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Will The Prosecution of My People Continue?

According to Tip O'Neil a quarter century ago, politics is local, and so are the Gambellian daily concerns more than ever. As opposed to advanced industrial societies, Gambella's people have no such concerns. No matter what form imperialism takes, they do not practice it. Their lives are not influenced by imperialism, regardless of its form. Gambella and its people have no say in this matter. Those were the days when politics belonged to us, and political decisions were made by us. Anything that was not of our native sense was disregarded, thrown out as trash that did not belong to us. There were no lickers from the Gambella people going to the enemy camps giving information that might endanger or damage the political activities in our land during those times, and there was not much room for eavesdropping. There may have been some, but they were nobody. It had been like that until two strangers appeared out of nowhere. They were 'Dubb-e'dda, a true metaphor for the sudden appearance of something from nowhere, whether it is a course or a fortune. Rather than a fortune, the two gentlemen named Beyera Tojie and Fetsium, were curses sent by the Lucifer devil in charge, filled with evil spirits if I recall correctly. Even so, everyone knows they are from the highlands of Ethiopia rather than the lowlands. They arrived in Gambella during a time of overflowing rivers, there's no ways, means that could make people going or reaching other places. The flooded waters separated people involuntarily, people were isolated, punished by nature. We were isolated from one another by the natural disaster, the wild animals, including predators, were far away in remote regions, so bush meat animals were scarce. The savannah grass was tall and sharp like knives and needles even a wrangled seasoned hunter couldn't brave its treacherous cutting grass, difficult to overrun. In the same way that the skies were blue, the Chowie's land was blue like water as well. A time of year when small, mass fish migrate upward, filling rivers northward, known to the locals as adapae (mass fish). Due to the worst winter on record, our land wasn't very suitable for the two men, since everything green in the fields had already been harvested and stored in the grain stores. The land they were going to was not adequately described by those who sent them there. None were unaware of our presence, but actors in the geopolitics of the region were. The information they had about us was sketchy at best. Although we knew they were coming, we knew they had arrived in Gambella, and we knew where they were, they did not know we heard of them. As the Igboland people say, they didn't realize they were being watched by our wide kolokolo eyes. They have, however, started asking who has clout in my town without taking the time to relate to the environment. Unfortunately, they were given raw information about Gambella and its political actors from others. Fetsium and Beyera, despite their lack of knowledge of Gambella's culture, social, and political development, led from the very first moment to act like fools. Even so, local revolutionaries disapproved of them, and many reacted negatively to them. Both local politics and the general public lost respect for them. It is important to remember, when traveling abroad, to always be aware that one is a foreigner. An understanding of what is legal where one is versus what is illegal elsewhere is essential. It means knowing what one can and cannot do when one is away from home. We welcomed both men when Gambella nationalism was at its height, when everything in the Gambella was about Gambella, first, Ethiopia second, and Gambella was the focus of all discussions, everywhere in the Gambella. Gambella was our top priority! This reminded me of the political counterargument I encountered a while back. At that time, some Anyuawa misunderstood our concept of Gambella nationalism, thinking we were advocating a position that excluded them from the collective identity; this was both correct and incorrect, since we did not advocate any form of Anyuawa identity, but were correct on territorial identity but denied them political irredentism temporarily. Irredentism was not our top agenda. We were not ashamed to discuss Gambella first, since one must have a place or space to start, as in logical development theory. From the moment Beyera Tojie, Fetsium, found themselves in a foreign land inhabited by Nilotic people of different cultures, they knew they were in the wrong place. We knew they had trouble understanding the locals in our town based on their encounters with them. The Havanna (Beyera Tojie), as we called him back then, graduated from an elite