In brief
- Somaliland Sun reported on 2014-03-27 that the Mayor of Hargeisa Municipal Council broke the initial stone to commence road construction in the Jigjiga-Yar neighbourhood.
- The report said the road, dubbed 'Part 2', covers 1.1 KMS from the Kulmiye national head office to Sunshine Secondary School in Ibrahim Kodbur District.
- The article said area locals raised $45,000 of a total $60,000 required, with the remaining $15,000 provided by the Hargeisa local authority in a public-private cost-sharing partnership.
- The report does not establish what happened to the road after that date, and no contractor, specifications or completion timeline were given.
On 27 March 2014, Somaliland Sun reported that the Mayor of Hargeisa Municipal Council broke the initial stone to commence road construction in the Jigjiga-Yar neighbourhood of Hargeisa.
The report described the road as 'Part 2', covering 1.1 KMS, stretching from the national head office of the ruling party Kulmiye to Sunshine Secondary School within Ibrahim Kodbur District. The same article named Mr. Abdirahman Mohamud Aideed (Solteco) as the official who officiated the ground-breaking, while its earlier reference was to the Mayor of the Hargeisa Municipal Council. The report does not clarify whether these are the same person.
What the report said about the money
Somaliland Sun reported that area locals raised $45,000 out of a total $60,000 required for the completion of the exercise, and that the remaining $15,000 was provided by the Hargeisa local authority in a joint public-private cost-sharing partnership. The amounts are as reported by Somaliland Sun and are not independently verified. The article does not state whether the reported $ figures are US dollars, nor whether the $15,000 was disbursed or only pledged.
The report treated the ground-breaking as the conclusion of a road construction fundraise. According to the same account, the Mayor praised the Jigjiga-Yar residents for their fundraising efforts and called on other parts of the city to emulate the initiative, saying the council was merely filling a minimal gap. The Mayor also said the council faces financial constraints in providing social amenities to the population, and observed that the exercise had consumed time.
What the report does not establish
Nothing in the 27 March 2014 article states a completion date, a works schedule or a duration for the 1.1 KMS of road. It names no contractor, consultant or procurement process, and no contract terms or project cost beyond the reported $60,000 fundraising requirement. No carriageway width, surface type, drainage or lighting is described.
The article also leaves open what happened after the ground-breaking. It does not say whether the road was subsequently built, is ongoing, stalled or was completed, and it carries no post-2014 update. The date of the ground-breaking function itself is not given; only the publication date of 27 March 2014 is established.
Frequently asked questions
Which road did the Hargeisa mayor break ground on in 2014?
Somaliland Sun reported on 27 March 2014 that the Mayor of Hargeisa Municipal Council broke the initial stone for the Jigjiga-Yar road 'Part 2' in Hargeisa, covering 1.1 KMS from the Kulmiye national head office to Sunshine Secondary School in Ibrahim Kodbur District.
How much did the Jigjiga-Yar road project cost?
Somaliland Sun reported that area locals raised $45,000 out of a total $60,000 required for the completion of the exercise, with the remaining $15,000 provided by the Hargeisa local authority in a cost-sharing partnership. The report does not give a contract value or a project budget beyond that reported fundraising requirement.
Is the Jigjiga-Yar road finished?
The 27 March 2014 report does not state whether the road was subsequently built, is ongoing, stalled or completed, and no later update is available in the report.