Preamble

On the 11th of March, 2025, Keneni Adunga, partner to Andualem Gosa, was found dead after falling from the heights of an apartment building. On Monday, April 6th, 2025, Andulam Gosa, Keneni’s partner at the time of her death, will face a second preliminary trial, standing as the primary suspect in her death.

Since Keneni’s death has become public news, people have been calling for #JusticeforKeneni both online and offline, as photos and text message exchanges between Keneni and those close to her have surfaced, making it clear that she was suffering physical and psychological abuse in her relationship. The court proceedings are concerned, rightfully, with whether or not Andualem Gosa murdered Keneni.

Though, what precedent exists in the law in Ethiopia, for prosecuting an intimate male partner as the cause of a woman’s death, if she takes her own life due to the level of physical abuse becoming unbearable, and the psychological abuse making it impossible to leave?

In the time since Keneni has died, multiple women have come forth sharing that they have been violently raped by Andualem Gosa, in the past. One of these women has decided to take her story public. The omissions of information made in the testimony are made in an attempt to obscure the survivor’s identity. When you read this story and bear witness to what he has done to women in the past, we urge the public to ask the question: #whatdidhereallydotokeneni ?

Amajjii 11, 2025, Keneni Adunga, michuu Andualem Gosa, olka'iinsa gamoo mana jireenyaa irraa kuftee du'tee argamte. Isniina, Ebla 6, 2025, Andulam Gosa, hiriyyaa Keneni yeroo du’a ishee, dhaddacha duraa lammaffaa ni mudata, du’a ishee keessatti shakkamaa jalqabaa ta’ee dhaabbate. 

Erga du’a Keneni oduu ummataa ta’ee as namoonni #JusticeforKeneni toora interneetii fi toora interneetii ala ta’e gaafachaa turan, sababiin isaas suuraa fi ergaan barreeffamaa Keeneenii fi namoota isheetti dhihoo jiran gidduutti waljijjiiruun hariiroo ishee keessatti miidhaa qaamaa fi xiinsammuu irra ga’aa akka turte ifa godheera. Adeemsi mana murtii kun kan ilaallatu, sirritti, Andualem Gosa Keneni ajjeesuu fi dhiisuu isaati. 

Haa ta’u malee, Itoophiyaa keessatti, hiriyyaa dhiiraa walitti dhiyeenyaa akka sababa du’a dubartii tokkootti himachuuf, sadarkaa miidhaa qaamaa kan hin danda’amne ta’uu irraa kan ka’e lubbuu ofii yoo fudhatte, akkasumas miidhaa xiinsammuu hariiroo sana keesa ba’uun akka hin danda’amne gochuun seera keessatti dursi maaltu jira? 

Yeroo erga Keneniin du'tee asitti dubartoonni Andualem Gosa'n jeequmsaan gudeedamaniiru jechuun qooddachaa as ba'aniiru. Dubartoota kana keessaa tokko seenaa ishee ummataaf ifa gochuuf murteessiteetti. Odeeffannoon ragaa keessatti hafe eenyummaa nama lubbuun hafe dukkaneessuuf yaaluun kan raawwatamedha. Seenaa kana dubbiftanii waan inni kanaan dura dubartoota irratti raawwate amma dhageetanni, ummanni ha gaaffatu: #whatdidhereallydotokeneni ?

Her Story

To tell you my story, It is me who must relive the trauma and pain, which is why I have not until now. I am telling it now because it may help even one or two women out there, maybe they can learn something from me. What I am telling you happened to me three years ago. I met the artist Andualem Gosa three years ago, through another person (name and identifying details of the person omitted). This person was someone that from a young age I was really inspired by, and eventually, I got the chance to meet him. He invited me out to lunch in (location omitted) Andualem was there with him. We had lunch and went our separate ways. This was a (day omitted).

Sometime later, I got a call from a new number, and it’s Andualem Gosa. I found this exciting, given who he is. He told me that he was working on a new music video (location omitted) and that if I was interested, he also wanted me to be part of the shoot. He told me that lots of people were participating and that all I had to do was wear cultural clothes and walk in the clip. I was so excited at the opportunity. He told me where I was to go and how I was to get there, so I made an excuse to tell my family and I went.

After i managed to get permission, I was told to go to (location omitted) and take a bus to (location omitted) where Andualem’s friends would be waiting for me and take me by car to (location omitted). I agreed and made my way to (location omitted) and when I got there,  (names omitted- not to protect them- as they were enablers in this act, but to decrease the risk of the survivor being identified by the perpetrator) were waiting and as I was told, a car was waiting that took us to (location omitted). Once I got to (location omitted), it was already nightfall. I went to greet Andualem and he told me to have dinner, though I declined because I was so exhausted and just wanted to go to sleep. He said okay and showed me to my room. He said that he was going to go and hang out with his friends for a while but that when he came back I should open the door for him. I asked him, is this not where I am sleeping alone? H said, yes but you have come such a long way for my sake I can’t let you sleep alone. I insisted that no it’s okay, I am not afraid of sleeping alone, you stay with your friends. He said, don't fear me, swearing an oath on the life of his sick mother I just want to keep you company, I do not want anything else, he said.

