# Hargeisa Mayor Supervised Road Works in 2018. What the Report Never Said.

> Somaliland Chronicle reported on 9 June 2018 that Mayor Abdirahman Aidid visited a road construction site in Hargeisa.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: roads, project-management, site-execution
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/hargeisa-mayor-supervises-2018-road-works

## Key points

- On 9 June 2018, Somaliland Chronicle reported that Hargeisa Mayor Abdirahman Aidid, known as SOLTELCO, paid a supervisory visit to a road construction site in the city.
- The report does not name the road, the contractor, the funder or the budget, and gives no cost or completion date.
- It establishes nothing about what has happened to that road since 9 June 2018.

On 9 June 2018, Somaliland Chronicle reported that Hargeisa Mayor Abdirahman Aidid, known as SOLTELCO, paid a supervisory visit to a road construction site in the city, describing works underway on what it called "the latest road construction in the Hargeisa." The report named no other party.

## What the report described

According to Somaliland Chronicle, the road was intended to replace one of the steepest and most damaged roads in the heart of Hargeisa, a characterisation the paper gave without naming a source. The same report said the mayor asked residents of the capital to cooperate with the construction crew and to remove obstructions so the road could be completed.

The report also stated, without giving a number, date or record, that Mayor Soltelco had completed numerous road construction projects in the capital since being elected. It described him as the youngest mayor ever elected to the post, again without naming a source or record for the claim, and gave no date for the election. Somaliland Chronicle further reported that he had promised more roads and infrastructure projects to alleviate traffic congestion in Hargeisa. That promise is a stated intention, not a funded, approved or started programme.

The report does not say whether the works began before the visit, at what stage the road was, or what specifications it carried.

> **Note:** Somaliland Chronicle's 9 June 2018 report does not name the road or fix its location beyond "the heart of the city". It records no length, width, design or engineering detail.

## What the report does not establish

The gaps are material to anyone tracking the project. The report names no contractor, consultant, engineer or funder. It gives no cost, contract value, total project cost or budget. It records no start date and no completion date, and does not state whether the road has been completed, opened or is in use.

It also does not establish what has happened to the road since 9 June 2018: whether it was finished, abandoned, redesigned or superseded. No later record appears here to answer that question.

The claims about the mayor, the visit, the road and the promise rest on Somaliland Chronicle's 9 June 2018 report alone. Each is reported, not independently verified.

## Questions

### What road construction did the Hargeisa mayor visit in June 2018 according to Somaliland Chronicle?

The 9 June 2018 report says Mayor Abdirahman Aidid, known as SOLTELCO, paid a supervisory visit to "the latest road construction in the Hargeisa", describing it as a road that would replace one of the steepest and most damaged roads in the heart of the city. The report does not name the road.

### Has that road project been completed, stalled or abandoned since the June 2018 report?

The report does not establish what has happened to the road since 9 June 2018. It records a supervisory visit and works underway, and gives no completion date or later status.

### Which agency, contractor or funder was responsible for the road mentioned in the 2018 report?

Somaliland Chronicle's report names no contractor, consultant, engineer or funder, and gives no cost, contract value or budget for the construction.

## Sources

- [Hargeisa Mayor Supervises New Road Constructions](https://somalilandchronicle.com/2018/06/09/hargeisa-mayor-supervises-new-road-constructions/) — Somaliland Chronicle, 2018-06-09