The Oromo Community in the UK organized a public protest (rally) to protest and expose crimes against humanity by the current regime in Ethiopia, and seek justice for the victims. This protest aims to inform the international community not only to stop aiding the perpetrators, but also hold them accountable for planning and carrying out sustained crimes against humanity on the Oromo people.

Over the past two decades, thousands of unarmed civilians: students, human rights activists, political figures of all age, have been subjected to uninterrupted extrajudicial killings, mass arrests, tortures, kidnapping and disappearances etc. The recent killing of Tesfahn Chemeda, who was kidnapped in Kenya after being extradited back to Ethiopia, is one tragic example. Alemayehu Gerba was gunned down in the same way as Tesfahun while in prison. The continued harassment of Muslim community and killings of people in Kofele and other parts of Ethiopia demonstrated the scale of government brutality against the people, and its obsession to control and lead through its agents even in the faith groups – which has already been proved in the Orthodox church since the regime assumed power.

Hundreds of Oromo students have been killed, thousands of Oromo political activists, such as Mr. Bekele Gerba and Mr. Olbana Lelisa, were jailed for trumped up crimes while many others were killed. The mass dismissal of Oromo students from schools and the eviction of peasants from their livelihood, and the influx of Oromo refugees, who are arriving in Yemen in tens of thousands each month, is a worrying sign showing the unbearable yolk of repression that could ignite civil unrest in the country sometime soon. It is noteworthy that even refugees are hunted down like animals in neighboring countries and beyond. In the same way as Tesfahun Chemeda, many have been tracked down and harassed; others are killed in countries where they sought asylum including in Kenya, Somalia and South Africa.

The political, economic and social mess the regime has created a situation whereby it can’t hand over power through democratic mechanisms without holding its officials accountable for their crimes. TPLF cadres and its supporters are given exclusive control over political power, have preferential treatment in business and the entire economy of the country but at the cost of others. It is time to act before it is too late and let the international community know the extent of the crisis.

All who stand for justice and respect of human rights and freedoms of the oppressed people, and wish to see the end of this repression shall come out and take part in this rally. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Place: Old Palace Yard, SW1 opposite to the West Minister building,
Date: September 13, 2013
Time: 01:00pm – 5:30pm

Stand up for justice and freedom!

By Kadiro A. Elemo*

The Oromo people, the single largest ethnic group in the Horn of Africa, with the third widely spoken language in Africa after Arabic and Hausa, were incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire in the second half of the 19^th century by successive conquests undertaken by Abyssinian emperors. Prior to the conquests, the Oromo, a nation of the free, elected their leaders democratically according to the Gadaa system, one of the egalitarian systems they contributed to the world civilization. The British diplomat Walter Plowden remarked that ‘Gadaa is superior among republican systems’ and Gadaa government “as pure as a republic can exist.” Similarly, an Eritrean anthropologist, Asmarom Legesse, described Gadaa as “the most astonishing and instructive turns [in] the evolution of human society.” Bulatovich, who traveled through the Oromo land, described Oromo’s republican system as “the peaceful, free way of life, which could have become the ideal for philosophers and writers of the eighteenth century [Europe], if they had known of it.”

In addition to their democratic systems, the Oromo are known for their hard work. A U.S. diplomat, Robert Skinner, who visited Ethiopia by the beginning of the 19th century, dubbed the Oromo as a “race of excellent intelligence … industrious farmers and safe citizens.” Having extensively traveled throughout the Horn of Africa, Augustus Wylde came to a conclusion that “No harder worker than the [Oromo] peasant of Abyssinia exits,” and in contrast, he also put that “No more truculent, worthless, conceited, lazy, useless creature than the Abyssinian soldier.”

In addition to their hardworking etiquette, the Oromo are a peace-loving and good neighborly society, who invented a mechanism for en masse assimilation of aliens, even including their antagonists. Famous for their peace-loving manners and ubiquitous peace rituals, the British anthropologist Paul Baxter referred to the Oromo as a people of “a river of blessing.” Professor Donald Levine described the Oromo as sociable, tolerant, democratic, egalitarian, welcoming, and respectful, and communal, and he found Oromo qualities antithesis to Amara qualities of secrecy, suspicion, individualism, and authoritarianism. The Oromo also have such enormous love for trees, mountains, and rivers that helped them to develop such a pervasive concept of honor and respect for mother earth.

Inasmuch as the Oromo valued congenial environment with their neighbors, they were intrepid warriors who defended their land, resources, and dignity against invaders for centuries before the European firepower changed the regional power equilibrium. Fascinated by Oromo’s productivity and awesome military formations, some European missionaries, who visited Northeast Africa prior to the Scramble for Africa, were convinced that the Oromo would play a central role in the future of the Horn of Africa. Whereas the German Protestant missionary Johann Ludwig Krapf equated the Oromo to “Germans of Africa” if they would embrace Christianity, the French Catholic missionary Martial de Salviac likened the Oromos to the “French of Africa if they would be converted to Christianity.” Despite the fact that the Oromo demonstrated that they were bearers of indigenous civilizations and prodigious workers, the Oromo failed to pass the litmus test of the so-called civilization, Christianity. No wonder then, even, for admirers of the Oromo (such as Krapf and de Salviac), the ability of the Oromo to administer themselves and succeed as a nation was viable only through the agency of Christianity.

During the European Scramble for Africa, unlike the rest of Africa, the major contenders for the continent, Britain and France, reached a deadlock in the race for controlling Northeast Africa. The modus operandi of the time favored dealing with a certain king or patriarch than dealing with egalitarian (and a polycephalous) societies like the Oromo – whose Executive Branch holder changes periodically. In proxy battles for an influence in the area, therefore, the Imperial Europe provided weapons for various warring Abyssinian factions – considering that the Christian Abyssinians were custodians of “superior” civilization and excellent slave dealers (as well as looters), who were capable to pay Europeans back for their death machines. Proximity to the sea, hierarchical nature of the Abyssinians, the slave trade and Christianity helped the Abyssinians to acquire an enormous amount of weapons from Europe.

At this junction, the destiny of the freedom loving Oromo nation, who were masters of their destiny and “did not recognize [external] authority other than the speed of his horse, the strength of his hand, and the accuracy of his spear,” as Bulatovich described, began to change like elsewhere in Africa.

When Europeans turned the Christian Abyssinia into a storehouse of modern weapons, the biggest beneficiary from the floodgate of the weapons was none other than Emperor Minilik, who amassed 1 million rifles and 47 million cartridges of ammunition. Emboldened by possession of a formidable firepower, the juggernaut Minilik declared to the world that Abyssinia had officially joined the Scramble for Africa. “I have no intention to being an indifferent spectator,” arrogantly proclaimed Emperor Minilik, “while far distant powers make their appearance with the intentions of carving out their respective empires in Africa.” His lust of conquest was unmatched, “I shall endeavor, if God gives me life and strength, to reestablish the ancient frontiers of Ethiopia up to Khartoum, and as far as Lake Nyanza with all the [Oromos].” The emperor vigorously led the Abyssinian expansion into the lush green of the south to export the Abyssinian “civilization,” the civilization that brought an industrial scale massacres, the slave trade, and destruction of Africa’s indigenous civilizations.

Therefore, Emperor Minilik’s army, which is often compared to the biblical locust of Egypt because of its looting and destruction, conquered Oromiya with unparalleled and untold brutalities and destruction. While the Abyssinian marching army destroyed the green lush of Oromiya, the conquests over-flooded Finfinne, his capital, with food-surpluses in the middle of an apocalyptic famine — Kifu Qan. Indeed, Finfinne was nicknamed a “Noah’s Ark” since it was the only escape from the famine, which ravaged ninety percent of cattle population of the country and consumed countless of human lives. Once the masters of Northeast Africa, the Oromo lost their land to Abyssinian settler warriors, sold into slavery, robbed of their resources, and denied the right to enjoy their culture. Lost their dear self-identification, the Oromo were called by a derogatory appellation, and even worse, their humanity was questioned. The empire portrayed the Oromo as “invaders” (or a “curse” of God to spoil beautiful alpines of Abyssinia), who subdued once the Christian Abyssinia recovered from her lapse into savagery they brought. These were the trends and behaviors subsequent Abyssinian rulers followed and strengthened.

The Oromo never accepted an alien rule imposed on them and continued to resist their incorporation into the Ethiopian Empire. They fought in different ways in various regions of Oromiya against the occupiers who ransacked their property and derided their culture. Nevertheless, the once remarkable military formations of the Oromo hardly matched the Abyssinian army armed with European death machines. De Salviac described a scene in Oromiya during the conquests as “the theatre of a great massacre,” and “the charming Oromo land … ploughed by the iron and the fire; flooded with blood and the orgy of pillage.” Bulatovich termed it, “[T]he dreadful annihilation of more than half the population during the conquest took away from the [Oromo].” Emperor Minilik, who managed to defeat a European power using the European technology, liquidated a solid five million Oromo, half of the entire Oromo population, at the time, according to accounts of European travelers and missionaries.

The Oromo, a nation of brave warriors, put a ferocious resistance against Abyssinia, an empire in which a political, cultural, economic, social, and religious power expressed through the use of gun, the naftanya system. Against all odds, the Oromo survived the Abyssinian genocide and ethnic cleansing. Alike a Phoenix, the Oromo always regenerate and rise from the ashes, with more vigor, whenever the Abyssinians believed that they had broken their indomitable spirit. However, the enemy tried, for more than a century, to destroy the Oromo culture and Oromummaa, the Oromo are still the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, and their once banned language is still one of the biggest languages spoken in the African continent. As a young activist Toltu Tufa said, “A language whose music and words were once forbidden still wets the tongues of [over] 40 million people.” This happened because of uninterrupted struggles of brave sons and daughters Oromiya.

During the Napier’s conquest, the Wallo Oromo played a crucial role in defeating Emperor Tewodros, a symbolic founder of the modern Abyssinian Empire, by laying siege to his citadel and turning him a virtual captive in the middle of the very people whom he considered “invaders” and vowed to “throw” from Abyssinia. There is a contentious claim that brave warriors of an Oromo queen killed the emperor, while he holed up, in the fortress, and hunkered down for writing lengthy letters to seek an honorable settlement with Napier. No wonder then the British forces came to Tewodros’ hideout without a single gunshot except storming the fortress. Whereas Tewodros butchered all Oromo captives (he released all non-Oromo prisoners), the Oromo, who surrounded the fort on the call of General Napier, showed an extraordinary sense of humanity and civility. They neither killed nor did they harm a single of Tewodros’ soldiers, running in disarray, except surrendering and handing them to the British forces.

In 1870 and 1880s, the Wallo Oromo resisted the occupation, massacres, forceful conversion and evictions of Emperor Yohannes, who died in the hands of Mahdist Sudan while he was trying to execute the British colonial agenda in return for a piece of land in Eritrea and weapons to reinforce his iron fist control on the Oromo country of Wallo.

Equally, the Arsi Oromo checked the Minilik army relentless onslaughts for six years, in which about 100,000 gallant Oromo heroes and heroines lost their dear lives in defense of the motherland. At one time, Minilik and his wife barely managed to escape in one of the ferocious battles. To break their resistance, the conquering army engaged in amputations, beheading, summary executions, and poisoning of water wells. If it is not called genocide, that it was, Arsi peasants have coined a term for the sheer slaughtering of the conquerors, “warradomsa,” a people who kill until a knife turns dull.

When the Minilik army tried to occupy the Oromo country of Ittu and Humbanna, the Oromo annihilated them on their first bid until the Abyssinian marching army of 10,000 riflemen defeated the poorly organized peasant army at the Battle of Calanqo.

During the Italian conquest, the rebellious Rayya Asabo defeated Hayla Sillase’s army and killed his minister of war in March 1936. The uprisings of Oromo peasants, in different parts of Oromiya, dealt a deathblow to the staggering Empire before even the Italians controlled Finfinnee. In fact, thirty-three Oromo leaders sought recognition and protection from the abeyant international community after forming the ‘Western Oromo Confederation.’

Whereas the Italian occupation, as Professor John Markakis said, “brought welcome relief from the burden of Ethiopian rule to the people of the periphery,” Hayla Sillase re-instituted the same exploitative systems when he restored to power with British bayonets. The Oromo in Bale, Borana, Hararghe, Guji, Jimma, among others, rose to fight the restoration of the naftanya system, but only to be crushed by contingents of British army from Kenya and Sudan.

The Era of Modern Resistance and General Waqo Gutu
Whereas the resistances of the Oromo were sporadic and ephemeral in nature, the Oromo began to put organized and unified civic and military resistances in the early 1960s, which gave rise to the birth of the modern Oromo consciousness and nationalism. In 1963, when the exploitation and abuses of Hayla Sillase administration went through the roof, the Oromo rose to assert their right for equality, freedom, and self-determination. The year witnessed the birth of Maccaa-Tuulamaa Self-help Association and the Oromo student activism for the betterment of the lives of their masses. In the same year, the Oromo in Bale region, in a close alliance with various Oromo and Somali clans, under the leadership of General Waqo Gutu Usu, launched a military resistance to check the exploitation and oppression of the empire. Born in 1924, from the Rayitu clan of Arsi, in the Holy City of Madda Walabu, Bale, General Waqo sparked the armed resistance of the Oromo people against the Ethiopia army, the most mechanized army in the entire African continent. His fighters either controlled or made ungovernable most part of the southern Oromiya in the Ethiopian Empire for a decade until they yielded to the military pressure in the early 1970s, having placed the Oromo struggle in the political map of Ethiopia.

Remembering the legacy of General Waqo Gutu

The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Oromo’s struggle to end the era of political oppression, cultural subjugation, and economic exploitation, and the era to reclaim our past glory. Thanks to sacrifices of our heroes and heroines, who gave us a privilege and an honor they never had, today, we learn in Afaan Oromoo, the Oromo language, and proudly call ourselves we are the Oromo. Proud of our identity, we, the Qubee generation, are, at a special milieu, to realize what our ancestors started a century ago, to end tribulations and exploitation of our people, poverty and disease. This journey begins by celebrating the legacy of those heroes and heroines, who gave their dear lives in pioneering the struggle of our people. A Holocaust once survivor said, “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, [and] no future.”

On October 20, 2013, in Minnesota, the Oromo will come together in a commemoration of the 50th year anniversary of the modern Oromo military struggle against the Ethiopian rule.

On the commemoration, we sing songs of freedom, emancipation, unity, love, happiness, better tomorrow, and above all, we vow to finish what our heroes and heroines started more than a century ago. Please join us as we shall celebrate the legacy of our heroes and heroines, and reflect on their significance for this generation to advance the Oromo cause.

* The writer, Kadiro A. Elemo, is a Chicago-based author. His new book, ”The United States and Ethiopia: The Tragedy of Human Rights,” is now available on Amazon.com.

The Oromo Youth Movement in Norway, together with Oromo nationalists, has finished its preparation to hold demonstration on Saturday, September 14, 2013.

Place: From Oslo Central Station to Parliament
Time: 13:00-16:00

The objectives of the demonstration:

Condemning the coldblooded massacre of our people by TPLF/EPRDF federal police in Kofale town, Arsi Zone of Oromia Region;

Call for a reversal of racial and politically motivated sentences on the Oromo University students by the TPLF/ EPRDF;

Condemning the escalating human rights violations, land-grabbing and the ethnic cleansing of the Oromos by Liyu Police of the EPDRF regime in Hararghe, Oromia;

Holding a candlelight vigil to remember the Oromo activist Engineer Tesfahun Chamada, who died in the Kaliti Prison after a horrible and inhuman torture by the Ethiopian government.

We call upon all Oromo and friends of the Oromo to join us on this historical event.

Contacts:
Email: Oromofirst.Oromiya@gmail.com
Tel: +4794724502 / +4746723604

Hundee Dhugaa fi Hiriyoota isaa

Wayyaaneen jecha Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhu irra jireessa ykn ifatti itti fayyaadamu kan eegaltee, Filannoo 2005 boodadha. Garuu, “Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii” jedhamee akka shirri gaggeeffamu kan karoorfatan, baruma bosona jiranidha jedhama.Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhamanii seeraan hayyamameefii akka garaa isaanii akka ta’an kan hayyamameef eenyufaati? Lammiilee addunyaa keenyaa meeqatu Itoophiyaa keessatti dhalateetu, xiyyeeffannaan akkasii laatamuufii danda’ee?? wayyaaneen Ilmaan sabootaa miliyoonaan beelessee, kumaantamaan hiraarsee, kumaatamaan lubbuu galaafatee, kaan dhaabbitti namummaa baasee, kaan mana hidhaatti tortorsaa yoo barbaade ammo summiin ajjeesaa,  maaliif warra Tiwulidda Itoopiyaawwii jedhamaniif warqee hafeefii jiraachisaa?

warri Tiwulidda Itoopiyaawwii jedhamanii Itoophiyaa keessatti seeraan baakaman meeqaa? bara wayyaanee kana jechi kun akkamiin dhufuu danda’ee? sirni wayyaanee Ummatoota miidhaa jiru, balaa dhala namaaf hin mallee raawwachaa jiru, akkamiin warra Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhamaniif gaarii ta’ee, biyya alaa itti godaananii, waraqaa eenyummaa tokkon alatti qabeenyaa akka saaman taasifama?? ilmaan saboota yoo dhaaba siyaasaa dhaabbatan guyyuu adamfamanii diigaman. Hiraarrii fi shirri adda addaas irratti gaggeeffama. Miseensa dhaaba kanaa ta’ee kan argame gooleessaadha jedhamee Biyya abbaa isaa irratti itti roorrifama. Warri Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhaman garuu, waan isaan hin galchine keessa seenanii harka mirgaa wayyaanee ta’anii ummata yennaa miidhan argaa jirra. kun akkamiin ta’uu danda’e?

Abbootiin Biyyaa qabeenyaa horachuuf wayyaanee waliin shariikomuu gaafataman. Kanaan achi waa tokko illee hin hojjatan. Warrii maqaa kaafnu kun garuu, saamicha kana hin jedhamne ummatoota irraan ga’aa jiran. Lammiileen hojii dhambanii yennaa rakkatan, jara kanaaf waan hundaatu mijaa’aaf. Siyaasa biyyattii keessa seenanii Bulchiinsa Naannoolee illee fudhachaa jiru. Kun akkamiin ta’e? akkamiin kooleejoonni Ilmaan cunqurfamoo akka barbaadan ari’u, isaaniif meeshaalee barnootaa fi qananiin akkamiin akka baratan hayyamamaaf? maqaa maayikiroo xixiqqaa jedhuun liqiin laatameefii miliniyeera yennaa ta’a, Ilmaan abbaa Biyyaa garuu hojii dhablummaan akkamiin mankraaru? akkamitti hojjatanii abbaa Birrii miliyoona 100 faa’a ta’uu danda’an.?

Akkamiin miseensa Polisii fedaraalaa fi humna Tikaa keessa seenanii Ummatoota irratti kolanii haaraa ijaaruuf tattaafachuu irra ga’an? akkamiin qooqa Biyyatti tokkotti deebisanii dhabamsiisuuf ifatti yennaa hojjatan maaf hin gaafatamne? isaan sirna fedaraalaa wayyaaneen dhaadhessitu ifatti mormanii, Ummatoota gara sirna ahaadaawwiitti akka deebi’uuf lalliftoota sirnoota duraanii ilmaan cunqurfamoo fixan warra faarfaratan akkamiin ta’an? akkamiin humna waraanaa keessa seenanii Ilmaan sabootaa hogganu danda’an.?akkamiin waajjiraaleen Fedaraalaa harki 80 ta’u isaaniin tu’atamuu danda’an? Akkamiin Industirii muuziqaa fi artii tu’atanii saboonni eenyummaa fi aadaa isaanitti akka hin jabaanneef shiroota hedduu irratti gaggeessanii, sirba sabootaa afaan amaaraan akka sirbamu maaliif tattaafataa jiran? Akkamiin kubbaaniyaa ykn walii gala humna Dingdee Biyyattii akkamiin tu’achu danda’an? manneen kondiminiyeemii rakko tokko malee akkamiin carraan ba’eefii keessa burraaqu dadna’an?

Miidiyaalee Biyyattii keessaa guutummaatti qabatanii akkamiin ilmaan sabootaa ariisisanii wayyaaneef harka mirgaa ta’anii holola Ummatoota irratti akkamiin hojjachuu danda’an?  Gaaffiilee kanneen ka’umsaafan kaasee malee, gaaffiilee kumaantama tarrisuun ni danda’ama. Walii gala garuu Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwiin akkamiin harka mirgaa wayyaanee ta’uu danda’an? yeroo Mallas du’e, gaddi hamaan kan itti dhaga’ame warruma maqaa kaasaa jirruudha. maaliif? Finfinnee guutuu uffata gurraachaan akkamiin haguuguuf yaalan? Hiwaat maaliif isaaniif xiyyeeffannaa laatee Lammiilee Biyyattii caalaa isaan kunuunsuu danda’e? Qabsoo Bilisummaa Ummatooti Biyyattii gaggeessan Goolessummaan wal qabsiisee sadarkaa Addunyaatti Qabsoo Ummatootaa dhabamsiisuu kan yaalaa jiru wayyaaneen akkamiin jara kanaaf garaa laafee harka mirgaa isaa akka ta’aniif barbaade? ykn taasise?

Mee seenaa dubbee tapha kanaa haa ilaallu. wanni hubachu qabdan maqaa Tiwulidda itoophiyaawwiin har’a Biiyyattii keessa akka malee kan qubatanii jiranii fi saamicha ol aanaa gaggeessaa kan jiran, lammiilee Biyyattin olitti jiraacha kan jiran eenyufaa akka ta’e kan wallaalu hin jiru. Garuu, adeemsa kun akkamiin umamu danda’e? akka tasaati? moo itti yaadameeti? seenaa dheeraa deeggartoota isaanii keessaa tokko natti hime amma tokko isiniif qooda. seenaa dheeraadha. Amma hiriyoota kiyyatti himee irratti mari’anne isinitti hin himu. Yeroo haa eeggatu jenneerra.Garuu gabaabaatti mee ilaalaatii of abaaraa yk  itti raajamaa ……….

Lama na hin suufan jettee jaartiin………

Seenaan hadhaawaa kana Ummati keenya hubachuu qaba jennee murteeffanne. Qrannoo gadi fageenyaa yoo barbaachise yeroo itti eegaa jirra. Kan ammaa kun nuuti waan kana akka bira geenyee jirru hubachiisuufi. Katabbiin kun akeekkachiisa. Nuuti warra gawwaa miti. Fira fakkaatanii nutti taphachuun akka dhaabbatu barbaanna. Gochii isaanii guyyuu argaa jirru, sammuu nu jeeqee namummaa keessaa nu baasuuf deema. Amma obsa keenya fixanne. Irraa deebi’us jennee eegnaan inni caalu dhaloota kana irrattii raawwatamaa jira. Dhalooti fi namni katabbii kana argu ummata keenya akka hubachiisu barbaanna.

Kaleessa ummati keenya harka qullaa ta’ee kan kabajaan gaggeesse, qabeenyaa isaa tikiseef, har’a namootuma inni booyichaan gaggeesseetu hidhaatti isa guuraa fi guursiisaa jira. Kana obsuu dadhabne. Haa galuuf jennee karaa hedduu yaalle. garuu hin taane. Amma gaaffiin keenyaa fi sochiin qabsoo Oromoo caalaatti waan hudhaa keessa seenee, akka rakkatuuf shirri gaggeeffamu daran jabeessaa jiran. Aadaa fi eenyummaa keenya, Industirii Aartii Biyyattii dhunfataniin balleessanii Biyya qooqa tokko bakkatti deebisuuf shirri gaggeessan daran hammaaataa dhufu irraa yaada kana ummatatti baasu barbaanne.

Shira isaanii kana irratti, ummati keenya keessa keessa irratti dudubbachuu ega eegalee bubbuleera. caalaatti hawaasi Biyya keessaa fi alaa akka hubatuuf amma took kaafnee obsaan dubbisaa.dubbisaatii kan hin dubbifneef dabarsaa. Kun holola miti haqa. iccitti kana caalu ummataaf ibsuu ni dandeenya. Nama waan kana Biyya alaan nuuf ga’e galata guddaa qabna.

Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhamanii kan Biyya keessa jiran keessaa, Lammiileen ERTIRAA….. sadarkaa tokkoffaa qabachuu odoo hin taane, lakkoofsii isaanii miliyoonatti ol guddachuu, keessa beektootatu ragaa waliin dubbata. Lammiileen Biyya ollaa kun bara wayyaanee kana keessa akkamiin akkas heddummaatan? kun gaaffii namoota heedduu ta’uu ni mala. Gaaffiin nu ajaa’ibu garuu, Lammiileen kun, Biyya yeroo lola Biyyoota lameenii  obbolaa isaanii kuma 65 ol fixxeetti akkamiin godaanuu danda’an?kan jedhuudha? kun yeroo hedduu sammuu nu dhukkubsa. Har’a garuu gaaffiin kun shakkii biro nu keessatti uumaa jira.

Lammiileen ……. Itoophiyaa keessa wayita jiraatan kanatti akkaataan itti jiraatan hedduudha. Kana jechuun sababaa adda addaa qabu. mee hubadhaa waan kanas ilaalaa,,,,,,,,, akki itti jiraatan sababaa hedduudha. Isaan keessaa :-

1. Bara Biyyi isaanii hiree murteeffannaaf Lammiilee ishee bakka maratti hirmaachisan, kanneen Itoophiyaa keessa turan, wal beekumsaan warra keessaa hafee, Lammii Itoophiyaa ta’anii jiraachaa jiran
2. Miseensoota Ihaadig, Hiwaatin ijaaruu kaasee hanga har’atti, miseensummaa Ihaadeegin, qooqa sabaas ta’ee kanneen biro dubbatanii Biyya kan Bulchaa jiran,
3. Miseensa dhaabbilee mormitoota mootummaa Biyya isaanii bulchuu ta’anii kanneen guutummaa Biyyattii keessa jiran,
4. Lola booda sirnicha jibbine maqaa jedhuun, kaleessa wayyaaneen miila duwwaa kan ariitee fi har’a karaa gara garaa biyyatti kan deebi’an,
5. Maqaa Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhamuun Addunyaa mara irraa, (odoo achittis hin dhalatiin) waggaa 20 fi 30 Biyya alaa taa’u irra Itophiyaa seenanii waggaa shan saamu wayyaa jedhamanii ta’ee jedhanii kan waamaman,
6. Maqaa geeddaratanii, keessattu shamarran Biyyoota arbaa keessa jiran, yeroo filannoo Finfinnee akka seenan taasifamanii filannoo irratti kanneen hirmaatan,
7. Dhiiras ta’uu dhalaan isaanii Lammiilee Ilmaan cunqurfamoo waliin mana dhaabbatanii kanneen jiraatan,
8. Xumura irratti Biyya isaanii bakka bu’anii, Gamtaa Afiriikaa keessa kanneen ramadamniidha.

Namni keessa isaanii fi adeemsa isaanii hin hubatiin, akka waan gargar faca’anitti ilaaluu danda’a. garuu miti. Hundumtu waan ta’i jedhame keessatti seena malee akka barbaade hin ta’u. kun akkamiin? jechuu dandeessu. Seenaan isaa itti fufa. garuu wanni hubachuu qabdan jabiin Ummata sanaati. Ejjannoon Biyya isaaniif qaban tokko. Biyya isaaniif waan argatan irraa dhibbeentaa  2 kutuun dirqama isaanii ta’uu hubachuu isaaniiti. Dadhabinni isaanii ammo, dantaaf jedhanii kan kaleessa miila qullaa isaan ari’etti michoomanii, kaleessa kan qabeenyaa eegeefi fi booyichaan gaggeesse irratti duuluu isaaniti.

Warri odeffannoo kana nu keenne akka jedhanitti, Bara wayyaanee ijaaramee qabee, garaagarummaan jiraachuu nutti himan. Kunis kan umame akka isa har’a irra keessa dubbatan odoo hin taane, Hiwahaati bara 1976 kaasee, rakkoo ulfaataa keessa dabruu ibsan. Hiwahaat, keessa isaatti garaagarummaan qabaachaa turan, warra Foxxaqu …ER… deeggaruu fi warra hin deeggarreedha. Hiwahaati ijaarsi isaa Lammiilee Tigiraayi kan akka Issiyyee faa’an haa eegalu malee, duuba keessa lammiilee …ER… Tigiraayi keessatti dhalatanii guddatan ykn …ER… irraa achi godaananiin dhaalamuu isaa warri faallaa Mallasaa faa’aa ta’an hin liqimsamuuf ture. Gabaabumatti, bara 2000 yeroo gargar ba’an, Garee mallasaa Lammiilee …ER.. fi dhiiga …ER…qabantu warra Tigiraayi qulqullu of irraa ari’ee jedhama.

Areenaa Issiyyeefaa har’a ijaaran, Lammiilee Tigiraayi kan ta’an qofaadha jechuudha. Isaan seenaa kana akka gaaritti beeku, garuu hin dubbatan.Lammiileen Tigiraayi Mallasaa waliin  hin jiran jechuu miti. Kumaantamaan jiru. Garuu yaada mallasaa faa’a ni fudhatu. Qabeenyaan harka seenu irraas kan callise hedduudha. Bara qabsoo ajajoonni waraana wayyaanee irra jireessa shamarran Ertiraa akka fudhan waan irratti hojjatameef, irra jireessi isaanii har’a waraana keessaa ba’anii kubbaaniyaa fi dhaabbilee daldalaa gara garaa banatanii jireenya dhuunfaa gaggeessaa jiraachuu keessa beektoonni ni dubbatu.

Bara 2000 booda shakkiin gareelee kana lameen giddu jiru hamaadha. hin mul’atu malee wal irratti haalaan hojjachaa jiru. Keessattuu gareen mallasaa garee Issiyyee faa’aa shakkuu irraa, Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii biyya dhunfachiisuu filatanii irratti hojjachaa jiraachuu fi addatti qabsoo ummatootaatti gufu akka ta’aniif hojjatamaa jira. lammiileen Tigiraayi sababaa malaammaltummaan qabamaa jiran irra jireessi isaanii deeggartummaa Isiyyeefaan ta’uutu dubbatama. Waan kun caalaatti akka isiniif galutti mee ijaarsa har’aa hiwaati fi Ihaadeeg isiniif haa tarrifnu. kana booda waan hundumtu isiniif gala. gareen mallasaa maaliif Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwiin akka Biyya tu’atu maaliif akka taasisan ni hubattu. Isa booda murtiin keessanii.

1. Dhaabni ihaadeeg jedhamu eenyun oofamaa jiran? dhaabbileen miseensoota isaa jedhamanii ijaaraman dhuguma bakka bu’ummaa Ummatootaa ni qabaatu??????????? isaan keessatto shira  maaliitu  hojjatame? gareen mallasaafaa eenyufaati?

Ihaadeeg har’a argaa jirru bifa kana kan qabatee carraa Ummatootaa ukkaamsee akka jiraatuuf kan tolfame Biyyatti tu’achuuf waggaa 2 qofaa wayita isaan hafuudha. Hiwaatoonni Ihaadegummaatti kan jijjiiraman shiroota Biyyattii irratti har’a raawwachaa jiran hojiitti hiikuuf ture. Hiwaatoonni keessa isaanitti wal nyaachaa jiraatanii dhuma irratti gareen Mallasaa faa’aa ol-aantummaan Biyyatti akkamiin akka bituu danda’an seenaaf dhiifna. Garuu Qaddaamaay wayyaaneen /ILMAAN RAAYYAA FI TANBEENIIN IJAARAME/ , akka itti dhabamsiifamee gareen Sibahaatifaa akka itti irra aanan seenaaf dhiifan. Garuu waan raga waliin namni isaanii tokko nutti hime, wayyaaneen waggaa 17 dargii wayita lolu, hiriira jalqabaa irratti ramadamanii gootummaa kan raawwachaa turanii fi jarreen shiraan ol ba’an kanaaf isaanii kanneen gammoojjii Tigiraayii keessatti nyaatamanii hafan keessaa %80n ilmaan RAAYYAATI jedhan.

Biyyatti akka barbaadani fi gara barbaadanitti oofaa kan jiran, shiroota hedduu uumanii dhiiga ilamaan cunqurfamoo dhangalaasaa fi dhangalaasisaa kan jiran, Ilmaan Tigiraayitti hidhatanii, Qabsoo Ilmaan cunqurfamoo dhageetti akka hin argannee fi bara baraaf dhabamee mana cunqurfamoo keessa isaan jiraatanii, Ilmaan cunqurfamoo goodaansaa fi hiraarriif kan saaxilaa jiran eenyufaati? kana Namoota kana ilaalaa.

