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American Embassy in Kenya commemorates the Somali Flag

A well organized ceremony organized by the American Embassy in Kenya to commemorate the Somali Flag day which is the 12th of October has taken place inside the residence Bob Patterson the acting chairman of the American Affairs in Somal

The Somali Flag commemoration day was attended by highly                        esteemed officials, from the international community specially the United Nations special representative for Somali honorable Ahmed Ould Abdalla, the American Ambassador to Kenya honorable Michael Rannberger, the Italian ambassador to Somalia Mario Vitelli, officials from the European Union and Ministers of the Somali Transitional Federal Government and some other dignitaries.





In the entrance there were posters of the former Somali presidents, (those ones of the halcyon days) and their relation with the American government at the time of their presidency. The other attendants at the Somali Flag Day were Somali artists, youths, the press, mothers Somali Parliamentarians, Ministers, individuals, NGOs and Somalis from overseas.


The first person to take the microphone to enlighten the significant of the Somali Flag Day was Abdullah Ahmed Azahari the Minister of the Somalis in the Diaspora.Azahar has also added in his speech that it is something disgracing for the Somali Embassy in Kenyan not holding this laudable day, while the American Embassy has stood in commemorating the Somali Flag Day.
“Somalia was born in 12th of October 1954, and it is the time the rest of the world has recognized that Somalia is existing nation in the world, when the Somali Flag was raised between the Flag of the United nations and that of Italy, you could not imagine who the emotion of the Somali people has become that day, since then the Somali people were proud of their Flag. Since 1950 the Italian Flag and that of the United Nations were flapped by the air in our country” said Azahri.
Mr. Azahari has thanked the American Embassy for organizing this worthy day Somali (Flag Day), and added that there were many people who asked a question what has the American Embassy to do with the commemoration of the Somali Flag Day, and he answered them that if you are insane perhaps there is your brother who is mentally and physically healthy.



The eyes of the participants were attracted by Mr. Bob Patterson who has dressed in the Somali costume, such as a Indonesian male Sarong, Shawl, a walking stick, and a hat.


The Somali Ahmed Boss the Somali Defense Minister, has thanked the American Embassy for organizing the Somali Flag day, and as well thanked the alliance of Somali Youth League (SYL), who is the founder of this day.“It is important for every nation to be recognized, and I know Somalia very well, in part of my live I have taken in Somalia and one of the days in 1994 I have traveled the road between Mogadishu and Baidoa I know enough about the culture of Somalia, and that is why we have chosen to hold this valuable day” said Michael Rannberger the American Ambassador to Kenya.

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