The people of East Wollega Zone have been longing for peace, hoping for a return to normalcy to continue their daily activities, primarily subsistence agriculture. Shimelis Abdissa, Oromia president planting tree seedling in Lalo Qile district of Qellem Wollega zone (Photo: OBN)Officials attribute such endeavors to a significantly improved security situation in conflict-ravaged Western Oromia. Another farmer, Habtamu Kebede, who resides in the Abay Choman district in the village of Migiru in Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, confirmed Tolosa’s account. Measles has killed more than 30 people and affected over 800 in the Horro Guduru Wollega Zone. Malaria is also spreading in the districts of Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, and there is a shortage of tablets to treat it,” Habtamu asserted.