I said okay and at around 10 ETH local time at night) he knocked and I opened the door for him and went straight back to sleep. Eventually, he woke me up saying let’s talk for a bit, I said ok and woke up. He asked me if I had a boyfriend. I said no. He said does that mean you are a virgin? I said yes. At that point, something in him changed. He started to try and touch me, I said aren't you the Andualem that swore an oath that you would not touch me just before what has changed? He said ‘Shut your mouth’ and ripped the clothes I was wearing off my body. I started screaming so I gagged my mouth with the clothes that he ripped off of me and he raped me. As I cried and I was bleeding profusely, he turned and went to sleep. In the morning, he got up, went and told his friends what happened and they paid some money so that the blood-soaked sheets would be taken out and we would be able to leave.

I was in a level of pain that I can not even begin to describe. I wanted to go home but Andualem said that I was not allowed to. They drove us to (location omitted) and as I was still bleeding profusely they bought me some pads and undergarments once we got to (location omitted) they continued filming the video and just left me sitting in pain. Nobody asked me if I was okay or how I was for the time there. Actually, he and his friends were making jokes at me saying you are a virgin in a time when nobody is you should be celebrating. After they filmed the video we went to (location omitted), I asked again to go home, and they told me to stop talking and obey. We spent the second night in (location omitted) and again, as I was bled still from the first rape, he raped me again. 

I am telling you this story as a cry and cry.

In the morning we began to make our way back to (location omitted), he and his friends dropped me off at (location omitted). My family could see I was sick and became very distressed, so they took me to the hospital. The doctor took one look at me and said i have been raped, that my genitals had been completely torn up. I begged him, crying, not to tell my family, and he agreed. For 6 entire months, I was bedridden. I tried to call him, Andualem, he was organizing a concert in America and didn't ask me even once if I was ok.

When all this happened, I was 18 years old. I had left school to work and was attending school at night. Both my parents died when I was very little so I grew up with my aunt and sister, we were facing difficult times so I left school to work and attended school at night. After all this happened, though, I lost the will to work, to go to school, to live, I lost myself. This is my story.

Seenaa Ishe

Akkam fayyaa keetii ani nagaadha rabbiif haa galatu Seenaa koo kana yeroon siif barreessu ofii koo dhukkubsachaati haasa’u hin fedhun ture garuu yoo namni dhagehe nama 1,2 Waa narra barata laataa jedheti.

Seenaan kun waggaa 3n harra kan anaratti ta’edha Artist Andualem Gosa waliin kan wal barree karaa (maqaan hafe). (maqaan hafe)  naman ijoollumma irraa hedduu dinqiisifadhu ture sana booda caarraa isa wal baruu argadhe. San boodaa laaqana si affeera nan jedhe naannoo (bakki itti argamu hafeera) jedhamutti wal argine sana booda Andualemis isa waliin ture. San booda laaqana na affeereni gargar baanee guyyaa (guyyaan hafe) ture guyyaan sun. turtii muraasa booda lakkofsi haarofni naaf bilbilame yeroon kaasuu ana Andualem Gosati nan jedhe anille hedduu natti tole dubbisen. San booda clip sirba wahii dalaguf naannoo (bakki itti argamu hafeera) jedhamu deemaa jira yoo fedha qabatte clip san irraa atillee akka seentu fedha. Namoota hedduun akka hirmaatan naaf hime. Uffata Aadaa qofa godhattetin walk godhudha nan jedhe anille hedduu natti tola jedhen, san booda akka an gara (bakki itti argamu hafeera) deemuu qabu naaf hime akkamitti akkan deemullee natti hime. San booda mana Waan biraa jedhe sobe maatiitti.

hayyama fudhadhen (bakki itti argamu hafeera) deemii (bakki itti argamu hafeera) konkolaataa jedhu qabadhu San booda hiriyoonni koo (bakki itti argamu hafeera) si eegaani si gaggeessu konkolaatan siif qopheessa gara  (bakki itti argamu hafeera) dhufta nan jedhe hayyee jedhe gara  (bakki itti argamu hafeera) deemee yeroon achi gahu (maqaan kan hafe- isaan eeguuf osoo hin taane- gocha kana keessatti dandeessistoota waan ta’aniif, garuu balaa namni lubbuun hafe nama yakka raawwateen adda baafamuu hir’isuuf) naa eegaani. San booda konkolaataa jedhame sanan gara magaalaa (bakki itti argamu hafeera) na gaggeessan. Yeroo ani (bakki itti argamu hafeera) gahutti lafti halkana’ee jira Andualemin dubbise irbaata nyaatta nan jennaan anillee lakki dadhaben jira rafu qofan barbaada jedhen.

