# Mogadishu mayor inaugurates Yaqshid road, says Mustaqbal Media

> Mustaqbal Media reported on 1 September 2024 that Mayor Yusuf Hussein Jimale inaugurated a new road in Yaqshid District, Mogadishu.

- 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, drainage, procurement
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/mogadishu-mayor-inaugurates-yaqshid-road

## Key points

- Mustaqbal Media reported on 1 September 2024 that Mogadishu Mayor Yusuf Hussein Jimale (Madaale) inaugurated a new tarmac road in Yaqshid District.
- The report says the road connects General Daud Road to Dahabshiil – Suuq Baad, but names no contractor, funder, cost, length or build dates.

On 1 September 2024, Mustaqbal Media reported that the Governor of Banadir Region and Mayor of Mogadishu, Yusuf Hussein Jimale (Madaale), inaugurated a new tarmac road in Yaqshid District. The report states the road connects General Daud Road to Dahabshiil – Suuq Baad.

The report says the event drew the Governor of Yaqshid District, Suleyman Fargah, directors of the Banadir Regional Government, businessmen, district elders and community members from across the district. The article is credited to MM Editor and is marked a one-minute read.

## What the report says, and what it does not

Mustaqbal Media reported that Madaale said the road would enhance integration and mobility in Yaqshid District and connect it to other areas. He also said his administration would continue working to beautify and modernize towns to match the standards of other places. The mayor stated that road infrastructure construction has played a major role in restoring beauty, business growth, the economy and social mobility, and called on different sectors of society to support the government in maintaining cleanliness.

Those are official statements reported by the outlet, not measured outcomes. The report does not establish the road's cost, its length, width, surfacing specification, or the terms of any contract. No contractor, implementing agency, developer or funder is named. No construction start date, no completion date and no contract value are stated. The report does not say when the inauguration took place, only that it was published on 1 September 2024.

> **Note:** Mustaqbal Media reported an inauguration, not verified construction completion. The report does not give the road's cost, length or builder.

The article also contains headline-only references in its latest-news list to unrelated stories: international brands expanding in Mogadishu; a reported UK pledge of £5 Million to help Somalia prepare for El Niño floods; a Puntland statement that pirates killed five foreign crew members before MT Honour 25 was freed; and voting beginning in Hirshabelle and Galmudug as security was tightened. These are headline references in the outlet's list, not substantiated accounts, and they carry no bearing on the Yaqshid road.

## What happens next

What the report does not establish is what has happened since: whether the road is in use, whether any defects or maintenance work have followed, or whether further road works are planned in Yaqshid or elsewhere in Mogadishu. The statements from the mayor about continuing to beautify and modernize towns are forward-looking and are not a funded or started programme.

A [Mustaqbal Media](https://mustaqbalmedia.net/en/somalia-mayor-of-mogadishu-cuts-the-rippon-of-a-newly-constructed-road-in-yaaqshid-district/) report remains the sole basis for this account.

## Questions

### What is the length and cost of the road?

Mustaqbal Media's report does not state the road's length, width or any other specification, and no cost or budget is given.

### Who funded and built the road?

The report does not identify a contractor, developer, funder or source of financing for the road.

## Sources

- [Somalia: Mayor of Mogadishu cuts the rippon of a newly constructed road in Yaaqshid District](https://mustaqbalmedia.net/en/somalia-mayor-of-mogadishu-cuts-the-rippon-of-a-newly-constructed-road-in-yaaqshid-district/) — Mustaqbal Media, 2024-09-01