Somali → English transcript

Peace be upon you. I am Xabiiba Cali,

Peace be upon you. I am Xabiiba Cali,

the one who was listening to the radio. That man’s job was that he used to be the

Ninkii shaqas waa

la lahaa oo

former president. The speech he gave,

the people of all of Wajeer were completely convinced.

Our leaders do not know anything about what is happening. They do not know

anything about what exists. Except for that teacher, who spoke on our behalf.

Ilaa ninkii macalinka

I am a Somali. He said,“ Somalis, seek the way.”

I am a Somali. He said,“ Somalis, seek the way.”

I am a Somali. He said,“ Somalis, seek the way.”

And“ I am the Somali who is being silenced.”

I have never met Miima, the minister Niyootan, either.

When I looked at Minister Niyootan as well, he was telling the truth.

When I looked at Minister Niyootan as well, he was telling the truth.

Dear brothers and sisters, wherever you have gone, come back. And you people,

come with open hands.

And do not turn away from our teacher.

And we will support him in his position, we will not abandon him.

So come to the city.

And come to the city so it will not be destroyed and ruined.

You have taken all our children with you to somewhere else.

Everyone has taken their children to Nairobi. They go up to Garowe.

Some people have perished today in Wajir.

Some people have perished today in Wajir.

Their children are being pulled out of school.

The children do not even have their school uniforms that they would have worn. We…

a… a… We do not even explain the problem we are in now. But today we have chosen,

and the people we chose have gone off into that wilderness.

and the people we chose have gone off into that wilderness.

you are from Wajir, why do you say you have abandoned us?

Fear God and fear the Messenger. So revive this town. And come to this town,

Ee magaaladan soo nooleeya.

and do not make us need this teacher.

and do not make us need this teacher.

For a country that is not listened to,

today I heard Xali, there is another country that is listened to like that.

If you are the people who build the president of Kenya,

then come and revive this town.

If you are not going to revive it, then all of you leave the country. And a place…

If you are not going to revive it, then all of you leave the country. And a place…

The man you want, how do you even know him? Honestly, these clan men…

That Embiyaal guy. We, our MP,

That Embiyaal guy. We, our MP,

he does come, sometimes, once in a while. The MP does come,

he does come, sometimes, once in a while. The MP does come,

he does come, sometimes, once in a while. The MP does come,

where he went and where he did not go, even the cars, we do see them.

where he went and where he did not go, even the cars, we do see them.

But we have not seen Imbii. In those two years, in that one place,

But we have not seen Imbii. In those two years, in that one place,

he comes two or three times or three times.

he comes two or three times or three times.

And even when he comes, we never see him.

He comes and we only hear that his post… In Tarbuu he is there,

in Qorof Harar he is there, in Buurbuur he is there…

in Qorof Harar he is there, in Buurbuur he is there…

and… in Giriftu he is there, we only hear about it.

and… in Giriftu he is there, we only hear about it.

We have never seen him with our own eyes or anything.

We, if we are in the township, if we are in the city township.

The councillor does not come to us either, we see nothing at all.

The councillor does not come to us either, we see nothing at all.

That is how Imbii was elected, for his children and his wife… And for his people,

That is how Imbii was elected, for his children and his wife… And for his people,

meaning the Nairobi folks, he is building in Garowe.

What is being imposed on Garowe is us. Whatever land they took is ours.

Dhulka wixii ka qaaday waa anaga.

Just like when we were with our mother and father and Huuto and our siblings,

we were there. And still, the atmosphere…

Our feast can be a place, or loss, or fullness.

Our children, what I brought them into is stray bullets that fall.

It is us who get hit by what they eat, it does not hit them.

If they leave without coming back, will we abandon their children?

If they leave without coming back, will we abandon their children?

Will we abandon our children in Wajir? We have no more words than that.

We are leaving, if we leave, do not hate us.

We are leaving, if we leave, do not hate us.

Do not overburden that man, the teacher,

if you are the Wajir missionaries. Wealth and money, they…

what they worked for and the wealth you worked for…

what they worked for and the wealth you worked for…

Instead of building up your own land, you are just holding other people’s land.

Your own land is ruined,

it has no school, it does not have a school you have built.

it has no school, it does not have a school you have built.

It does not have a poor woman for whom you have built a house.

Even Kenya itself has not built a house in Wajir,

You are building land in Garowe that does not belong to Kenya.

Will Garowe be the one to support you tomorrow? Her story is over,

it is going to fall. The power belongs to God,

it is going to fall. The power belongs to God,

it will fall, what are we doing with land that is not yours?

Come on, go build your own land,

and come give life to your children.

And come give life to the city, come there. Gacajab has entered the city,

Gacajab waa soo galay magaalada wuu soo galay,

he has entered, the Kikuyu of Wajir has entered.

With a lawful helping hand given to him, come to the city.

A drought has struck the city, it has no water. It has nothing, everything,

A drought has struck the city, it has no water. It has nothing, everything,

what I am now saying is the forestry office should be… It should be shaken up.

what I am now saying is the forestry office should be… It should be shaken up.

The forestry office, Kenyans cannot be directly empowered from it.

The forestry office, Kenyans cannot be directly empowered from it.

Please, if you are Embiyal, only the forest will not be affected.

gafnaha kaliya waxba ma galaayo.

Gafne is not just feeding himself, he is feeding the whole drought- stricken Wajir.

If you really are evangelists, what do we want? Please, you

in the town must give a hand to the man Gafne. And… and… and… the money that you…

in the town must give a hand to the man Gafne. And… and… and… the money that you…

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you… should fight on the side of the livestock.

you… should fight on the side of the livestock.

And Inuk should fight on your side,

and this drought- stricken town with no water…

Gafne’s tin can is what has saved it.

Those evangelists, the ones they say“ they are there, aren’t they, maji.”

Those evangelists, the ones they say“ they are there, aren’t they, maji.”

The ones who are said to be there with them, the goat reported it,

Drink and it will kill you. Greed will kill you,

Drink and it will kill you. Greed will kill you,

Drink and it will kill you. Greed will kill you,

it will completely destroy a person.

This is what you must always remember, that the government,

that the just government,

that the just government,

the clean government that fears God, even if every M.P. is responsible,

xataa kilaa Imbii masuul

each one of them in their place, even if the official helps it,

each one of them in their place, even if the official helps it,

you should bring water to those villages. Help the poor people.

Saaidiyeeni waatu maskiini.

You people who eat plenty, give them water to drink. The hyena is chasing you,

and the lion is chasing you,

and the lion is chasing you,

the leopard is chasing you, what are you waiting for.

Even a relative sometimes will kill you.

Even a relative sometimes will kill you.

Even a relative sometimes will kill you.

The bangiri bird of dawn will kill you,