Why do many Eritreans complain about the past colonialism, since the ethnocratic Tigrigna-Regime colonizing Western lowland of Eritrea (Gash-Setit and Barca? VKP/KAM October 26, 2010
The story never denies what is written remains infinitely. Let the story itself. Italian colonialism and British colonialism was for their territorial interests and for economic gain not for the Eritrean people. How much trouble had the Eritrean people under the tutelage of colonialism without differentiating? Italian colonialism was based on racial discrimination, saying "The black faced- faccetta nera”. For the Eritrean was forbidden to access the main street of Asmara naming "fenced field-campo cintato" for whites only. That was an “Apartheid racial discrimination." The Italian colonialism has designated “the western lowlands, the state-owned land-Terreno Demaniale” for its agricultural and concessions interests regardless to the native ownerships. The British colonialism "divide-and-rule" between the Eritrean Ethnic groups components. They armed the Erit-Tigrini with munitions (guns) to seize the cattle of the Kunama. They took advantage of the opportunity to invade and steal the cattle selling in the Market to Kassala (Sudan) sharing the money with the authorities. The land reform, imposed and published in its language "State Land". In this regard we all know the colonial system how it started and finished. After the British colonization Eritrea was again colonized by the Ethipian Emperor, instead of pouring it inherited system of the Land reform changing to "Meriet Mengst”.
The Eritrean people have suffered a lot from the colonial system, and in 1962, took embittered guns to break free from the colonial subjugation of Ethiopia. The ELF and the EPLF were two Eritrean organizations with different ideologies. In 1982 EPLF with the help of the TPLF attacked militarily ELF and drove out of the Eritrean struggling arena. Again in 1990 with the intervention of the TPLF liberated Eritrea, from the Dergi regime. In 1993 Eritrea proclaimed its independence with the agreement of the TPLF regime in Ethiopia. With the independence in 1993, the Eritrean people hoped wind of change after 30 years of guerrilla warfare. The hope of independence that lasted a few years, the EPLF leader Isayas Afwerki self elected president of the State of Eritrea. Under Isayas Afwerki´s regime the independence of Eritrea has caused more agony, sadness imprisonment, pressure, death, terrorist system, that restricted the freedom of the people at the mouth of the gun. Who thought that our independence would bring this infinite suffering? PFDJ Isayas regime does not accept any Democratic competent Parties at his side. Back to the Land-reform, actually it is worse than the past Italian, British, Ethiopian colonial era. The Eritrean people hoped a quiet life and peaceful coexistence of the unit Eritrean societies. Unfortunately the Ethnocratic Isayas regime has sown discord, that is, more hatred and resentment among the societies in the lowlands and the plateau, not pouring out of the land-reform system, which again proclaims "Meriet Mengsti. The highlanders invaded the lowlands without any scruple about the native owners.
The 1993 Independence proclaims again the Western Lowland "Meriet Mengsti" is not the 6th Colonialism of the ethnocratic Isayas Afwerki –Tigringa Regime?
The PFDJ regime pressed the “right of the native of lowlands” on the land ownership, by selling the land to his wealthy supporters to the foreign residents' America, Canada, Europe, Australia and Middle-East. The land owners did not get any compensation. The Land reform "Meriet Mengsti" in the lowland special in the Kunama-land, the highlanders are making a "sweet life" abducting and robbing the native land owners. The sweet life will have consequences already drastic fitted by the people of the lowlands. To avoid certain phenomena such as "ethno-clash", why do the highlander intellectuals close their mouth without speaking and of not seeing the ill-treatment of their ethnocratic regime? Antagonism of the people lowlands against the plateau grows rapidly, to avoid these constellations highlander intellectuals should act before that Eritrea does not overwhelm the second Somalia.