military political school, the Cuban military academy. He was an excellent orator, but he delivered a lot of bullshit. Even though Beyera claimed to be an expert on Latin American politics, he was naively shallow, constantly referring to Latin America's struggle against imperialism, particularly Cuba, and urging our people to fight the Americans. However, the question in the minds of those who attended those meetings at that time was, where and what is American imperialism? Why is that? How can one explain imperialism to the peasants in Anyuawaland, who mattered no matter what? No one in Gambella had heard of America, and neither did they know where the two political cadres came from or what country sent them. They don't even know the capital city of their country. Their response to Gambellian back then was counterproductive and meaningless. It is still impossible for the Gambella people to engage in useless political activities, and imperialism is not their enemy. It was locusts, however, that were their greatest enemy in their farms. In fact, they had no idea what imperialism was. It was like a doctor explaining heart problems to a patient, and when the patient asked, he said OKAY even though he didn't understand the terms. First of all, who cares if imperialism is a form of capitalism? People who wish to inform us about the ugly side of imperialism are good at telling us about it since they have no idea better. We are not interested in capitalism, imperialism, socialism, or communism. Rather than lectures on imperialism, the Gambella people needed schools, transportation, jobs, clean running water, health clinics, good roads, and farming tools.  Beyera and Fetsium were teaching nonsense at the wrong school. An anthropologist does not go to Yanomamo Amazonian country to teach people clothing, but to study how they live, learn their culture, not impose his own. An anthropologist would not antagonize natives against each other in the first place, let alone spread hatred against people 10,000 miles away as his or her sole topic of research as Beyera and Fetsium did among Gambellian. The problem is that neither Fetsium nor Beyera convinced anyone. Instead, they confused them. Furthermore, neither Beyera nor Fetsium attempted to understand the social structure of the Gambellian people, nor did they gather public opinion before expressing their toxic opinions, which would have prevented them from making statements that would have caused division and squabbling. It was reported that Beyera had been seeking me and other close associates of mine that others had brought to his attention.  My popularity is unrelated to my town affiliation, but I am popular regardless of it. Yes, I was most popular at the intersection between my neighborhood and beyond. Ajumara was dominated by me and other popular residents. Back then, we were the talk of the town, and the Ajumara was called the home of the radicals, but I have no idea what they meant. However, I am impossible to miss. It is reported that Beyera was pursuing me at all costs in the town, but I was not hiding, and he was pursuing me at all costs. He did not understand that I made myself accessible to everyone because of my public persona. Do not worry, I said this man wasn't looking for me. But tomorrow, I will track him down. In the event that the mountain had not come to Mohammed, then Mohamed was said to have walked to the mountain and commanded it to leave his path. My goal is to find out what I owe him, why he is looking for me. And will tell him to leave me alone. It's offensive for Beyera, to roam the streets looking for me now, it's a breach of Anyuawa customs. This is where I grew up, this is where my people live, and this is where I belong. He doesn't belong here; he's not from here. It's not appropriate for him to blow horns on the street since he's, our guest. In addition, who is he? In my opinion, he shouldn't blow horns. Would anyone be able to tell me if I'm overreacting? Everyone said no, no one seemed to react differently. Since he landed on our soil, they said, he contaminated our political climate. It seems obvious, doesn't it? I cannot imagine any of us traveling to his country and persecuting, intimidating the people of Arusi using guns over them there. We read your mind, my brother (or (coki' as we called it at the time). We fully support your decision to inform him that revenge politics are not appropriate here. Through his actions, he had no chance of creating a rift between us. It has been reported that he has already cultivated antagonism among the youth of Chowie. It should not happen that way. We must nip all of his early divisive activities in the bud before they spread. Our people find it disgusting that Highlanders think they are better than the natives