Abdulkadir Gumi
I know Mr. Abdulkadir Gumi personally, and I have come to appreciate (and benefit from) his strong Oromo culture, his political resoluteness, and his commitment to the Oromo Cause. Abdulkadir is a young Borana Oromo political activist, who deserves great respect for the help he has offered to many Oromo refugees, penniless refugees, and undeservedly imprisoned asylum seekers.Professor Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis Historian and political analyst http://www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/1225
Articles by Abdulkadir Gumi
March 04, 2011
Amid this situations and political instability in Libya and Egypt, Oromo refugees are facing many challenging security problems. Many Oromo activist are becoming victims of Ethiopian agents, waiting for nothing but an opportunity to intimidate and threats. Oromo Refugees are so worried about there future and lives. Many especially single girls are exposed to harassment's, torture, disappearances and threat to there lives. Majority of young women are raped while crossing. Unaccounted numbers of Oromo refugees lives here and they are very vulnerable of physical abuse, where there is no enough health facilities, legal and financial assistance.
February 03, 2011
it is well known; Oromo´s have been oppressed in the Horn of Africa region over the past 120 years. Oromo´s still striving to save their lives in many ways, and often escape from Ethiopia, moving abroad and eventually crossing many borders until they find a peaceful place to definitely settle. Through the aforementioned, it becomes evident we suffer in different ways in both, our homeland and in exile under the same oppressor some times.
June 25, 2009
THEY are people on this horizon who struggle to make their voice heard, but the world is likely to hear more and more about them. If they all belonged to one nation, it would be a fair size, as big as France or Mali. Yet by definition, we don´t know to which country they belong to Kenya or Abyssinia. they are the world's growing band of stateless people starting from the far Oromia and Northern Kenya who have no citizenship rights,
May 03, 2009
In a fragmented Oromo political situation at risk of disintegration, one good way to keep the Oromo people and nation united is to draw public attention to the need to stand and fight common enemies. This kind of rallying strategy could be adopted by the Oromo political leadership to promote Oromo Unity and nation toward political stability.
Historically, Oromo people would feel united if they saw common threats or common enemies at their door. They would abandon, for a while, their individual pursuits if their interests were collectively threatened. That was the special significance and value Oromo people had in there culture.
April 24, 2009
The survival of Oromo land, the self dependence of this nation and developing toward the bright future of which our hopes and endeavor are pioneered, depend upon OROMO POLITICAL UNITY. Under Oromo political UNITY, under unified political direction there would emerge a united Oromia and Oromo people a great and powerful nation.Oromo people and politicians MUST KNOW. The forces that UNITE us are far greater than the difficulties that divide us. Our goal must be the establishment of Oromo dignity, progress, prosperity and UNITY.
August 12, 2008
I am so pained to write this article on Oromo women refugees in Egypt at risk, fleeing in to a new country, community and home is a different experience for everyone. The journey from trauma and imprisonment to refugees life can be very challenging especially when one is female with no relative arou...
August 12, 2008
My advice to people from this region is to change their attitude towards the kind of leaders they choose.let all members and supporters of Oromo political parties be invited to vote for electing leaders who will sacrifice for our people like John Garang and Nelson mabdela, Elderly people can be consulted but the elites should clearly take the mantle to determine potential quality leaders. We should not elect back those who failed us in the past. The region cannot afford to elect semi-educated leaders to an increasingly more professional Diplomat who can fill the name of Oromo Leader of this reign. We must not elect a leader without degree who can sacrifice for his people politically. Let us establish issue based accountability forum of mixed groups to vet and monitor the elected leaders.
June 27, 2008
creation of a ministry for them at least shows that the leadership appreciates the need for some speedy reversal of this unfortunate situation.If we look at it in terms of ministries then they should all go and camp there. For one a lot of Education is required to empower the locals to actively participate in the development of their own. There´s need for water technology and water harvesting for domestic and irrigation purposes, livestock management through building of abattoirs, introduction of farming of fruits, vegetables, medicinal and horticultural crops – there´s just too much. Maybe Najib Balala´s next challenge should be to have more tourists there in future if at all there are any now. And who knows the areas could produce some athletes and soccer stars if someone looked hard enough?
June 23, 2008
If petrol is discovered IN NORTHERN KENYA PART OF ISIOLO, the question the community should be asked is ; how will it affect the community? Possibly, displacement may occur. If displacements occur and bearing in mind that the isiolo community is a pastoralist community and they depend on livestock as their sole livelihood, then it means that they will loose their livestock grazing land.
October 31, 2007
African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU, with greater powers to promote African economic, social, and political integration, and a stronger commmitment to demo...
October 08, 2007
I have been moved by the article sent to me by my brother Adan Wario Kabelo on the leadership quality needed in Northern kenya part of Isiolo, Marsabit, and Moyale.
Thanks to our leader Adan wario Kabelo and here is his full article.
ISIOLO-MARSABIT-MOYALE LACKS QUALITY LEADERS
Elections ar...
September 18, 2007
The stories about neglected and forgotten people of northern Kenya have touched the hearts of many with divergent backgrounds from around the world and across social, political, religious and economic backgrounds. It is a tribute to those portrayed here in the picture, both the land and the indigeno...
September 11, 2007
State accused of complicity in mysterious deaths in The Forgotten people of Northern Kenya Boorana
Ethiopian assassins operate in Kenya at the behest of government
Six months to independence, a bullet that triggered a series of Kenya’s political assassinations was fired from a Patchett Sub-ma...
September 11, 2007
Marsabit lies at the heart of the ancestral lands of the Boorana people. it is the last bit of civilization in the vast desert of northern Kenya. The people of Marsabit are a colorful ethnic mix of Rendille, Boorana and Gabra. The road between Marsabit and Isiolo is rough (you will need a 4x4) and h...
September 11, 2007
I really support Brother Adan Wario's article on ligimacy of religion to conflict.
For instance, many people on this globe may think that religion may be the cause of conflict between the people living together. I hope for people who may read this article will understand better.
"If a religio...
August 30, 2007
Northern Kenya People ( Borana-Oromos) has continued to be a marginalized community where it has been ignored by politicians and developers in the rest of the country. Previously known as the Northern Frontier District, the North has been cut off from the rest of the country as it is inaccessible. M...
August 26, 2007
We are pained and indignant that Oromia the land of a great Oromo civilization of Gadaa system records as the place where the human right violation is practiced against the powerless and vulnerable people in Oromia . Tragically the power countries have ignored the cries of distress from Oromo people...
August 24, 2007
Moyale is the name of the town at the main border crossing between Ethiopia and Kenya. Technically one could say there are two towns; Ethiopian Moyale (north) and Kenyan Moyale (south), with the border running between them.
IT is inhabited by the Borana Oromo, Gabra Oromo and other Oromos. It is...
August 15, 2007
" Speaking truth to power is no panglossian idealism, it is carefully weighing the alternatives picking the right one and then intelligently representing it where it can do most good and cause the right change. ''Edward Said'
Oromo, Ogaden , Sidama Afar, are people who were oppressed by tyranny....
August 13, 2007
The Oromo-Boorana people of Northern Kenya are facing big challenge ahead of coming General-election.the cause of this are dozen of political parties beside the mama and baba {KANU} or ODM Kenya facing north to determine their strenght. I am sure by now the society have divided in which side to supp...
August 08, 2007
The northern half of Kenya is a vast, sparsely populated desert. The dry shrub lands and rocky wasteland is home to some of Kenya’s most interesting people, such as the Borana-Oromo and Gabra-Oromo tribes. These tribes have been influenced very little by the west, and unlike the Maasai, have had ver...