Mr. Gebre Gebremariam´s article posted on October 2010 18:11 in Harnet.com, what if the Two Evils Cooperate: Dictatorship, Ethno-Religious Politics and the lose of Eritrean Identity? Mr. Gebre, the identity can not be shared. Identity is a certificate of origin. Tigrigna, Kunama, Saho, Nara, Beni-Amer, due to the different language, tradition-culture, belief, religion and the geographic position. The Kunama land is not a share-commodity but an Ethnic identity. The 9 ethnic groups or tribes are components of the State of Eritrea. Our sharing based only on the Nation but not on the identity. During the war of Eritrean liberation all ethnicities, nationalities, religious fought together no ethnic group was excluded. That was the right "Unity in diversity". Identity is a corner stone of an ethnicity. Let us not be confused between identity and nationality. Nationalities are all of us Eritrean but our identity is quite different. Mr. Gebre, on your article advocating and blaming the " apartheid racial discrimination" and "divide-and-rule" are injustices against humanity, but you did not say about your ethnocratic- Tigrinya regime that is massacring distinctly Kunama ethnic group in their ancestral land.
The Kunama's Land Reform is divided into 5: -
1.- land for dwelling purposes
2.- arable land
3.- large grazing land
4.- land reservations
5.- cemeteries
If we all Eritrean need to coexist in our diversity, then first acceptance of all ethnic groups and their land rights. The geographic boundaries established since centuries from the Inhabitants or the regions. Do not complain about colonialism. The colonialism did not destroy the ethnic identity. Which ethnic group took advantages at that colonial time to expand in others region? Are not the highlanders the biggest lowland invaders without any respect to the rules of the natives? We Kunama say you're colonizing our land. Which one of these 8 ethnic groups took advantage of the plateau? Why the intellectual highlanders are not transparent and honest to write about "The new Erit-Tigrigna Colonialism" in the western lowland in Kunama-land (Gash-Setit) and in the Beni-Amer-land (Barca)? Mr. Gebre, don’t blame only the colonial policies, in inter-ethnic and inter-religious conflicts and violence, but “who is the architect of the Dictatorship and ethno-religious politics actually in Eritrea?” Is not the PFDJ Ethnocratic Isayas regime? Since the highlanders do not reconcile themselves and solve their ancient problems discriminating each other due power greed as Hamasienai, Akele-Guzatai, Seraetai, have nothing to dictate what the other 8 ethnic groups have to do. After all, Mr. Gebre, do not cry about the whole Eritrean ethnic groups, but cry for yourself.
EDA- is composed of 11 organizations as well as we all know. Kunama, Saho, Afar, Bilen, Nara ethnic and the religious based. The question is why? Reply it Mr. Gebre. It is not legal that we defend our territorial, traditional-cultural and lingual right? By mainly flow of the highlanders into lowland and who forced us to talk and profess the Tigrigna culture it is not a new-colonialism of the Erit Tigrinya? Did you forget the GENOCIDE ON Kunama ETHNIC-GROUP in 2008, that 26 were people poisoned and killed, and 28 Kunama ethnic members brutally executed. So you consider all this as a lunatic writers?. Is not ethnic-cleansing? Read more please in www.baden-kunama.com Links "Genocide and Report"
Mr. Gebre, since you know that the Geographical area based on different ethnicities, religions, cultures and native language what are you advocating with this topic?. All your arguments are contra-productive and provocative. Mr.Amanuel Hidrat´s article posted, October 14, 2010 in Awate.com, “Divorce Isn’t An Option, Ethnic Grievances Isn’t A Sin Either”. Mr. Amanuel Hidrat confronted your article with constructive and well-tested subjects. If the Kunama, Afar, Saho, Bilen based on their ethnicity is it not legitimate? We are representing our ethnic group and our territorial rights, cultural and lingual with clear position. Probably some of you Erit-Tigrians have identities complex. Learning is not only by doing but even by thinking what you compile. For a long time we followed articles in the harnet.com EPDP website, perhaps naively published so many sensitive articles e. i. Ethnic Formula The Wrong Medicine, by Kahsai Desbele, 22 July 2010 14:49 harnet.com, and title “What if the two evils cooperate: Dictatorship, ethno-religious politics and lose of Eritrean identity?” By Gebre Gebremariam Friday, 08 October 2010 18:11 Harnet.com.
Why do the PFDJ and EPDP deny the Eritrean diversity? Homogenizing? Tigrignalizing? Is in Eritrea existing only one Tigrigna ethnic group? The EPDP is nothing than the old-timer Museum, such as ELF's and EPLF's still nostalgic of the past era. As far as the EPDP, does not accept our diversity in ethnicity is an identical formula of the PFDJ "divide-and-rule" – EPLF´s slogan “Nhnan Ilamanan “
VKP/KAM October 26, 2010 |
