Members of Jubaland ministers paid an inspection visit to settlements in Lower Jubba region in which the Somali troops liberated these areas from the militant group of Al-Shabab. The delegation was led by Jubaland Minister of Security, General Yusuf Hussein Osman, and paid a visit to Biibi, Harboole and Miido areas.
Jubaland parliamentary members and Kismayo District authorities were part of the delegation. Jubaland security minister urged the troops to continue protecting the public from those, who are preventing them from farming, stating that the authority is working to return displaced local residents to their homes.
The delegation travelled to these areas to boost the morale of the armed forces and urged to speed up the ongoing operations in order to liberate areas in Jubaland where Al-Shabab militants are present.
Jubaland’s energy and water resources minister, Mr. Ahmed Hussein Baraki, speaking in the Biibi area, pledged that his ministry will repair the local well destroyed by the militant group of Al-Shabab— or construct a new one nearby— to address the water shortage facing the area.
The Minister of energy said, “Across Somalia—- and particularly in Jubaland—some of the most significant challenges encountered when an area is liberated include water shortages, non-functional or sabotaged wells, and the great distances between the water sources. Therefore, ensuring access to water source is an essential for the area to become habitable and for troops themselves to obtain water.”
Most areas liberated from Al-Shabab face water shortages because the group destroys water infrastructure; this situation discourages displaced families from returning home quickly or forces them to rely on expensive water deliveries—-provided that water truck drivers can find safe routes to travel. However, the five Jubaland ministers who visited the troops returned to Kismayo on Wednesday afternoon.
