🧵THREAD on how @HassanAKhaire almost sold all of #Somalia's oil to Russia and was Putin's inside man in the FGS.
Its no coincidence that Hassan Ali Khaire went from the director of an NGO, to an Oil and Gas executive, all the way to Prime Minister. I explain it all here 👇☕️
We first meet @HassanAKhaire working with @NRC_Norway in #Somalia. He worked at the NGO for many years, working his way up the ladder to Regional Director for the Horn of Africa.
At no point did he have Oil & Gas or political experience. Something needed for his next two jobs
Then in 2013, one of Putin’s well documented oligarchs named Alexander Djaparidze formed a company in the UK called Soma Oil to explore for oil in #Somalia, and "randomly" hired @HassanAKhaire. This should have raised eyebrows for anyone scrutinizing the company for deals.
Under the leadership of @HassanAKhaire, Soma Oil quickly entered into a deal with the government of #Somalia where they receive a shocking 90% of the revenues on oil it discovered
This is an extremely unusual rate in the industry, daylight robbery of Somalia's resources
Upon receiving a tip, the UN's Monitoring Group on #Somalia quickly sounded the alarm, publishing a report on the lack of transparency on the oil deals.
Mohamed Keynan @Mohamedkeynan, then an FGS spokesperson, quickly covered for Khaire & swept the concerns under the rug
In 2015, a bombshell revelation came when the UN Monitoring Group started investigating whether Soma Oil bribed Somali officials with help from @HassanAKhaire newly discovered al-Shabaab connections. This is when the British Government started investigation Soma Oil.
With heat on Soma Oil and @HassanAKhaire under bribery investigation the Russians had to ditch this plan and approach it from a different angle. They still wanted Somalia's oil but this time they had to make sure their man was untouchable: Prime Minister of #Somalia
With the appointment of @HassanAKhaire as PM of #Somalia a flurry of events happened
✅Khaire resigned from Soma Oil
✅Khaire appointed @Mohamedkeynan as Permanent Secretary of the OPM
✅Soma Oil ceased all operations since Khaire became PM
Why is @Mohamedkeynan relevant here?
He helped whitewash the Soma Oil deal with the FGS when he was a spokesperson. He was then promoted to Permanent Secretary, a BIG jump from communications at Villa Somalia.
As the Permanent Secretary, he had extensive powers across the FGS
Its also important to note that @Mohamedkeynan is Ilhan Omar’s @IlhanMN brother-in-law by marriage to her sister Sahra Noor @Sahra_Noor
Both hailing from Puntland state of #Somalia, Ilhan and Keynan are distant cousins under the same sub-clan.
Just 6 months after his appointment to PM, and leaving Russia's Soma Oil, Khaire flew out to New York and met Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov. They discussed how #Somalia and #Russia can "work" together
To this day, we don't know what was discussed or resulted
Fast forward 2 years with no new development, Khaire met Erdogan in December of 2019 to discuss “trade” between #Turkey and #Somalia
Shortly after, Erdogan announced he had reached an agreement with @HassanAKhaire for Turkey to explore for oil in Somalia. Where are the details?
Shortly after that Khaire was voted out in an unprecedented parliamentary session. After protesting the decision, he left the position.
He then quickly announced his presidency for #Somalia's 2022 elections.
Khaire quickly makes a trip to #Russia to shore up his alliance with Putin. He meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and they both publicize the meeting showing that they back him
It should be clear to anyone at this point that Khayre is potentially a Russian Puppet
And here we are today, @HassanAKhaire is still a presidential candidate in #Somalia's 2022 election despite clearly attempting to auction off Somalia's resources
IMO, he should never become President & must be investigated. His connections to Al Shabab and Russia must be exposed!
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