Hayyee jedhe bakka ciisicha natti argisise rafi ati amma an ammoo hiriyoota koo waliin xiqqoo haasa’en dhufa halkan ulaa narra bani nan jedhe kun bakka ani qofti bulu miti? Jedhen gaafadhe eeyyee garuu Anaaf jettee biyyaa fagoo irraa baatee dhufte kopha sin bulchu jedhe. Lakki rakkoo hin qabu ani hin sodadhu ati hiriyoota kee waliin bulin jedhen. Innis Na sodaatteti miti Ani sin tuqu Haatii koo ishee dhukkubsattun sii kakadha suma bira buluf malee Waan biraf miti nan jedhe.

Hayyee koottu sirraan bana ulaa jedhen halkan keessa sa’aatii 10 akka Lakkofsa biyya keenyatti dhufe balbala rukute anille ka’e irraa bane deebi’e rafe. Maqaa koo yaamee ka’i mee xiqqoo haasofna nan jedhe tole jedhen ka’e Osoo haasofnu ati jaalalle qabda jedhe na gaafaate lakki ani hin qabu jedhen qabadhes hin beekuun jedhen. Ati durba jechuudha nan jedhe Eeyyeen jedhen San booda natti jijjirame Amalli isa harkan na qaqqabachu eegale Andualem dura waadaa naaf galte turte amma maaltu uumame jennanin qabi afaan kee nan jedhe uffata ani uffadhe jiru narratti cire Osoo ani iyyuu dirqiidhan akka hin taanee godhe afaan koo Uffatan na cuqqala gudeede dhiigni Osoo narra yaa’uu Osoo ani booyuu inni ni rafe. Lafti bariite innillee ka’e hiriyaa isa bira deemee Waan uumame itti hime ansoola dhiigaan manca’e qarshii isaa kaffalani achi nu baasaan.

Dhukkubi hangana hin jedhamne na dhukkubu ture deemuus dadhabetin jira gara mana galuu fedha jedhen Andualemin akka deemuu hin dandeenye naaf hime. Konkolaataa kaasaani gara (bakki itti argamu hafeera) oofaan. Anaf dhiigni Waan nan dhangala’a jiruf modes fi Waan jalatti uffatamu naaf bitan hawaasaa geenye isan video warabamaa turan hiriyoota isa waliin. Ani taa’een dhukkubsadha namni akkam sitti jira nan jedhu hin jiru. Bara durbumman hin jirre ati argatte qawwee dhukaasu qabda jechuudhan natti baacuu turan. Erga video waraabuu yaalaa turani booda gara Magaalaa (bakki itti argamu hafeera) deemne ammalle akka gara mana na gaggeessu gaafaadhulle callisi taa’ii nan jedha. San booda (bakki itti argamu hafeera) geenyee halkan lammaffaan gahe san booda ammas madaa dhiiga na roobuu deebise na gudeede.

Osoon himimmaan buusuu siif barreessa jira.

Ammalle ni bari’e gara  (bakki itti argamu hafeera) deemuu eegallee (bakki itti argamu hafeera)  na gahe hiriyoota isa waliin San booda ani nin dhukkubsadhe maatiin hedduu cinqamani gara mana yaalaa na geessan dr na ilaalee ni gudeedamte jechuun na gaafate anillee booyaa itti hime adaraa kee maatitti hin himin jedhen hayyee nan jedhe hiddaa qaamaa keetuu wal xaxe waan fedhi kee malee gudeedamtef jechuun naaf hime yaalaamaa ture deemuus dhabbachus hin danda’un ture baatii 6 guutuu siree irraa ciisaa ture bilbileefin narra hin kaasuu America consert qopheessuf deemee achi taa’ee telegram na barreesse guyyaa tokko akkam taatee jedhe Osoo nan gaafatin.

Ani umriin koo 18 ture Barnoota addaan kuteetin dalagaa dalagee of jiraachisa barnoota galgala illee barachu ture haadhaaf abban koo ijjoollummatti narra du’an adaadaa koo fi obboletti koo jidduu deemaan guddaadhe haalli an irra ture gaarii waan hin turreef barnoota dhiise dalagaa ture. Dalagaa koo irraas bahe barumsa koos dhabe ofillee dhabee ture kana fakkata seenaan jireenya koo.