No Amount of Doctors’ Training Can Change the Equation, but a Just System that Motivates and Continues to Inspire the Educated to Serve, and Serve Again!

By Ibrahim Elemo*, M.D., M.P.H.

The following piece is in response to an article published onAyyaantuu.com about the brain-drain of physicians and other skilled professionals from Ethiopia and other parts of Africa to Canada and other western countries. This is not a new story to many people. What is rather new to some of us is the Ethiopian government’s strategy to deal with this tragedy by over producing physicians.

I read this story a day after I called a 36-year school director, who ended up in a hospital, 100km away from his home town only because he had a headache and was found to have high blood-pressure, and given some medicine to control it. Actually, he lives in a town where there is a district hospital. I spoke with the same person 2 days before, and to my best knowledge, he was in good state of health. When I called to speak with him again, his phone was answered by his wife, who told me that he was receiving an urgent care in a hospital. I asked to speak with him, asked him how he felt and what medicine he was given. His blood-pressure, at the time I spoke with him, was not elevated. I realized that the unfortunate teacher was suffering not from hypertensive emergency, but the side effects of the wrong blood-pressure medication, about which neither the patient nor the health professional had any idea that it could be causing his symptoms. His wife initially told me that they were planning to take him to a higher-level immediately if he had not felt better. He had been given two medicines, which he continued to use them thinking that his blood-pressure was getting out of control and causing his profound dizziness. You can imagine the financial impact of such poor quality of care. It could cost this teacher thousands of Birr/dollars until he gets to a tertiary care level or a dedicated physician who reviews his medication, listens to his story well and tells him to stop taking the wrong medicine he had been put on. This is the story of thousands of people – if not every day, every week, in a country where the government’s policy is to deal with the massive exodus of physicians by overproducing physicians and saturating the domestic market.

They have no strategy of retaining the best of the best, but have strategies to use the worst of the worst from all communities of people to rule over them indefinitely. To get back to the main reason why I decided to write this short piece: reflecting on my own trajectory from a “committed subject” willing to serve his country to someone soon-to-be-a-professional selling his service for a fee in a western country.

“According to Canada-based CUSO International, between 1990 and 2006, Ethiopia trained 3,700 doctors. Only 700 of them stayed to work there. Africa’s health-care system isn’t the only sector hemorrhaging skilled workers — there are more African-born engineers and scientists living in Canada and the U.S. than in all of Africa.”

Reading this story on Ayyaantuu.com made me think about circumstances that forced me to leave my country for a time being. Fresh out of a medical school, I went to the Oromiya Health Bureau and asked the Head to assign me to the Borana zone, which was, back then, one of the few zones physicians avoided going to at any cost. There was tremendous violence, even against physicians, and the economic deprivation of the local communities was unparalleled anywhere in Ethiopia, except Ogaden and parts of Hararge. Borana was occupied by thousands of TPLF soldiers stationed in almost all towns and major checkpoints and camps. Nobody wanted to go to Borana unless they had no other options – that was the situation 13 years ago.

Per my request, I was assigned to Borana, and I went there with a letter and asked the Head of the Zonal Health Department, Dr. Assefa Sime, to assign me to the most disadvantaged Health Center (HC) so that I could serve the poorest of the poor, and the most marginalized and difficult to reach population of the zone.

Here are some of the facts; Borana was the most liked place by physicians before the fall of Derg regime (because of lucrative contraband business, and the good financial status of the Borana and a grateful community), and it became the most unpopular few years later after the coming to power of the current regime. Moyale was a thriving business town which even attracted the sister of a Prime Minister to invest in a hotel industry. Years later, it became a military garrison – home to thousands of TPLF soldiers watching, at times, arming local communities to destroy each other. A few years before I came to Borana, there were 13 physicians in the Nagelle Borana Hospital (NBH), and 2-3 physicians in almost all Health Centers (HC). When I came there in 2000, there were only 3 general practitioners (GP’s) and 1 surgeon in NBH. They all had left in a matter of few years. There was a similar trend in almost all zones of Oromiya. There were more doctors in the capital, Addis Ababa (Finfinne), than in the rest of the country. Oromiya’s health facilities were to be “ghost places.”

The zonal health administration told me that they could not assign a doctor to HC when the zonal hospitals were almost empty. There were only 3 physicians in the brand new Bule Hora Hospital. Each of these hospitals were serving more than 1.5-million population at the time. As a result, I was assigned to work in the Nagelle Borana Hospital. A few months later, I had to go to the Taltalle District to supervise the National Polio Eradication Campaign.

Taltalle is a 10,000-sqkm wide district – its size is bigger than the North Shawa zone of Oromiya. We had only one car to conduct supervision, which lasted only for a few days in this big district. A certain European expatriate working for an international NGO (non-governmental organization) – who worked in Kosovo before coming to work in Taltalle – told me that Taltalle was actually bigger than Kosovo. There was no vehicle assigned to the HC, and there was no district health office. El-Dima, a police post at the Ethio-Kenya border during the Haile Selassie regime, is 105km from Millami, the main town. I had to travel to El-Dima from Millami on foot, back and forth – fresh out of high school. That was how teachers and health care workers used to travel to reach several communities in the Taltalle district. It was a difficult campaign to supervise.

Once I was there, I decided to go to Waata Wondo, a place no physician had ever set their feet on. It is only 60km from Millami. However, because of lack of road infrastructure, we had to take the longest route, through Birindar. Konso, across the Weyto River and the desert to reach Waata Wondo from the back. We had to take a better route – better is a relative term. Look at the picture below if you want to know how good that road had been.

The difficult road at a place called Abba-Roba, before crossing the Segen River to reach the Konso District

However, getting there was similar to making a spiritual journey. I lack words to express the feelings afterwards. The pride of being there, taking all the risks and personal hardships. It is, after all, a service to my country and my people. Being there for my people, against all odds and challenges! That is what I ask all physicians in training back home to consider. Graduate, be bold, and go to even the most disadvantaged and hard to reach areas, serve! You will be proud of your service to your country at the prime of your life. Always think about staying and working, and of course, cooperating with others in changing the political system to a system which is based on the best interests of all its peoples. Our vision to have a government of the people, by the people is probably the panacea. No amount of doctors’ training can change the equation, but a just system that motivates and continues to inspire the educated to serve, and serve again!

Kaayo Qabna!

Locating a village in Waata Wondo, a remote and hard to reach area of the Taltalle District in South Oromiya in 2000 during the National Polio Immunization Campaign

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* Dr. Ibrahim Elemo is the President of the Oromo Studies Association (OSA), a scholarly, multidisciplinary, non-profit international organization established to promote studies on issues relevant to the Oromo people.

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Mootummaan Wayyaanee Seeraa Mirga Barattootaa Ugguru Baase.

Gaafa Amajjii 28/2014 Mootummaan EPRDF fi Ministerri Barnootaa EPRDF seera haaraa baasan irratti baratoota dhaabbilee barmotaa olaanoo kanneen akka Yuunivarsiitii, Kolleejjii, manneen barmotaa sadarkaa 2ffaa fi qopha’ina irraa baratan irraatti seeraa haaraa mirga baratoota biyyaatti sarbu dabarsee jira, seera kanas karaa dabballootaa fi bakka bu’oota mooraa dhaabbiilee barmoota keessatti maxxansuun baratootni dubbiisani jireenya sodaa keessaa of galchuun sodaachaa akka jiraatanif ta’e jedhee mootummaan abbaa irree kun mirgaa baratoota sarbaa jira.

Qabxii ijoo seerrii imammata barmootaa wayyanotaa waliin wal qabatu kun mirgootaa amantaa, aadaa, eenyummaa fi kabaja namummaa kan sarbudha. keessattu Mooraa dhaabbilee barmotaa caqafaman keessaatti ;

1. Uffata Aadaa uffaachuun dhorkaadha, Uffatee kan argame seeraan adabama jedha.
2. Uffataa amantaa calaqiisiisuu fi kan shammarraan hordoftotni amantaa Muslima mataatti maratanii fi golgatanii deemaan dhorkaadha, kanaan booda dhaabuu qabu jedha,
3.Baratootni Mooraa dhaabbiilee barmootaa akka Yuunivarsiitii fi
Koolleejjii keessaatti lama ol ta’anii waliin deemuun, taa’uun,dhaabbachuun, dhorkadha, kana godhee kan argamee seeraatti dhiyaate adabama jedha.

4.kitaabolee barnotaan alatti asoosamota fi barruuwwaan garaagaraa mooraa barnotaa keessa galchuun dubbisuu fi dubbisiisuun dhorkaadha jedhuu fi kkf kan of irraa qabu seeraa dorsisan guutamee fi mirga baratoota guyyaa adii sarbaa jiru fuula ja’a kan qabu dhabbiilee barmota biyyaatti Yuunivarsiitota garaagaraa keessaatti maxxaansuun mirga baratoota sarba jiru.

Barruun seeran alaa kan mirga barattoota sarbaa jiru ibsuu kun Yuunivarsiitotaa Oromiyaa kanneen akka Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa, Amboo, Wallaaggaa, Mattuu, Adaamaa, HaraMaayyaa, Dirree Dawwaa, Bulee Horaa, Maddaa Walaabuu keessaatti maxxanfamuu bira ga’ame jira. hallii kun mooraa Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa, Mattuu, Amboo fi Wallaaggaa keessaatti baratoota dheekkamsiisuu irraa darbee Mooraa Yuunivasitii Jimmaa moora arfan keessatti Gootootni sabboontotni qeerroo baratoota Oromoo seeraa mirga dhala nama sarbuu wayyaaneen maxxansuu kana buqqisaanii ciruun, kanaan boodaa akka feedhii keenyaatti hiriyootaa keenyaa waliin 10, fi isaa oliin wal duukaa sochoona, tokkummaa keenyaa caalaatti jabeeffaannee mirga keenya sarbamaa jiru ni kabachiifanna jechuun Qeerroon baratootni Oromoo seeraa dabaa Wayyaanonni waan qabanii
gadhiisan dhabuun baasaan kana balaaleffatan.


