The Governor of Hiiraan Region Removed from Office and Cali Guudlaawe...

Beledweyne (Caasimada Online) – The President of HirShabelle, Cali Guudlaawe Xuseen has dismissed the governor of Hiiraan region, Maxamed Xuseen Maxamed Carab, appointing Muuse Salaad Weheliye to that position, as announced in a decree he issued.

The president's spokesperson stated that the decision to dismiss and appoint a new governor came after a recommendation from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Local Governments of the administration.

This action came days after the Hiiraan regional administration issued a press release addressing a dispute arising from the tax revenue collected from the Livestock Market in Beledweyne and the manner in which it is distributed to the regions of the area.

The dismissed governor had previously expressed concern over a plan related to distributing the tax revenue of Beledweyne to other regions. He argued that those regions do not have sufficient services and infrastructure to justify receiving a share of that revenue.

In an interview he gave, Maxamed Carab also described it as unjust for certain regions to receive larger shares than those received by other regions, criticizing the method of distributing tax revenue.

Although the dismissal coincided with a time of dispute over tax revenue, it remains unclear whether that issue was a direct cause of the decision by the president of HirShabelle.

Nonetheless, this administrative change comes at a time when HirShabelle is in an election phase, with Cali Guudlaawe running again for the presidency of the administration.