Abstract:
Budget Transparency and Accountability in government sector is getting recognition as one
of the fundamental pre-requites for good governance in any nation. This study was carried
out to assess the Practices and Challenges of Transparency and Accountability of Public
Budget Administration in the Kolfe Keranyo Sub City of Addis Ababa. Descriptive Research
Method and a mix of quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches were used and
both primary and secondary data were collected. Data were collected through survey
questionnaire from government employees of three sample woredas supported by FGD and
Key Informant Interviews. Three-stage sampling method was used to select 145 sample
employee respondents. Finally descriptive analysis of the results was employed. It can be
concluded from the results of the study that the Budget Transparency and Accountability
strategy employed is well recognized by the public staffs in the sub city and hopeful attempts
of BTA practices in each woreda by FTA committee are in places with promising citizen
participation on the budget process. However, the current intervention in the sub city looks
intended to satisfy the interests of donors than being open, committed and bring about good
governance to its citizen. Additionally, the shortcomings in overall budget administration
have contributed for the BTA challenges. Strengthening the existing BTA committee
practices; mainstreaming Budget Transparency and Accountability activities into regular
program; promoting more researches and institutional backing up in the field and
synergizing the commitment and accountability of woreda executives are the major
recommendations aiming at improving the performance of Budget Transparency and
Accountability in the sub city.
