Chairman of KIC (Keysi), Dr Taye Woldesemay, and his guests from Ethiopia, Ato Bedru Adem and Wzt. Nigist Gebrehiwot, held a public meeting in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 3. There were about 15 individuals in the meeting, and over half were there to confront the anti-Kinijit Keysi. The rest were EPRP members and Ato Tsehay Demeke’s relatives.
The Nashville meeting was organized by Ato Tsehay Demeke and prominent mathematics professor Habte Giorgis Churnet.
The few people who were at the meeting peppered Dr Taye and friends with tough question, including why Dr Taye continues to be a cause of division inside Kinijit. Ato Bedru was also confronted with some inconsistent statements he made in previous interviews and speeches.
Wzr. Nigist spoke only once and remained quite throughout the meeting. She did not look and sound comfortable sitting there. It seemed that she was there only to return Ato Hailu Shawel’s favor — he gave her some money when she got out of jail.
During the meeting, Ato Tsehay tried to raise funds for Keysi. He was able to collect $200 from two individuals, according to ER sources.
One of the paltalk rooms was carrying the meeting live, but after things started to go badly, they turned off the mic.
Asked about Kinijit’s relation with OLF, Dr Taye said that he is studying OLF’s political program, and went on to say that Kinijit doesn’t work with anti-Ethiopian forces.