Marehan Country is 90% of the land east of the line connecting the town of Warder to the town of Shilabo.
- Marehan Country in Korahe
- 2/3 of Shilabo district
- Principal center is Laasocaanood followed by Fadhigaraadle and Ceel Baxay
- 2/3 of Shilabo district
- Marehan Country in Doollo
- 1/2 of Geladi district
- Principal center is Yamaarugley followed by Urmadag and Duuban
- 1/3 of Warder district
- Principal center is Cilaanle followed by Ceel Dibir and Burgeesoole.
- 1/2 of Geladi district
Majerten received representation having changed their relationship with Ethiopia long ago and even working with them starting in 1978.
Marehan and Dhulbahante have been wholly and entirely kept disenfranchised---especially Marehan as almost 80% of Marehan Country in central plateau fell under the Ethiopian side of the border since lines were instituted.
Just imagine---80% of Marehan Country has been virtually and consequentially kept politically "disenfranchised;" kept in limbo invisible, dark, a territory without a face.
Despite unimaginable pressure and some of the most targeted displacement attempts tried anywhere in Somali territory---Marehan still occupy in form and spirit almost the entirety of their land to this day.
They have broken the back of all attempts at displacement---only withdrawing or moving back from historical grazing, not settlement as there are no settlements there of anyone else even today, of the grazing land near Feerfeer in the Hiiraan region of Feerfeer district.
Marehan have not lost nor do they even share with anyone Fadhigaraadle in the southwest, Laasocaanood in the west, Cilaanle in the northwest, and Yamaarugley in the north just outside Galaadi.
But they have been kept absent and invisible where political representation matters.
They just exist. They graze as always. They still breath the air and utilize the equities of their "Buuro" territory.
They trek up the lush incline valleys of Ceel Baxay, of Ceel Dibir, of Raqo, of Golwayn, of Burgeesoole.
They meander in the ponds and waterholes of Abda'ale, of Bali Jibra'il, of Dhigih, of Doorshaan, of Tuulo Hananle.
They still drink from the wells and water systems of Qorof, of Balanbal Oomane, of Barre Waal, of Ahmed Gurey, of Badrol Dadis.
But, not a representative from them effects legal authority over their equity and nor do those awarded legal representation effect any real authority over them as well.
Until Mustafe Cagjar came along and said to Marehan---I promise to bring you out from this absence-in-perpetuity and end this unjust darkness and superficial non-existence.
I questioned his motive. He is just another Ogaden man, just like all the others before him in Jigjiga with the mantal of regional overlordship over Somali Region representing Ethiopia, who found themselves uninspired by the injustice towards Marehan Country in the vast eastern territory of Somali Region. Why did Cagjar care?
I think I now understand Cagjar.
Jubbaland and Ahmed Madoobe probably has something to do with it---because if Ogaden have hegemony over Somali Region, Marehan has hegemony over Jubbaland.
Right this second if Kenyan troops were to withdraw from Kismaayo---Ahmed Madoobe cannot sit in Kismaayo for 24 hours. I am unconcerned with tribal bravado and ego that would contest this, because history says this and has proven it many times before it.
Yet Ahmed Madoobe has not shown the understanding nor the appreciation of the opportune luck that befell him, now with the security guarantee of foreign forces situating him in power, to reach a lasting and durable settlement with Marehan in Jubbaland on Ogadeni terms.
0. Nothing.
Today in Jubbaland might as well be the 1st day the KDF captured Kismaayo---Jubbaland is no closer to a lasting agreement or understanding between Marehan and Ogaden. The second the KDF withdraws, Jubbaland might as well be 90's Somalia in clan tussling.
So Mustafe, as another Ogaden with power of "de jure" authority over another large Marehan equity, has picked up the ball dropped by Ahmed Madoobe and wants to extend goodwill to Marehan that will compete with the negative memory of Madoobe in a future "settling" of the Jubbaland question.
I firmly believe this is Cagjar's motivation.
Somalis are vengeful and no single group are as vengeful as Marehan, even militantly and unyielding in revenge as recognized by the most infamous of Somali sayings concerning a Somali clan; "Qaan Mareexaan waa Qaaxo kugu maqan."
In 1991, Borana Oromo, with help from Degoodiye, displaced Marehan from Liban Region. Today, Marehan have the first Somali district of theirs in the territory of Negele wrenched from both Borana and Degoodiye land division, after coming back with a 10 year successful war driven by revenge. The capital of this reconquest is the created settlement of Deka Suftu.
In 1991, Habar Gidir, with help of the USC grand alliances, displaced Marehan from grazing in Gelinsoor district of Mudug. Today, Marehan have their first districts between Puntland and Galmudug wrenched back from Sacad and Salesbaan land divisions, after coming back with almost a similar 10 year successful war driven by revenge. The capital of this reconquest is the created settlement of Saaxo.
Qaan Mareexaan waa qaaxo kugu maqan is real as evidenced from this observation of Marehan revenge, without failure, manifesting itself in this very observable test of it in the very last 30 years of Somali history.
And Ahmed Madoobe has inspired nothing else but that beast.
So Cagjar, seeing the destructive seeds planted by Madoobe implicating Ogaden and Marehan relationship, has, in my opinion, responded with a historical and unprecedented development of goodwill capable of arresting the negative legacy of Madoobe.
Ogaden can work with Marehan for real justice in Somali Region to make possible Marehan working with Ogaden for real justice in Jubbaland.
President of Somali Region, Mustafe Cagjar, with the Prince of Marehan in central plateu, Ugas Mohamed [Keyse] Ugas Ahmed Ugas Farah---in the Marehan settlement of Yamaarugley kebele, Geladi woreda, Doollo district, Somali Region, Ethiopia; the day he made the promise to make possible Marehan enfranchisement in Somali Region.
