According to news reports made by BBC Somali radio services, an unspecified numbers of animals have died from drinking washed off rain water from contaminated gold mines in Guji Zone, and subsequently over hundred protesters objecting to residential area gold mining were arrested

Many gold mining communities around the developed nation states, "cyanide leaching, spent ore (tailings) and mercury are stored in ponds with liners that are intended to contain the contaminated waste."

 Many of those ponds have leaked or broken causing irreversible damage to both the environment and its inhabitants. If those sorts of accidents are happening in countries with tougher environmental protection measures, then imagine what will happen to the indigenous Gharri people? Already, there have been reports that many animals living around the Dawa river have began having premature babies and many of new born calves have died. This shows  that the Dawa river water has already been contaminated by toxic chemicals used in the Shakiso gold mine areas where the Dawa river originates.

As far as we know the Ethiopian government do not have any tangible plans to protect its citizens from any man made toxic cyanide or mercury..

Therefore, it is totally unacceptable that this government had allowed gold mining in heavily populated Shakiso area in Guji Zone, and ALLO Hulluqo Village in Moyale District in Southern Ethiopian by issuing mining licenses without having any environmental protection measures in place

 In both cases, the government issued licenses, and allowed gold mining in residential areas  without any inquiries of the company or discussion with residents and regional government. This show the government's lack of concern  or regard for  its citizens

According to very reliable sources, anyone with money will not be denied a license to mine. The only requirement is to have one hundred thousand Birr. Therefore, the Ethiopian government has chosen a worthless deals over its indigenous people's land right, water, and their environment that their livelihoods depends on.

We believe that there is a catastrophes waiting to happen both in human lives and animals if the Ethiopian government continues choosing corporate profits over people and environment..

In the western Gharri region, almost all of the ponds in the Moyale District are filed up by the Laag Surray river along with numerous creeks and streams during the rainy season. So, what will happen to Gharri people and their animals when the rain water washes off all the contaminated gold mine wastes into rivers and creeks that supplies drinking waters for both human and animals?

In fact, it is safe to say that the government doesn't care for its people. There is no government or rule of law existing in rural areas of the country, especially when it comes to the Ethiopian Somali citizens. The Ethiopian constitution and rule of law is not applicable at all in Kilil5 Somali origin.