Water officials among 61 detained in new Ethiopian corruption crackdownEthiopian authorities have arrested 61 government officials on suspicion of embezzlement and “economic sabotage”, according to a statement released on Friday by Berhanu Tsegaye, the attorney general. The allegations against the WWCE officials relates to the embezzlement of $2.3m of public funds during the procurement of reinforcing bar, while former officials from Public Procurement & Property Disposal Service involves the alleged theft of $24m of wheat. Berhanu said investigators had found “properties, such as title deeds of houses held by the suspects, which are beyond their income”. In January, the former head of METEC was charged with corruption (see Further reading). Image: Ethiopians’ access to water is among the lowest in the world (US Navy)Further reading:

Source: Ethiopian News April 15, 2019 12:11 UTC