The article lacked rationale and seemed only to help the perspective of the Somaliland Leader, Mr. Egal, who met Dr. Bob Arnot. The views on the other side of the country was not mentioned or its leaders interviewed. And as such the article carries the views of a single side. Dr. Arnot did not question the legitimacy of the government, nor did he ask himself how much democratic is Somaliland.
Democracy needs legitimacy.
Firstly, there is no legitimate government in Somaliland because the diverse people of Somaliland is not represented and their views accommodated in decision-making. That means if Somaliland wants to secede, it will only do that with a minority's wish and that is not democracy. That is against the rules of democracy that Bob Arnot said to exist in Somaliland. The article by Bob Arnot was merely carrying out an intensive advocacy to the issue of secession of Somaliland. If that was his goal, he worked in vain because the truth is far from what he said in the article.