{"id":440512,"date":"2011-06-13T13:08:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T13:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/13\/locals-hunt-for-business-in-somalia\/"},"modified":"2011-06-13T13:08:51","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T13:08:51","slug":"locals-hunt-for-business-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/13\/locals-hunt-for-business-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals Hunt for Business in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"25.2900103699\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/nation180.jpg\" alt=\"The Nation (Nairobi)\" title=\"Visit The Nation (Nairobi)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nairobi \u2014 Dozens of Kenyans are trooping to Somalia in search of jobs and business opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Perceived as a deadly destination by the international community, the war-torn Horn of Africa nation of just about 10 million people is fast turning into the next land of opportunity for Kenyans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Kenya can reopen its embassy in Mogadishu, Kenyans will benefit immensely from the many opportunities waiting to be tapped here,&#8221; says former Fafi MP Elias Barre Shill, recently appointed Prime Minister Raila Odinga&#8217;s advisor on Somalia affairs.<\/p>\n<p>He said air traffic between Nairobi and Mogadishu has increased nearly ten-fold in the last year as the security situation improves after two decades of civil war.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can no longer find seats on the Africa Express and Juba Airline flights to Mogadishu as they are normally fully booked,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Since the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia two decades ago, the Kenya embassy in Mogadishu has been shut and the ambassador, Mr James Mulinge operates from Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have many Kenyans who shuttle between Nairobi and Mogadishu daily,&#8221; says former Lagdera MP Mohammed Shidiye.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106130655.html\" title=\"Locals Hunt for Business in Somalia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Locals Hunt for Business in Somalia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 12 June 2011 Nairobi \u2014 Dozens of Kenyans are trooping to Somalia in search of jobs and business opportunities. 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