1. MALLAS ZEENAAWWII = duraan abbaan Tigiraayi ta’ee haadhaan ER jedhamaa kan ture, akka du’een dhugaan baate garuu Abbaan isaa nama ER akka ta’ee fi nama ajjeesee gara Adiwaatti kan baqate ta’uun ifa waan ta’eef, guututti Lammii eenyu akka ta’e hubadhaa.
2. BARAKAT SIMI’OON = haadhaanis abbaanis Ertiraadha.
3. ABBAAY  TSAHAAYYEE = walakkaan ER yennaa ta’u haati manaa isaa ER dha.
4. Dr. TEWUDIROOS ADIHAANOOM = (Ministira Dhimma Alaa Itoophiyaa ammaa) haadhaanis abbaanis ER dha.
5. BIRHAANEE GABRA KIRSTOOS = haadhaanis abbaanis ER dha.
6. HILLAAWWII YOOSEEF = (koree hojii raawwachiiftuu bi’adeeni fi barreessaa Waldaa misooma amaaraa ) haadhaanis abbaanis ERdha.
7. SIBAHAAT NAGGAA  = Walakkaan isaa fi haati warraa isaa ER dha.
8. TSAADIQAAN G/TINSA’I =(ajajaa waraan biyyatti waliigalaa duraanii) gama lameeninu ER dha.
9. SAAMOORAA YENUUS = (ajajaa waraanaa ammaa)walakkaan isaa ER dha. Innis caasaa isaa ijaarrachuuf jecha, waraana Shaabiyaan durfamanii Finfinnee wayita seenan warra ramadameef sana hundaa achi hin deebifne. Walumaan jiran.Janaraaloota 60 jiran keessaa eenyufaa akka ta’an yeroo biraa itti deebina.
10. Dr.DABRA TSIHOON  …..= (ajajaa humna tikaa wayyaanee walii galaa ) gama lameeninu ER dha.
11. SHIMALLIS KAMAAL  = (itti gaafatamaa dhaabbata kominikeshinii itoophiyaa barakat waliin marqu) haadhaanis abbaanis ER dha.
12. H/MAARIYAAM DASSAALANYI = haati manaa isaa guutummaatti ER dha.
13. WARQINAA GABAYYOO = (komishinara polisii Fedaraalaa kan ture fi amma jijjiirame) walakkaan isaa ER dha. Maqaan abbaa GURMUU jedhame kan taa’e sobadha.abbaan isaa kaaba.
14. AZEEB MASFIN = amaara walqaayit jette himattu, gonkumaa dhiiga itoophiyummaa kan hin qabne, dhufaatin ishee sudaanii fi ER dha.
15. Wajjirri mummichi minstirootaa guutummaatti eenyun akka guutame jiru yoo dhageessan raajamu hin haftan. Lameenu afaan tokko waan dubbataniif warruma lokaalitti murtanii dhiiftu. Gositoonni Mallasaa fi H/Maariyaam,  gama dinagdeen, siyaasaa, kkf jiran ER dha jechuutu danda’am. Fk. Gorsaan dinagdee isaanii obbo Nawaay G/ab jedhaman warri mataan harrii adii, ER dha.

Egaa warri Bulchan warra kana yoo jenne dhugaa irraa fagaachuu miti. Angoon Biyyattii haala akkasiin tu’atamee jiru maal akka raawwachuu danda’u hubachuun isin hin dhibu. Kana waliin hubachuun kan isin barbaachisu, jarri kun caasaa isaanii ijaarrachuuf jecha hangam BIYYATTII akka tu’atanii jiranii fi hidda gadi jabeeffatanii jiran kana waliin turuuf Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhu umanii obbolaa isaanii daboo bafachaa jiranidha. Komeen Issiyyee faa’aa fi gargar ba’iinsaa kanadha. Tigiraayoonni dhimmi kun hin galleef jiraachuun ni dubbatama. Saamicha qofaa irratti xiyyeeffatani Ilmaan cunqurfamoo ajjeessa fi hiisisaa jiran akka gaaritti jiru.

Walii gala Ijaaramuun Hiwaatootaa Adiwaa fi Aksumitti heddummaachuun, Lammiileen Ertiraa achitti godaanan jiraachuu dhugaa kan ba’anii fi Hiwaat keessatti baayyachuuf carraa argatanis jedhu.kana irratti falmiin TV ESAT irratti ka’ee turee fi dhugaa kana baqachuuf birriin miliyoona dhibbaan chaayinaaf kennamee TVN SUN AKKA CUFAMU TAASIFAME.  Warri har’a Biyya keenya keessatti TIWULIDDA ITOOPHIYAAWWII goobsee jiru warra kana. Lammiileen Tigiraay Biyyatti tu’achuuf malli jiru jara kanaan wal ta’anii itti fufu fi qabsoo Ilmaan cunqurfamoo dura dhaabbachuutti waliif ta’anii waliin kan tarkaanfatan ni jiru.

Wayyaaneen Qabsoo Ilmaan cunqurfamii dhabamsiisuuf shira hojjattu hundaa keessatti jara kanatu ga’ee ol aanaa qaba. Ilmaan cunqurfamoo dachee isaanii irraa buqqisanii gabrummaa bara baraa baachisuuf sochii cimaa kan taasisaa jiranii fi hojjachiisaa jiran jaruma kanadha.egaa har’a warri TIWULIDDA ITOOPHIYAAWWII JEDHAMNII wayyaaneef daboo ba’an maaliif akka ta’e hubattanittu jennee abdanna. Warri Tiwuliddummaan jiran ammo maalfaa hojjachaa jiru? kan jedhus haa ilaallu.

Waan nama raajuun haa eegallu. Isa guddaa isinitti himne hanga gaditti maal hojjachaa akka jiran tilmaamaa. Hidha Laga abbaayyaaf maallaqi barbaachisu Birrii biliyoona 80 ga’u tilmaameera. eenyun akka tilmaame egaa warra gubbaa tarrifne waliin ilaalaa. Kan nama raaju kubbaaniyaan saalin konstiraakishin jedhamee filame, Abbaan qabeenyaa kaampaanii kanaa, walkkaan isaa ER yennaa ta’u walkkaan isaa lammii xaaliyaaniti. Maallaqi ummata kanaa essa akka dhaqu hubadhaa.Hojii ijaarsaa kana keessatti hojjattoonni bakka mindaa gaarii qabuu fi murteessoo ta’an hundi jara kanaan qabamee hojjatamaa jiraachuu kanneen haala kana raga waliin dhiheessan hedduudha. Hojii kana qofa keessatti odoo hin taane, kanneen biro keessatti kanneen Biyya isaanii baqatani dhufan hatattamaan hojii akka argatan taasifama. Kaampaanii saalin waliin warri mikiroo xixiqqaa jedhamnii biyya keenyaa ari’amanii deebi’anii yennaa dhufan, maallaqi gumaa kennameef sadarkaa milenaraatti ca’eanii achi asi ilmaan cunqurfamootti karaa TV biyya keessa hojjannaan hojiin jira jedhanii lallaban.

Warri Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhaman kubbaaniyaan, warshaan, dhaabbileen biliyoonaan sochoosnii hanga dhaabbilee daldalaa gandaa keessatti qaban lakkoofsa hin qabu. Lammiileen Ertiraa waggaa 30 faa’a dura biyyaa ba’anii Biyya alaatti milkaa’ufii dide hundi isaanii Itoophiyaa seenanii mileneera ta’anii jiru. Manneen barnootaa keessatti kutaa isaanitti TVn galeefii barachaa kan jiran isaanii.kaleessa biyyaa harka qullaa wayyaaneen kan ariite hundumtu asi deebi’ee mana jireenyaa fi qabeenyaa baachuu hin dandeenye, hogganummaa fi bulchiinsa tasa hin beekne irratti ramadamanii hojjachaa jiran.

Fakkeenya biro waan addatti nu irratti hojjatamaa jiru. Miidiyaa mootummaa wayyaanee kan gaggeessaa jiran, hojjachiisaa fi hojjataa jiran hundi isaanii haala tarrifneen warra filatameedha. Keessattu qophiilee bashannanaa jedhamee chaanaaloota dabalametti ida’amee tv ebs jedhamu hunduntu Tiwulidda Itophyaawwiitu keessaa laaqaa jira. Kaasaa showu, jordaan show, nuro ba ameerikaa, josii showu, habshaa showu, itphis, kkf hundi isaaniin gaggeeffama. Gaazexessittoonni miidiyaa kana keessa hojjatan hundutu wayyaanee baraaru jedhanii waadaa seenaniin, namoota akka ragaatti haasofsiisan, ogeessitoonni, artistoonni hundi isaanii warra dhiigaati. Giddu giddutti ilmaan sabootaa fakkeessaaf dhiheessu danda’u.

Kan caalaatti nama raaju, AFAAN AMAARAA qooqa biyyatti addaa ta’ee dhalooti akka fudhatuuf kan hojjachaa jiran hundi isaanii isaanuma. Diraamaa tv fi DV faca’an hundumaa, industirii muuziqaa fi artii Biyyatti qabatanii saamaa kan jiran, aadaa Ummatootaa faalleessanii qullaa kan sirbaa jiran isaanidha. Addatti Diraamaalee TV ITOOPHIYAA irratti dhedheratanii dhihaachaa jiran keessa taatoonni harka 80 ta’an isaanii. Kana qofaa miti TV FI RADIYOON itoophiyaa yennaa yaamanu illee ERTA.COm jedhaa nu quunnamaa jedhu. Qaanii hin qaban. Miidiyaa isaanii irratti waan ittin wal fo’anii fi wal filan huccuu cuquliisa. Galaana Dimaa ta’u isaati.TV itoophiyaa keessatti gama kanaan Tekinishiyaanoonni isaanii waan shiran daawwadhaa. qophiileen caanaalii 3ffaa, caawaataa, Ismaammaallawu alsmaammaam,(Salamoon asmallaashi faa’aa) daankiiraa, kkfn isaanumatu dursa. hundi isaanii garuu kaayyoo qaban. Ummata burjaajessanii sirna jala jiru jala tursuu fi sirnicha dhaadheessuudha. Keessattu TVn itoophiyaa kanneen ODUU dubbisan, ispoortii qopheessan, ARHIIBUU dhiheessanii fi namota dhihaatan, qophiilee bashannanaa hundaa duubaan, hogganoonni kutaalee adda addaa isaanumaan qabamee jira. Caasaan kun bara Barakat ministeera beeksisaa ture ijaaramu dubbatu.wanni nama raaju ammo, miidiyaa irra kan hojjatan irra jireessi obbolaan isaanii TV FI RAADIYOO ERTIRAA IRRAA HOJJACHUU isaaniti. Kana hundaa akka gootummaatti asitti odeeffachaa jiru.

Industirii muuziqaa fi artii dhunfatanii sirba aadaa sabootaa Afaan Amaaraan akka sirbamu kan taasisan, saboota keessa ji’oota muraasaaf taa’ani, saboota bakka bu’anii kan sirban, keessattu muuziqaa warra kibbaa Amaariffatti deebisuun kan hojjatanii fi Afaan oromoo irra dhageetti akka argatu taasiisu, Diraamaalee safuu sabootaa cabsan ta’e jedhanii DVDn raabsanii aadaa Ummatootaa laaquu kan yaalaa jiran, dhalooti har’aa aadaa isaa dhiisee, kan warra alaatti akka rarra’uu fi eenyummaa isaa dagatee kolanii isaanii keessa akka jiraatuuf ta’e jedhanii hammeenyi irratti hojjatan akka salphaatti kan ilaalamu miti.

Walumaa galatti warri tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwii jedhaman sirna Ahaadaawwii dursaan isaanii irratti hojjachaa jiru milkeessuuf marxifatanii hojjachaa jiran. Ijoollee Oromoo adamsiisuu, hiisiisuu, qooqa Ummatootaa baratanii waajjiraalee  fi godinaalee bulchuu irra ga’anii jiru. Kan akka warqinaa gabayyoo, dammallashi w/mikaa’eel, taayyee T/hayimanoot, minaasee w/goorgis, Daanyaachoo, eenyu jamaayinah kkf hedduun nu OPDO keessatti maal hojjachaa akka turani fi jiran itti deebina. TV FI RADIYOO OROMIYAA keessatti Tiwuliddoonni kun maal hojjachaa fi dhalli oromoo hojii dhabee, isaan taa’aanii oolanii meeqa akka kafalamuuf yeroo biraa itti deebina. Oromiyaa keessatti ol-aantummaa Afaan amaaraa fudhachiisuuf kan akka tiwulidda itoophiyaawwii ifaajjaa jiru hin jiru. MAQAA Magaaloota Oromiyaa umamaa waamu jibbuun daba kan hojjatan isaanuma.Ummata keenya irraan miidhamni geesisaa jirn lakkoofsa hin qabu. Kana irra nu irratti hojjchuuf shirri hojjachaa jiran salphaa miti. Biyyoota alaatti sababaa gara garaan ergamanii achitti kan hafanii fi Biyya isaaniif barachaa jiranis inuma beekna. Ummati keenya isa hafe itti haa guuttatu. Garuu waan nu irratti hojjachaa jiran dhalli Oromoo hundi bakka jirutti haa hubatu.

Mileenaroonni Tiwuliddaawwii hundi isaanii lafa Oromoo irratti qabeenyaa qaban keessatti irra jireessa Biyya isaanii kanneen godaanan qacaru. Kana malees Warshaaleen ykn dhaabbilee daldalaa dhaabaa jiran hunda, maqaa Oromoon hin feene irratti moggaasu. Biyyatti keessatti Baankiileen, warshaaleen kkf isaan sheerii hin seeniin hin jiru. Fkn, Habashaa konistiraakishin, Habashaa simintoo, Habashaa Tireeding, Hashaa makiina Faabriikaa kkf Oromiyaa keessatti ijaaran. Kubbaaniyyoonni Jibuutii mi’a galchanii fi ergan harki 70n isaanii. ijoollee isaanii hedduun konkolaataa Jibuutii daddeebisan kan qabatanii fi sirba biyya isaanii dhaggeeffatan lakkaa’uun ni danda’ama.

Finfinnee keessaa guutummaatti ilmaan sabootaa baasanii ofii qabachuu irratti adda durummaan jara kanatu jira. Jarri kun teessuuma isaanii naannoolee gara garaatti caasefatanii, waan hundaa tu’achaa jiran. Finfinnee, Adaamaa, Hawaasaa, Baahirdaar, Dirreedhawaa, naqamtee, jimmaa fi maqalee tti heddumminaan qabeenyaakuufatanii jiran. Sochiin geejibaa magaalaa finfinnee gututti jechuu dandeenyaa jarumatu dhaale. Biyya isaanii sirna jiru morminee fi jibbine maqaa jedhuun kan dhufu hundumtu turban tokkotti hojii argata. Jireenys milkeeffata. Kan qophaa’etti dhufa. MAGAALAALEEN KAAFNE KUN warri beekan ASMARAA irraa adda hin baasan. Finifnnee keessatti shirri gaggeessan. saamichi gaggeessan irriiba nama dhawwa. gibira tokko illee kanneen hin kaffalle hedduutu jira. kanatu akka ummata akka hubachiifnuuf nu kakaase. Hiwahaati fi Tiwulidda Itoophiyaawwiitu waggaa 22 lamaaf nu bitaa ture moo, KOLANII ER jala jiraachaa jirra? waan obbolaan keenya achi hojjachaa jiranis sakanditti kan asi ga’u kanumaafii laata??????????????????

Jarri kun Biyya keessas ta’ee alatti, dhaabbilee mormitootaa dhaabuu fi diigu keessatti qooda ol aanaa qaban. Dhaabbilee mormitootaa Itoophiyaa keessaa irra jireessa saboota amaaraa ykn tigiree yk kanneen biro ta’anii ega itti seenanii booda dhaaba sana diiguuf kan haala mijeessan, murni isaan keessa jiran akka foxxaqu taasisuun hammeenyi hojjatan salphaa miti. Sababiin isaa obbolee isaanii Biyya shiraan bulchaa jiran jiraachisuufidha. Gama kanaan dhaabbilee mormitootaa Biyya alaa diigu keessatti qooda ol aanaa kan qaban, yeroo asi dhufanii deebi’anii ba’an illee ni qabu. Dhaaba Qinjiti kan keessa seenanii diigan isaani. Har’a amaara fakkaatanii Biyya gabrummaa biraan bulchuuf qooda hammeenyaa isaanii raawwachaa jiru.

Jarri kun maatii diiguu, namoota jaboo Biyyaa akka ba’u taasisuu keessatti qooda ol aanaa qaban. Keessattu har’a ijoolleen oromoo warri qabeenyaa qabanii fi Angoo qaban, Investaroota jedhaman hundi isaanii shamarran ER of jalaa qabu. kana gochuu irraa duubatti hin jedhan. Shamarran isaanii maatii namaa diiguu fi jireenya namaa busheesssanii jiraachuun muuxannoo dheeraa qaban. Saboota birootti haa heeruman malee mucaa kan irraa godhatan dhiiga isaanii irraa ta’uu hubachuun barbaachisaadha. Keessattu namoota keenya shira kana keessa galchanii, qabsoo keessaa baasuun, jabaa nama keenyaa hordofanii gabaasuun hedduu beekamoodha. Kun kaayyoo garee isanii tajaajiluuf dirqama biyyummaa itti kennameedha.keessattu shiroota atileetoota keenya irratti hojjatan yeroo birooitti deebina.

Ammaaf nu ga’a. Ilmaan Oromoo komee garaa keessaa qabu fuullee itti himuun barbaachisaadha. Warra hanga ganda isaatti dhufanii malaan isa miidhaa jiran itti ihaa dubbatu. Kannen Biyyaa ari’amanii deebi’anii mana duraanii gurguranii, deebi’anii mana miliyoonaan bitanitti haa dubbatu. Garaatti qabannee kulkulfachuun haa dhaabbatu. Yoo xiqqaate shira kanatti dammaqu Oromoo haa lallabnu. Warri ala jiran kana irrattihundaa’anii Lammiilee isaanii Biyya faranjii deddebi’anii daldalaa jiranii fi isin waliin haasa’a sochii jiru biyya keessatti lallabanii ummata hamilee cabsaa jiranitti dubbadhaa. Biyya lolaan jirtanitti maa fiigduu jedhaanii. Oromoo hamilee cabsuu irratti bobba’uu dhaabaa jedhaanii. keessattu warri karaa Dubaayi daldala irratti bobba’an maqaa lammummaa lamaan jraataa jiranittu nu himaa.adaraa. Dargaggoota firaan, garaa gubate. Kun sirraa’uu baannaan, qabeenyaa isaanii tarrisuu fi gurmuu isaanii saaxiluun itti fufa.

Ijjeechaa Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa Ilaalchisee Ibsa WQO

Kabajamaa Ummata Oromoo,

Kabajamtoota Hayyoota, Beektoota fi Barattoota Oromoo,

Kabajamtoota Deeggartoota Qabsoo Haqaa Ummata Oromoo,

Kabajamtoota Qabsa’oota Oromoo Biyya Keessaa fi Biyya Alaa Keessa Jiraattan,

Kabajamtoota Hoggantoota Dhaabbilee Siyaasaa Oromoo,

Duraan dursee ijjeechaa qabsa’aa fi janna Oromoo Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa, ijjechaa Muslimoota lammii Oromoo, akkusumas lubbuu namaa walitti bu’iinsa gosaa fi gosaatiin yeroo yeroon darbu ilaalchisee gadda natti dhagahame  ibsuu barbaada.

Mootummootii Impaayera Itoophiyaa lammii Oromoo mirga saba isaatiif qabsaa’u, gabrummaa ummata Oromoo irratti fe’ame akka ummatii Oromoo jalaa bahuuf qabsaa’u sababa adda addaatiin akka ilmee bineensaa naasuu tokko malee ijjeessuu, dhabamsiisuu aadaa godhatani jiru. Miidhaa fi ijjeechaan dhala Oromoo irratti gaggeeffamu garuu ummatii Oromoo yoomiyyu caala eennummaa isaa baree mirgaa fi haqa dhabe baree qabsooti cichee akka itti fufu yoo taasise malee, gabrummaa jalatti jilbiiffate akka bitamu hin goone. Diinnii ummata Oromoo eennuu yoo jedhame humnoota Impaayera Itoophiyaa keessatti Oromoon bilisaan, dhiibba tokko malee dhaabbata siyaasaa fi namoota ittiin bulu akka hin filanne daba siyaasaa adda addaa irratti hojjataniidha.

Ummatnii Oromoo biyya isaa irratti akka fedhee fi nama fedheen buluun mirga eennuyyuu irraa mulquu hin danddeenne. Hiree Oromiyaa fi ummata Oromoo kan murteessu ummata Oromoo calla. Mirga kana gonfachuuf ummatni keenna qaroo fi jabaa isaa jalatti gurmaa’uun, mirga ijaaramuu argachuun barbaachisaadha. Qabsoon haqaa, dimokraasii fi bilisummaa hoggansa cimaa fi kutannoo ol’aanaa qabuun hogganamu malee fiixaan baasuun rakkiisaadha. Diinnii wannii Jabaa fi Qaroo keenna nurra ajjeessuuf akka nu gurmaa’uu hin danddeenne, akka nu hiree keenna ofii keennaan murteeffachuu hin danddeenne waan fedhaniif.

Diinnii ummata Oromoo goota kaleessa kan akka Shaalaqa Jaatanii Alii fa biyya ollaa (Kenya) keessatti wannii ajjeesisuuf, goota hardhaa kan akka Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa fa biyyoota ollaa isaan keessatti baqattummaan jiraatan keessaa himata dharaa “shorarkeessitoota” jedhuun ukkamsee biyyatti fiduudhaan  Dararaa fi miidhaa qaamaa fi sammuu irra geessisee, yaalamuu carraa dhowwee akka du’an kan taasisuuf Oromoo waan ta’an duwwaa osoo hin taanee Oromoota keessaa warra kutatee mirga Oromoon dhabe deebisuuf qabsaan waan ta’aniif. Akka barataa Oromoo sirna abbaa Irree Mootummaa Impayeera Itoophiyaa Wayyaneen hogganamu ittiin falmuun yeroo afur mana hidhaa fi mooraa waraanaa mana hidhaa Oromoo ta’e keessatti dabarseeti, rakkoon qabsaa’oota fi hidhamtoota siyaasaa Oromoo irra gahuu maluuf gahaa jiru naaf galan. Hidhamtooti siyaasa Oromoo balleessaa yoo qabaatan balleessan isaani Oromoo ta’anii dhalachuuf mirga ummata Oromoof falmuu duwwaadha. Suniin ala ala yakkii isaan hojjatanii mana hidhaa Impayeera Itoophiyaa mooraa horii fakkaatu keessatti lubbuun isaanii darbuuf hin jiru. Kanaaf, du’ii Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa fi hidhamtoota Siyaasaa Oromoo hundumtuu akka Ijjeechaa ti ilaalamu kan qabuuf. Ijjeechaa isaaniif kan itti gaafatuman hjoggantoota siyaasaa biyyitti sanaati. Gumaa isaanii kan baasu ammoo ummata Oromoo isaan qabsa’anii wareegamaniif.

Injinar Tasfaahuun, akkasumas hiriyaan isaa Injinar Mesfin Abebe hayyoota duwwaa osoo hin taane gootota  qabsoo Oromootiif of-dabarsanii kennaniidha.  Diinnii Oromoo Tasfaahuun callaa oso hin taanee, warra akka isaa kutannoodhaan ummata keenyaaf qabsaa’an hundaa kan garii ajjeechaadhan, kan garii mana hidhaa keessatti dararuudhan,Qaamaa fi Sammuu isaanii miidhaan akka irra gahu godhuudhaan, warra biraa qabeenya isaani samuudhaan, kan garii dorsiisanii akka biyya bahan godhuudhaan qabsoon Oromootaa akka irree hin horanne taasisuu kaayoo fi tarsiimoo godhatan.Diinnii Oromoo ummata Oromoo gabrummaa jalaa akka hin baane godhuuf halkaniif guyyaa hojjata. Nu ammo warrii ummatii isaa gabrummaa jala jiru, diina caala dachaa lamaan hojjachuuti nurra jiru. Gabrummaa jalati Sa’atiin nu boqonnu hin jiru. Gaafi Oromoon boqotu yoo du’ee yokiin yoo bilisoome qofa ta’uu qaba. Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa gabrummaa mannaa du’a filate.  Kanaaf, “Goota Oromoo”. Gootummaa lubbuu isaa Qabsoo Oromoof dabarsee kennuudhaan argatte.

Ijjeechaan dhala Oromoo, hidhamuu fi qabeenya samamuun Oromootaa hamilee kan nu cabsu ta’u hin qabu, wannii kana irra hamtuu akka nutti hin dhufne jennee sodaanee qabsoo irraa duubati deebi’uun faffa. Maqaa Saba Guddaa Seenaa Bonsaa Qabuuf hin taane. Dandiin Qabsoo Oromoo dandii haqaati. Immimmaan Oromoon hardha nama isaa ajjeeffamuuf buusu, bor gaafa bilisummaan Oromoo dhufu gammachuun hagas caala bu’a.   Diinnii yakkaa fi daba siyaasaa ummata Oromoo irratti raawwatamu maraa sababii isaa dhaabbilee siyaasaa Oromoo godhanii dhiheessu fedhu. Rakkoon ummata Oromoo irraa gahaa jiru ilaalcha dhaabbilee siyaasaa Oromoo irraa kan madde osoo hin taane humnoota bara baraan toofta fi maqaa jijjirrachaa ummata Oromoo gabroofatanii dudda ummata Oromoo irra jiraachuu fedhan irraa kan maddeedha.

Waggoota dabran 27 Qorannoon Beektootaa fi Hayyooti Oromoo gaggeessan, mariin waltajjii WQO irratti qindaa’e irraa beekomsii argame yoo jiraate ummatni Oromoo qabeenya biyya isaatiif jechaa akka ijjeefamaa jiru, mirgii ummata Oromoo dangaa malee akka sarbamaa jiru, dhalataan Oromoo kuma hedduuti lakkaa’amu hidhamaa akka jiru, qabeenya isaa irraatti Oromoon abbaa akka hin taane daba muummee hin qabne irratti raawwatamaa akka jiruudha. Fallii rakkoo kanaa ammo yoomiyyuu caalaa ummatni Oromoo gurmaa’uu akka qabu, ummatnii Oromoo wareegama  kanaan dura bilisummaa kaffalame caala kaffaluuf ka’uudha.

Ijjeechaa lammii oromoo kan akka Inj. Tasfaahuun Camadaa, ilman Oromoo kumaatama hedduu mana hidhaa Impayeera Itoophiyaa keessatti dararaan hangana hin jedhamne irra gahaa jiru dhabamuu kan dandda’u ummatii Oromoo nu gahe gabrummaan jedhee sagalee tokkoon yoo ka’e duwwaadha. Akkuma Gabrummaa abbootiin teenna didde, nulleen, ilmaan keennalleen dinne jedhee fincila lafa sochoosu gara cufatti yoo godhame callaa. Kanaaf barbaachisummaan wal faana qabsaa’uu. Kun ammoo tokkummaa Gurmuu Qabsaa’ota Oromoo barbaada.

Fincillii ummata Oromoo biffa addaan hin cinneen gaggeeffamee bilisummaa argamsiisu kan dandda’u tokkummaan dhaabbilee siyaasaa kaayyoo kanaaf qabsaa’an yoo jiraate qofaa. Ijjeechaa goota keennaa Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa ibsa ijjannoo fi gadda baasuu callaan kan dhaabbatu tahuu hin qabu. Humnootii dhugumaan dabii dhala Oromoo irra gahaa jiru  dhaabbatu qaba jedhan, wannii isaan irraa eeggamu haala duree tokko malee irree tokkoon qabsaa’uuf waan isaan danddeessisu tokkummaa gurmuu siyaasaa Oromoo dhugoomsuuf hojjachu. Tokkummaan jiraachuun ammoo hamilee Qabsaa’ota Oromoo fi ummata Oromoo kakkaasuudhaan Oromoon of-ijaaree wareegama guddaa kaffalamuuf akka socho’u taasisa.

Hoggantoota dhaabbilee siyaasaa Oromoo walaba tahan cufaa dhaamsii dabarsinuuf  yoo jiraate dhimma mataa isaanii dura dhimma dhala Oromoo fi lammii Oromiyaa haqa dhabee akka bineensa bosonaa ijjeeffamaa jiru dursa kennanii hardha bor adoo hin jennee garaa garamummaa isaan jiddu jiru dhabbamsiisuun gamtaan akka socho’an, ummata Oromoo qabsoof akka kakkaasaniidha.

Waldaan keenna WQO rakkoo ummata Oromoo karaa adda addaatiin irra gahaa jiru waggoota dabran hedduu mootummoota biyya dhihaa akka Ameerikaa, Ingilizii, Jerman, Gamtaa Auroopaa, akkasumas dhaabbilee mirga dhala namaa eegan hundaaf dhiheessun rakkoon saba Oromoo fala akka argatu gaafachaa ture. Gaaffiin WQO, dhaabbileen Siyaasaa Oromoo fi Deeggartooti qabsoo ummata Oromoo dhiheessaniif deebiin qubsaan yeroon itti kenname hin jiru.  Mootummooti biyya dhihaa seenaa keessatti akkuma beekkamu ummata haqa ofii argachuuf dhiiga ofii dhangalasee, wareegama guddaa kaffalee irree ta’uuf deemu cufaa bira dhaabbatu. Yeroon Oromoon danddeettii ummata isaa callaa irratti qabsoo ofii karoorfate finiinsu ammaan kana.   Kanaafuu, kabajamaa ummata Oromoo, kabajamtoota qabsa’oota, hayyootaa fi barattoota Oromoo yeroo diinnii dhala Oromoo garaa hammeennaan ijjeessu, nuuti nama miliyoona tokko caalu sochoofnee, bobbaafne, gabrummaa hunddaan buqqisuuf wareegama barbaachisu kaffalu qabna. Gabrummaan nu gahe, bilisummaa yokiin du’a jennee diina dura dhaabbachuu qabna. Gara alaa ilaaluun hafee tooftaa diinaa tiin baqannee biyyaa bahuu dhiifne, warrii biyya baqanne wal-ijaarree qabsoo deeggaruu qabna, kan hafe baqachiisuu irratti tumsa  godhuun Oromoo bu’aa akka hin buufne beeknee diqqaa guddaan,  jarsaa jaartiin bilisummaaf duuluun barbaachisa. Waamichii mooraa qabsoo blisummaa kan kaleessaa fi hardhalleen tokko tahuu baruun barbaachisaa. Rakkoon duriif kan hardhalleen tokkuma, fallii ammo Bilisummaa Ummata Oromoo tiif Oromiyaa ti.

Kabajamaa ummata Oromoo,

Waldaan Qorannoo Oromoo yoomiyyuu caala rakkoo ummata Oromoo furmaata itti barbaaduuf miseensotaa fi beektoota Oromoo  hirmaachisuuf karoora qaba.Hoggansa ummatni Oromoo beektoota isa irraa barbaadu hayyootni miseensa WQO qooda akka fudhatan ciminaan ni hojjanna.

Ijjeechaaf daba ummata Oromoo irratti raawwatamaa jiru mootummoota biyya dhihaa callaa osoo hin taane, mootummaa abbaa Irree Impayeera Itoophiyaa fi Oromiyaa, mootummoota ollaa Itoophiyaa baqattooti Oromoo hedduunbiyya isaanii keessa jiraatan cufaa mirgii ummata Oromoo guutumaan guututi hanga kabajamuti ummata Oromoo bira akka dhaabbatan, mirgii ummata Oromoo eessattu akka kabajamu deeggarsa akka godhan ni gaafanna.

Akkuma qabsoon farra gabrummaatiif bilisummaa jajjabaataa deemuun gochaan garaa hameennaan diinnii ummata Oromoo irratti raawwatu hammaachaa akka deemu hubachuun barbaachisaa. Kanaafuu, qabsoo kana keessatti warra miidhaman, wareegaman, hidhaman, maatii isaanii bira dhaabbachuun barbaachisaa akka ta’e hubannee ummati keenna biyya keessa jiruuf biyya alaa jiru walii birmachuu irratti akka bobbaanu kabajaan gaafanna.

Hayyootaa fi Beektoonnii Oromoo daba ummata Oromoo irra gahaa jiru calla adoo hin taanee, qondaloota Siyaasa daba kana raawwatan qorannoo godhanii ragaa argatan qaama dhimmii ilaalu hundaaf dhiheessun barbaachisaadha. Namootni kun yakka ummata Oromoo akkasumas hidhamtoota siyaasaa irratti raawwatameef seera duratti yeroon itti gaafataman akka dhufu itti himuun barbaachisaadha. Dabaa fi yakka dalagamaa jiru falmuu, dura dhaabbachuu duwwaa osoo hin taane karaa dandda’amu maraan qaama mirga namooma qorataniif kabajiisaniif  odeeffannoo kennuu aadaa akka godhanu dhaamsa keenna..

Dhumma irratti bulchitoonnii mootummaa abbaa Irree Itoophiyaa hidhamtoota Siyaasaa Oromoo haala duree tokko malee mana hidhaati akka baasaan gaafanna, lubbuu ilmaan Oromoo dararaan, yaalii fayyaa gahaa dhabuun mana hidhaa keessatti darbu maraa itti gaafatama jalaa akka hin baane yaadachiifna.

