"I rejoiced when the government troops came and drove out the Islamists," said 25-year-old student Mohamed Salad. "But now I am disappointed. Since the government took over power in Mogadishu the situation has only gotten worse. They can do nothing but fire mortars."

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From the New York Times:

A common complaint is that the transitional government does not appear to want to be transitional. Donor nations agreed to pay the salaries of Somali officials with the understanding that these men and handful of women would shepherd the country to democratic elections in 2009. But there has been almost no progress towards setting up an election commission, let alone even taking a census.