In a letter dated December 11, 2023, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed fired Taye Dendea, state minister of peace, with immediate effect.
The letter, which was
published on Taye Dendea's verified Facebook page, does not provide an
explanation for the decision but does congratulate the now-former state
minister for his contributions throughout his tenure, which began on October 8,
2021.
This is against the backdrop
of Taye Dendea's extraordinary recent television appearances and social media
posts in which he harshly criticized the administration led by PM Abiy.
In a Facebook post dated
December 6, 2023, and an interview that followed with the BBC's Afaan Oromoo
program, Taye held the government accountable for the breakdown of peace
negotiations between the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and the Ethiopian
government in Dar es Salaam.
On Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023,
Taye made another criticism of the administration on Facebook for thwarting a
protest march that was scheduled to take place in the capital and resulting in
the apprehension of over ninety-five people.
Taye Dendea called the PM a
"barbarian who plays with human blood" in response to the letter
announcing his firing.
Taye has been critical of
his own government and the ruling party particularly the administration of the
Oromia regional state from where he hails and was elected as member of the
Caffee (Chefe), regional parliament.
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