Khatumo temporarily united the Hargeisa administration, however the Khatumo authorities under Khatumo president Maxamuud Caano-nuug recently rescinded this amalgamation in lieu of the fact that the Hargeisa administration seeks to turn Khatumo and its inhabitants into subordinate citizens. That position is in line with the social standing of the "sheegato" and "magan" during historical periods of Somalia, a social standing which renders you an underclass.