they have dealt with when they enter the land of Urubulu. Since more than fifty years ago, the Golden Land of Pa-Anyuawa has welcomed Highlanders, but only a handful respect our culture, speak little of our language. It is beyond absurd that settlers are now challenging indigenous institutions as a result of recent political developments. At present, settlers are pushing for the teaching of their language in regional schools without any cultural association. A city resident said that's wrong. Our intention is not to limit their use of their ethnic languages or customs in Gambella, but rather to let them refine them within their own communities. Nevertheless, their bravado and insistence that Gambellian follow their culture has hardened our hearts towards them. Here we are witnessing the rise of cultural neocolonialism. There are still many historical mistakes that many of our countrymen need to rectify, and they must do so without delay. It is imperative that foreigners on our lands cease to play a role in the political development of the Gambella people. In the past, Marxist-Leninist cadres brought there from the hinterland have dictated the political life of the Gambella, much like they are done today by refugees who are not even Ethiopian citizens, ordering the native to surrender their natural rights, it is a choice between following them or risking being destroyed by their aggressive primitive actions. In addition to aggrandizing territories, or gerrymandering territories, their politicians incorporated some Anyuawa zones through special territorial policies. Despite being disputed by the official demographic count, they still refused to back down, even though they inflated their demographic numbers. According to them, democracy is not the political party as we know it, it's their ethnic numbers. Thus, high ethnic citizen numbers have been given the name democracy in certain geographic areas, as they believe these regions represent democracy in its ideal form. Nevertheless, in the past, such dreadful yardsticks of tactics have been used by revolutionary Marxist and Leninist forces to make people conform to their will, and when they were not right, the damage they have caused has to be repaired today. Those are the same yardsticks used today. In other words, some people have been dwarfed or belittled, afraid, but they joined the government institutions anyway, not because they wanted to belong but to protect themselves. It is true then, as it is true now, that public and government institutions favor those in their spheres of influence; without their support and approval, no one can be politically active. It was then that in order to succeed, pass something, climb something, or be recognized from near and far, one had to become a revolutionary or comrade, or both. At that time, anything that was not revolutionary was regarded as backward, retrograde, and a threat to progress. During those days, it was hard to distinguish between real revolutionaries and fake revolutionaries. Nobody knows what happened to many good revolutionaries who were lost, never found. In the same way that chickens hate their useless eggs, the fake revolutionaries brought down the real revolution. Everyone thinks they know something about someone they have never met or seen. That era made it hard to distinguish between politicians and non-politicians. Nowadays, everyone pretends to be something they are not. In the same way that is happening now, there were a lot of impersonators and delusional participants in the Anyuawa politics. Although many Anyuawa people know of institutional malfunctions and malaise, they are afraid to speak out against government policies and have shielded themselves from challenging government officials. The politicians kowtowed the masses, the masses frightened joined the spoiler camps in an effort to gain power. The hills of the Land of Gambella, inhabited by the Anyuawa people, was the site of so many revolutionary zealots back then. We had a low level of political development, so we had qualitatively few true revolutionaries, rather than quantitative mass revolutionaries. Those were the real sons and daughters of yesterday, without a doubt, we were proud of them. Their time was filled with pride. They were proud boys, oath keepers of our land of Chowie, described by Didumo Boungul as proud boys of town, quote, "They walked like masters of the land, unafraid of anything, head held high" of course, they were unquestionably masters of Chowie, they were Chowie servants. There is no question about it. Even though, in the end, they were abandoned, uprooted, and thrown away by the dark forces of dooms, just because they love their country dearly. But that’s politics, no one has monopoly on politics.  Good day Amigos!!

