The Public Service Commission insulated Somali civil service from political manipulation

Evidence

The establishment of the commission created new dynamics in the service by systematically, regularly evaluating government employees, creating transparent and predictable procedures for recruitment, promotion, demotions, and dismissals. Slowly, the insulation of this process from political manipulation became apparent. Ironically, many young educated Somalis who had earlier assumed that they would quickly rise to the top of the civil service because of their education began to feel that the new government would require from them not only qualifications but also experience and performance for promotions. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 835