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The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) launches Oromo Youth League (OYL)

The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has launched the Oromo Youth League (OYL) on the 25^th of January, 2014. The League is expected to organize and mobilize youths in Oromia Zones to peacefully and lawfully struggle for a democratic system that respects the social, economic, and political rights of the Oromo people in Ethiopia. Out of 18 zones in Oromia, 12 zones sent their representatives who in turn elected the 11 member executive committees in the presence of the Charman of OFC, Merera Gudina (Phd.), and the Secretary, Obbo Bekele Nega. The 11 Executive Committees that were elected by the members of the league are:

1.  Desta Dinka: North Shoa Zone

2.  Gurmessa Ayano: West Shoa Zone

3.  Alemu Abdissa: Illubabor Zone

4.  Misgane Yohannes: Qelem Wollega Zone

5.  Dereje Merga: East Wollega Zone

6.  Adisu Bulala: Guji Zone

7.  Fikru Mulatu: West Wollega Zone

8.  Tariku Mengesha: Finfine Zone

9.  Demissie Debelo: Finfine Zone

10.  Nesru Mohammed: East Arsi Zone

11.  Birhanu : West Shoa Zone

Merera Gudina, (PhD)

Associate Professor of Political Science
& International Relations,
Addis Ababa University
Tel. +251-111-231067 (Office)
+ 251-911-213887 (Mobile)
POB 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

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Press release : Abduction of peace envoys in Kenya by Ethiopian agents

Press release : Abduction of peace envoys in Kenya by Ethiopian agents

Thursday, January 30, 2014
The Ogaden conflict affects millions of lives in the Horn of Africa have being going on for a very long time. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were displaced during this conflict and countless number lost their lives. All the countries in the Horn of Africa suffered and still suffer as a consequence of this conflict.

In October 2012, a glimmer of hope for a possible solution started when the Kenyan government undertook to mediate between ONLF and Ethiopia. Although the initial talks stalled, still the Kenyan government persisted in its endeavor to continue the dialogue.

In the middle of diplomacy shuttle by the Kenyan government, the Ethiopian security abducted two seniors ONLF leaders in Nairobi on 26th January 2014. The leaders were part of the negotiation team, who were waiting for the resumption of talks.

The Ogaden community was also aware that the Ethiopian government was facing enormous pressure from the international community to re-engage in the talk after it withdrew last year for flimsy reasons and start serious talks in order to settle the Ogaden conflict. Therefore we assume that the Ethiopian regime conducted this unethical operation in order to kill any hope of continuing the talks and deal a deadly blow to the Kenyan effort.

In light of that, the Ogaden community in South Africa condemns this vile action. Ethiopia thinks it is the holy cow in Horn of Africa, and that nobody could hold it actions accountable since it was never made accountable for its human rights violation in Ogaden region and the rest of the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia.

The Ogaden community calls up the Somali people in Ogaden to strengthen their struggle and show the world and Ethiopia that intimidation and barbarity will not stop the march to freedom.

Finally the Ogaden community calls on all international community, human rights organisations and other civil organisations to condemn this callous action and ask the Ethiopia regime to return the abductees.

Issued by Ogaden Community in South Africa

Contacts :

Mohamed Dahir Adan, Director of Ogaden Community in South africa
Cell: 0723655965

Mohamed Abdul Fadil , Spokesman of Ogaden community in South africa
Cell : 0740414610

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Oromoon karaa filannoo nagaan angoo qabate habashota waliin jirachuu ni danda’aa?

Kutaa 1ffaa

By Miliyon Taddesse

Miliyon Taddesse

Barreffamni koo kun gaaffii  lama of keessaa qabdi tokkooffan Oromoon biyya Itophiyaa jedhamtu keessatti karaa filannoo nagaan mo’atee wayyaanee angoo irraa busee angoo qabachuu ni danda’a? Lammaffaan ammo Oromoon biyya Tiphiyama jedhamtu kana keessaatti ilmaan habashotaa waliin ta’ee enyummaa fi mirgii isaa kabajamee  jiraachuu ni danda? Kan jedhu dha.

