Baye Kengaw was born in Wegera woreda of North Gondar Zone.

He fled to desert in 2001 because of the EPRDF government arrested his family members for their political views.

However, shortly after his release, Baye opted to fight the government for in his desert.

After years of Coloniel Demeke Zewdu encirclement by the Federal Police in Gondar in unrest, Baye engaged in resistance along his fighters.

During the onset of the Tigray War in November 2020, Baye fought the Tigrayan forces – who made incursion toward the Amhara region – supporting the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF).