Oromo Public Assembly of April 19 2016 at Washington D.C | Yaa’a Oromo Eebla 19 2016 Washington D.C

As told, the gathering was initiated in Minnesota. By relations Oromo community there created with representatives of the state, it was arranged to present a briefing about Oromiyaa at Capitol Hill in Washington DC on this day. Because the day was the second working day it was not expected that that many people could come. Oromo issues were heard by the Oromo and alien Oromo friends. It was of great benefit for the cause. Eleven Democratic Senators in addition with Republican Senator Rubio have passed resolutions condemning violations of human rights and gave guidance for follow up. Such action had never been experienced in Oromo struggle. Years of relentless efforts has come out with such a result. This was accelerated by the movement that is going on back home. All have awakened to witness that Oromo are a force to be reckoned with in the region. What happened reflected that reality.

It is obvious that starting to be heard by American politicians is a victory for the Oromo cause. From now on overlooking Wayyaanee atrocities by world powers could only mean complicity with the genocide. That be as it may the more important event is that on this work day so many nationalists came to the rally from all over the US sacrificing their time and money. Realizing the necessity for united action they have come out in full force to make the voice of the nation heard by all interest groups. What is important for the Oromiyaans is their understanding and concern for each other than rare smiles from aliens.

Preparing for the briefing and the rally was not without its own ups and downs. But all were overcome and the target hit. It will be good to retain the positive aspect of it and remember the negative to improve future difficulties. There is no reason why the example of Minnesota will not be repeated in other states. Oromo in Florida have to be recognized for lobbying their Republican Senator to understand the plight of their people. All have to start learning from each other. If there are mistakes, exchanging reports not to repeat them again could bring benefit for Oromiyaa.

When Oromo Communities’ Association in North America (OCA-NA) was created in July 2015, it was with the assumption that it will be instrumental in in helping overall unity of the Oromo people from a non-partisan stand. But from what is observed now, their readiness did not reach that level. Since it is too young, now it will rather be encouraged to get strong rather than being blamed. If there are legal and technical problems this event has to be taken as early warning. Those that lead are our intellectuals of high standard. There is no excuse not to devise means of fulfilling trust placed in them. Community Associations are not expected to be places where differences in world outlook are reflected. For this reason it could serve as a non-aliened agent for such things like public assembly and relations with foreign offices. It has also advantage for those of us that believe in differences be it in faith or counties to keep it that way.

That this day should be on Tuesday was not in Oromo hands. Otherwise had it been on Friday that dawn in Saturday, the number of attendants could have been double. The number of people coming from outside Metropolitan Dc seemed to be greater than those of the surrounding. This shows unity and concern we have for our people are showing progress. At certain level shunning each other had become the norm. Those that keep each other at a distance will have no sincere dialogue. Diaspora has its own mind set that makes speaking in turns a rarity but yelling at each other a norm. That is now becoming a senseless short time phenomenon.

The present rally showed how searching solution together for common concern can be productive. It showed a glimpse of hope that several issues could be tackled through discussions in order to advance the ongoing struggle. To help our people not only to gain political consciousness but also on how to defend themselves and counter attack the enemy is what all have to think about. That requires creativity and different skills. Therefore it is wise to make full effort and widen this opportunity and coordinate Oromo abilities. Oromo struggle is not the first in the world; it is imperative to study techniques all used and inform each other.

It may not mean that Oromo diaspora have overcome their weaknesses with this demonstration. It means they are enabled as a nation to hold small differences that embarrass them and go yonder to see what will be useful for their development. Characters that humiliate us are those that originate from bad habits. Since they do not leave us at once we have to try to shade them slowly with patience. Now Oromo are showing the world that they are maturing in political outlook. That the sacrifices nationals are making back home is yielding result is being realized by all. Those outside are expected to support with all they can so that the struggle at home come out more coordinated. This is only the beginning of mass movement. With experience gained drawing a more robust tactics and strategy has become a possibility.