Garaa qaama barrefamakotti gaafan seenu,akkuma beekamu Ummatni Oromoo akkuma saboota addunyaa kana irratti argamanitti, ummata seenaa of danda’ee, biyya sarara daangaa beekamaa qabu, aadaa, afaan, duudha fi qora-qalbi sabbummaa kan barootaa kumaatamaan lakkaawwaman kuufachaa dhufe kan qabuu fi seenaa bulchiinsa fi aadaa siyaasaa adunyaa kanaaf bu’ura dimokiraasi kan ta’ee, sirna gadaa kan qabu akka turee seenaan jiruu ragaa ni ba’a. Haa ta’u malee garuu ummatnii Oromoo akka nagaan hin jiraanne bara minilik humnaan biyya isaa weraree lafaafi qabenyaa isaa irra fudhatee enyuummaa Oromoo kan Amaraatti akka jijjiramu taasisee kasee senaan, afaani fi Aadaan Oromoo yeroo yerootti babadaafi cunqurfaamaa kan dhufee yoo ta’uu Ammalee jijjiirama bifaa fi maqaa yoo  ta’ee malee ittuma fufee jira,Barota dheraa darban kessa eegdoota sirna kiyoo gabroonfatoota Amaaraara (warren saba Oromoo human Amaaromsan), waggota 22 as ammo egdota sirna kiyoo Itoophiyaa kan ta’an  hogganoota Wayyaaneetiin warranni Oromoo balessuu ittuma jira. Fuldurattii kun Oromoo irraa ni dhaba hin dhabbatuu waluumaan ilaalla. Waanin kaasuu barbaadu garuu akka kiyyattii, gitni bittaa garee lamaan kun bifa isaanituu adda adda malee isaan Oromoof tokkuma, sabaabni isaas sirni kiyyoo gabrummaan ummata  Oromoo  fi Oromiyaa irratti dirriirfame kuni dantaa gita bittuu Habashotaa kan walii gala kan eeguu fi tiksuu malee dantaa Oromoo kan eguu fi tiksu miti. Sirni gittota bittaa Habashaa lammeenu sirna aadaafi Afaan Oromoo jibbuu  garuu sirnaa qabeenya  ummata Oromoo jaallatu fi saamuu dhan jiraachuf barbaadu dha. Waldhabiin gittota lammanii kun Oromiyaa irratti ool aantumaa gartumaa siyaasaa qabaachuuf irraan kan ka’ee altokko tokko wal moormu, yeroo Oromoon jabbaate tokko ta’ee ka’uu garuu lammen isaanu  oromorratti ka’uuf tokkumma umuu. Kanaaf ammo raga kan ta’uu seenaa walhubannoo fi waliigalteen Miniliki fi Yohaannis kan Dirree Boruu ni himaa.

Warren Habashaa egaa har’as boris kan isaan irratti yeroo hunda walii galan kessa; sab-boonnumaan oromo akka hin dagagnee gochuu innis: aadaa, seenaa, afaan duudhaa fi waan Oromoo saboota biro irraa adda isa godhuu akka lafa hin qabannee gochuu, fedhii isaa fi qabeenya biyya isaa irrattii mataa isaan ajajaa akka hin taane, sabni Oromoo  bilisa ta’ee waan kiyya kan jedhu hunda akka mataa isaatiin ajaju hin dandenye godhu dha. Kanaaf Warreen habashaa kalessas, har’as, gara fuldurattis ummata Oromoo fi  enyumaa saba Oromoo adunyaa kana irraa dhabamsisuudhaan maalummaa isaa fi seenaa isaa Irranfatee habashaa fakkaatee, ofitti qaana’ee, enyumma isaa dhisee isaan akka habashummaa akka enyummasaa jedhee himatu barbaadu. Kaayyoon isaanii hojii abbootiin isaanii  jalqaban dhuggoomsuu fi fiixa baasuuf, sabni Oromoo akka Itoophiyuummaa fi enyummaa Itoophiya akka mallattoo isaatti fudhatee faalla seenaa isaa dhaabatu godhanii tursiisudhaaf akka ta’ee jala murre kan hundi kenyaa hubanne dha. Rakkoon ummatni Oromoo eega kiyyoo garbrummaa warra  Habashaa jalatti kufe kaasee irra ga’ee; ajjechaa, biyya isaa gadhisee baqaa deemuun bakka baqaatti du’uu,senaan Oromoo inni dhugaan senaa sobaa kan isanitiin dibamuu fi laaqamuu,qabenyaan saamamauu, beela, gadadoo, tuffatamu, akka gad antummaatti ilalamuu, dhiphinaa, salphinaa fi dhumiinsaa dha. Hangaa yonaa garuu Oromoon rakko kana jalaa ba’uuf hin dandeenye sababiin isaas haallii siyaasa Oromoos ta’ee kan Impaayera Itophiyaa hedduun walxaxaa fi kaan umrii wayyaanee dheressuf  mija’aa ta’ee argamaa jiraachu dha. Walxaxaa kan isa taasisaa jiruu keesaa tokko dhabotni siyaasaa Oromoo gara garaaraa yeroo yerootti bakka adda addaatti dhaabbachuun walii isaanii fi ofii isaanii giddutti akkasumas  warren Habashotaa tayitaarra jiranis ta’ee taytaarra ba’uuf deeman giddutti falammii deemsisaa jiran irraan kan ka’e dha. Humni TPLF jarmiyootni siyaasa Oromoofi warren biro isa morman waldura dhaabbannoo isaan walii isaanii giduutti geggeesaniif haala mijaawaa uumaafi jirachuu hubateraa. Toftaan kunis Oromoon akka  cimee isa dura hindhaabaneef aanjaa uumaafi jirachuu hubataniruu. Haga humnooti Oromoo siyaasaa wayyanee kana morman kun humna isaanii wal-irratti fixanitti wayyaneen umrii bullchiinsa sukkanessaa isaa taakkuu tokko fi lama achi butata jira. Wayyanootni ofii isaanii rakkoo waal gidduttii ha qabaatanillee malee rakkoo isaanii dabarsaanii qamaa biraattii hin kennaanii kun ammo toftaa fuula duratti isaan ademsisuuf ykn  butuuf isaan qopheessa, haalas ni mijessafi. Warrii Amaaraas akkasuma qaawwaa argameen Oromoon akka waldiguu fi qabsoon sirnaa abbotii isaanii deebisuuf gaggessaa jiraan akka cimu hala mijataa ummachaa waan jiran fakkaata.

