Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Transparency International Ethiopia (TIE) and FDRE Public Procurement and Property Authority (FPPA) to implement activities related to Public Procurement

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FPPA, the government organ vested with the power to regulate public procurement and property administration in Ethiopia, and TIE have signed MoU on the 25th of January 2023 at the head office of FPPA in Addis Aababa. Ato Haji Ibsa Gendo, Director General at FPPA, and Ato Samuel Kassahun, Executive Director of TIE represented their respective Institutions during the MoU signing ceremony. The objective of the agreement is to formalize the already existing relationship between FPPA and TIE with a view to realizing common objectives in the realm of public procurement.
 
Ato Haji Gendo noted, during his opening speech, that working together with TIE and similar institutions with the common goal of realizing fair, transparent, non-discriminatory and modern procurement system is beneficial to the country. Ato Haji appreciated the initiation taken by TIE to work together with FPPA in various areas relevant to public procurement. He underscored that FPPA’s offices are open for any collaboration requests regarding research, workshops, training and capacity development, and other modalities of cooperation. Ato Haji and Ato Samuel gave directions to concerned staffs of both institutions during the signing ceremony to develop a joint action plan and begin implementing the plan as soon as possible.

Ato Samuel, on his part, having appreciated the welcoming spirit extended by FPPA, expressed his optimism related to the agreement and upcoming activities to be jointly implemented by both institutions. He mentioned that working to create a transparent public procurement in Ethiopia is one of the strategic goals of TIE and remarked that having the opportunity to formalize existing relations with FPPA would further strengthen current and upcoming interventions by TIE in the area of public procurement.

It was mentioned at the event that TIE and FPPA will collaborate on the training of suppliers and procuring bodies on the Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) system to be conducted in the beginning of February.

Transparency International just released the corruption perception index for 2022.

Ethiopia's CPI score for 2022 stands at 38/100, and the country ranked 94th out of 180 countries,that is, a point lower than the previous year.

Check out the full list or download the report here:
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cpi2022

ኢትዮጵያ በ2022ቱ የሀገራት የሙስና ደረጃ ስንተኛ ላይ ተቀመጠች?

ትራንስፓረንሲ ኢንተርናሽናል የ2022 የሀገራት የሙስና ተጋላጭነት ደረጃን ይፋ አድርጓል።

ኢትዮጵያም 38 ነጥብ በማምጣት ከ180 ሀገራት 94ኛ ደረጃ ላይ መቀመጧን የትራንስፓረንሲ ኢንተርናሽናል ሪፖርት አመላክቷል።

ተቋሙ "በሙስና የተደናቀፉ መንግስታት ህዝባቸውን የመጠበቅ አቅም የላቸውም፤ የህዝቡ ቅሬታም ወደ ብጥብጥ የመቀየር እድሉ ከፍተኛ ነው" ብሏል።
ዝርዝሩን በተከታዩ ሊንክ ይመልከቱ https://am.al-ain.com/article/corruption-perceptions-index-2022

Transparency International Ethiopia organized a training session for court presidents, judges, and colleagues in the Sidama region. The training aimed to equip first-instance court presidents, judges, and colleagues with the knowledge and skills to adhere to high standards of independence, fairness, impartiality, integrity, accountability, and transparency. Mr. Biniyam Solomon, the Hawassa Area High Court President, opened the session and welcomed the participants, briefly explaining the purpose of the event.

Mr. Woyessa Woka, the Sidama regional representative of TIE, delivered the training. He concluded by recommending practical ways to combat judicial corruption to ensure that the judiciary retains its time-honored tradition of integrity and good image. He also underlined that the war against corruption in the judiciary/courts should be holistic and target not only judges but also any employee in the judiciary engaged in corrupt practices.

Mr. Biniyam Solomon, President of Hawassa Area High Court in Sidama region, collaborated with the trainers during the practical session. He noted, during his concluding remarks, that the eradication of corruption from the justice system is a joint task involving not only judges and members of the legal profession but literally all stakeholders, including all branches of government, the media, and civil society. He appreciated Transparency International Ethiopia for taking such an initiative and called for similar initiatives to continue.

Finally, Mr. Woyessa expressed appreciation to Mr. Biniyam Solomon, all participants, and colleagues who played a pivotal role in facilitating and organizing the event.
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