What is the Gadaa system?
What is the Gadaa system?
Gadaa (Oromo: Gadaa: spelling: Gadaa; literally: era) is the indigenous democratic system of governance used by the Oromos in Ethiopia and northern Kenya. It is also practiced by the Konso and Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community.
What is Irreecha Oromo culture?
Irreecha has widely been celebrated by Oromo people for a long period of time. It is a ritual ceremony in which Oromos worship and praise “Waaqa”(which means God). Moreover, it enables Oromos to be united (strengthen unity), make conciliation among conflicting groups and promote their culture.
What is the importance of Gada system?
The Gada system is an indigenous institution that pervades every aspect of an Oromo life including personal, interpersonal, social, economic and political life. The Oromo concept of peace is comprehensive and broader than western conception of absence of violence.
Is Irreecha a religion or culture?
Irreecha constitutes one of the several religious and cultural practices defining the hallmark of the entire Oromo life. It has promoted and enhanced understanding and unity among the Oromo. It has helped build their common values and shared visions, and consolidated peace (Nagaa Oromo), tolerance and resilience.
Did Oromo come from Madagascar?
For instance, the Abyssinian court historian, Alaqa Taye (1955), alleged that in the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries the Oromo migrated from Asia and Madagascar, entered Africa via Mombasa and spread north and eastwards.
Gadaa is a holistic system of governance encompassing the political, social, cultural, economic and religious affairs of the Oromo people in Ethiopia. [2] As a system of governance, the Gadaa operates in stages (often ten stages with eight years separation). [3]
Where to study Gadaa in Oromia?
State of Oromia under the Federal system of in Ethiopia, the Gadaa system across Oromia started renaissance. In 2015, the Gadaa Center at Odaa Bultum was inaugurated and in 2018, the Gadaa Center at Odaa Hullee reinstalled after two centuries of interruption. In 2019, Bule Hora University launched a master’s degree program in Gadaa studies.
What is Oromo Democracy?
It is the brainchild of Oromo from the Madda Walabu district of Oromia. Oromo people regarded the system as their common heritage and as a major part of their cultural identity. It is the system with which the Oromo people have been governing themselves in a democratic way for centuries.
Is the Gadaa system suitable for Ethiopia’s federally structured democracy?
Sirna has analysed the Gadaa system in relation to deliberative forms of political participation used in Western contexts. He concludes that the Gadaa systems’ technique of ‘consensus through dialogue’ is unique but firmly rooted in Western democratic norms, and thus well suited to adoption within Ethiopia’s federally structured democracy.