Rakkoo guddaan fulduratti Oromorratti gabrumma dheressuuf haala mijataa umuuf jiruu keessa inni tokkoo jarmiyotnii Oromoo ilaalchaa walirraa fagaatee horachaa deemuu fi Oromoo yadaan walirraa fagaassaa deemuu isaaniiti. Kana keessaa tokkoo Oromootnii qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoo irraa adda ba’aanii kayyoo bilisummaa kan lubbuun ilmaan Oromoo hedduun irraatti dhumee dubatti dhiisanii  Itopiyaa dimokrattoftee umna jedhanii warren humnaa Oromoo bakkaa hedduutti digan umamaa dhufuu isaaniti.

Ani akka shammarree Oromoo tokkootti yeroon yaaduu, jaarmiyotni  amma biyya Itophia keessatti warren Habashaa waliin taanee sirna warraaqsa dimokrasi dhuga dhabnee Oromoo angessinee Habashoota waliin taanee  jiranna jedhani maqaa adda adda dhan of moggaasani qabsoo bilisumma Oromo irra achii ba’anii of gurmessun bu’aa isaan gara fuldurattii fidan  jira jedhee waan  natti  mul’atu hin jiru. Daranuu sammuu dargaggotaa fi qabsa’ota Oromoo ballessuufi  tokkumma  ilmaan Oromoo diigu, lafeefi dhigaa qabsa’oota Oromoo bilisummaa Oromoof jechaa caccabee fi dhangala’ee akkanumaan  dirree irratti hambisuu male faydaa ka bira Oromoof  ni qabataa jedhees hin yaadu . Biyyi Impayera Itophia jedhamtu kellessas har’as boris Oromoof mana hidha, mana saamichaa fi mana enyummaa Oromoo balleessu malee mana Oromoo ijaaru miti. Kun waanuma duris ta’ee ammas umrii keenya kana keessattii hubachaa dhufne  dha. Hara’as jalqabarratti dhihenyuma kana kessattii waan bay’ee arga waan jirru dha.

Mee qaphxiiwwan adda addaa kaasuun barbaada.

Qabxii 1ffaan ka’uu qabuu wayyanee karaa filannoo nagaan angoo irraa busuun ni danda’amaa?

Kana ilalchisee; akka anii mataa kiyyaan yaadutti yoo jaarmiyotni amma kara  maqa Oromoon gurma’ani biyya galuun Ithiopia dimokratessuf  jecha Wayyanee kara nagaan  qawwee malee qabsoofne angoo irra busnee Oromoo garaa angoo qabsisuutti fidnaa jechuun wan tasa yaadamuu hin qabnee dha. Kana ammo akka ragaattii waggottan hedduu kana keeessatti addunyaan marti kan hubatedha, nutis hundi keenya waan argaa jiruu dha. FKN yoo fudhanne, waggottan darbaan keessattii warren qabso bilisumma Oromo abaaranii biyya keessatti gurma’anii filannoo irratti hirmaachuun qabsoo kara nagaa gaggessa jiran irraa barachuu hin dandeenyu taanaan kun rakkoo adda bira akka qabnuu agarsiisa. Numaaf galuu didee malee Malasa Zanaa haala tuffii of keessaa qabuun  durumaanuu ifatti labsataniruu. Akka Malasaa Zenaa utuu hin du’iin dura dubbatettii; qabsoo lafeefi dhignii ilmaan Tigray hedduun itti dhangala’ee karaa filannoon fudhanna jechuun waan hin yadamnee jedhee turee. Ammas kanumaa nutti agarsisaa jiru.

