The extent to which the defects in the process have affected the actual performances of the 1995 Constitution has been explored. But the particular focus of the article is to examine the process of making the 1995 FDRE Constitution with a view to determine the extent to which the process of making the Constitution was flawless or blemished with the birth-defects that has led to the demise of the earlier constitutions. With such a long history of independence and four constitutions within six decades, why has Ethiopia failed to build a stable democratic constitutional order? This article attempts to find out the possible explanations for the failure of the past Ethiopian constitutions to bring about a sustainable democratic order.
Ethiopia is one such country where a number of constitutions have been made but the quest for constitutionalism still an unanswered. The main argument in this article is that the process of making a constitution will have significant impact on the life and performance of a constitution. Some are still in a situation of perpetual quest for constitutionalism. Third, the piece deals with the current cultural and political strengths and challenges and the main ideological and political roadmaps, which are necessary to fully achieve the political objectives of the Oromo nation and to protect the Oromo national interest.ABSTRACT In their struggle to restrain the destructive exercise of power of their governments, quite a big number of countries have made one constitution after another with little or no success. Second, it identifies and explains the major challenges that Oromo nationalists need to overcome to fulfill the objectives of the Oromo national movement. First, the paper briefly provides background information on the Oromo cultural and institutional foundations. The main objective of this paper is to identify and critically examine the main cultural and political prerequisites that the Oromo nation needs to achieve its objectives of political sovereignty and egalitarian democracy and to protect its national interest.
Oromo National Interest, (Oromummaa) Oromo Nationalism, Gadaa/Siiqqee (Oromo Democracy), Oromia (Oromo Nation), Qeerroo/Qarree (Oromo Youth) Politico-Cultural Prerequisites for Protecting the Oromo National Interest Seenaa Oromo Fi Madda Walaabuu (History of the Oromo and Madda Walaabuu).
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