Does Hachalu Hundessa deserve a monument and other memories in his name?
Posted: 07 Aug 2020, 12:49
Hachalu Hundessa was savagely assassinated on the street of the capital city of the country by some individuals, possible to ignite the population for an uprising and then toppling those in power in a chaotic situation. An innocent soul was used as a biblical sacrificial lamb for the ambition of the power mongers to come to power in the country, which couldn’t challenge those in power by peaceful means and unseat them. Unfortunate for the innocent soul to have been lost in such a way, it seems now to me that his death was not in vain for the over-all political future of the country.
There is a saying which goes like: “God protects Ethiopia” and it didn’t disappoint this time around as well. I am not that religious but one can’t ignore such glaring prophesies which is open before our very eyes.
The mercenaries who killed Hachalu were caught by government and now they reportedly admitted to have committed the heinous crime. Not only they admitted but also the authorities have proven the crime using different forensic and crime investigation techniques and many details of those who conspired and planned and gave order for the crime have been ascertained.
I can’t say with a degree of certainty about for how long such evil acts have been practiced in the name of political activism on our people but by all imaginations Hachalu was not the first.
The big lesson gained from the latest crime is that the perpetrators will not be allowed any more to do with an impunity anymore. That is why I say Hachalu’s death is not in vain, thanks God here.
If that is the case, then the claim that Hachalu has not deserved any special treatment, like raising a monument, naming parks and roads after his name, and the likes from those in power is similarly a baseless accusation. The young man was offered as sacrificial lamb so that the nation will stand on a better footing to defend itself from external and internal foes alike using the lessons drawn from his death in the future. Many enemies were exposed through his death. The nation need to remember this innocent soul, while standing on a better footing in the future to defend itself.
Monuments are raised for those who are still living and witnessing history and not for those who have already died. Hachalu should be remembered in my view not only in Oromia region and the capital city, where he called home and was also assassinated, but also elsewhere in the country so that the lessons gained from his death are kept and preserved for the coming generations, at least in my view. This is not just a common assassination, but once in a generation opportunity for the nation to draw a lesson from.
There is a saying which goes like: “God protects Ethiopia” and it didn’t disappoint this time around as well. I am not that religious but one can’t ignore such glaring prophesies which is open before our very eyes.
The mercenaries who killed Hachalu were caught by government and now they reportedly admitted to have committed the heinous crime. Not only they admitted but also the authorities have proven the crime using different forensic and crime investigation techniques and many details of those who conspired and planned and gave order for the crime have been ascertained.
I can’t say with a degree of certainty about for how long such evil acts have been practiced in the name of political activism on our people but by all imaginations Hachalu was not the first.
The big lesson gained from the latest crime is that the perpetrators will not be allowed any more to do with an impunity anymore. That is why I say Hachalu’s death is not in vain, thanks God here.
If that is the case, then the claim that Hachalu has not deserved any special treatment, like raising a monument, naming parks and roads after his name, and the likes from those in power is similarly a baseless accusation. The young man was offered as sacrificial lamb so that the nation will stand on a better footing to defend itself from external and internal foes alike using the lessons drawn from his death in the future. Many enemies were exposed through his death. The nation need to remember this innocent soul, while standing on a better footing in the future to defend itself.
Monuments are raised for those who are still living and witnessing history and not for those who have already died. Hachalu should be remembered in my view not only in Oromia region and the capital city, where he called home and was also assassinated, but also elsewhere in the country so that the lessons gained from his death are kept and preserved for the coming generations, at least in my view. This is not just a common assassination, but once in a generation opportunity for the nation to draw a lesson from.