By Abdullahi Salad - Reporter
MOGADISHU, Oct. 12, 2026 Tabaarak ICT Solutions has won the 2026 National Quality Award and will represent Somalia at the East Africa Quality Awards in Kigali, Rwanda, on Nov. 2.
The award was presented at the ‘Quality Night’ ceremony organized by the Somali Bureau of Standards on Oct. 8. The ceremony honoured public and private institutions that demonstrated a high level of quality this year.
The company will compete in the ICT category at the medium-enterprise level.
Ahmed Hasan Mohamed Balack, Deputy Director of the National Quality Institute, said Tabaarak ICT followed the procedure set by the East African Community (EAC). He noted that the competition application ran to about 20 pages and that the company worked diligently to submit the required criteria and documents. According to him, the process took his team two to three weeks.
"It is a pleasure that a panel was convened, and that they will take part in the Kigali competition as a qualified entrant, representing Somalia in the ICT category," said Balack. He wished the company success.
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Ahmed Abdi Salad, of Tabaarak ICT's quality control department, said the award reflects the effort the company puts into the services it provides to its customers. Salad described taking part in a regional competition as a great responsibility and an opportunity to show that Somali companies have reached the highest standard in technology and innovation services.
"This award encourages us to always maintain the quality of the services we provide to the community and our customers," he said, expressing hope that the Kigali competition would show Somali companies as having reached international quality standards.
Founded in Mogadishu in 2007, Tabaarak ICT provides services including website design, business software, ERP systems, mobile app development, systems integration, technical support and digital transformation services.
One of its key areas of work is digital government. Since 2021, Tabaarak has built digital systems for local governments that go beyond revenue collection to include human resources, expenditure and budget management. These systems are used by the Banadir Regional Administration, the Baidoa and Galkayo district administrations, and others.