The world wants a body that could be an alternative to take over the responsibility for security of that region. If they could get organized and present themselves in orderly manner there is no one that can beat the Oromo for it. Even if one is possible to lead only Oromiyaa with peace, discipline and stability half the task could be overcome. If stability is maintained around Oromiyaa it is valuable for its peace and development. Because of this the Oromiyaans will support stability of neighbors for their own sake. But there should first be own strong dependable Organization. For the world of interests what is wanted is not respect for human rights but respect for their interests. The principle of respect for human rights is raised only when those interests are threatened and their client fails to stand internal pressure. The erratic Wayyaanee if left to stay longer is going to be a liability not only for the Horn of Africa but also for those who have interest in it from far beyond. It is provoking unrest everywhere. When everything starts to fall apart because of that no power can fix it.

To keep any terrorist at bay we have to get rid of the internal one. The time is very scary. Wayyaanee is opening the flood gate for evil by poking its finger in internal and external peace. These days in Somalia there is not only Al Shabaab but media are reporting the appearance of a more ruthless organization called ISIS. This we see sprouting all around the empire state. To guard against any infltration, Oromiyaa has to have internal peace and stability. That cannot be ever achieved unless one throws off the colonizer. The world has to know that. There is no one that has better human power and ability than Oromiyaa to keep any terrorist at bay. Wayyaanee is a whirlwind of the dry season it roars momentarily but will fast withers away because it has no deep root.

Generally the gathering of April had shown the consciousness and strength of the Oromo to those that had doubts. Much more has to be shown to win more attention. It is expected that one day they will go out with one slogan in all parts of the world and show to all more strength and solidarity than the present one. If that day comes no diaspora and refugee should remain at home. Let us hope that Oromo community associations in the world will start preparation towards that end and helping the creation of united Oromo body.

Oromo enemy has emaciated and is wobbling. Big competitions are going on to uproot and discard it. One that preempts decides the next step. Our independence is knocking at the door; would we open it or wait until we are locked out? The revolution has to be kept blazing if our destiny has to remain in our hands. Viva Oromo strength! The struggle shall continue till victory.

Honor and glory for the fallen heroines and heroes; liberty, equality and freedom for the living and nagaa and araaraa for the Ayyaanaa of our forefathers!

Ibsaa Guutama
May 2016

Akka himamett yaadi hiriirichaa Manisotaa dhaa ka’e. Hawaasi Oromoo hariiroo iddosota finnichaa waliin ummachuu dandaheen, gaafa kanatt Kongrees US keessatt waa’ee Oromoo dhageessisuuf baallammi qabame. Guyyaan saa guyyaa hojii lammaffoo waan taheef nammi hedduun ni baha jedhamee hin yaadamne. Qabatteen Oromoo namoota Oromoo fi firoota halagaan dhageefatamee jira. Kaasichaaf bu’a qabeesa tures. Saneetorooti Demokraat tahan kudha tokkoo, Republikaanicha Ruubiyoo dabalatee kudha laman saanii murtoo balaaleffannaaf masaakaa baasanii jiru. Gochi akkasii kanaan dura seenaa qabsoo Oromoo keessatt hin argamne. Efaajjeen waggootii hedduu bulee bulee hobbaatii kanaan as bahe. Kunis sochii ummata biyya keessaa godhamaa jiruun shaffisiifame. Oromoon godina sana keessatt humna hin tuffatamne tahuu agarsiisuun hundatu raga bahe . Kan asitti tahes calqee dhugaa sanaatii.

Waa’een Oromoo malbulcheessitoota Amerikaa irraa dhageettii argachuun kaasaa Oromoof injifannoon guddaa tahuun beekamuu qaba. Sichi balleessaan Wayyaanee aanga’oota addunyaan irra ilaalamee yoo darbame akka fixasanyii gaggeeffamaa jiru irratt waliigalanitt fudhatamuu dandaha. Sun akka tahe haa tahu, guyyaa hojii kana sabboonoti haganni golee US hundaa, yeroo fi qabeenya ofii wareeganii duula walii tumsuu dhufuu dha. Barbaachisummaa waliin waa gochuu hubachuun angoo guutuun sagalee saba ofii akk kan fedha qaban hundi akka dhagahan bobba’an. Oromiyoof kan hunda caaluu walqayyabachuu fi walii dhimmuu agarsiisuu maleeseeqa halagaa alii al basaqxu miti.

Yaa’aa fi hubachiisa kana qopheessuun ballinaa fi rakkina of dandahe hin dhabne. Garu hundi irra haanamee xumurame. Gara tolaa inni qabu guduunfatanii gara hamaa ture fulduratt foyyeffachuuf yaadachuun gaarii dha. Fakeenyi Manisootaa eegale bakka hundatt waan hin dabalamneef hin jiru. Oromoon Flooridaa jiran Saneetarri saanii akka waan Oromoo qayyabatu gochuun saaniif galata qabu. Hundi walirraa barachuu eegaluu dha. Dogoggorri yoo jiraate akka keessa hin deebi’amne iyyaatii wal jijjiruun Oromiyaaf bu’aa guddaa argamsiisuu dandaa.

Yeroo Waldaan Hawaasa Ormoo Ameerikaa Kaabaa (WHO-AK) Adoolessa 2015 uumame tokkummaa walii galaa ummata Oromo gargaaruuf dhooftuu hin baabsine tahaatt fudhatamuunii. Akka amma mullatett garuu qophiin saanii sadarkaa sana akka hin geenyetu barame. Ammaaf qacalee waan taheef ni jajjabeeffama malee hin komatamuu. Rakkinni seeraa yk teknikaa yoo jiraate sirreessuuf kun akeekkachiisa dursaa tahuu dandaha. Kan hoggganan beekoota qabnu keessaa ol haanoo dha. Galfata itt kenname sababa utuu hin himatin karaa hojiirra oolu faluu kan isaan caalaa beeku hin jiru. Waldaan hawaasaa, bakka adda addummaan ilaalcha addunyaa keessatt calaqifamuu akka tahu kan hin eegamne. Kanaaf gocha waloo akka hiriiraa fi hariiroo waajjira halagaa waliin jiruuf hundaaf keettoo hin baabsine tahuu dandha. Ilaalcha, amantee haa tahu gandaan adda addummaa kan jabeesinuufis akka sanatt tissuun anjaa qaba.

Guyyaan hiriiraa kun Lammaffoo irra ooluun waan harka Oromoo ture miti. Kanaaf malee utuu guyyaa Jimaataa, Sanbatatt barihu tahe lakkoofsi namaa dachaayyuu tahuu ni dandaha ture. Ummati DC alaa dhufan kan naannaa jiran caaluu fakkaata. Kun tokkummaa fi dhimmammi biyya keenyaaf qabnu guddachaa dhufuu agarsiisa. Sadarkaa tokkott wal ciiga’uun hammaatee ture. Kan wal ciigahu garaa hin mari’atu. Badiin ilaalcha smmuu ofii qabu isaan biratt walitt wacuu malee ilaa fi ilaameen hedduu hin beekamu. Sun si’ana mufannaa yaada malee, yeroo gabaabduu tahaa jira. Hiriirri kun, dhimma waloo irratt rakkina jiruuf waliin fala barbaachisu soqunn kan dandahamu tahu agarsiise. Qabsoo itt jirru fulduratt oofuuf kan mariin tolfamuu dandhan hedduu dha. Nama keenya ofbara malbulchaa qofa utuu hin tahin akka hamaa itt ofirraa ittisanii fi deebisanii haleeluu itt dandahanis gargaaruu dha. Kun uumsatummaa fi oguma adda addaa gaafata. Kanaaf carraa argame kana baballisanii dandeetii Oromoo qindeessuu tattaafachuu dha. Qabsoon Oromo addunyaa keessatt isa jalqabaa mitii; mala jarri kaan dhimma itt bahaa turan hunda qoratanii waliif iyya’uu dha.

Namooti Oromoo Badiin dadhabbii qaban hiriira guddaa kanaan irra hananii jiru jechuu mitii. Garaagarummaa akka sabaatt isaan xiqeessu of keessatt qabatanii, waloon misoomaaf waan isaaniif tahu qaarsanii ilaaluu dandahanii jirru jechuu dha. Miirri nama xiqqeessan kan barsiifata fokkuun dhufanii. Suuta sutaan malee tokkichaan wann gad nama hin dhiifneef obsaan jala jalaa fooyyeffachuu dha. Amma, Oromoon ofbara waloo irra gahuu saanii alaa manaa addunyaatt agarsiisaa jiru. Wareegammi sabboonoti biyya jiran baasan hobbaatii agarsiisuutt ka’uu hundi ni hubatuu. Qabsoon biyya keessaa caalaatt qindaawee akka as bahu kan ala jiran waan dandahan hundaan gargaaruutu irraa eegamaa. Kun sochii hoomaa isa jalqabaati. Muxannoo kanaan argameen tooftaa fi tarsimoo caalaa gabbataan waan dandahamu tahun hubatamee jira.

Addunyaan nageenya naannaa sanaaf qaama abbaawummaa fudhachuuf filmaata tahuu dandahu fedha. Ijaaramee sonaan dhihaannaan sanatt kan Oromoo caaluu hin jiru. Oromiyaa qofa illee namusaan nagaa fi tasgabiin gaggeessuu dandeenyaan yaaddoo walakaan deebii argata. Tasgabbiin naannaa Oromiyaa jiraachuun, nagaa fi guddinaa Oromiyaaf barbaachisaa dha. Kanaaf ofii jedhanii ollooti saanii nagaa fi tasgabbii akka argatan gargaaru jechuu dha. Garuu dura ofii ijaarsa amansiisaa jabaa qabaachuu dha. Kaayyoon mirga ilmoo namaa kabaajuu addunyaa fedhootaan sirinyaan kan ka’u yoo fedhooti sun dorsifamanii fi maammilli saanii dhiibbaa keessaa jala dhaabbachuu dadhabu. Wayyaanee ceceetuun akka kana caalaa turtu godhamnaan godinicha qofaaf utuu hin tahin kanneen fagoo fedha irraa qabaniifis idaa ta’uu dandeessi. Bakka hallett dubbii tuttuqaa jirti. Want halle yeroo walitt harca’uu gaafa eegalee humni kamuu deebisee midhaassuu hin dandahu.

Shororkeessituu kamiinuu fagootti ofirraa ittisuuf, dura isa keessaa karaa qabsiisuu qabna. Yeroon saa sodaachisaa dha. Wayyaaneen nagaa biyyaa fi alaa keessa qubaa kaa’uun hamaaf karaa baanaa jira. Si’ana Somaliyaa keessa Alshabaab qofa utuu hin tahin hamaa caalaan ISIS jedhamus mullachuu qubqabsiisoti himaa jiru. Kun naannaa finnaa empayeraatt bibbiqilaa yoo jiru argina. Luuxxee galtuu kamuu ofirraa dhowwuuf Oromiyaan nagaa fi tasgabbii keessaa barbaaddi. Koloneeffataa ofirraa finqilchan malee sun gonka hin argamu. Kana addunyaan beekuu qaba. Gooltuu fagoott ittisuuf Oromoo caalaa kan aadaa, humna fi dandeettii saas qabu hin jiru. Wayyaaneen obonboleettii bonaatii, yeroof huursiti malee hundee gadi fagoo hin qabduu.

Waliigalatt hiriirri Eeblaa dammaqinaa fi jabina Oromoo kan ciicatanitt muldhisee jira. Mildhuu irra wayyaa argachuuf, kana caalaa guddaatu hojjetamuu qaba. Gaaf tokko addunyaa maraa al tokkoo fi dhaadannoo tokkoon ka’anii caalaatt akka of agarsiisan abdatama. Gaafas Badii fi baqataan tokko illee manatt hafuu hin qabu. Waldaaleen hawaasaa Oromoo gara sanaa fi qaama tokkummaa Oromoo tokko jiraachisuu gargaaruuf marii jalqabu jennee haa abdannu.

Diinni Oromoo laaffatee kerkeraa jira. Buqqisanii gatuuf dorgommee guddaatu mullataa. Kan dursetu haala itt haanu murteessaa. Walabummaan balbala keenya rukutaa jirti; irraa bannamoo duubaan nutti cufamuu eegganaa? Hireen keenya akka nu harka hin baane warraaqsa deemaa jiru caalaatt belbelsuu dha. Tokkummaan Oromoo haa jabatu! Qabsoo hanga injifannoott!

Ulfinaa fi surraan gootota kufaniif; walabummaa, walqixxummaa fi bilisummaan kan hafaniif; nagaa fi araarri Ayyaana abboolii fi ayyoliif haa tahu!

Ibsaa Guutama
Caamsaa 2016