Mootummootii biyya dhihaa, biyyoota ollaa Itoophiyaa hunduu keessatti  mirga baqattoota Oromoo akka kabajamu cimsanii akka hojjatan gaafanna.  Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa Qodaloota Mootummaa Kenyaatiin dabarfamanii Seeraan ala Mootummaa Itoophiyaati kennamuun isaani beekamaadha. Kun ammo yakka Seera adunyaa cabsuudhaan raawwatame tahuu hubanna. Miidhaa fi ajjeechaa seeraan alaa lammii Oromoo irratti raawwatamaa jiru keessatti qondaalooti biyyoota ollaa qooda qaban, seeraaf akka dhihaatan, kun tahuu baannaan yakka dhala Oromoo dhabamsiisuu Mootummaa Itoophiyyaa keessatti qooda qabaachuu akka ta’e yaadachiisu barbaanna. Dhuma irratti Deeggarsa hanga ammaatiif fuula duraaf ummata Oromoo tiif  godhan hundaaf duraan dursinee galata galchinaaf.

Egereen Kan Ummata Oromooti!

Kaayo Qabna,

Ibraahim Amee Elemoo, M.D., M.P.H,
Pirezidantii Waldaa Qorannoo Oromoo

By Fayyis Oromia*

Since the prompt response I gave to one Ethiopianist Oromo, who tried to persuade Oromo nationalists so that we accept Ethiopia and Ethiopiawinet (Ethiopian nationalism) at the cost of Oromia and Oromummaa (Oromian nationalism), http://gadaa.com/oduu/20052/2013/05/31/why-not-greater-oromia-instead-of-ethiopia-a-response-to-dr-fikre-tolassas-open-letter/, I have received several protest and few support letters from some Oromo nationalists per e-mail. One of the reasons – raised by those who oppose the concept of Great Oromia, is that the goal of the federalist Oromo, i.e ‘democratic genuine federation of New Ethiopia,’ can not be the same as an integrative Great Oromia I suggested, but “it will be the continuation of the existing Ethiopian empire.” I personally do believe that Golden Oromia within the womb of a New Ethiopia, as planned by the federalists, is only a transitional solution on the way either to an indispensable ‘transformation of the New Ethiopia to de jure integrative Great Oromia’ or to inevitable birth of an independent Golden Oromia. But yet, the transitional de jure New Ethiopia can be considered as de facto Great Oromia, if the Oromo community from now on start to call it as such without waiting for permission and recognition from any sort of authority as well as if we really succeed in making Afan Oromo the working language of this future transitional true federation. In this short opinion, I will try to show how using Afan Oromo at this level of transitional federation can make de jure New Ethiopia be the same as de facto Great Oromia.

It is clear that only the Abyssinian elites and few culturally and linguistically Abyssinized elites from the other nations are against the future New Ethiopia/Great Oromia, also known as genuine “ethnic” federalism. This future de facto Great Oromia is actually the best compromise solution for all nations in the region in order to live together – the same as achieving both national autonomy and regional integration. The position of the Abyssinian elites regarding the New Ethiopia/Great Oromia and self-determination has made them to be unsuitable to cooperate with the elites of the other nations against the TPLF regime. The Abyssinian elites do promote unconditional unitary Ethiopia at the cost of national self-determination, which they also put as a precondition for the possible alliance to be forged between the Abyssinian democratic forces and the Oromian freedom fighters. Some Oromo nationalists tend to accept this precondition, only if the Abyssinian elites also may accept one Oromo’s precondition, i.e making Afan Oromo the only working language of the federation, instead of Amharinya. These Oromo nationalists seem to say: “let’s try to persuade the Abyssinian elites to accept Afan Oromo as the only working language in a common house, New Ethiopia/Great Oromia, as a test.” Will the Abyssinian elites then stay to be pro-Ethiopian unity and anti-ethnicity, even if Amharinya will be demoted to only a local language of the Amhara region, and if Afan Oromo will be promoted to be the only working language of the new Ethiopian federation? I am sure they will not! In case they will continue to be pro-Ethiopiawinet and pro-unity, also under this situation, as they seem to believe now, let’s then try this new version of Ethiopiawinet with only Afan Oromo, instead of with Amharinya.

After observing the imposition of Amharinya at the cost of Afan Oromo in the past more than one century, I just could not help, but think about the main mistake some of the empire leaders of Oromo origin like Ob. Qusee Dinagde and Ob. Gobena Daacee, who are adored by the Ethiopianists as the builders of the Ethiopian empire, did commit. That worst mistake was the fact that they accepted and allowed Amharinya to be the only national language of the empire they did forge, of course, at the cost of Afan Oromo. Being Oromo, if they could have managed to promote Afan Oromo as the national language of the Ethiopian empire, now the Oromo were not the ones, who should have fight for self-determination, but the others. The whole of Finfinne’s “high class society” and the other “modern” peoples in the empire would have spoken Afan Oromo as well as the whole Diaspora Ethiopians now would have spoken Afan Oromo, even all would have claimed Oromummaa (Oromo nationalism), but not Abeshanet (Abyssinian nationalism), to be an Ethiopian in this sense is almost equivalent to be an Oromo, not an Amhara as it is till now.

At present, for the Abyssinian elites to come to their senses and comprehend why we did say so, let’s look at the following fact in short. Most Abyssinian elites nowadays think they are pro-Ethiopiawinet and anti-“ethnicity,” and with that, they do think that they do have a moral upper-hand over the others, whom they accuse as promoters of ethnic politics. For them to develop another view, let’s demote Amharinya to the local language of only the Amhara region and promote Afan Oromo to be the only federal language. Until now, just based on the fact that Amharinya being the federal language, they used to talk about Ethiopiawinet, which in essence means actually Amharanet (Amhara nationalism) for they know how the Amharanization process is still going on. If we change the role of the two languages, I am sure the Oromo nationals will start to value Ethiopiawinet, which will be equivalent to Oromummaa and they will denounce “ethnicity.” Then surely, the Abyssinian elites will start to defend themselves from the possible Oromonization and will denounce Ethiopiawinet with only Afan Oromo as the federal language, and they surely will be automatically pro-“ethnicity.” So, we can see how simple it is to be a moralist without understanding the mechanism behind all what we do believe.

The Oromo nationals in this sense just asked the Abyssinian elites to accept Afan Oromo as the only federal language for the sake of neutralizing the attempt of maintaining and talking about unitary Ethiopia with Amharinya as the only working language of the federation; it is clear that the Abyssinian elites are making the Amharanization process as something normal to be accepted and lived by all nations in the region. Of course, few of the Abyssinian elites demand that the public will decide on the issue, which language should be the future federal working language. But, to ask the public decision on the future federal working language, we first need to ask the public what type of sovereignty they want to foster. The future free nations have to either say YES or NO to the possible union. Why does not the democracy of the Abyssinian elites, which we heard in their rhetoric up to now, include this decision? Some of these Habesha elites accuse the Oromo elites as if we do have grudge against Meles and Minilik. The resentment of the Oromo elites against these two leaders is fact, but not only that; unfortunately, almost all the currently living Abyssinian elites want to perpetuate the same policy of Meles or Minilik with a pretext of Ethiopian unity, thus the opposition of the Oromo nationalists is against also such modern Melesites and Minilikites.

Furthermore, some Abyssinian elites do cry foul about a possible future Oromo hegemony just because of the fact that some Oromo elites are demanding Afan Oromo be the primary working language of the future genuine federal arrangement. Those Oromo elites, who make such a demand, are not actually the promoters of an Oromo hegemony, but just to show the Abyssinina elites how the reverse of the effort to dominate the Oromo further can be painful to the Abyssinian elites, the Oromo elites say: “if Abyssinian elites want unitary Ethiopia, then they should see also what it looks like to be under the theoretical future Oromo domination replacing their own domination.” In general, why do the Abyssinian elites talk and preach democracy whereas, at the same time, they do exclude the right of the public to decide on its destiny per referendum, i.e. people having national self-determination? If they have to think democratically as they usually claim to do, then they need to know that there is no half-baked democracy.

Some Oromo elites do argue that one of the main conflict factors in the empire is the language factor. If the Abyssinian elites do disagree with this premise, then let’s try it practically: just demote Amharinya to only the Amhara region and promote Afan Oromo to the only working language of the federation. Surely, the Oromo will then accept the unconditional unity with Ethiopiawinet, they will denounce “ethnicity,” and they may tend to reject the right of nations to self-determination. Hopefully, the Abyssinian elites will then be ready to influence all their relatives to learn Afan Oromo without any objection of such situation – Ethiopiawinet with only Afan Oromo as the federal working language. If so, then the Oromo elites will be very happy if the Abyssinian elites would not prefer to fight for their national self-determination, but only struggle for democracy, unity, justice, equality, peace and prosperity. Looking back to the past of the empire and trying to judge the present, all the elites of the nations in the empire do have their own interpretation of the history and status quo. Thus, preferable to any quarel on history is an orientation to the future and ask the question: what options regarding a solution for the language conflict do we have if we want to live together in the future possible New Ethiopia/Great Oromia? Here are five possibilities:

1) union of free nations based on self-determination, all nations having their own languages in their respective national areas and using English as a common language;

2) union in New Ethiopia/Great Oromia with Afan Oromo as the only federal working language;

3) Ethiopian union/Great Oromia with five major languages (Afan Oromo, Amharinya, Af Somaal, Tigrinya and English) as the federal working languages;

4) union with two major languages (Afan Oromo and Amharinya) as the federal languages; and

5) union with Amharinya as the only federal language (similar to the status quo, which should be changed by any means as far as the Oromo are concerned)

When we look at the reality on the ground, the pro-democracy Abyssinian elites seem to prefer the fourth option. Even such Abyssinian elites started to see the fact that the fifth option is the already failed project. Several Oromo elites do suggest the first option of free nations as the best solution. But, if the Abyssinian elites do reject self-determination of nations and persist on having unconditional Ethiopian unity, then let them test the second option so that they can understand what it means to be called “an Ethiopian” in such a condition, which actually means in reality an Oromian, in contrast to the status quo, where an Ethiopian means an Abyssinian. Thus, the New Ethiopia with Afan Oromo as the working federal language, despite the possible competition with Amharinya, is the same as de facto Great Oromia because of the fact that Oromummaa will be the main content of the union. If the Abyssinian elites reject the second option, it is then expected from them to have an empathy for the Oromo elites, who are rejecting the fifth option, instead of vilifying such Oromo elites as “exclusionists,” as they do repeatedly accuse. Why should the Oromo elites be considered as exclusionists for the sake of demanding this role exchange of the two languages, whereas the Abyssinian elites are seen as inclusive, even though they are propagating the exclusive fifth option? To avoid such a language conflict, then of course, it is also possible to opt for the third option in order to be more inclusive and integrative.

Now, it is natural for us to ask, why did the TPLF promote Amharinya at the cost of Afan Oromo in the last 22 years. The answer is clear: the TPLF wants that the conflict between the two BIG nations will continue, so that it can rule further easily. It is the fact on the ground that the historical conflict between the Amhara and the Oromo is highly exploited by the Woyane in order to hinder a possible public uprising in unison against their rule. Just because of the language privilege they had, the Amhara elites are still seen as oppressive by almost all oppressed nations in the empire, including by the Oromo, even though the Amharas, nowadays, are as oppressed and exploited as the other nations under the current ruling regime. The TPLF could have solved this language conflict between Amharinya and Afan Oromo by making either both of them the working languages of the federation or by limiting both of them to their respective states and making only English as the working language of the federation.

For choosing certain language as an instrument of communication between different autonomous nations, we need to consider its economical expediency and its international usage. Till now, all the nations in the Ethiopian empire were obliged to learn Amharinya as the national language, because of the domination by the Abyssinians, who promoted Amharinya to the only federal language and who still tend to endorse it. Actually, what is clear is the reason why they do this preference; it is simply for political domination and economical advantage. Here is one example to be taken in to consideration: the Amhara elites usually try to promote unconditional unitary Ethiopia just because of the fact that they know what an advantage they do have as far as Amharinya is the working language of the empire, i.e. the melting of all nations in the empire towards being Ethiopians, which is equivalent to their identities change into being Amharas. This process of assimilating people behind the mask of Ethiopiawinet is the main intention behind their manic craving for a unitary Ethiopian state. Accordingly, they do oppose the suggested future genuine “ethnic” federation just for it undermines their language domination, and for it hinders the melting process.

Then, the question to be asked by the other nations now is: can the pro-democracy Abyssinian forces choose to settle for using the language of all nations at their respective national areas or should they be compelled to accept this right of other nations as an alternative to the conservative Abyssinian elites’ refusal of recognizing such a union based on self-determination? I know that the Woyane will accept even separations of nations to build their own independent states as soon as they sense the possible loss of power in the Finfinne palace. To compel the Abyssinian forces to accept a union based on the national self-determination, we just have to demote Amharinya to be used only in Amhara region and promote Afan Oromo to be the federal language, as I put it above. Through this measure of role-exchange between the two languages, they will see that Ethiopiawinet will not be equivalent to Amharanet (as it is now), but it will be the same to Oromummaa. In such a scenario of Oromummaa being equivalent to Ethiopiawinet, the Oromo elites will definitely start to be pro-Ethiopiawinet as well as against “ethnicity”, and then the Abyssinian elites will surely begin to defend their identity by opting for self-determination of the Abyssinian people, so that they will start to support “ethnicity” and reject Ethiopiawinet with the content of Oromummaa. This way, the Abyssinian elites can comprehend what it means to struggle for a national independence with or without a regional union.

The ongoing attempt of the Abyssinian elites to make both Afan Oromo and Amharinya the working federal languages of the future New Ethiopia is disadvantageous for the other smaller nations in the empire. The Abyssinian elites opted to this alternative just to make Amharinya again the working language of all regions, including Oromia, the option they do not have now. As far as the Oromo are concerned, Afan Oromo being the federal working language is not bad so long Amharinya will not be imposed on Oromia, but Amharinya should be the working language of only Amhara region and, of course, it can be that of the federation besides Afan Oromo. For the other nations in the empire, this may mean to learn four languages, instead of the present only three. But, I do argue that these nations need to learn only two languages: their own mother tongue and an international language – English. Why should their children be obliged to learn Afan Oromo as well as Amharinya and be stressed with such additional useless languages, whereas the Amhara children learn only Amharinya and English, being free from such stress. So, my suggestion is that all children from all nations in the future new union should have the privilege given to the Amhara children: learn only their respective national language and English as an international language.

If the Abyssinian elites come to their sense and accept the common ground for all nations – the future New Ethiopia/Great Oromia, it would have been very easy to forge an effective alliance of the Abyssinian democratic forces and the Oromo freedom fighters against the dictatorial TPLF regime. Just to clear the confusion produced by the hitherto articles on similar topics, the other names used for the genuine “ethnic” federalism are: multi-national federation; new federal democratic Ethiopia; de jure New Ethiopia = de facto Great Oromia; language-based federalism; internal self-determination; national autonomy with regional union; self-rule and shared-rule; national self determination with multi-national democracy; unity with liberty; union of autonomous nations; United States of Ethiopia; autonomous nations in federated Ethiopia; national autonomy in an integrated region (e.g. autonomous Oromia in an integrated Ethiopia) etc. In short, the best instrument to compel the Abyssinian elites so that they can accept and respect the compromise solution – New Ethiopia/Great Oromia, and to make them recognize the right of nations to self-determination is to demote Amharinya to a local language and promote Afan Oromo to the federal language.

Last but not least, such de jure New Ethiopia/de facto Great Oromia, being the known objective of the federalist Oromo nationals, I tend to accept it only as a transitional solution for the political status after getting rid of the present Abyssinian empire. This anticipated New Ethiopia is the transition to either de jure, not only de facto, integrative Great Oromia, in case all the future free nations of the current empire will agree and accept the name change from Ethiopia to Oromia, or else the birth of an independent Golden Oromia is inevitable. I think such an integrative Great Oromia, where freedom of citizens and nations will be respected, where democracy will be the rule of the political game, where Afan Oromo will be the primary working language of the union, and where Odaa, as the symbol of the Gadaa democracy as well as the sign of victory, will be the central part of the future federation’s flag, can be the very good alternative solution to the noble cause of an independent Golden Oromia. May Rabbi/Waaqa help us all accept the future de jure New Ethiopia/de facto Great Oromia as a transitional solution towards either an independent Golden Oromia or an integrative de jure Great Oromia.

Galatooma!

* Fayyis Oromia can be reached at foromia@yahoo.com.

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Date: September 28, 2013

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The following is a statement from the Oromo Studies Association (OSA).

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Dear Oromo People,

Dear OSA Members,

Dear Members of the Oromo Free Press,

Dear Friends of the Oromo People,

It is to be recalled that members of the Oromo Studies Association and participants of the various OSA conferences have been asking for OSA leadership’s active role in promoting Oromo interests, facilitating discussions among the various actors and stakeholders of the Oromo social, political, economic, and religious organizations. OSA and its leadership has been striving to achieve their objectives through reasonable means.

The Oromo people in Ethiopia are politically and economically marginalized, dehumanized, and became second-class citizens in their own home country. The suffering and injustices faced by the Oromo is largely hidden away from the international media. The Oromo voices need to be heard. The Oromo people need media that could educate, enlighten and empower through provision of timely, balanced and unbiased information. There has been efforts made by few prominent Oromo personalities and interest groups to establish Oromo-centric media. However, these efforts are being made in a piecemeal fashion and lack a broad-based, all inclusive and non-partisan approach. The Oromo people in Diaspora and back home in Oromiya need a media organization that is capable of launching a competitive news network that sustains its objectives against all the odds. It is with this objective in mind and rational that we call for actors and stakeholders, who have best Oromo interests at heart, to come together unconditionally and form a public media organization. Any efforts otherwise shall compromise the momentum which exists today among the Oromo in Diaspora to have a vibrant and viable media that puts Oromummaa and Oromo interests first.

Whereas, the Oromo Studies Association (OSA) is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary organization established to promote and foster studies on the history, economy, culture, health, education, politics and laws of the Oromo people;

Whereas, in the era of information technology, all-inclusive, sustainable, strong pan-Oromo media is necessary to report fundamental freedom and human rights violations committed on our people, to promote our rich cultural heritage, and to direct the consensus of our people towards a common goal;

Whereas, it is necessary to support, and to bring together, those individuals motivated by a passion of Oromummaa to create a voice for the Oromo people in different corners of the world;

Whereas, OSA is at a special position to facilitate discussion among various groups running various media that need to be unified to establish the strong pan-Oromo media;

Whereas, OSA is mandated to promote interaction and mutual understanding among Oromo, who encounter common issues of concern;

Now, therefore, OSA has decided to establish the following ad-hoc committee of eight persons comprising of former OSA presidents, prominent elders and scholars.

1. Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa, Former OSA President
2. Dr. Hamza Abdurezak, Former OSA President
3. Dr. Mosissa Aga, Former OSA President
4. Dr. Sentayehu Bedane
5. Obbo Abdalla Sule
6. Obbo Mamma Argo
7. Aadde Asli Oromo
8. Obbo Kadiro Elemo

I ask the Oromo in Diaspora, all actors, stakeholders and interest groups to provide all the necessary support to this committee to realize its objective of helping to establish an Oromo-centric Media Organization.

We serve and work to empower the Oromo!

Ibrahim Amae Elemo, M.D., M.P.H
President, Oromo Studies Association
Contact: ielemo@weisshospital.com

The following is a statement from the Oromo Youth Self-Help Association.

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Dear Oromos in Washington DC and surrounding areas, all the way to Boston, New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, members and leaders of Oromo Community Organization of Washington, DC, Oromo Studies Association (OSA), Oromo Center, International Oromo Women’s Organization (IOWO), Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA), Oromia Support Group (OSG) as well as Ayyaantuu.com, Gadaa.com, GulelePost.com, OromoPress, Opride.com, Qerroo.com, Oromia TV, Radio Afuura Biyyaa (RAB), Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromo (SBO), Radio Simbirtuu, Seife Nebelbal Radio, and VOA staff and members.

The Oromo Youth Self-Help Association would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for your unreserved and energizing efforts to the attainment of our August 2, 2013 colorful peaceful demonstration here in Washington, DC, and the candlelight vigil honoring the lives of our hero, Tesfahun Chemeda, and our brothers and sisters in Kofale, Arsi, who were all murdered by TPLF forces.

As a youth association, OYSA has been vigorously working on empowering the Oromo youth and trying to connect the new Oromo generation with our Oromo people here in the Diaspora and back home in Oromia. We have been participating in our community’s events and meetings in order to get acquainted with our community in Washington, DC, area. To this effect, we managed to successfully conduct two colorful protests in Washington DC on January 25, 2013 and August 02, 2013 in which the youth, along with our elders, voiced the agony of Oromo prisoners, Oromo farmers, students, and in general the misery of our people in Oromia to the world community.

These are a fraction of what Oromo youth should do for its people/community, particularly, when a given society is under a yolk of occupation/colony with a multitude of untold and endless subjugation, oppression, killing, detention, displacement, torture and living a life not worth living.

As we are witnessing again, the TPLF is out killing our innocent people, including those who are already under its captivity. The contempt they have for the Oromo people was demonstrated in its ugliest form when a prison officer laughed at the killing of Tesfahun Chemeda in a public interview.

OYSA would like to assure our people that we will do our best to alleviate the century long misery of our people in a systematic and action oriented way. In the meantime, we would like, once again, to pay our gratitude and respect for the heroes and heroines who have sacrificed their all, and taught us the path and price of freedom.

We would like your inputs and suggestions on what we can do as a youth organization in Diaspora to raise awareness of the never-ending suffering of our people. Please also help us achieve our effort of creating an International Oromo Youth Network to mobilize our youth throughout the world for the respect of human rights and attainment of our just cause.

Executive Committee of OYSA

Sirni dungoo ibsuu goota Oromoo Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa fi Oromoota nagaa magaalaa Kofaleetti mootummaan abbaa irree fi fashistii Wayyaanee ajjeese yaadachuuf Jimaata Hagayya 30, 2013 galgala galma Waltajjii Oromootti (Oromo Center) haala fi sirna boonsaatiin bakka uummati baayyeen argametti kabajame. Sagantaa kana mata durummaan ka qopheessan Waldaa Walgargaarsa Dargaggoota Oromoo (WWDO) fi Ijaarsa Dubartoota Oromoo Adunyaa (IDOA) yoo ta’an dargaggooti Oromoo naannoo DC fi Maryland jiraatan dhuunfaadhaan qophii sana keeysatti qooda fudhachuudhaan sirni yaadannoo kun akka milkaa’uu fi fiixa bahu tahee jira.

Galgala kanatti sagantaa sa’aa 6:00w.b. eegalee geggeeffameen sirni yaadanno daqiiqaa muraasaaf erga raawwateen booda seenaan goota Oromoo Injiinar Tasfaahun Camadaa ummata achitti argameef kan dubbifame yoo ta’u, haala ajjeechaa fi miidhaa ummata Oromoo magaalaa Kofalee irra gahees ibsi kennamee uummata hubachiisuun dandayamee ture. Seenaa barumsaa, jireenyaa fi qabsoo boonsaa Injiinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa haga dhuma lubbuu isaatiitti keessa dabre dargaggoota Oromoof fakkii gaarii fi jabinaa akkasumas kaka’umsa dargaggooti Oromoo yeroo ammaa agarsiisaa jiraniif humna akka ta’e dhugoomsee jira. Ajjeechaan Oromoota nagaa magaalaa Kofaleetti mootummaa abbaa irree Wayyaaneetiin ta’es gaaffii haqaa fi ka mirga amantii ummati keeyna dhiyeessaa jiru dhaamsuu irra caalatti ka jabeessuu fi ummata Oromoo amantii Isalaamaa hordofus ta’e amantii biraa hordofu tokkomsee gaaffii eenyaumaa fi abbaa biyyummaa isaaf akka ka’u ka taasisu ta’uun isaa ibsa kenname keeysatti jala muramee jira. Gaaffiin mirga amantii impayira itophiyaa keeysatti waggaa tokkoof walakkaadhaaf ka geggeeffamaa jiru yoo ta’u mootumman abbaa irree Wayyaanee garuu sababa golga amantiitiin jibiinsa ummata Oromoo irraa qabuun kan iratti xiyyeeffatee jumlaatiin ajjeessaa turee fi ammas itti jiru ummata oromoo qofa irratti ta’uun isaa mootummoti Habashaa hagam gaaffiin Oromoo biraa dhiyaattu uute isaan qabuu akka dandeessuu dursanii waan beekaniif obsa ummattoota kaaniif qaban ummata Oromoof akka hin qabne kan mul’isu ta’uu isaa ibsuma galgaala kana godhame keeysatti addeeffameera.

Galgaluma kanatti hasawaan waldaalee fi qaamota hawaasa Oromoo magaalaa Washnigton DC fi naannoo ishii jiraataniin taasifamee ture. Bakka buutoti Ijaarsa Dubartoota Oromoo Adunyaa (IDOA) fi Waldaa Walgargaarsa Dargaggoota Oromoo (WWDO) wal-duraa duubaa hasawa taasisaaniin ummati Oromoo yeroo itti sadarkaa murteessa irra gahee irra waan jiruuf diina qe’ee isaatti dhufee isa lafa irraa bal’eessuuf muratee ka’e dura dhaabbatee ifirraa deebisuuf bakkuma jirutti lagaa fi amantii akkasumas ilaalchaan osoo wal hin qoodin gurmaa’udhan qabsoo haqaa fi kan abbaa biyyumaa isaa akka finiinsee bakkaan gahatu dhaamsi dabree jira.

Akkasumas, Oromooti bebbeekamooni fi bakka bu’ooti waldaalee amantii bakka sanatti argamanii ummata Oromoof dhaamsa ijaarsaa adda addaa kan dabarsan yoo ta’u, keeysattu dhaamsi irra caalaan ka irratti xiyyeeffate dargaggoota Oromoof ta’ee yeroo ammaan tana yeroo diinni Oromootti akkas dulaa jiruu fi jiruu fi jireenyi ummata oromoo akka hin taane ta’aa jirutti dirqami dargaggooti Oromoo irratti kufee jiru baayyee guddaa waan taheef caalaatti jabaatanii dirqama lammii isaanii badii irraa hambsuu irratti akka bobba’ani dhaamanii jiru.

Sirna dungoo ibsuu kana irratti walaloowwan goota Oromoo faarsan dargaggoota Oromoo lamaan kan dhiyaataan yoo ta’u, sagantaaleen goota Oromoo kana ittii yaadatamus addatti kan geggeeffamee ta’uun hubatameera.

The following is a press release from the Coordinating Committee of the Candlelight Vigil.

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We call upon all Oromos in Phoenix, Arizona, to join us for the candlelight vigil ceremony in memory of martyr Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda and victims of the Kofele Massacre. This vigil is an opportunity to bring communities together and commemorate the victims and their families.

Engineer Tesfahun died for justice and freedom of the Oromo people. His courage and commitment is what we all should grab and run with till victory day. That is the only way to pay him back. Let us get together and promise him that he did not die in vain. Let us announce to the world that we will not rest or stop until Engineer Tesfahun’s dream comes true. We should all come and pay our tribute and respect to such a young hero who could not live under tyranny.

Let us remember Engineer Tesfahun and victims of Kofele Massacre. Let us come and tell them we are listening.

Date: September 15, 2013
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Where: Encanto Park, Phoenix Arizona (West Entrance)
(2605 North 15th Avenue – 15th Avenue & Encanto Blvd.)

Coordinating Committee

Sochii Dargaggoota Biyyoolessaa Kan Diimokiraasii fi Bilisummaa (Qeerroo)

(Qeerro.org – Fulbaana 12, 2013, Finfinnee) – Akkuma beekamu yeroo ammaa Wayyaaneen barri bittaa isheetii waan xumuramuu jala gaheef ilmaan Oromoo yakka tokko malee gaafatama seeraa jala kan jiranis ajjeesuudhaan qabeenyaa uummata Oromoo saamuu; hidhaa garmalee ariyatamuu manneen barnootaa irraa addumatti ilmaan Oromoo irratti akka raawwataa jirtu beekamaa fi ifa kan taheedha. Haalli gocha wayyaanee kanaa biyya keessatti yeroo ilaalamu guyyuudhaan kan dabalaa deemuudha miidhaan Oromoo irra gahaa jiru kuni.

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Jaallannee Gammadaa | VOA

WASHINGTON, DC — Kan dhiyeenya kana kitaabaa fi siidii faaruu aadaa Oromoo irratti fulleeffate qopheessan Doktor Kuwee Kumsaa keessumaa dubartootaa fi shamarran kan ilalaleen aadaan ture dagatamaa jira jedhu.

Kitaaba isaanii kan “Songs of Exile” jedhamu keessatti ijoolee Oromoo biyya Ormaa keessatti dhalatanii afaan warra ofii hin beekne waa’ee aadaa ofii hubannaa akka qabaatan gochuuf Afaan Ingliziin qopheesse jedhu Dr. Kuween.

Keessumaa faaruun Afaan Oromoo kun Afaan Oromoon barreefamanii hiiki isaas Afaan Ingliziin wal bira waan ka’ameef caalaatti hubannaa argachuuf gargaara jedhu.

Sidiin faaruu aadaa Oromoo adda addaa of keessaa qabu Moggaafama Safuu jedhamu qabatee gabaa irra ooluu isaas Doktor Kuween ibsanii jiru.

- VOA

The following is a statement from the Organizing Committee of the Dr. Ali Birra’s Oromo Music Career: 50th Anniversary Tribute Celebration (1963 – 2013) (which was held on September 7, 2013 in Toronto, Canada).

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The 50th anniversary tribute celebration 1963–2013 held in the city of Toronto this past weekend on September 7, 2013 has concluded with great success.

The event, which was organized by three community organizations, Oda Relief Association of Toronto, Oromian-Canadian Society of Ottawa and Dirre-Oromos of Toronto, was well received by the audience and well attended by an estimated attendees of more than 300.

The night was kicked-off with a breathtaking moment welcoming the legendary artist entering the audience hall, accompanied by ladies dressed in Oromo cultural dresses, and the first ever song played by Dr. Ali Birra in 1963 ‘Biradha Barihe’ playing in the background by artist Muhktar and the audience join together in singing. It was a memorable moment

The night’s opening speech was delivered by the host, Obbo Abdo Alisho, who welcomed the guests and paid tribute to Dr. Ali Birra for his significant contribution to the advancement of our language, art and culture.

After a brief video clip, produced by Obbo Girma Gemeda, a highlight of Dr. Ali Birra musical career, the president of the Oda Relief Association of Toronto Obbo Zaim Ibrahim welcomed the guests and wished all participants a wonderful night.

Several guest speakers, which included prominent individuals and community leaders, paid tribute to Dr. Ali on this historic occasion.

The president of the Oromo-Canadian Association of Toronto, Obbo Kitaba Megersa, in his speech, raised the importance of Oromo artists in the Oromo national struggle in general, and that of Ali Birra in particular.

Obbo Abdulhamid Ame Kabira, an Oromo nationalist, expressed his interpretation of the true meaning of Dr. Ali Birra’s nationalist songs, and what kind of messages they were delivering in different times and situations.

The audience also heard from members of Hiriyaa Jalalaa band – the first Oromo musical band of Dr. Ali Bira — Obbo Abubakar Mohammed — chairman of the band, Obbo Ali Abdi – accordion Player, and Obbo Abdo Barento — band dance member. They recounted how they invited him to the band at a time, and paid tribute to his long musical career.

An Oromo nationalist and song writer, Aadde Makiya Abdullahi from Germany via Skype, also read her beautiful poem, which captivated the audience.

But the highlight of the event that night was the marvelous speeches given by our young Oromos, Sabrina Galmo – the daughter of the late Saleh Galmo (RIP), an Oromo artist and one of the founders of the Oromo Sports Federation in North America (OSFNA), Lensa Ali, Jalo Ismail and Urgee Urgeesa. They talked about what he meant to them and how he touched their lives. They were inspiring speeches that the audience would not forget.

The dazzling tribute performance of several Oromo, Harari and Somali artists, such as Adero Mukhtar, Shamsudin Ali, Adham Adus, Adib Abdosh, Awale Adem, Koshen, Abdo Jobir, Abdulhakim Ibsa, Abdulhakim Gorbe as well as The Young Oromo Band of Toronto – who were there to pay tribute to the legend – made the night exceptionally special.

It was the legend himself though, when he took to the stage, before the end of the event, that thrilled the audience with his wild performance playing his all times songs: Biradha Barihe, Karaan Manni Abbaa Gadaa Eessaa, Anis Biyyaan Qabaa, Afaan Oromo, and other songs, and the audience, not surprisingly, went wild.

A young Ali Birra picture with an autography of Dr. Ali – which was donated by Obbo Girma Gemeda (Lagatafo Studio) to the Birra Children Education Fund, was put on auction at the event. An astonishing $600 was raised to the foundation, and Anisa Qawwee declared the winner.

The Organizing Committee would like to take the opportunity to thank all the participants who took part in this historic event and congratulate our beloved artist Dr. Ali Birra on his 50th Anniversary celebration.

The DVD/video of the event will be released soon.

The Organizing Committee.

birra50thanniversary@hotmail.com

(Madda Oduu ABO, Melbourne, 12 Fulbaana 2013) Korri Konyaa ABO Adelaide yeroo duraaf Australia kibbaa magaalaa Adelaide keessatti guyyaa lamaaf gaggeeffame milkiin xumurame; kora hawaasaa kana irratti hawaasti Oromoo Australia Kibbaa WBOf gargaarsa maallaqaa gumaachanii jiru.

