News Brief From Moyale Western  Gharri Region  

News Brief From Moyale Western Gharri Region June 13, 2009 By Gur Gharri GSG News contributor

 On June 11, 2009 Mohamed Isaaq Katelo was ambushed by Oromo gunmen and brutally murdered at Gof Qawe near Dhakawata, Huddet District Southern Ethiopia.  He was 17 years old.

 also, on the same date, Mr. Hussein Amina's herds were looted by the Oromo cattle rustlers and they got away with 118 herds.  So far, the looted animals have not been recovered. Furthermore, killers of a young teenage boy and cattle rustler have not been captured or punished by both Ethiopian government and OPDO' s administrators in the region.

The scheduled Moyale peace conference between the Gharri and Oromo region four has been changed. According to information received from Moyale,  the peace conference will be held in Soddare, near Nazirate on June 15, 2009. About 32 elders  from the Oromo , the Gharri and the Garb communities have left today to attend the above mentioned peace conference. But, it is unclear what triggered changes in menu from Moyale to Soddare?  So, we will let you know as new information become available to us.

June 13, 2009 by Gur Gharri GSG News contributor ,

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