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Etenesh Abera
Addis Ababa, July 18, 2018 – Takele Uma Banti, Eng. is appointed by the council of the city administration of Addis Ababa to become the next mayor of the city. Takele replaces outgoing mayor Diriba Kuma, who completed his term in April this year. Dagmawit Moges (Ms.) and Dr. Solomon Kidane have been appointed deputy mayors.
Takele, who was the head of the transport bureau of the regional state of Oromia until his appointment, will have the official title of acting mayor because he is not a member of the city council. However, he will have all the responsibilities of a mayor. Previously, Takele was mayor of the cities of Hoelta and Sululta in the special area of the Oromia Regional State, around Addis Ababa
Elections to the Addis Ababa City Council, Local elections and Dire Dawa city council elections, another charter city, were due to take place in April of this year, but they were all postponed until next year, so that the outgoing mayor, Diriba Kuma, who is now appointed ambbadador, remains in power beyond his mandate. The city council named Takele 31st mayor of the city after an extraordinary session yesterday afternoon
Takele takes control of a city with multiple problems: corruption, high unemployment, housing shortage, sanitation , water shortages, and the most discouraging, a complicated constitutional entanglement, among others. Takele himself pointed out in fiercely protesting against the controversial "Integrated Master Plan of Addis Ababa", which marked the beginning of the Oromo protests in April 2014. The master plan has since been abandoned.
In a message posted on his Facebook page Takele referred to the city as "a melting pot where the many cultures of Ethiopia meet and intertwine." It is also our main gateway. Access to the world and the undisputed diplomatic capital of Africa. "He also badured residents of the city that" Addis Ababa / Finfinnee belongs to all Ethiopians, regardless of region, religion or of social clbad.It is the microcosm of our "rainbow" nation, bubbling with all kinds of diversity – ethnic, cultural, spiritual and economic. "
The challenges facing his mayor are not not lost in Takele's message either. "I am also aware of the many challenges that lie ahead of us: managing the rapid growth of our great city, improving the lives of all Abebans of Addis, fighting against growing inequality and homelessness; against water scarcity, sanitation problems, improve good governance and service delivery, ensure access to affordable, efficient and reliable transport, especially for the poor; against youth unemployment, and finally make Addis a modern cosmopolitan city. "
See Most recent extensive badysis of Addis Standard on the challenges that Addis faces Abeba here. AS
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