[5] Somaliland government effectively controls Baki district, so the Federal Republic of Somalia has no real authority over it at all.

And it is said that foreign diaspora and Federal Republic of Somalia officials who oppose Somaliland's independence are overreaching on the issue.

[10] In 2002, a meeting was held between the mayors of Gabiley and Baki districts, to address their conflict, mediated by the Somaliland Ministry of Interior.

[16] In March 2016, a Chinese mining company built a four-class building for a middle school in Simodi, Baki district, that holds more than 100 students.

[18] In September 2017, a thunderstorm in Awdal region killed three people and injured two others in Baki district due to lightning strikes.

[19] In November 2018, the Somaliland Minister of Agricultural Development visited the village of Ruqi in Baki district, which was damaged by cyclone, to lay the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the destroyed irrigation system.

[20] In August 2021, the Somaliland Board of Audit investigated allegations of abuse of power and corruption by the executive branch in Baki city and the illegal arrest of local elders.