A wife, four kids, and loved ones have to confront not only the brutal murder of a loving husband, father, and friend but also the torture of having to collect his body from where his assassins dumped it. Bate Urgessa was not an ordinary Oromo politician, but a sharp intellectual who loved debating, reading, and learning. He lived a fearless life, too, despite the repeated suffering the Ethiopian state exacted on him. Bate understood how merciless an amorphous empire was for a political struggle he pursued but he chose to peacefully pursue it anyway, and he was relentless and unbroken until his killers silenced him forever. Once again, the Oromo mourn! Rest in power, comrade Bate! 💔
Hati warraa, ijoolleen isaa arfan fi firoottan isaa du'a isaan qofa osoo hin reenfa isaa barbaadunis garaan isaan madaa'e. Batteen nama siyaasaa cimaa, beekaa fi nama falmii yaadaatti amanu, dubbisuu fi waa barachuu jaalatu. Gara jabina impaayerri borcamaan kun mormitoota siyaasa irraati sirriitti hubata, haata'u malee karaa nagaa falmachuu filate. Hanga warri ajjeesaan bara baraan afaan qabsiisanitti cichaa fi kan hin cabne ture. Ammas qe'ee Oromootti gaddi seene! Nagaan boqodhu Jaal Battee keenya 💔
@TsedaleLemma I watched his interview with Moonira a few years ago. What a remarkable man he was. That interview enriched my perspectives on some of our issues. May he rest in peace. May his family and all who love him find peace (I doubt they find justice).
@TsedaleLemma May his soul RIP.💔 My deepest condolences to his family, relatives, friends and the Oromo people in general.
@TsedaleLemma Heartbreaking indeed.
@TsedaleLemma This is very tragic news. May his noble soul rest in eternal peace🙏🏾