This archive report was first published on 29 October 2019.
On October 29, 2019, Liban Guyo engaged in a thought-provoking discussion about Ethiopia's Constitution, which was crafted to accommodate demands for regional autonomy while managing inter-ethnic tensions.
According to Guyo, ethnic federalism, with security as the responsibility of the central government, is embraced by groups such as the Oromo who suffered under the Amhara ethnic groups.
However, this system comes with challenges, including the homogenizing and weakening of national political parties and the disaggregation of unions, which can weaken citizenship.
Resolving violent conflict, ethnic or otherwise, consumes immense resources that would otherwise be allocated to services such as education.
As the author of Beyond Ethnicism and Mukami Kimathi, Mau Mau Freedom Fighter and Kenya: Bridging Ethnic Divides, Wairimu Nderitu highlights the importance of linking the local to the national in addressing ethnic insecurity.
