Every Somali government except the first faced parliamentary plots over patronage

Evidence

I am told that our country is unfortunate with the irresponsible behavior of many of its men, who continue to see the problems of the country only in terms of their own interests and how it can further their interests. There has never been a government (except for the first [one of] Abdullahi Issa in May 1956) that some of the representatives … did not try to avoid the consolidation [of their own power and interests] before the nomination and then plot to give him [the prime minister] the vote of confidence. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 746