Somalia PM Hamza Barre launches five-year National Transformation Plan

Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday launched a five-year National Transformation Plan (NTP) aimed at transforming the Horn of Africa country into a democratic, stable, developed and economically self-sustaining country by 2029.

The NTP is a new national plan with clear strategies based on four main pillars of restructuring governance management to improve good governance and restructuring of security agencies, economic transformation through improved financial sources, trade and investment, a change in social affairs to improve education, healthcare and supporting and empowering women, youth and persons with disabilities and enhance Somalia’s environment and climate change resiliency abilities to improve the environment.

In his keynote address during the NTP launch, Prime Minister Hamza said the NTP was approved by the cabinet and that the plan seeks to strengthen and capacitate various government agencies and Ministries to better serve and enable Somalia to develop and prosper by 2029 in line with vision 2060.

“The NTP represents the clearest declaration of intent by the government, a commitment and a national compact to rebuild, to transform and to rise. This plan is the compass that will guide Somalia through the next five years and beyond towards the promise of vision 2060, a prosperous, secure, stable, democratic and inclusive Somalia,” PM Hamza said.

He said the new NTP is a result of vigorous discussions and consultations involving more than 400 people drawn from various Ministries, government agencies, Federal States, civil society organizations and international development partners with the aim of transforming Somalia in the next five years.

“The government has prioritised leading the nation to development through capacitating and improving governance within various agencies and it is out of this resolve that we today launch the National Transformation Plan (NTP 2025-2029) aimed at improving our democracy, security, justice and social affairs as well as improving our economic sources and to also encourage foreign investment,” the PM added.

Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah said that the NTP "reflects the aspirations of the Somali people and lays the foundation for a resilient, prosperous, and self-reliant Somalia."

The colourful NTP launch was attended by various ministries, government agencies, international partners as well as members of the diplomatic representatives in Somalia including Kenya’s Ambassador to Somalia Ambassador Kubai Iringo.

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