Life in Somalia: Abdullahi's story

Eight residents of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, tell us what the new government's priorities should be and how they have survived 13 years of anarchy.

Mahamut: Scrap metal worker "I smash the foundations of the US embassy wall to get steel rods to sell" Nimo: Khat dealer "The government should regulate khat - it's bad. I wish I had another job" Abdullahi: Cattle-herder "We were chased off our land by a group who had more weapons than us" Abdi: Refugee "I see a dark future for my children. There are no schools or health services"

Abdidir: Bus driver "We can accept President Yusuf even though he is from northern Somalia" Bashir: Gunman "The gun rules Somalia today - my gun is how I support my family" Halima: Refugee "I am too busy looking for food to think about the peace process" Idi: Singer "Only members of the armed clans can have big parties for their weddings"

Abdullahi Abuker Mahamud

I am taking these 220 cows to new pastures, along with some colleagues.

Only some of them belong to my family. People pay me to look after their cattle for them.

Sometimes freelance gunmen come and steal my money or some of my cows and I can't do anything

I have heard about the new government and I fully support it.

Life is very hard for us cattle herders.

At the moment, I am always afraid that I could be killed in revenge after some members of my clan killed someone from another clan.

That's how my brother was killed.

I think the government can bring peace and stability to Somalia.

The first thing they should do is to collect the weapons from the gunmen.

Then I want to get my family's land back.

We were chased off our land by another group who were better armed than us.

I am able to take the cows through the checkpoints without anyone asking me for some of my cows.

But sometimes freelance gunmen come and steal my money or some of my cows and I can't do anything.

I am not armed.

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