The author of the article is Namphili Otho Gilo. He can be reached at amhare14@gmail.com.  

 

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It's the Land of Chowie isn't?

 Anyuawa, constructed Gambella! Yes, it’s. Gambella belongs to Anyuawa without a doubt. There are many people from near and far who admire it. In their lands, they wish to know more about it. Their ears are filled with the sounds of its riches, plenty, and of the abundance of resources, and they want to be a part of it. They wonder why Gambellian, look so polished, elegant, bright, educated, sophisticated, and speak world languages. In the Anyuawa, country a friend told me his village boys are dying to be part of Gambella. They called "Pany" the center of the Anyuawa people development, perhaps one would say the New York of Anyuawa. Others feel left out if they don't live there; it is their home. For them, other places are local. As one man put it, it is a city worth visiting again and again before dying. Gambella, however, has undergone a great deal of seismic demographic, political, economic, social, and cultural change, and it no longer works for anyone, let alone the natives. Today, Gambella has lost its mosaic culture of living together side by side in harmony. It's become a center of tribal politics. Throughout the City, there are divisions based on race, ethnicity, and tribality. It's difficult to avoid territorial tribal gangs, one must be careful which neighborhood you cross. Gambella is one of the few remaining free states in Ethiopia not infected by Bantustannism, of the political division of Ethiopia. In addition to refugees from South Sudan, other nationalities have gone there, and they all had one thing in common: they were social, cultural, economic, and political refugees; Gambella saved their lives. We have not claimed anything from them. Neither also did we know their countries whereabouts. Our interaction with them have been one way since the encountering. Gambellian, culture welcomes foreigners with open arms and share its cultural- economic development with them. And we too have gained some beneficial insights from their culture. Gambellian, have not shied away from sharing their knowledge and skills even though they had little to lose. Our land has hosted thousands of migrants since decolonization, many of them have not returned, and hundreds have changed themselves into members of our society. The problem is they refused to be assimilated, lived the same as they came in from their country. And our understanding is that when foreigners have been allowed to stay longer than they are wanted, there is no doubt that they tend to develop troubling politics. That's what the Gambella people, facing now with political refugees aiming to destroy the Gambellian, who have made them walk?  The fact that some of the refugees had not appreciated the work we had done for them, it is sad to think of caring for anyone anymore. No wonder some people in the Western societies prefer to help dogs over humans since dogs don't bite people who feed them. And the grim experiences with the refugees of any kind were being expressed with the disappointment, with the idiomatic saying "Tang de dou deer", which means, "I wish the animal I missed killing had returned if I hadn't permitted it." But despite the grim withdrawal Anyuawa, have experienced from accepting strangers, the Anyuawa of Gambella have fulfilled their international obligation to help humanity. Gambella, has been a free state where all the nationalities found in Ethiopia have prospered and developed, regardless of ethnicity or creed. In other states, no one is accommodated, that's the reality. Gambella welcomes all, rich or poor, provided they obey the lawful order to live among the Gambellian. There should be no exceptions to the rules that create a peaceful territorial coexistence. If some of them do not wish to pursue a civilized life, they must go to the door which is wide and open to them. Thus, they do not belong to our family, they can leave peacefully, but they must not disrupt others who live in harmony and peace. Gabeto! In the land of Chowie, those who enter must first understand that it is the land of "Chowie" and blessed are those who respect the law. Any person who dreams of destroying anything in the land of Chowie will be destroyed first; those who aim with devil spears will be struck by thunder, of our Gods. A punishment shall be meted out first to its wrongdoers, who hoped to ruin it. Our history validates historical resolves against demon-spirited elements that have ravaged our country. In all cases, they were defeated, destroyed, and blown back to where they came from by the fury of our land. The land of Chowie shall not be inhabited by those possessed with the devil spirit.   

Glory be to Gambella!!  

 The author of the article is Namphili Otho Gilo. He can be reached at amhare14@gmail.com.  

  

The Strangers are Inside the Gate.

