Clan-based transfers of officials would only strengthen tribalism.

Evidence

Minister Hussen responded that “to transfer the public officers there must be plausible reasons, as [by] transferring them for the reasons put forward by certain people, you satisfy them, but at the same time you make others unhappy. So you end up only strengthening tribalism. There must be a legitimate premise to transfer civil servants from their posts.” — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1359

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Shows an early explicit opposition to tribal-based allocation of office, relevant context for ‘Grafting & Growth’ themes of patronage and infrastructure.