Public Procurement Reforms In Ethiopia Policy And Institutional Challenges And Prospects

This study assessed key public procurement challenges in the Federal Government’s publicrnsectors and presents recent empirical evidences. The thesis begins by elaborating the backgroundrnof the Ethiopian public procurement with regard to its historical genesis in the past three regimes.rnIn addition, the study raised important questions about the legal and institutional frameworks thatrngovern the procurement system of the Federal Government. Also questions about the integrityrnand transparency of the procurement operations and practices have been raised.rnThe major objective of this study is to assess the FGE’s public procurement system. In order torndo so, the researcher has identified four thematic areas on which public procurement is assessed.rnThese are legal and regulatory frameworks; institutional frameworks; public procurementrnoperations and practices; and procurement integrity and transparency. These are the most widelyrnrecognized benchmarks against which public procurement is assessed by the World Bank andrnOECD.rnMethodologically this study is designed as descriptive. Unstructured interviews have beenrnconducted with different stakeholders. In addition different secondary data i.e. legislations,rnreports, website publications, and researches from the PPA and other concerned publicrnorganizations have been collected. Data have been analyzed thematically on the aforementionedrnbenchmarks.rnThe results of this study show that a significant achievement has been made in reforming thernFederal Government’s procurement system. A new legal framework, which is based on universalrnstandards, has been drafted. Also, secondary legislations have been issued. The institutionrnresponsible for the oversight of the public procurement system, however, has many setbacks inrnfront of it. In addition, the research shows that insuring transparency and accountability is still atrnthe middle of a road.rnRecommendations in the study are suggested including strengthening the capacity of the PublicrnProcurement Agency’s workforce, making the legislation more comprehensive; work withrndifferent stakeholders like the civil society organizations and the media on insuring transparencyrnand combating corruption

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