I knew only few Nuer in the past. They were classmates of mine; I won't name them. My relationship with them was cordial. There was no political agenda. They were refugees, that's all we knew about them, that's all they knew about themselves. Every year, a charismatic man named Tomorrow invites some of us to celebrate Christmas with him through me. Although I have lived in exile for most of my life, I still feel friendly toward some of those who are still alive. It was then a small fledgling Nuer community living in the middle of the sea Anyuak community. Back then, they lived peacefully in harmony and treated each other with respect, honor, and no discrimination. The Anyuak viewed the presence of Nuer among them positively, rather than negatively. They understood the pain and suffering the Nuer had endured to reach Anyuak-land from the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. At that time, the Anyuak understood the important politics of addition, understanding that any additional numbers could help mitigate the highlanders' centrifugal forces, almost surpassing those of the Gambellan. However, the Anyuak politician were mistaken. It was a political mistake for which the Anyuak paid dearly. The error was colossal. They had been bitten by the ones they had fed their hands to. It remains a nightmare even today. Adding insult to injury, the majority Nuer stock from Sudan, which inflated the number of Ethiopian Nuer, has continuously screamed unfounded accusations, accusing the Anyuak of not allowing the Ethiopian Nuer to enter towns, gain education, and obtain fertile land. This is utter nonsense. The Anyuak stonewalled nobody, prevented on one from coming to town from getting an education. The Nuer should blame remoteness. And pastoral rural lifestyle that kept the Ethiopian Nuer from going to school. No one would prevent Nuer from joining civilization. The wheels of civilization will spread throughout this wider world without hindrances, it isn't like a pandemic disease that man can control, the spread of civilization cannot be derailed or controlled by no one. So, such accusations are unjustified, and could not be verified. The complain about inability to access land in the Anyuak country, is not valid argument, there are plenty of undeveloped land in the NUER country, the Nuer should focus on developing those untouched barren lands and utilized them for use. It surprised anyone on some occasion to hear some Nuer politician constantly accused the Anyuak of mistreatment of them. They had a hardened judgments against the Anyuak, they are incorrect with their views. No one today can imagine that the actions of a group of people would have impeded their progress, whether they are talking about social, economic, political, or cultural progress. In the narrow nationalist political dirty books, the Nuer political elite are consuming more than what they chew, they are intoxicated by them. They preach divisive agendas, they think they are correct, but they correct only if one is hailed from a sectarian bunch of political division, yes, they could utter nonsense like that. In fact, such people, are not national politicians in the sense of the national character in the political discourse. Rather than bridging the gap between communities, they look to create friction. In the media, they often fabricated cheap lies and spread false diatribes and innuendos to propagate chasm as a political ideology. In fact, the OLF leadership thought they could bring them to power with guns but were surprised by the Gambellan people's stiff resistance and determination to defeat them. Gambella remains peaceful, united under the remaining umbrella of small Ethiopia of Gambella.  Ethiopian ethno-federalism and democracy in supposition are deeply misunderstood by NUER and other Ethiopian Ethno-political elites. Their preconceived notions about the federal system of power- division and rights -allocation have been dead wrong, neither their understanding about ethno-majoritarian rule policy. In truth, the NUER political elites are not the right messengers of democracy, its ideal. They totally misconstrued democracy, mispresented wrong outlooks regarding democratic dispensation programs in the Ethiopian constitution. Whether they know it or not the Nuer failed to understand the current regime in power political trajectory. They didn't know everything have been changed to outfit a particular group in power. Thus, the constitutional paradigm shift doesn't spouse democracy but something of authoritarian in nature disguised as democracy. In fact, what we got now is an ethno-authoritarian regime masquerading in disguise as democracy and hovering over the country.  