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UNDERSTANDING WHAT LIES BEHIND PUBLIC BAD LEADERSHIP IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA

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  • 1. Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Political Science at PhD, Asia e University, Malaysia 2 Tiberius Barasa (Ph.D.) is a Researcher and Lecturer of Political Science
  • 2. Researcher and Lecturer of Political Science and Public Policy in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Bomet University College, Kenya.

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Abstract: This study investigates what lies behind public bad leadership in Somalia's federal government by analysing the perspectives of 21 respondents including senior policy analysts, senior government officials, and representatives of the NGOs, local communities, the youth, religious leaders, and scholars. The key findings of this study are that bad leadership in Somalia manifest in those who operate the federal system against society's needs, lack a clear vision and purpose, put their personal interests ahead of the public interest, dictate what they want to the community, have no prior experience in politics or federalism, and sign unverified deals with foreigners are viewed as bad leaders. Favoritism, clan-based recruitment in government institutions, dictatorship, rapid property creation, short-sightedness, lack of vision, and corruption are major behaviors and activities exhibited bad leadership in Somalia. This study concludes that bad leadership is a fundamental contributor in Somalia's political collapse. Therefore, the study suggests certain measures that may be implemented to address the problem of bad leadership in Somalia including reforming the electoral system, finalizing the provisional constitution, boosting civic education, and thoroughly examining individuals' biographies before allowing them to run for public office.

Keywords: Role of Public Leaders, Bad Leadership, Behaviour, Actions, Measures, Political Disintegration, Somalia Federal Government, Political Collapse, Clan-based.

Title: UNDERSTANDING WHAT LIES BEHIND PUBLIC BAD LEADERSHIP IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA

Author: Mohamed Bile Hashi, Tiberius Barasa

International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH)

ISSN 2349-7831

Vol. 9, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022

Page No: 142-155

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Published Date: 10-May-2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6536162

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