Homes / property burned or looted in Bako, West Shewa (23 Mar 2026)

In Bako town, the water supply was cut off from 23 March onwards for all households. Party officials in the town have since had water delivered every night at 8.00 pm free of charge. Other residents are having to pay 50 birr for every jerrycan of water. They have been told that water will be available if they accept voter registration cards for the election (see p.14). Mul’ataa Abbabuu, an armed member of the Prosperity Party, was reported on 28 March to have accumulated 4 million birr and a cache of weapons from looting in Bako Tibe district.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 73 (2026-06-12), p.25. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-73-12-June-2026.pdf