Ethiopia Insight published on 21 January 2020 a commentary titled "Democratic Reform Must Mean Fair Deal for Long-suffering Somalis" by Mohamed Olad, advisor to the president of Somali Region.
The author makes the argument that the people of Somali Region are underrepresented in Ethiopia's House of Federation. He adds that this is just the tip of the iceberg of systematic discrimination that Somalis have endured over the last century.