Maddi Oduu ABO Adelaide irraa akka gabaasetti, Korri Konyaa ABO Adelaide fi Korri Hawaasa Oromoo Konyaa Adelaide kan marraa duraatiif qophaawee guyyaa lamaaf, Fulbaana 7 fi 8, 2013 gaggeeffame irratti haala qabsoon bilisummaa fi warraaqsa Oromoo ilaalchisuunis mariin bal’aa godhamee jira.

Kora Fulbaana 6, 2013 galgala sirna ho’aan baname kana irratti miseensi Gumii Sabaa fi BBA ABO J/ Gaashuu Lammeessaa, miseensonni koree hojii Qindeessituu ABO kutaa Australia fi miseensonni ABO konyaa Victoria irratti argamanuun korrichi kan jaalalli miseensotaa fi qabsoo, kutannoo fi of-kenniinsi jaallummaa dhugaa irraa calaqqise ta’uu mul’isanii jiru.

Sirna baniinsa kana irratti jaallan qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoo irratti wareegamaniif yaadannoo yaadaa fi qalbii kana godhame yoo ta’u, qabsoon bilisummaa Oromoo bu’aa bahii olaanaa keessa qaxxaamuree sadarkaa ammaa irra gahe dhaqqabuun isaa yaadachiisamee jira.

Baniinsa kora Konyaa ABO Adelaide kana irratti J/ Toofiq Umar dureen damee Jaarmiyaa ABO konyaa Adlaide, “baga nagaan dhuftan!” erga jedhanii booda sirni miseensota konyaalee lamaanii wal barsiisuu gaggeeffamee jira.

Itti aansuunis J/ Ahimad Abdurahaman Dura Taa’aan konyaa Adelaide sagantaalee fuula duraa gaggeeffachuun dura korrichi sirnaan akka banamu ibsuun J/ Gaashuu Lameessaa MGS fi BBA ABO qophii ta’ee fi afuura jaallummaa jiru dinqisiifachuun korri sun sirnaan banamuu isaa mirkaneessani.

Itti aansuunis, miseensota haaraa lama bornoota dirqama dhaabaa fi ulaagaa miseensummaa isaan guuchise baratanii xumuratan akka hirbuu seenan ta’e waraqaan ragaa kennameefii jiraa.

Kora kana kan adda godhu yoo jiraate galgala irbaataa sirna baniinsaa kana miseensota ABO konyaa kanaa wajjin wal ta’uun hawaasti naannoo kana jiraatu irratti gammachuun hirmaannaa isaanii agarsiisuun kora kana adda godhee jira.

Ittaansuunis, dureen damee jaarmayaa Konyaa ABO Adelaide, J/Toofiq Umar, qabsoon bilisummaa Oromoo dhiiga gootota kumaatamaan akk biqile jiru yaadachiisanii, haga qabsoon bilisummaa Oromoo galii isaa gahuttis wareega qaqqaalii gaafatuun isaa waan hin oolleef miseensotii fi deeggartooti qabsoon bilisummaa Oromoo of kenniinsaa akka hojjatan dhaamanii jiru.

Jaallan sirna baniinsaa kana irratti argamanis sagalee fi afuura jaallummaan haala adeemsa qabsoo fi adeemsa hojii walhubachiisuun, sagantaa kora Konyaa ABO Adelaide guyyaa lamaaf taa’amuuf dursanii haala mijjeesanii jiru.

Bakki qophii kanaa alaabaa dhiigni qabsaawotaa hedduun itti wareegame, kan halluun irraa fi jalaan diimaa, gidduun immoo magariisaan kan faayame yoo ta’u, sagantaa adda addaa kan of keessatti hammate sirni simannaa keessummoota kora kun milkiin xumurameera.

Haluma kanaan korri karoorfame, Kora Konyaa ABO Adelaide, Fulbaana 7, 2013 ganama sirna hoo’aan, yaadannoo gootatota wareegamniif godhamee fi faaruu alaabaa Oromoon faarsuun eegalame.

Kan malees, Dura Taa’aan Konyaa ABO Victoria, J/Bantii Oliiqaa, dhaamsa deggersaa dabarsan keessatti, “adeemsi qabsoo Bilisummaa hadhooftuu fi dheeraa waan taateef diina keenya irra akka aannuu fi injifannoon keessa baanee bakka galii keenyaa bilisummaa Oromoo fi walabummaa Oromiyaa arguuf jabaannee wal-ta’uun harka walqabannee qabsoo keenya yaa finiinsinu!” jechuun milkaa’ina korichaaf hawwii qaban maqaa miseensota ABO konyaatiin dabarsaniiru.

Ittaansuun gabaasti waggaa darbee dhiyaate keessatti konyaan ABO Adelaide waggaa walakkaa darbe keessatti hojiin raawwatee fi mudaan mul’ate dhiyaatee jira.

Gabaasa hojii milkii hojii konyaa Adelaide agarsiisuu fi mudaa hojii mul’tan sirreessuuf tattaaffii godhame hubachiisu kana irrattis marii fi gamaaggamni bal’aan i taasifamuun gabaasichi sagalee guutuun ragga’ee jira.

Sana booda sirna filannoo miseesnota koree hojii raawwachiiftuu Konyaa hir’atan guutuu fi duree to’annoo herregaa fi hojii dhaabaa gaggeessu filuun erga raawwatee booda miseesnoti haarawaa filaman akak duudhaa fi srina dhaabaatti waadaa isaanii seenuun dirqama isaanii akka bahan mirkaneessanii jiru.

MGS fi BBA ABO, J/Gaashuu Lammeessaa, haala adeemsa QBO, sochiilee dhaabaa biyya keessaa fi alaa, haala jaarmiyaalee hawaasaa fi firoottan qabsoo Oromoo, haala diinaa fi farreen QBO bal’inaan ibsanii jiru.

Ibsa godhame keessatti qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoo karaa hundaan maseensuu fi gufachiisuuf duulli olaanaa gaggeeffamaa ture jabinaa fi murannoo qabsoo’otaan fashaluu isaa ibsanii, “ABOn akkuma kanaan duraatti kaayyoo qabsoon Bilisummaa Oromoo milkeessuuf karaa hundaan hidhatee hojiitti jira,” jechuun haala ABOn keessatti argamu addeessanii jriu.

“Keessayyuu, yeroo diinni haaraa fi moofaan walitti hidhatee ABO balleessuu fi injifannoo qaxxaamuraan butachuuf foolachaa jiru kana keessatti ummati keenya, deeggarooti keenyaa fi miseensoti keenya kaayyooo ABO, sagantaa siyaasaa fi seeraa fi heera ABO Kora Sabaan tumamee jiru milkeessuuf cichoominaan hojjjachuu qabu,” kan jedhan J/Gaashuun, “amma illee kan nurraa hin dhaabbanne, olola diiggaa fi shira diinotaa mseensuu keessatti gaheen ummata keenyaa olaanaa dha,” jedhanii jiru.

“ABOn ummata keenya dammaqsee akka Bilisummaa isaaf qabsaa’u gochuu malee, bilisummaa manatti namaaf fiduuf hin qabsaa’u,” kan jedhan J/Gaashuun, “ummati keenya mirgoota haga ammaatti goonfate tifkachaa, gantootaa fi ayyaanlaallattota yeroo keessa waaroo salphinaa uffatanii biyya mana hidhaa sabootaa taate, Itoophiyaa dullattii, haaromsuuf foolatan” akka ofirraa deebisu dhaamanii jiru.

Kanaan duras abbootiin Oromoo diinaaf jilbeeffatanii akk hin beekne kan yaadachiisan J/Gaashuun, “ummati seenaa boonsaa galmee seenaa keessaa qabu kun yeroo abbaa argeen dhaanamu ilaaluun dhaloota keenyaaf saalfachiisaa dha; gootummaan abbootii keenyaa humna weerartuu biyya keenya irratti abbaa nutti ta’aa jirtu ofirraa kaasuudhaan haaromuu qaba,” jechuun dhaamsa dabarsanii jiru.

Haala qabsoon Oromoo irratti ibsa godhameen boodas gaaffilee mana keessaa ka’aniif deebiin kennamee jira. Keessayyuu, Kaayyoo Oromoo tiksuu fi milkeessuu irratti sochiin karaa ABO godhamaa jiru amma illee kana hin daddaaqamne ta’uun marii kana irratti ibsamee jira.

Xumura irrattis hirmaatoti Kora Konyaa ABO Adelaide ibsa ejjennoo baafatan keessatti kutannoo fi murannoo qabsoon Oromoo milkeessuuf qaban irra deebi’anii mirkaneessuun, umurii sirna wayyaanee dararaa fi dhumaatiin adeemaa jiru gabaabsuuf waan danda’an maraan akka hojjatan waadaa isaanii haaromsanii jiru.

Ibsa ijjannoo miseensota ABO Konyaa Adelaide:

Nuti Miseensonni ABO konyaa Adelaide kora miseensota guyyaa Fuulbana 7, 2013 gageefanee ibsa ijannoo armaan gadi baafachuun kora keenya milkiin xumurannee jira.

1. Hojii dhaabaa keessattuu, hojii jaarmayaa jabeessuu, diinagdee guddisuu, hojii diplomaasii fi jaarmaya hawaasaa jajjabeessurratti ciminaan ni hojjana.

2. Jaarmayaa keenya daran jabeessuuf of qusannoo tokko malee ni qabsoofna.

3. Tokkummaa hawaasa keenyaa ni tiksina; ni jabeessina; warreen farra qabsoo keenyaa ta’uun nu dadhabsiisuu ykn nu dagachiisuu yaalan duras ni dhaabbanna.

4. Tarkaanfii WBOn keenya fudhachaa jiru dinqisiifachaa, WBO jabeessuuf daran ciminaan ni-hojjana.

5. Falmaa ummannii keenya biyya keessaa gochaa jiruu fi keessattuu sochii qeeyroon gaggeefamaa jiruu waan dandeenyuu hundaan ni dhaabbanna.

6. Sochii afaanfaajjii gareelee addaddaan ummata keenyarratti agaammatee gageeffamaa jiru karaa hundaan dura ni dhaabbanna; hawaasti keenyas farreen qabsoon bilisummaa Oromoo sirriitti hubatee akka dura dhaababtuuf ni hubachiisna.

7. Ajjeechaa mana hidhaa Qaallittii keessatti, Oromiyaa Kibba- Bahaa Kofalee keessatti, Oromiyaa Bahaa, Anniyyaa keessatti ummta keenya irra gahe haalaan ni balaalleffanna; umurii sirna ajjeechaa fi dhumaatii akkasiin adeemu, bara bittaa wayyaanee gabaabsuufis karaa hundaan jabaannee ni hojjanna.

Haaluma walfakkaatuun, Fulbaana 8, 2013 Korri Hawaasaa kan gaggeeffame yeroo ta’u, kora kana irratti haala yeroo ammaa qabsoon Oromoo keessatti argamu irratti ibsi balaan kennamee jira.

Dura Taa’aan Kutaa ABO Australia, J/Omar Osman fi MGS fi BBA ABO J/Gaashuu Lammeessaa wal duraa duubaan ibsa kennan keessatti ABOn kaayyoo Oromoo milkeessuuf waan danda’e hundaan hojjachaa akka jiru ibsuun, “qabsoon Oromoo akka galma gahuuf hawaasti keenya tokkummaa isaa jabeeffatee kutannoon qabsoo isaa finiinsuun cinattis falmaa guddaa isa eeggatuuf illee of qopheessuu qaban,” jechuun dhaamsa dabarsanii jiru.

Gaaffileen hawaasa keessaa ka’an quubsaatti deebii kennamuu fi ibsaa fi deebiilee kennamanitti hawaasti itti gammaduu isaaf yaada isaa ibsateera.

Kana malees, vidiyoo leenjii fi eebba WBO bara kanaa kan dhiyaate yeroo ta’u, hawaasichis san booda QBO fi WBOf kan oolu tinnisa battalaa gochuun gumaacha maallaqaa kan deeggarsa isaa mul’isu godhee jira.

Suuraa gooticha, Injinar Tasfaahun Camadaa, kan dhiyeenya kana harka diinaatti mana hidhaa keessatti galaafatame, kan ofirraa qabu, T-shartiin yaadannoof qophaa’e sagantaa kana irratti kan gurgurame yoo ta’u, kanneen yeroo addaddaa maallaqa guddaa baasuun caal-baasii mo’atanii warraaqsa Oromoof gumaata godhaniif waraqaan galataa fi ragaa kennameefii jira.

Xumara irrattis, artistoota Oromoo naannoo Australia keessa jiraatan keessaa kanneen akka wallisaa beekaamaa fi hangafticha Afandii Siyyoo, Tasfaayee Dhimmaa fi Shaafii fa’aa sirboota aadaa fi wallee warraaqsaatiin hawaasicha bohaarsaanii jiru.

- Dokumenti Guutuu

Gamteessaa Sabaatiin

Yeroo hundaa abbaan maasaa ganama ganama midhaan ilaaluu maasaa dhaqa. Hennaa ilaaluu midhaan kama nyaatame arga. “Maalumatu nyaata midhaan kiyya?” jedha kophaa ofiititti. Guyyaa lammataallee yoo deebi’ee ilaalu waan isa nyaatu hin argu garuu midhaanuma nyaatame arga. “Amjaajjii kamtu midhaan kiyya nyaata?” jedhee karaa itti baasuu jalqabe. Erga karaa itti baasee geessee booda akkana jedhee yaade “Hiddatti muree kuffisee kan nyaatu jeedala” jedhee biraa gale. Bariisaa yoo deebi’ee ilaalu:-

“Amma kan duraatuu yaa caalu;
Fixeensa keessa deemuu hin xaaru.”

Jetteet abbaa maasaa galatoomfataa karama inni irra deemaa hamjaajjota too’achuuf fayyadamu irratti kuffiftee nyaatte ammas hin saalfattuu! Guyyaa biraa ammo “Maasaa kiyya waan isa nyaatu argee mirkaneessu malee hirriba hin argadhu!” jedheet arguudhaaf murate. “Amjaajjiin midhaan yoo nyaattu muka wajjiin kuffiftu tami tan muka osoo hin kuffisin dhaabatatti cabsattu hoo tami?” jedhee namoota firaa gaafate. Namoonnillee “Dhaddeenis inuma cabsiti garuu kan muka waliin kuffisu jeedala” jedhaniin.

Abbaan maasaa midhaan kiyya jedha malee jeedalli nyaachuu irra dabartee akka waan maasaan abbaa hin qabneetti ilaaltee dhaddeen “Maaf nyaatta midhaan kiyya?” jetteen. Dhaddelleen maashillaa corqataa “Atuu asheeta kiyya maalif nyaatta? Bara kana ana qotatee mitii?” jetteen.

Abbaan maasaa guyyaa midhaan isaa nyaata qabu irraa eegalee galgala galgala midhaan isaa eeguu jalqabe. Osomaa eeguu hamjaajjotni gaafa tokko yeroo duraan baratanitti dhufanii nyaachuu yoo isaan jalqaban argee itti iyye. Dhaddee fi jeedallis heddu rifatan. Dhaddeefi jeedallis gaafas rifatanii maasii keessaa ba’an. Jeedalli dhaddeen akkana jette “Ati kunoo qoree uffattee abbaan maasaa yoo woraanaa sitti ba’e malee harka qullaa ofirraa waraanta anumti maaluma ta’a? Sima jalaan yoo nyaadhe malee.” Jettee dhaddee kadhatte.

Guyyaa kana abbaan maasaa akkana jedhee yaade mataa ofii keessatti “Erga rifatanii halkan qixxee dhokatanii yoo dhufan malee galgalaa fi obboroo hin dhufan.” Jedhe. Haa ta’u malee hamjaajjotni caalatti nyaachuuf guyyaa beellamatan.

Guyyaa Beellamaa
Gaafa kanallee yoo abban maasaa waareffatu dhadee fi jeedalli midhaan nyaatanii quufanii ibidda bobeessanii gamaa fi qamanatti gareedhan wal fooyanii; gareen jeedalallee gara tokko dhaabbatanii gareen dhaddlelee cinaa tokko dhaabbatanii seekkaran; seekkaraanis wal arrabsuu jalqaban.

Seekkarri isaanillee akkana jedha:-

Jeedala

“Dhaddiyowoo jaalaloo abba shubbee;
Darasaan keessan midhaan nu lubbe”

jetteen.

Dhaddee

“Keessan biyyoon yoo nyaataa laafu namuu;
Nurraa dhoorgaa akka hin nyaanne lamuu”

jetteen.

Jeedala

“Keessaa biyyon nyaata wal saamaniwoo
Corqataan maasaa nu saabaniwoo”

jetteen.

Dhaddee

“Kee dhiiftee ka nama hin sadinii;
Keetimitii afaanii hin badin”

jetteen.