But for Nuer stock, such types of tribal system are what they had all long for decades. They think such system would impower Nuer at all costs. They believe that the Anyuak long-held power grip must end, power must be handed over by hooks and crooks, and Gambella's political control should belong to them. This is where they are wrong. Many Anyuak believe that although some NUER are Ethiopian citizens, most NUER are of South Sudanese descent, who have become Ethiopian citizen by the default, that they have no complete rights challenging natives. That the Nuer are mostly not of the Ethiopian origin, but they are natural citizens of Ethiopia. The Anyuak think it is inappropriate for Nuer to speak first before them as they are not real citizen of Ethiopia, challenged Nuer from taking important leadership positions at the national and regional levels. Thus, no matter how majoritarian Nuer are in the Gambella regional powerhouse, the Anyuak think Nuer must be denied most crucial hierarchical power. That Gambella natives or originalists should be the only ones to hold power in the important positions.  Even so, neither the Anyuak nor the Nuer were involved in the government's decision-making process; power have often been delegated to favored individuals by the central government. And the Anyuak, Nuer, have no choice over their choices. They are just bone eaters fighting over bones thrown at them. So, tearing down their communities is pointless. Despite divergent interests, it is better to work together since the primary goal of both communities is peace and prosperity for the Gambellan people. It is a waste of time and energy to tear down their communities. To begin with, the Prosperity Party is a tribalist party with an extreme ethnonationalist viewpoint that wants to create a new image for Ethiopia, based on one ethno-hegemonic identity or otherwise they could push the country away from its traditional national discourse. Besides the Oromoma, political revanchists, regarded all good land in Ethiopia as "Kennya", or ours. Whether it be on the ground or in the sky. For instance, revisionist revanchists identified Abol and Itang, as belonging to greater Oromia in their book a few years ago. There have been many people supporting revisionists, expansionists world views out there, one wouldn't think the Nuer elites would sit well with such dangerous toxic ideological spectrum. But who knows? And Gambella is not the only place where this deadly aggrandization project is taking place. It extends throughout Ethiopia. In view of this dark cloud hovering over the Gambella people, it's imperative that they unite against the expansionist forces rather than pursue fictitious goals that bear no fruit in the long run. But how can one convince greedy NUER politicians, especially those from the South Sudan, who have brainwashed the Ethiopian Nuer into believing that a prosperity party political program will benefit them by disorganizing and dispersing their unity. It's a false conscience being cultivated within their community, which believes they deserve to rule over other communities regardless of democracy or not. They believe their cheery numbers will prevail regardless. Ajumhara, Journal, argues that the idea that certain nationalities should be in charge because of their high numbers is undemocratic, illiberal. It is wrong, according to the journal. Only the wrongheaded opportunist would entertain such divisive ideology. If Sudanese Nuer don't follow the law, or break the law, they need to be sent back to their country. It is important, we should also protect law-abiding ones even they are not citizens. They must not be forced to go but encouraged them to start preparing on their own free will to go. Any supporters of this retarded ethnos-centrist-led government should serve the interests of the Gambella people, not always disburse money given to Gambella to political factions in power somewhere else. Both Nuer-Anyuak communities have been victims of politics, economics, and social-cultural disorganization and dislocation, when it comes to push and shove. They took the wrong path to development, they split up; they broke down; they failed to fulfill their political promises and achieve their goals for bettering their communities. Both must put aside their differences, confront our common enemy methodically, and bring forward development agendas for recognition. In order to distinguish themselves from the divisive hegemonical political power in the country, both social forces must use a centered focus united agenda. It's better to tangle together. Adios Amigos! 

