would also see a 5 percent wage cut. Already, the involvement of local militia has attracted accolades from members of the international community.
Civil servants have mostly been targeted by al-Shabaab, who are keen to topple the fragile UN-backed federal government. Besides the civil servants, the militshys have also been carelessly attacking innocent civilians and members of the Armed Forces in that country.