President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed speaks during a press conference after the 2017 Somalia Conference at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, May 11, 2017. The Somalia Conference is aimed at improving stability and prosperity in Somalia and boosting the humanitarian response to the drought.

President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed speaks during a press conference after the 2017 Somalia Conference at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Somalia has launched an official email address to be used by the public to advice the government.

The website was announced recently by the country Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre.  It gives the country’s citizen a chance to speak directly to authorities and offer advice, opinion and views directly to the President and PM’s office – as a part of an open door policy announced by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in March -following meetings with clerics, business community, journalists and civil society.

“The government is ready with an open door policy – for all of us to work together because we all need each other. The government needs the support of the public just, the same way the public needs us. What we want to achieve in s stable Somalia, return our refugees back home and lets all sacrifice to achieve this goal,” Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Somali President.

Locals can send messages in various languages; Somali, Arabic and English.

Mogadishu is seeking to capitalize on the massive public support it enjoys nationwide.

President Farmajo’s win in February was seen as a public quest for change, and the nationwide celebration that followed was seen as an endorsement of his leadership.

The telecommunications minister on his part is seeking to take ownership of the country’s internet domain (.so) and the calling code (252) that’s been under private companies – due to the absence of an effective central government in Mogadishu.

“The government will soon maintain the ownership of its country calling code, 252 it’s a national asset. We are also seeking to reclaims ownership of our domain .so that’s currently in the hands of private companies – they are both state assets,” Abdi Anshur Hassan, Minister, Posts and Telecommunication, Somalia.

Southern Somalia has the largest population in the country, and enjoys internet access, but an approximated 6.5 million people lost connection for the past three weeks after undersea cables were cut by a commercial ship in the Indian Ocean.

This open door policy – the first to come into effect in the country seeks to emulate successful countries emerging from years of civil war – is one authorities here say is aimed at bringing back the country’s ownership to its people.

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