Haji Musa reopened GSL offices to provoke Darod-Hawiye tension and pose as defender

Evidence

If one asks why Haji Musa decided to suddenly reopen GSL/Benadiria party offices without consulting the cabinet and SYL, a plausible answer is that the man is driven by an inflated ego which distorts his thinking. Since it was well-known that that GSL covertly and openly preaches ‘Darodism’ [tribalism], Haji Musa thought he could provoke a major political incident and instigate tension between Darod and Hawiye [genealogical groups]. He thought that by abruptly opening the offices of the two parties, the government and CC would reverse their action and all the Darods would be convinced of the problem [imagined tribalism in government] and he would emerge as the great defender. I think Haji Musa poorly calculated and no one is going to shut down the two parties’ offices.” — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1282

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to this book’s larger narrative of clan-based (Darod vs Hawiye) political maneuvering in early Somali democracy.