Egypt Local Development Minister reviews October inspection reports

Manal Awad, Egypt's Minister of Local Development and Environment, has reviewed a report detailing the performance evaluation, monitoring, and inspection efforts conducted during October 2026. The report, presented by Haitham El-Desouky, head of the Performance Evaluation, