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372 Diagnosing Corruption in Ethiopia
quality, and any evidence of corruption is vital, both to deter corrupt acts
and to help uncover corruption. It is recommended that the function be
strengthened in the following ways:
• The number of auditors in the internal audit department should be
increased to allow a wider-reaching, more frequent audit.
• Auditors should receive specific anticorruption training that highlights
likely areas of corruption risk.
• The internal audit function should be able to select, on its own, which
projects and which departments it audits, and at what time. It should
not need approval from the ETC board in this regard and should resist
and report any attempts by any director or manager of the ETC to
prevent it from looking at any particular issue.
• The internal audit department should report any findings of possible
corruption or wrongdoing simultaneously to four parties: the ETC’s
board, the ETC’s ethics officer, the FEACC, and the ASC.
• The internal audit department should follow up on any request by
the ETC’s ethics officer to investigate a particular issue, project, or
department.
Recommendation 5: Create an ETC-supplier forum.
This chapter has exposed a degree of discontent on the part of both the
ETC and private sector stakeholders about the performance of the other
party. Although this is to some degree inevitable in any commercial
arrangement, relationships could be improved and efficiency increased if
the ETC and suppliers were to meet in a regular open forum where they
could discuss any issues and propose solutions. Participation should be
open to the ETC staff, to current and potential suppliers and contractors,
and to relevant industry associations.
Concluding Remarks
This chapter is not intended to be definitive or to provide a financial
or technical audit. Rather, it is a compilation of research, document
analysis, and sector expert views that is intended to catalyze improved
understanding of processes and practices in the sector. In undertaking
this analysis, presenting the findings, and making recommendations, the
authors are aware of the limited nature of the analysis as well as the
polarized views of state and nonstate stakeholders. The chapter has
therefore only taken small steps: mapping corruption risks within