Hussein Gahnug

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[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

Today is Eid. A day that should carry nothing but joy, generosity, and the laughter of children. Yet there is a grief sitting alongside that joy that I cannot ignore. Across Somalia, the Somali shilling has been rendered worthless in every region under federal government administration. Citizens cannot transact with it. Markets reject it. And in one of the cruelest ironies this country has produced, the only places where the Somali shilling still functions as a usable currency are the territories controlled by Al-Shabaab. Let that sink in. The national currency of Somalia works better under a militant group than under the state itself.

This is not simply a currency crisis. It is the visible consequence of years of absent economic policy, absent national planning, and absent leadership accountability. A currency does not collapse by accident. It collapses when no institution is seriously invested in protecting it. When no coherent monetary strategy exists. When the state has no meaningful relationship with the economic lives of its own citizens. The Somali shilling did not vanish on its own. It was neglected out of existence. And the people who held it, ordinary Somalis who saved in it, traded in it, and trusted it, were left holding nothing while those responsible for its fate have never once been asked to answer for what happened.

Today, on Eid, that failure has a human face. Parents who cannot give their children Eid money. Families who cannot offer sadaqah to those in need. Communities where the simple, ancient tradition of marking this blessed day with generosity has been quietly stolen by economic collapse. A government that cannot provide its citizens with a functioning currency has failed at one of the most fundamental duties of a state. Our children deserved better today. They deserve better every day. And someone, somewhere, must be held accountable for the joy that was taken from them. Eid Mubarak to every Somali carrying both celebration and sorrow today.

#Somalia #EidAlAdha #Wacyi #SomaliShilling

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

No country that rose from where Somalia stands today did so by waiting for better leaders to appear.
They did so because ordinary citizens stopped accepting extraordinary failure as a normal part of life.
That shift in expectation is where every national transformation in history has quietly begun. It is never too late to act.

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

In Somalia, the unemployed depend on the displaced, the displaced depend on aid, and the aid depends on donors.
At the centre of every link in that chain sits the same unanswered question.

Where is the government? Collecting a salary. Chasing a chair. And calling it governance.

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

Somalia spends its best years burying children who should have lived, mourning mothers who should have survived, and watching its brightest minds leave for countries that deserved them less. None of this is inevitable. All of it is preventable. The only thing standing between Somalia and a different future is the quality of those entrusted to lead it. #Somalia #Wacyi

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

Somalia is one of only three countries on earth where a child has more than a 1 in 10 chance of dying before their fifth birthday. In Norway it is 1 in 500.

The difference is not nature. It is governance. Every child buried before their fifth birthday is a policy failure dressed as a tragedy. #Somalia #Wacyi

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

621 Somali mothers die for every 100,000 births. Not from fate. From a government that never built the clinics, trained the doctors, or funded the ambulances.

Every one of those deaths has a political address. #Somalia #Wacyi

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

Your excellency @HassanSMohamud ethics, morality, virtues and laws exist precisely so that a leader does not have to rely on how he feels that morning.

A man without fixed values in every condition is not governing a nation. He is just occupying it. #Somalia #Wacyi

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

@SpotonSomalia Congratulations walaal. The world educated you. Now Somalia needs you.

[Abdullahi Osman @AbdullahiNOsman]

The team of Italian doctors brought to Somalia by HSF last weekend to conduct a specialized pediatric surgery campaign is currently operating on Somali children in Mogadishu, with a particular focus on urological and genital conditions.

To date, the doctors have screened more than 70 children suffering from various congenital and urological disorders. Many of these children have endured years of pain and hardship, including difficulties with urination and other serious medical complications that have significantly affected their quality of life.

The surgical campaign is progressing successfully. While many children are receiving treatment locally, some of the more complex cases will be referred to Italy for advanced medical care.
The doctors remain fully committed to ensuring that every child receives the best possible treatment and an opportunity for a healthier future.

Working tirelessly around the clock, the medical team continues to screen patients, perform surgeries, and provide follow-up care. Given the growing number of children affected by these conditions, additional rounds of surgical interventions are expected in the future.

Parents have expressed profound gratitude to HSF, Mama Edna, and the dedicated Italian medical team for making this life-changing initiative possible.

Many families had previously been told that they would need to pay thousands of dollars for their children’s surgeries—costs they simply could not afford. Today, thanks to this humanitarian effort, their children are receiving treatment free of charge, bringing hope and relief to families who have suffered for many years.

This campaign is not only restoring health to Somali children but also restoring dignity, hope, and a brighter future for countless families.
Viva Italia, and thank you to all those whose compassion and dedication are transforming lives. @ItalyinSomalia @EU_in_Somalia @HamzaAbdiBarre @HassanSMohamud @hsfsomalia @Hormuud

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

Every other nation that rose from collapse did so the day its people decided that their silence was more expensive than their comfort. Somalia is still calculating that cost.

May Allah make us the generation that finally settles it. Amiiin 🤲 #Wacyi #Somalia

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

They blocked his visa. UEFA gave him glory.

Somalia’s son now owns the biggest stage.

Omar Artan — rejected, then chosen by history.

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

Somali politician Liibaan Ahmed Hassan handed Omar Artan $50,000 when a diplomatic passport could not open a single door for him. Somalis have always been exceptional individually.

The unfinished project is turning that individual greatness into a state whose passport commands the respect its people have always deserved. #Somalia #Wacyi

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

Somalia has survived invasions, famine, and civil war. The only thing it cannot survive is leaders who treat the country as personal property.

#Somalia #Wacyi

[Malvin @ManOfFocus_]

if your DAD is alive, may he live long to witness your success

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

The most powerful weapon a broken system fears is not a revolution. It is an informed citizen who breaks silence, questions, and refuses to forget. #Somalia #Wacyi

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

@Kadiyebule123 Thank you

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

The photo op cannot undo the humiliation.

Fix the country. Not the optics.

He needed a state. Not a selfie.

[Abdukadir Arabow @Arabow01]

Period.

[Ardaaga @ardaagadotso]

🎧New Podcast out; How peacebuilding ends poverty, Enhances Livelihood and Transform lifes?

#Ardaagapodcast #Peacebuilding #Endingpoverty

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

A government that has never once been made to feel the weight of its failures by its own people will never find the urgency to fix them.

The most political act a Somali can commit today is simply refusing to look away. #Somalia #Wacyi

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

@TechStriker Outrage is the plan. It is what makes every other plan possible. History was never changed by people who stayed quiet waiting for permission to be angry. This is a civil movement. Join the move.

[Hussein Gahnug @BarudGahnug]

@HassanSMohamud @TheVillaSomalia — Omar conquered Africa. You couldn’t secure his entry.
The world rejected your passport. Not his talent.
He built a legacy. You built a crisis.
No reception at Villa Somalia undoes what your failure cost him.