Ethiopia's Health Ministry overpaid 231 million birr and wasted 122 million on penalties
Ethiopia's Federal Auditor General Meseret Damtie presented the Office of the Federal Auditor General's 2024/25 audit findings to the House of Peoples' Representatives on June 18, 2026; the audit covered 163 federal institutions. The Reporter reports 16.3 billion birr in uncollected receivables for 2024/25, with the Ministry of Health the largest single debtor at 3.4 billion birr, followed by Wachamo University (1.4 billion); Capital likewise names the Ministry of Health and Wachemo University as the top debtors, with 4.7 billion birr of the 16.32 billion total dating back more than a decade. Capital also reports the Ministry of Health was singled out for 231.1 million birr in overpayments and duplicate payments and 122.1 million birr wasted on court orders and tax penalties resulting from avoidable payment delays. The Auditor General urged the House to ensure 'strict legal accountability' and to have standing committees question and hold institutional heads accountable. The reports we opened did not record any response from the Ministry of Health.
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- Capital Newspaper (Ethiopia)
231.1 million birr in overpayments/duplicate payments
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- Capital Newspaper (Ethiopia)
122.1 million birr wasted on avoidable court orders and tax penalties
Auditors report 16.3 billion Birr in uncollected receivables for 2024/5, half of the figure from the preceding year. These were ascribed to the Ministry of Health (3.4 billion Birr), Wachamo University (1.4 billion), Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure Development (982 million)
The Ministry of Health was specifically singled out for making 231.1 million birr in overpayments and duplicate payments, as well as wasting 122.1 million birr on court orders and tax penalties resulting from avoidable payment delays.
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