Jeedala

“Dhaddiyyowoo nyaattanii quuftaniwoo;
Kuffifattanii irra ciiffaniwoo.”

jetteen.

Erga sakkarri hamnaatee oo’ifatanii dhaddeen aartee jeedala qoree itti kaafte “Maasaa koo keessa bayi” jetten. Achamaan jeedaalli “Dhaddiyyoo waan ati jettu laaluf siin jedhe male miidhaa keetif hin jenne” jette araarfachuuf waan qalbii qabduf. Dhaddeellen “ Ati yero duraa na gowwoomisitee ufii keetif kophaan boqqoolloo nyaachoo barbaaddee turte garuu hin dandunne” jetteen. Isaanis akkanatti  maasii abbaa qabu nyaatanii irraatti seekkaran; seekkaraas bulanii itti  bariinaan adda bayan.

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Edda Uummanni OROMOO handhuura OROMOYAA Finfinneerraa buqqa’ee kunoo waggaan gara 130 lakkaa’amaa jira. Buqa’iinsa sana dura Finfinnee fi naannoon ishee lafa OROMOOnni horanii irra bobbaasan, qotanii  irraa galfatan dachee laliftuu fi badhaatuu bosona uffatte, laliftuu beneensonnii fi simbiroonni sanyii adda addaa keessaa fi irra bashaadan akka turte hin shakkamu.

Edda nyaapha koloneeffataa, nama nyaataa bulgicha Minilik jedhamuun durfame harkatti kuftee as yaroo dhaa gara yarootti gaaddifti bosona ishee barbadaayun,  bineensonnii fi simbirroowwan daggala ishees mancaafamuun beekkamaa dha. Bakkeewwan Ulfoon safuu, duudhaa fi aadaa OROMOOf mallattoo bu’uraa turan hora Finfinnee, dhakaa araaraa, gaaddisni Oddaawwaniif bakkeewwan kabajamoo ta’an biroo carraa duula balleessii kanaan kabajaan irraa mulqamee warra soqolattee kanaan soqolamanii salphinaaf  saaxilaman.

Nyaaphni Minilikiin durfame Goobanatti hidhatee gooticha gullallee ciminaan dura dhaabbate Tufaa Munaa galaafate.  Gootonni OROMOO Tufaan durfaman falmiin kabajaa sabaa fi biyya abbaa ittisuuf godhan meeshaa ammayyaa diinni hidhachiifameen caalamee kufaaatin ta’ee booda  Finfinnee fi naannoon ishee hundi hin barbadaaye. Dhiignis hin dhangala’e. Finfinneen OROMOOn keessaa buqqaafame nyaaphaan dhuunfatamte. Akkasiin sabni keenya hadhaa gabrummaa har’aa kana jalatti jilbeeffachuuf dirqame.

Duula kanaan seenaan, duudhaan, safuu fi aadaan abbaa biyyaa awwaalamee kan alagaa irratti dgaagfamae. Badiin bara Minilkii fi sana dura calqabe ammalleen bara  wayyaanee – Hayilamaariyaam  babal’atee itti fufee jira. Akka boru itti hin fufneefis wabiin mul’atu hin jiru.

Finfinnee fe’ii saba keenyaatin ala magaalaa guddittii Empire Ethiopia fi Aafrikaa taatee moggaafamte keessa kan diriirfatee jiruu qananii jiraachaa jiru ilmaan nafxanyaati.  Masaraan mootummaa kanaa fi waajjirri tokkummaa Aafrikaa kan gidiraa fi gabrummaa uummata keenyaa cimsuuf tajaajilu malee OROMOOf bu’aa tokkolleen qabaachaa hin jiru. Magaalattiin Ulfaan keenya keessaa mancaafame siidaawwan bulgoota lubbuu miliyoonota ilmaan OROMOOtin xabataa turanii kan Minilik kaleessaa fi Mallas har’aa baattee ilkaan baaftee nutti kolfaa jirti. Araddaa kana magaalaa teessuma issaanii gochuuf jecha lafee dhalootaatu safuu fi ooddata tokko malee bakka itti awwaalamee baafamee haraa xurii magaalattii wajjin gatamaa, facaafamaa ture. Har’as kanumatu harkaa qabama.

Heerri mootummaa biyyatiin ittiin bulaa jirtu  OROMOO fi OROMIYAAn magaalaa Finfinnee keessaa bu’aa addaa qabaata jedhulleen kan raawwatamaa jiru faallaa issaati. Summii warshaalee abbaa qabeenyaa keessaa gad-dhiifamuun bishaani fi biyyoon naannoo summaa’uu, uummannis kana waraabee dhugee, qotee irraa nyaatee, magarsee irraa dheechisee sa’aa namaan akka summaa’ee dhumu godhamuutu bu’aa issaa ta’e. Babal’ina magaalattiif jecha qe’ee hortee akkaakilee-abaabilee issaarraa buqaafamee rakkinaaf gadadoo fe’amuun bu’aa issaa akka ta’u murna gabroomfataa kanaan itti murtaa’uutu akka bu’aatti lakkaa’ameef.

Afaan, aadaa fi amantaa issaa waaqeffannaatti akka dhimma hin baane, akka amantaa ganamaa kan abbootii issaatti bakka du’aa ofiilleen itti awwaallachuu danda’u dhoowwamuutu akka bu’aa badhaadhinaa fi babal’ina misooma guddaatti lakkaa’ameef. Mirga uumamaan dhalli namaa qabaachuu male qabaachaalleen jiru garuu gartuun mootummaa gabroomfataa addatti OROMOO  lage mormuu issaatin qofa uummanni OROMOO maqaan adda addaa itti maxxanfamee haidhamuu, dararamuu,  akka bineensa daggalaa adamfamee ajjeefamuu fi biyyaarraa boqqifamee otoo baqatuu irbaata Qurxummii ta’uutu akka waan jijjiiramni jireenyaa adda ta’e dhufeefitti alkanii fi guyyaa itti wacamaa jira. Daba kana irratti dammaquun dammaqanii wareegama akka sabaatti badii dugguuggaa sanyii baroota dheeraaf nutti jiru hundeen geeddaruu danda’uuf qophaa’uun  dirqama yaroon dhaloota kana gaafachaa jiru ta’uu hubachuun waan har’a ta’uu qabu malee kan boruuf bulu ta’uu hin qabu.

Xiyyeeffannaan barruu kanaa seenaa Finfinnee fi miidhaa jiru gabaasuu dhaa miti. Galama jiddu galeessa magaalattii keessatti ijaaramee jiru irraa waa xuquuf malee.

Akkam ta’eet galmi guddaan amana ga’u maqaa OROMOOtin sirna mootummaa balaafamaa kanaa jalatti jaaramuu danda’e gaaffiin jedhu ka’uu mala.  Deebin issaa kan barruu kana keessatti argamuu danda’u miti. Namuu gama gama issaan itti yaadee waan deebiidha jedhee itti mul’atu tilmaamuutu mala ta’a.  Ykn itti gaafatamtoota projaktichaa / qaama / dhimmichi laalu qunnamanii irraa hubachuu feesisa.

Maqaan Galma kanaa akkuma mataduree irraa mul’atu Jiddu gala Galma Aadaa OROMOO magaalaa Finfinnee jedhama. Steediyoomii guddicha magaalattiin qabdu fuuldura karaa Lagahaar irraan  gara Magganaanyaa dhaqu irratti argama. Bakkichi dur yawattaaddarooch migib maaddaraajjaa / qindoomina / nyaata hoomaa waaraanaa jedhamees beekkama.

Bal’inni lafaa Galmi kun irra qubate ykn total site area   Heektaara Afur { 4} ta’eetu gamoowwan / bilookii / sagal qaba.

- Gamoon 1ffaan Muuziyeemii dha.

Qabiyyeen issaa =  B+G+4

- Gamoon 2ffaan  Akkaadaamii Afaaniiti

Qabiyyeen issaa = G+3

- Gamoon 3ffaan Library  ta’eetu gamoo 2ti hirama

1. National  Library  fi
2. Public Library

- Gamoon  5ffaan  Galma Tiyaatiraati

Qabiyyeen issaa = B+G+1

- Gamoon   6ffaan  Appraisal hall ykn bakka leenjifamtoota adda addaa    otoo hagarsiisa Uummataaf hin dhiyaatin dandeetti issaani itti xiinxalamu

-              Gamoon  7ffaan  Art center / jiddu gala Aartiiti /

Qabiyyeen issaa      =   G+1 =   galama wal-gahii 2 qaba.

-              Gamoon    8ffaan  Music center / galama leenjjii sirbootaa /

-             Gamoon   9ffaan  Restaurant / galama nyaataa  ykn soorataa /

Qabiyyeen issaa        =     G+1

Jiddu galli galma kanaa karra seensaa fi bahiinsaa 3 qaba. Kan lafoo 1 fi kan konkolaataa 2.  Karri seensaa fi baha konkolaataa deebi’ee bakka lamatti hirama.

VIP  fi  regular guest

Calaqqeen jiddu gala galma kanaa waan Aadaa OROMOOti. Siidaalee gurgurdoo dhaabbataan ojjatamanii fi jiddugaleeyyii wangoo galmichaa karaa hunda  irratti naaanna’anii siidamantu muldhata.

Kanneen keessaa siidaawwan :-

1,   Abbaa Gadaa fi Haadha Gadaa

2,   Siidaa maatii warra Irreessa Irreeffatanii.

3,   Abbaa Duulaawwan 9 tokko-lama  tokko-lamaan Abbaa Gadaa fi Haadha

Gadaa duuba Gaachana, eeboo fi hidhata mudhii shootala waliin.

4,   Siidaalee haala godinoota OROMIYAA calaqqisan / cultural zone /

5,   Mixed Media

-         Guluffi  Fardaa

-         Uffannaa fi qabannaa

-         Nyaataa fi dhugaatii

-         Qonnaa fi meshaalee qonnaa

-         Sirna raawwii duudhaa fi aadaa OROMOO adda addaatu mixed Media jalatti  kaa’amee jira

Lakkoofsiwwan qubsuma galama kanaa keessaa alasaatti argaman hundi Shanii fi Saddet- Shanii fi saddeet ta’anii muldhatu. Kunis Saddeettan bara Aangoo Abbaa Gadaa fi Shanan marsaa sirna Gadaa calaqqisuuf itti yaadamee kan ta’ee dha.

Dirree magariisaa / Green area / hedduutu bakka bakkatti qoodamee jira. Kunis OROMIYAAN laliftuu, magariisa ta’uu ishee hibsa.

Elevators / liiftii / 2tu jira. Inni guddaan nama 16 xiqqaanimmoo nama 8 si’a tokkotti baachuu danda’an. Akkasuma Raampii liiftii laffarratti warri qaamaa hir’uuwwan seensaa amma keessa galmichaatti ittiin gargaaramantu seensa hundaan ojjatamee jira. Guard chain seensaa fi baha ittiin to’atan bakkawwan barbaachisoo ta’an hundatti qopaa’aniiru.

Siidaawwan hawatoo jiddugala kana keessatti hargaman hedduu keessaa kanneen sadarkaa yaa’a Gadaa Umurii dhaan mul’isan caalaatti qalbii nama hatu.

0 – 8          Dabballee

8 – 16        Gaammee

16 – 24       Foollee

24 – 32      Qondaala

32 – 40      Raabaa Doorii           asirratti fuutii fi heermni raawwate.

40 – 48     Gadaa           Ennaa as gahu siidaan Abbaa gadaa fi Haadha Gadaa

Wal-biratti Seensa karra warra lafootti siqee laffarratti dhaabbatee

Hargama.  Siidaawwan Abbaa duulaawwan 9 siidaa Abbaa Gadaa fi

Haadha gadaa tarree gara duubaatti hidhata issaanii waliin jira. Akka kanaan umurii dabballee 0-8tii irraa kaasee amma umurii gadamoojjii 80-88titti siidaa abbaa gadaa fuulduree seensa karra lafoo fageenya gara bitaa mirgaa wangoo gamoo fuul-duraa irratti siidamee mul’ata.

Akkaataan teessuma umurii sirna Gadaa hordofee wangoo gamoo fuulduraa irratti ittiin siidame, siidaa Abbaa Gadaa fageenya gara bitaa umurii dabballee irraa amma Qondaalaatti deema. Umurii Raabaa Doorii  irra yoo ga’u fuuti fi heermni raawwatee siidaa Abbaa warraa fi haadha warraa walbira kaa’a.  Umurii Gadaatti Aangoo / Baallii / muudee siidaa Abbaa Gadaa fi Haadha Gadaa guddaa duubbeen issaanii  Abbaa duulaawwan 9liin eeggamu hagarsiisa. Sadarkaawwan umurii 48 – 88 / Lubaa irraa amma Gadamoojjii / Siidaa Abbaa Gadaa fi haadha Gadaa fageenya harka mirgaa abbaa warraa fi haadha warraa siidee garsiisa.

Hawatummaa miidhagina issaa qofa otoo hintaane ammayyummaan jaarama sirna Gadaa bilchinaa fi qaroomina dhaloota sirna kana jaaree ragaa bahuuf nama dirqa.

Bakki dhaabbata konkolaataa /parking/ jiddu gala kanaa si’a tokkotti konkolaataa 400 keessummeessuu danda’a. Galmi tiyaatira issaa si’a tokkotti nama 900 keessummeessa. Hojiin projaktichaa dibaa halluutu bakka maddee wayiitti hafe malee xumurameera jechuutu danda’ama. Jiddu-galli galama aadaa OROMOO Finfinnee keessaa kun yoo ijaan argan amma barruun hibsuun danda’amu caalaa hawataa fi miidhagaa dha. Ennaa hubatanii yaadan jabinaa fi bilchina dur-durii dhaloota saba kanaa yaachisee imimmaan nama huusisa. Hanqina har’a harkaa nuqabu irrattilleen nama xiiqessa.

Hojiin issaa bara Abbaan Duulaa OROMIYAA bulchaa ture calqabame. Akka hojiin galama kanaa hariifatuufis yoo maddate torbanitti sa’a tokko deddeebi’ee adeemsa issaa to’achaa hanqina mul’ate irratti furmaataa fi qajeelfama barbaachisu kennuu dhaan Abbaa Duulaa Gammadaa qooda guuddaa xabachuu issaa warri keessa beekan hin dubbatu. Injinaroonni, oggantoonni projaktichaa, hayyoonnii fi maanguddoonni OROMOO akka hujiin galama kanaa waan OROMOO calaqqisu ta’ee raawwatuuf gummaacha guddaa godhaniiru jedhama. Warri dhimma kanarratti gahee guddaa haa ta’uu maddee / xiqqaa / waan humnii fi sadarkaan itti jiran irraa gaafatte gumaachan hundi galata qabu.

Akkanumaa  ta’ee sodaan uummata  keessatti  guumgummii huumaa jiru tokkos waan yaaddessaa dha. Galmi kun abbaa fe’een akka fe’eti aajaaramuu yoo waan yaadameef oole amma xiqqaa wayii guddina aadaa OROMOOf waan gumaachu hin dhabu. Shakkiin jiru immoo mootummaan OROMIYAA ammaa kun kan Alamaayyoo Atoomsaan durfamu jechuu dha, fe’iis ta’ee humna kana ojiirra  ittiin oolchuu danda’u hin qabu kan jedhu.

Kanaaf jecha akka jiddu-galli kun waan yaadameefirra oolee guddina aadaa OROMOOf waa xiqqoo gumaachuu danda’u Median OROMOO fi warri Media irra ojjatan, waliigalli Uummata keenyaa dhiibbaa fi hordoffii barbaachisu gochuu irraa akka of hin qusanne waamicha godhu  warri dhimmi kun issaan yaaddesse.

Dhmarratti Abbaan biyyaa OROMOOn mirga uumamaan Finfinnee keessatti qabaachuu malu wajjin galmi baaname kun maal jechaa dhaayyi irraa dubbatama gaaffiin jedhu bakkayyuu namoota barruu kana dubbisaniif gaaffii ta’uu danda’a.  Dhugumayyuu omaa jechuu dhaa miti. Garuu omaa irra hin wayya. << Some  thing is better than nothing >>. OROMOOnis akkas jedhe,  << hamaarraa qincii fuudhu >>

Marabbaan kan Waaqaati !!!

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The Northern California Oromo Community will hold its Irreecha celebration on September 28th, 2013 at the Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont, California.

Following the Irreecha celebration, the ‘Oromo First’ Community Engagement with Ob. Mohammed Ademo will be held at the following venue: 100 Hacienda Avenue, San Lorenzo, California.

- Irreecha Celebration: 10am-1pm
- ‘Oromo First’ Community Engagement with Ob. Mohammed Ademo @ 2pm