Refurbished Kalabayd-Wajale Road Opens

On 23 July 2013, Somaliland Sun reported that a renovated 5 km stretch of road connecting Kalabayd with the border town of Wajale in Gabile region had been officially opened. The ceremony took place at Kalabayd town, where Presidency minister Hirsi Haji Ali led the event, accompanied by senior government officials, parliamentarians and the head of the presidential guard, the report said.

The minister used the occasion to urge citizens to support the administration in promoting livelihoods at all levels. He also said the government of President Silanyo is committed to the development of the country’s infrastructure. According to Somaliland Sun, the minister stated that the various development activities being undertaken by the government are part of President Silanyo’s campaign pledges, which the head of state is determined to see fulfilled as pledged.

The article, bylined to Latifa Yusuf Masai and dated 23 July 2013, said that several pledges were made during the 2010 presidential election campaigns and are being gradually fulfilled. Somaliland Sun wrote that the country’s road network seems to be the main beneficiary, with daily reports of a new or renovated road being officially opened in one part of the country or another.

The report does not state the contractor, cost, funder, or technical specification of the road renovation. It gives no completion date or construction period, only the opening event date. No subsequent events or status of the road after 23 July 2013 are covered in the source, and the article does not provide any independent verification or official documentation of the opening.