MEET THE CAIRO TRAINED PIONEER BROADCASTER AT KBC BURJI SERVICE
MR. GUYO CHUDE RALE By Tego Wolasa On 9th January 1981, the late Abdi Bando Nawe wrote a letter to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The then Assistant Chief for Manyatta Burji Sub-location was requesting for the introduction of Burji Language at the Voice of Kenya, now Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. […]
MANYATTA BURJI ANTI-COVID-19 MEETING
MOYALE BURJI PROFESSIONALS HOST THE BURJI ANTI COVID-19 VOLUNTEERS By Tego Wolasa The Moyale Burji Professional Association yesterday hosted the Burji Anti Covid-19 volunteers from Ethiopia. The meeting, among other things, discussed short term measures against the corona pandemic and its effect on the community. They also explored long term measures of supplementing government efforts […]
MANYATTA BURJI – MABU
Every Cloud has a silver lining. The dark clouds of the October 2018 Biashara street lootings had it’s own. Following the lootings, Burji Traders moved their businesses to MABU, a more secure location. The move instantaneously changed fortunes in MABU. The neighborhood transformed into an unparalleled commercial hub bringing with it multiple benefits. Landlords benefited […]
DIPLOMA IN BURJI LANGUAGE
By Sode Degu Sode I bet most of you do not know that there is a college offering training in the Burji language. Or do you? Well, Dilla College of Teacher Education in Ethiopia offers Burji language and literature at the diploma level. Started six years ago in 2014, the college offers English, Amharic, Gede’uffa, […]
AS SIDAMA BECOMES THE 10TH ETHIOPIAN REGION, WHAT NEXT FOR THE BURJI AND 54 OTHERS IN SNNPR?
By Tego Wolasa On November 20, 2019, the Sidama ethnic group officially got its own semi-autonomous region. Having their own region means that they will have powers to raise tax and exercise control over schools, police, and health month other services. After years of demand to leave the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR), […]
BURJI AND THEIR PEACEFUL WAY OF LIFE
BURJI AND THEIR PEACEFUL WAY OF LIFE By Tego Wolasa The Burji are ardent farmers and successful entrepreneurs. Firmly supported by history, they are an extremely peaceful and industrious community. Their already peaceful nature is enhanced by the two ways of life; farming and trade. Being farmers force the Burji to settle in one place […]
THE THREE CONSISTENT VALUES OF THE BURJI
By Degu Kono Kora Do you know the values with which the Burji people have been known for years? Well, Degu Kono Kora brings them to the fore. Hard work and dedication in whatever they do. They do not covet the neighbors’ properties. Living in peace and harmony with their neighbors In addition to the […]
KENYA’S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ORDERS ARREST OF POLICE OFFICER WHO KILLED 13-YEAR-OLD YASSIN MOYO MOLTE
KENYA’S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ORDERS ARREST OF POLICE OFFICER WHO KILLED 13-YEAR-OLD YASSIN MOYO MOLTE Mr Duncan Ndiema Ndiwah, the officer who allegedly shot and killed the KCPE candidate on 30th March 2020, will be arrested and prosecuted. The officer was enforcing a 7 pm to 5 am curfew. The curfew brought into force […]
TEFF FARMING IN BURJI
By Tego Wolasa The historical hate-love relationship between Burji and Teff Also known as Williams love grass or annual bunch grass, Teff is believed to have been domesticated by the Abyssinians between 3000 and 6000 years ago. Teff flour is mainly used for preparing fermented flatbread indigenously known as Injera. But can also be used […]
REAL LEADERS ARE FORGED IN CRISIS
By Tego Wolasa Coronavirus has changed how we work, live, worship, and even relate. The global economy has been depressed, but even more depressed are the poor and the needy. The economic waves are pounding them while the rich and the powerful have taken shelter behind their gated high financial walls. Kiamaiko in Nairobi is […]