1st - 6th December 2008
At the beginning of the registration, we started the work smoothly and faced no problem at all for those six days of registration. At the last day, we have closed the registration with almost one thousand voters registered who will be voting in the coming three elections in 2009 Inshaa’ Allah.
ABOUT JALEELOThe village of Jaleelo located to the east of Hargeisa for about 40-minutes drive between the other two villages Rabley and Xumbo Weyne. It derived the name ‘Jaleelo’ from a small mountain beside it. The people who live in it are mostly fruit farmers because there are big rivers near the village and thus have hundreds of fruit farms upon which the villagers depend financially.
Despite being farmers, the villagers are connected to all towns of Somaliland by the GSM service of local telecommunication companies and as well to the world by the free-to-air cable televisions received with the satellite dishes. Recently, there have emerged about five Somali-speaking free-to-air cable televisions (RAAD TV International, Horn Cable TV, SLNTV, Universal and ETN. The villagers of Jaleelo are familiar with those channels.
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The registration of voters of Awdal Region in the upcoming elections in the year 2009 came to an end successfully but with a terrible explosions on 29th October 2008 in Hargeisa leaving 24 persons dead and another 28 injured. This incident hindered the smooth running of the voter registration program in Somaliland and caused the postponement of the Marodi-Jeeh region’s voter registration scheme for one month.
Anyway, the registration got underway on December 1st 2008 and came to an end on 6th December in harmony. During the registration programme in Marodi Jeeh region, My Reg team # 143 was armed by the National Electoral Commission with ‘An Electronic Registration Kit, a Supplies Box, an Electricity engine and two Hilux Surf Cars.
Anyway, the registration got underway on December 1st 2008 and came to an end on 6th December in harmony. During the registration programme in Marodi Jeeh region, My Reg team # 143 was armed by the National Electoral Commission with ‘An Electronic Registration Kit, a Supplies Box, an Electricity engine and two Hilux Surf Cars.
We headed to ‘Jaleelo’—a large village to the east of Hargeisa for 35-minute drive – one day before the scheduled start date of the registration. We were received at the village warmly by all the villagers especially ‘the leader Gud. Ali Hussein’ and the village head teacher Mr. Nim’aan Farah. This has satisfied all the registration team members and as a team leader I appreciate and acknowledge that on behalf of the team.
In addition, during the six day scheme of the registration, we were hosted and accommodated absolutely well. We were given three large rooms for sleeping and registration; as well, there were multiple meat feasts plus daily free jebis-qaat for the chewers of the team. Really, this is a positive and unique dignity of Jaleelo villagers which will be stamped on my memory.
In addition, during the six day scheme of the registration, we were hosted and accommodated absolutely well. We were given three large rooms for sleeping and registration; as well, there were multiple meat feasts plus daily free jebis-qaat for the chewers of the team. Really, this is a positive and unique dignity of Jaleelo villagers which will be stamped on my memory.
At the beginning of the registration, we started the work smoothly and faced no problem at all for those six days of registration. At the last day, we have closed the registration with almost one thousand voters registered who will be voting in the coming three elections in 2009 Inshaa’ Allah.
ABOUT JALEELOThe village of Jaleelo located to the east of Hargeisa for about 40-minutes drive between the other two villages Rabley and Xumbo Weyne. It derived the name ‘Jaleelo’ from a small mountain beside it. The people who live in it are mostly fruit farmers because there are big rivers near the village and thus have hundreds of fruit farms upon which the villagers depend financially.
Despite being farmers, the villagers are connected to all towns of Somaliland by the GSM service of local telecommunication companies and as well to the world by the free-to-air cable televisions received with the satellite dishes. Recently, there have emerged about five Somali-speaking free-to-air cable televisions (RAAD TV International, Horn Cable TV, SLNTV, Universal and ETN. The villagers of Jaleelo are familiar with those channels.
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