In the city of Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiiraan region, armed fighters from the *Macawisley* (local militia) belonging to the Afar Makane clan—one of the clans inhabiting the Hiiraan region—were presented.
Among these *Macawisley* fighters from the Makane clan, women carrying AK-47 rifles were also visible. They stated their opposition to the Hirshabelle administration and expressed their support for the initiatives led by Ugaas Yusuf Ugaas Hassan.
Abdiwajid Sheikh Nuriyow (“Camba Gooye”), the former Deputy Governor for Social Affairs of the Hiiraan region—who recently resigned from his post—affirmed that they stand in support of Ugaas Yusuf Ugaas Hassan.
“Regarding Hiiraan and its cause—its unity and cohesion—we are driven by our shared lives and common heritage. We have rejected our ‘brothers’ in Hirshabelle—may God elevate us above them. Whatever harms the people of Hiiraan harms us as well. We are ready to act upon whatever the Ugaas has called for,” said Camba Gooye.
Osman Adan Careys, a politician from the Makane clan, stated that there is no one representing them within the Hirshabelle administration, and declared that, from this day forward, they themselves are responsible for the future of their clan. “The Makane community is not prepared to be represented by ‘parasitic’ individuals—people who are merely in someone else’s pocket. Those who represent us must be chosen by the Makane people themselves; we have no genuine representation within Hirshabelle,” said Careys.
Meanwhile, a press statement issued by the Makane community declares that they do not consent to the current power-sharing arrangement in Hirshabelle. They express dissatisfaction with the absence of other political and administrative positions allocated to them, assert their right to independently determine their own political future, and state that they are re-evaluating their political relationship with Hirshabelle. Furthermore, they indicate that they may extend political support to any party that addresses their grievances and ensures justice, equality, and authentic representation.
In the Hiiraan region, uprisings against the Hirshabelle administration are underway, led by local clans. These groups have mobilized armed forces to protest the process through which the Hirshabelle leadership was elected.