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The challenges of implementing federal system of governance in Somalia in Somalia As a result of new federal system in Somalia, there are important questions to ask, these include: how can a penniless country like Somalia, which has been undergoing a seemingly endless civil war in the past two decades, and whose governmental institutions have all been destroyed, afford to run such a bloated and huge administrative structure? How can the state make up the planned federal government of Somalia be successful? How will resources be shared equally among the federal states since this has been a problem in the unitary system of governance? The following pages will focus on main questions asked about existing challenges in the implementation of the federal system in Somalia, in particular, the south central zones. Federal system of government is difficult to manage properly, because to become a real federal nation, requires the central federal administration and state governments each having its own three branches of government, namely; the executive, the parliamentary and the judiciary often additional units in the form of regions, provinces and districts. 23 In the case of Somalia's new federal system, the country is planned to be composed of: (a) The federal government; (b) State governments which are two or more regions may federate as mentioned in the new constitution, 2012. (c) Regional administrations; and (d) District administrations. In this regard, each state will have its own governor or president, its own parliament and its own courts (first level, appeal, and supreme courts). Besides, the constituent states will face and manage separately their own internal affairs i.e., internal security, education, health, agriculture/animal husbandry, water resources, etc.; and they will basically share, among themselves, foreign relations and defense arrangements only. Key