Obboo Bulchaa Dammaqsaa yoo fudhanne ilaallee waa bayyee irraa baranna. Jalqaba Obboo Bulchaan dhaaba qabsoo bilisumma abaarudhaan sirni federalisimi ummata Oromoof ga’a dha sirna kanaan  olitti Oromoof waan biraa hin barbaachisu jechuun biyyatti debi’anii qabso filanno eegalani. Yero amma garu sadarkaa Obbo Bulchaa Dammaqsa irra jiran baruuf hundi keenyaa waan gaffii nu kasisu miti. Kara nagaan falmatanii motummaa Wayyanee angoo irra fudhachuun akkasumas mirga ilmaan Oromoo biyya Itophia keessatti kabachisuun akka hin danda’amne hubatani harkaa fi milaa  sassaabbatani ta’uuf murti irra ga’ani jiru. Yeroo darbaan kana keessattis Obboo Bulchaan kan falmii gaggeessaa turaan Wayyanee qofaa waliin hin turree warren tokkumma Itophiyaa jedhanii kessa isaanitti summii Oromoo fixuu baatanii maqaa tokkummaatiin socho’aa turan walinis turee, kunimmoo sababoota maalirraan ka’anii akka ta’ee garaa boodaatti ibsufan yaala.

Dr. Marara Guddinas yoo fudhannee jalqaba barreeffama isaatiin dhaba OLF abaaruun  jalqabani, ummata Oromoof kan barbaachisu sirnuma amma biyya Itophia keessa sabota biraa waliin jiraachuu ta’ee garuu sirnaa federalizimii dhugaa ta’uu qaba  jedhani qabsoo filannoon Wayyanee mo’atani Oromoo angoo qabsisuu egalani. Haata’u malee qabsoo Dr. Mararanis ta’ee deggartotni isaan gaggeessaa turaniin bu’aan isaan fidan waa takka hin jiru. Kan Dr. Mararaan amma jechaa jiranis filannoon dorgomani motumma Wayyane angoo irraa fudhachuun waan hin yadamneefi filannodhuma irratti hirmachuun bu’aa akka hin qabnee fi Oromoo bilisa basuuf toftaan adda biraa yoo umamee malee akka filannodhaan hin danda’amne haasaa isaanii keessatti  yeroo adda addaattii ibsa akka ture argineerra. Dabalataaniss Dr Mararaan yeroo adda addaattii barreeffamota isanii irraattii sochiin warren Wayyaness dabalattee warren Habashaa enyummaa Oromo balleessuuf deeman waan ummata Oromoo garaa haala fokkisaatti adeemsisuu akka ta’ee ibsaa turaniruu. Waluuma gala garu bu’aan filannoon kara nagaa Oromoof argamsisee  hidhafi ajjeecha hojirra ari’amuu ilmaan Oromo malee bu’a tarkanfataa fide hin qabu. Waan nama gaddisiisu keessaa qabsoo kara nagaa jedhamee gaggeffama ture kessattii kan midhamaa ta’ee warren gaggessitota osoo hin ta’iin miseensotaafi deeggartota warren jala jiraan ture. Sababiin isaas motummaan Wayyane toftaan itti fayyadame gaggeessitoota warren addunyaan isaan bektu dhabamsisuu osoo hin ta’iin deggartotafi miseensota isan jala jiran qulqullessudhaan gaggeessitotaa qofaa isaanii mataa gubbaarratti hambisun dhaba isaani lamshessu ture. Kun ammo Wayyaaneef fixa ba’insaa argamsiseera. Yeroo amma miseensotni fi deggartotni dhaba kana heddun shorerkessittuu jedhanii maqaa sobaa itti maxxansanii mana hidha kessattii darararamaa jiru, kan hidhaa irra hafe Bulcha dammaqsafi Dr. Mararaa akkasumas darbe darbee namotni xiqqon hafani ta’u danda’a. Kan hoji isaa irra ar’iame akkasumas kaan Wayyaanee fi OPDOn wabii jireenyaa dhabsiisuun darara jirtu ammo lakkoofsaan heddu dha. Ammas wanti gara fulduratti jaarmiyoota siyaasaa Oromoo kan akka haaratti  ijaaramaani fi  ijaaramaa jiran   kana eggatu kana irraan adda natti hin fakkatu. Dr. Nagasoo yoo fudhanne ilaallees waan bay’ee irraa baraanna. Innis Dr. Nagaasoon ergaa angoo presidantummaa Wayyanee dhitanii ba’anii kaasee sochii qabsoo kara nagaan Wayyanee angoo irra busuu gaggeessaa turaniruu. Dabalatan ammoo Dr. Nagaasoon Oromoo irraa achii ba’anii dhabota Habashaa  warreen summii Oromoo balleessu of keessatti bataananii maqaa tokkuumma umattota Itophiyatiin socho’an waliin ta’anii sochirra turaniiru, yeroo amma garuu isan walinillee hojjechuu  waan hin dandenyeef dhaba isaniis gadi lakkisanii qabsoon biyya Itophiyaa keessatti gaggeffamu na ga’aa jedhani ba’aniruu. Kunis sababoota waan heduu of keessatti qabaata gara boodaatti itti dhufna. Ammas wanti gara fulduratti jaarmiyoota Oromoo yeroo  amma akka haarawaatti  bakka sagaltamii sagalitti ijaaramaa bu’aa isaan busuu danda’ani humnaa fi tokkumma Oromoo addaan cicciruu malee bu’aa adda biraa waan fidan tasuma natti hin mul’atu. Sababiin isaas kayyoon dhaabota kana kayyoodhuma motumma Wayyane waliin wali galte umudhaan sabota biro waliin ta’uun kara nagan falmani mo’achuun sirna warraqsa federalizimi  wal fakkata umuudha waan ta’eef. Haala waggota hedduu kana keessa  hubanneerran kan ka’e Wayyane kara nagan falmani ango irra molquun mirga Oromoo kabachisna jedhanii yaaduun abjuu guyyaa keessa abjotamu natti fakkata.