The author of the article is Namphili Otho Gilo. He can be reached at amhare14@gmail.com.  

  
 

      

   

For Whom is Gatluak Boum Pal fighting?

  For whom is Gatlauk Boum Pal fighting?

To answer these simple questions, we need to examine the brief history of this man. Here's my attempt. As a hardened politician, Gatluak Boum Pal has been involved in local politics for several years. Due to his tribalistic tendencies, he has always been known as a troublemaker. The assumption that Gatluak was a well-regarded politician today is sheer nonsense. And such analytical nonsense flies against the winds of truth. Gatluak Boum Pal was neither a well-known politician nor a genuine guerilla fighter politician fighting for liberation, nor was he opposed to federal interference in Gambella matters. Nevertheless, Gatluak is a committed separatist, suffering from a different political viewpoint. In reality, the Gambella Liberation Front (GPLF) that he has created is not a national movement involving all the nationalities of Gambella, but a tribalistic paramilitary organization bent on destroying Anyukland. Gatluak Boum Pal has repeatedly warned, threatening Gambella regional authorities from his bush hideout. Yet the Gambellan authorities responsible for his unpunished behavior ignored his repeated warnings until recently, when his guerillas invaded and caused havoc in the town. But they had been defeated, crashed and chased away. It is important to note that Gatluak Boum Pal has remained a thorn in their side despite the efforts of the regional security apparatus. Since his Guerilla movement had nothing to do with the federal government, he would return to hell ready for him; this time even the flies would not have wings to fly, let alone the starving guerilla who are demanding food wherever they go at gunpoint. Let them try. The Gambella security force have been efficiently armed, locked and ready for combat than ever. For a long time, the law abiding Anyuaks, the rest of the Gambellan communities, were slaughtered like goats, but now they are standing up and fighting back. So, the Gambellan are saying this time around bring it on. And if they do, they will be met outside the gate by the security forces of Gambella. This time, the Gambellan security forces will confront them outside the town's perimeter, not inside. No kidding, the bushes will be combed for those who have escaped and those captured would be, quarantined somewhere where there are no civilizational elements. Eventually, the swamps will be drained, flushed down, since the security forces know his guerilla movement hideouts, whereabouts. Alternatively, should he run into the Sudanese desert I believe, he will not survive a day. Gatluak Boum Pal is a converted South Sudanese, not of Ethiopian heritage, who is not grateful for what his new country has given him at not a price at all. He sees Anyuak support for the Government in power as a threat to his outlaw movement. Gatluak has also had pent-up grievances against the Anyuak for questioning his tribal identity, citizenship, and belonging. Yes, the Anyuak questioned Nuer historical status of origin openly, in the public domain, it's no longer hidden nor secret anymore. He is under the immense radar of suspicion by the Anyuak, they regard him and his pariah movement as dangerous to the security of the Gambella state. Adding up this, the Anyuak think of Gatluak upping up to something deep, full of devilish evil designs. They know it from Gatluak's past- political activities. Not long Gatluak's evil spirit goal was to fight for the annexation Gambella, ceded it to Sudan or declare it a separate Nat country. A recent string of bellicose statements from Pal's hideouts has threatened Gambellan safety, as his movements have typically been terroristic in nature. A troublemaker, Pal, believes that terrorism is the only means of subduing the entire regional security system and ultimately defeating Gambella's resolve. The recent fight, defeat of the terrorist organized elements in Gambella has, however, demonstrated to the people of Gambella the importance of unity in the face of adversity. Gatluak, however, wounded from political, military defeat, he has now embarked upon cheap propaganda, of which he had schooled himself with

copying Zelensky's of Ukraine toothless political propaganda playbook spreading false disinformation to pit the Gambella community against one another. Nevertheless, despite his attempts to divide and cut our community, our united front has shown a remarkable unity that is crucial to maintaining the state's safety and security. It involves controlling and maintaining disruption sources. 

Until recently, some of us have argued that we are dying helplessly without fighting back. They say we always flee from problems, that we have lost our significance as a people because we have not fought back. However, they were mistaken. Despite the importance of the Anyuak in history of resistance against historical enemies, the Anyuak of today lack the firepower or the traditional tools handed down to them by their forefathers to protect them. For years, there was a lack of leadership in the cultural institutions. The Anyuak new generation found themselves without the institutional leadership that their forefathers left behind because the So-called Progressives abolished many cultural institutions for the sake of modernity many years ago. Hence, the recent restorative initiative that encourages the rebirth of historic institutions that have contributed to our way of life for decades has been positively commendable, such an idea must be encouraged to flourish, expanded and implemented through social reengineering and rehabilitative social measures everywhere. And they are already prospering and flourishing in some parts of our country. And more should be encouraged, planted, grow more. Fortunately, that doubting argument by some of our compatriots has been settled by the recent defeat of the terrorist groups called the GLF and the OLF. The Anyuak have been lacking firepower, stupid! Thank God, we have restored those elements and regained our fighting spirits. It is my hope that we will regain all the respect we lost as a result of our heroic efforts.  

 Namphili Otho Gilo is the author of this article