How did Moyale become an Oromo city?

[Holac]

Demographics[edit]

For the Ethiopian share of Moyale, based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, it has an estimated total population of 25,038 of whom 13,665 are men and 11,373 are women.^[6] The 1994 Ethiopian census reported that the Ethiopian side of Moyale had a total population of 13,962, of whom 7,411 were men and 6,551 were women. (This total also includes an estimate for parts of the town of Moyale, which were not counted; for these parts of the town, it was estimated there were 3,419 inhabitants, of whom 1,752 were men and 1,667 were women.) The five largest ethnic groups reported in Moyale were the Borana Oromo (35.94%), the Garre Somali (23.69%), the Burji (16.85%), the Amhara (14.42%), the Welayta (4.82%), and the Silt'e (4.28%).^[7] Other groups reported in Moyale include the Borana Oromo and the Garre Somali. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 46.53%, second were 25.76% spoke by Somali, 11.17% spoke Amharic, 9.96% spoke Burji, 3.96% spoke Welayta, and 3.62% spoke Silt'e.^[7]

[maakhiri1]

mate it does not long when you have 40 million people. 

[YoniZ]

The numbers may be a fair representation of the military and their families who settled in Moyale. At the end of the day Moyale is a triangle border town, Xero askareed.

 

[YoniZ]

DP

[Holac]

YoniZ, Moyale is in the Oromo region according to Google map. Did the border of the Somali region change?

 

Liban is now part of Oromia. 

[YoniZ]

That is true. 

It is Borane, Gabra playground now. Garre been left isolated as every other Somali clan at the corners.

[cadnaan1]

Moyale is just like galkacayo laba maamul ayaa ka Jira.

[Holac]

cadnaan1, the city is now deep in Oromo territory. The city and that entire bottom wing of the Somali region is chopped off.

 

 

 

 

[Old_Observer]

2 hours ago, maakhiri1 said:

mate it does not long when you have 40 million people. 

And most importantly when you are busy fighting at the core.

 

Moyale was flashpoint between ONLF and OLF. OLF wants to use it as entry point, but the Ethiopians leapfrogged them and went to Nairobi and pick them up from there. They acquescence some Kenya police and pick OLF from back.

 

Moyale is too far from Jigjiga, too far from Mogadishu too far from anywhere. The Somali will come back if trade between Kenya Ethiopia uses this place.

If Kismayu recovers and joins the port competition for Ethiopia then Moyale may be even forgotten totally.

[Tallaabo]

I commented about the dire prospects for Somalis of Mooyale and Jinacsani about three years ago, but unfortunately we could only talk about them and watch their rapid Oromofication. Diridhabe was taken before and more territories will follow if the Somali people in Ethiopia do not corporate for their common interest. 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Mooyaalada ee Kiinya heysato koley Booranta iyo Soomaalida waa simanyihiin, inkastoo ay Booranta ku xoogeysatay. Moyaale iyo Siyeeloow labadaba Soomaalida wey ka sii siibmeysaa.

[Old_Observer]

8 hours ago, Tallaabo said:

I commented about the dire prospects for Somalis of Mooyale and Jinacsani about three years ago, but unfortunately we could only talk about them and watch their rapid Oromofication. Diridhabe was taken before and more territories will follow if the Somali people in Ethiopia do not corporate for their common interest. 

 

The problem is capacity. Prioretizing is done as per capacity.

Jigjiga can only first look to Oromo that is close and threatening cities and towns then as capacity allows can move to outerlands.

The idea was to work with the Federal government, but that also became a problem since the Somali had divided alliance. The Oromo also suffer the same with divided alliance, but in their case both OPDO and OLF had the same objective, Oromo dominance.

It maybe too late, but still Smali kilil should work with the federal government at a minimum for safety of the people.