Qaphxiwwaan warren kan ammo kutaa 2ffaan itti fufaa. Galatoma!

Yadaa yoo qabaattan kanaan na ergaa, miliyontaddesse@gmail.com

Oromian ni bilisoomti!!

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‘Evils must be challenged’ the Sidama human Rights Defender advices!!

(Revealing Shiferaw Shugute’s wicked acts against the rights of Sidama Nation)

Moderator, Sidama National Regional State Information Network

Kaala Baqaala Wariyo, one of Sidama's human rights defender intellectuals emphasises that, an evil minded individual could obliviously continue with his/her wicked actions against the fundamental rights of citizens if left unchallenged by those against whom he/she commits crimes. To this light, he brings the aspects of Sidama nation’s on going quest for constitutional rights which was illegally and unconstitutionally denied by the regime in power- for the last 22 years. He further recalls that for this very reason, hundreds of Sidama civilians were slaughtered in broad day light by the army and security forces of the regime whilst peacefully and non-violently demanding the aforementioned rights.

Kaala Wariyyo reminds us all once again that the Sidama civilians have paid ultimate sacrifices with their precious lives although their death still remain in vain as long the noble cause they have been massacred for isn't constitutionally and legally responded and those who’re responsible aren’t brought to justices. Until then, the souls of Looqqe massacred Sidama civilians cry for justice to be served on their behalf. Their spirits lingers seeking rights to fundamental respects to individual and collective rights for which they have been slaughtered to be materialised.  

There are variety of reasons for the failure of the Sidama nation to succeed in asserting their constitutional rights to regional self-determination in addition to others gross violation of human rights common in the entire empire. Needless mentioning, the regime in power is Sidama nations’ adversary number one. The first and foremost, Mr Wariyyo says, are a handpicked Sidamas’ pariah cadres such as ‘Shiferaw Shigute’ who is for his past and present anti-Sidama actions rewarded by the regime in power therefore he keeps moving upward in the regime’s authority ladder. He is no body without his anti-Sidama campaign, sadly watering down on the Sidama nation’s needs under whose name he is given these privileges.   

Thus, Mr Wariyyo adds, hundreds of Sidama civilians became the victims of government and its cadres’ orchestrated crime against humanity despite unambiguous clarity stated in Ethiopia's constitution that allows nations and nationalities to the extent of secession let alone becoming regionally self-administrative which is given to others nations and nationalities of Ethiopia. No one is held accountable for their crimes against the massacred Sidama civilians either.

The Sidama nation was denied these rights time and again. It was primarily granted in 1993/4 for brief period of time when today’s amalgamated- pressure cooker SNNPR’s were 5 independent regional self-administrations partitioned based on socio-culturally, linguistically and others attributes that helps nations with similar background to coexist peacefully and fraternally. These 5 independent regional constitutional arrangements subsequently reversed by the sole decision of late PM Meles Zenawi without the knowledge and agreements of his pseudo-parliamentarians who uttered no word. Ever since the people of Sidama nation are hunted down like antelopes for asking for its reinstallation. Since the late PM reversed the previous arrangements to create the aforementioned SNNPR, he had lied to the Sidama nation on several occasions; physically going to Sidama region, promising to the Sidama SONGO (elders council and Sidama Zonal general assembly where all unanimously agreed that the Sidama to be regionally self-administrative); that the Sidama nation will be regionally self -administrative once he wins election after election simply kidding our peoples by hoodwinking the nation with his usual deceits and pretences.  

In particular when TPLF/EPRDF was shocked by unexpected ground slide victory of the then Amhara dominated Kinjit; Meles’s regime needed the support of the SNNPR with particular focus on the largest ethnic nationals in the south, the Sidama. For this reason, once again he has physically travelled to Sidama Zone where he had officially announced that once the 2005’s election is over with his party’s victory; the Sidama nation will be regionally self-administrative. Similar unfulfilled promises were made on previous two occasions for which he gravelly apologised stating that the Sidama nation will be regionally independent for sure after this particular victory. The Sidama nation voted for his party as promised, yet the Sidama wasn’t granted its regional autonomy until he was given a final farewell after he has been called by the supernatural power. His promises remained just a simple lie and deceit.

Therefore, the Sidama elders cursed him on several occasions for his failure to fulfil his promises. The Sidama elders who had genuinely thought that he was telling the truth, failing to understand the heinousness of the late PM and his followers who are still following on his footsteps to continually deny the Sidama nations’ legitimate rights felt very sad and angry at him and his regime ever since.

