The case of decentralization in Somalia has been a contentious issue since the collapse of the Somali state in 1991. Following the collapse of the Somali state which followed the military dictatorship between 1969 and 1991, almost all Somalis advocated for some kind of decentralization as the centralised system they had before has been seen as what it let to the devastations and the collapse of their state.
This paper will try to look at the case of why Somali would prefer a decentralisation system, rather than a centralised system which has been detrimental to their concept. The paper will try to connect Somali midnimo culture with the Somali preference of a decentralised system.