[1] In March 2000, police from Durame reportedly killed Ermias Abuye, a resident of Kacha Bira, while he was plowing his fields for supporting the Southern Ethiopia Peoples' Democratic Coalition.
Police reportedly refused to investigate the case initially despite a request from the farmer's family, and the responsible officer was working in the Durame police station at year's end.
The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 85.57% of the population reporting that belief, 8.13% were Catholic and 5.98% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
16.48% Kambaata, 2.61% Welayta and 0.9% speak Amharic; the remaining 0.58% spoke all other primary languages reported.
72.13% of the population said they were Protestants, 14.64% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 11.85% were Catholic.