Some of the key players in implementing an anti-Sidama polices in Sidama-land are the Sidama cadres who are all trading by the name of the Sidama nation involving the aforementioned culprit and his second mentor, the current PM Hailemariam Desalegn and numerous others Sidama pariahs all of who are good for nothing.  

Shiferaw Shigute (also known as Shiferaw Shuguxe) with central his governments and regional authorities premeditates, plans, implements and monitors the unlawful killing, extrajudicial arrests of civilians and Sidama professionals and more essentially who facilitates the blockage of Sidama regional rights to self-governance is still at large. Additionally, he ordered the closures of the only Sidama language primary Scholl in in its capital city Hawassa, seriously undermining the rights of Sidama children to learn with their mother tongues in their tender ages, where they form their identities. This person is such heinous for the entire times he had worked for, for the past over 15-17 years, and remains so and isn’t refraining from playing a wicked game against the legal, legitimate and constitutional quest of the Sidama nation.  

Kaala Baqaala also informs us that he is playing his ugly game against the interests of the Sidama nation as we speak. Unsatisfied with his previous numerous coward actions he played against the nation, Shiferaw Shugute is still playing his similar card both covertly and overtly. His anti-Sidama thirst is unquenched even after he has been uprooted from his regional post from where he used to terrorise the Sidama nation on daily basis. This brief, yet informative message Kaala Baqaala sent us reveals his barbaric ant-Sidama nature, which further help us to understand the gravity of his hideous roles in stifling Sidama nations’ just causes to its rights to regional self-administration. The nation must take an urgent action to officially denounce this pariah!

Since Jan 25/2014 the SNNPR cadres including the current PM Haile/Mariam Desalegne are holding an urgent meeting in his office to discuss about Sidama’s ongoing quest to its regional self-administration. As kaala Baqaala Wariyyo’s contact, almost 90% of the participants unanimously agreed to unconditional grant to Sidama nation of their rights to regional self-administration. The leaked information from the inner circles further affirms that only 10% involving Shiferaw Shugute are arguing against this. He cowardly leads the staunch opponents of such a grants.

Kaala Baqaala says their final decision will be open for public domain as soon as it’s being received and further advises the Sidama community at large how the aforementioned Sidama cadre is playing against the rights of Sidama nation whom he pretends legally representing as he remains accountable to Sidama nation. Therefore, the actions of this person and his accomplices must be categorically denounced and rejected by all Sidama and its friends from within Sidama land and beyond. The Sidama nation must be unconditionally granted its constitutional and legitimate rights!! All political prisoners from Sidama, Oromia, Ogadenia and others part of the empire must be released for the rule of law to become supreme.

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Kenyan Police investigating alleged abduction of two ONLF members in Nairobi.

Police investigating alleged abduction of two Ethiopians in Nairobi

Police investigating alleged abduction of two Ethiopians in Nairobi Updated Wednesday, January 29th 2014 at 14:46 GMT +3 0 inShare By Cyrus Ombati Nairobi, Kenya: Kenyan police are investigating alleged abduction of two top officials of Ethiopia’s Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) from outside a popular restaurant in Upper Hill, Nairobi.

The two who were identified as Mr Sulub Ahmed and Ali Hussein were members of the ONLF negotiation team that was in Nairobi for a proposed third round of talks. Other officials said the two were members of ONLF central committee.

ONLF officials who asked not to be named claimed security agencies from Ethiopia and Kenya were involved in the kidnapping. They had been invited for a lunch date at a restaurant near TSC headquarters on Sunday afternoon when they were abducted by men who were in three waiting cars.

One of the cars, a black Toyota Prado was seized and detained at the Turbi police station on Monday but the two were missing amid speculation they had been taken across to Ethiopia. Moyale OCPD Tom Atuti said there had been complaints of abduction of the two officials but they were yet to confirm who were behind it.

“The vehicle and driver are under police custody to establish if indeed he was involved in the alleged kidnapping of the officials,” said Atuti.

The ONLF officials who spoke in Nairobi said the two officials were invited by the Kenyan government for peace negotiations. “This is not the first time that such an incident happens and we urge that the government of Kenya provides us with security. We do not know the fate of our officials but we know they were taken to Ethiopia,” said an official who asked not to be named.

He asked Kenya, which took the responsibility to be a neutral venue, and as a facilitator to investigate fully the incident and request the Ethiopian government to return the abductees. Analysts say that this move may affect diplomatic negotiations between ONLF and Ethiopia brokered by Kenyan Government on 2012.

ONLF is a separatist rebel group fighting to make the region of Ogaden in eastern Ethiopia an independent state.

ONLF, established in 1984, demands for the autonomy of this region, and claimed responsibility for several attacks since the beginning of 2007 aimed at Ethiopian forces in the area, which the government considers a region under the new federal system.

There live nearly eight million people, mainly Somali. Because Ogaden is populated by many ethnic Somalis, the ONLF claims that Ethiopia is an occupying government. However, the Ogaden people are represented in the Ethiopian government by a number of groups, including the opposition Somali People’s Democratic Party (SPDP).

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