In brief
- Somaliland Sun reported on 2016-10-08 that VP H.E. Abdirahman A. Ismael toured the Humboweyne Dam Project in Lasgeel District.
- The report gave a project area of 800 m2 and a future-tense figure of 500,000 cubic meters of water, with funding attributed to Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Nahiyan and implementation to UAE-based Conser.
- Speakers at the function were reported as citing a completion target of April 2017, but no source establishes what has happened to the project since 2016-10-08.
On 8 October 2016, Somaliland Sun reported that Somaliland Vice President H.E. Abdirahman A. Ismael had toured the Humboweyne Dam Project in Lasgeel District, describing the project at the time as "going on" at the site.
According to the same report, the Vice President was accompanied by Interior Minister Hon. Yasin Mohamud Hiir (Faratoon), Trade Minister Hon. Omar Shu'aib Mohammed, State Minister for Water Resources Hon. Mahdi Osman Buuri, Presidential Spokesman Eng. Hussein Aden Egge and the Manager of the Water Agency, who is not named in the report.
What the report described
Somaliland Sun reported that the project covers an area of 800 m2, and separately that it will carry 500,000 cubic meters of water, a future-tense figure. The report did not state whether that figure refers to storage capacity or another measure.
The site was described as a strategic location where more than four major seasonal rivers and several streams converge. The report also stated the project had its foundation stone laid by the Head of State, without giving a date for that laying or naming the individual in that passage.
Funding was attributed by Somaliland Sun to Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Nahiyan, and implementation to UAE-based construction firm Conser. The report did not state a funding amount, a contract value or a total project cost.
Somaliland Sun also reported that speakers at the function said the dam would play an important role upon completion by April 2017. That was a target date stated at a function, not a completion record. The report further said that, once completed, the dam was claimed at the function to boost Hargeisa city water supply and agriculture in its environs, which were forward-looking claims.
According to the unnamed Conser local head, as reported by Somaliland Sun, all technical workers on the project are Somalilanders. The report did not state a total workforce size. Somaliland Sun reported that Conser will also build public amenities such as medical health dispensaries, without giving a number, budget, site or timeline.
What is not established
No source establishes what has happened to the Humboweyne Dam Project since 2016-10-08: whether construction continued, stalled or otherwise. There is no current status, no completion record and no post-2016 progress evidence. The April 2017 date was a target cited at the 2016 function, and the report does not establish that it was met.
Frequently asked questions
What is the current construction status of the Humboweyne Dam?
No source establishes what has happened to the Humboweyne Dam Project since the 2016-10-08 Somaliland Sun report. Whether construction continued, stalled or otherwise is not established.
Who is funding the Humboweyne Dam?
Somaliland Sun reported on 2016-10-08 that the project is funded by Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Nahiyan. No funding amount, agreement or instrument is stated.
What is the expected completion date of the Humboweyne Dam?
Somaliland Sun reported that speakers at the function cited a completion target of April 2017. The report does not establish that this target was met.