Addis Ababa Takes Disciplinary Action Against 185 Over Performance Failures, Corruption

Addis Ababa’s city administration has taken disciplinary action against about 95 people over performance failures and pursued legal accountability for more than 90 others in cases involving alleged corruption and malpractice during the first quarter of the 2026/27 Ethiopian fiscal year, Mayor Adanech Abiebie said.

The measures were disclosed as the administration concluded a two-day review of its first-quarter performance, with the mayor calling for clearer accountability across public institutions and greater transparency about disciplinary and legal proceedings.

About 95 people faced measures including removal from positions, warnings and dismissal from responsibilities because of performance deficiencies, while more than 90 officials, employees and service users were held legally accountable in connection with malpractice and corruption, according to the mayor’s earlier account of the review. She did not provide details of the cases, identify those involved or specify how many legal proceedings had concluded.

Adanech said the administration was seeking to move away from a system in which personal reputation could outweigh results and poor performance did not necessarily carry consequences. She called for information showing who had been held accountable, where action had been taken and how cases had been handled to be made public.

The accountability measures formed part of a wider review of the administration’s 90-day plan, which the mayor said had included housing, transport infrastructure, urban renewal, food supply and support for low-income residents.

Among the initiatives, the city expanded summer volunteer programmes and tree-planting activities, continued housing construction and upgraded deteriorated neighbourhoods. The administration also worked to provide clean housing for people facing housing shortages and those displaced by development projects, she said.

The city also carried out food-sharing programmes aimed at easing living costs for low-income households and increased the supply of goods through seven market centres. Weekend markets were upgraded as part of efforts to ease seasonal pressure on household budgets.

In transport infrastructure, the administration brought four major parking and terminal centres into operation and built roads, pedestrian and cycling routes, drainage systems and sewer lines. Adanech said the work was intended in part to reduce flooding during the rainy season and prevent related loss of life.

The mayor said the administration had also adjusted leadership assignments and organisational structures to improve performance, while pledging to address differences in institutional and individual results through support and monitoring.

She said each employee should have clearly defined responsibilities and accountability, with institutions working in a coordinated manner to meet the administration’s objectives.

Source: FSX Business News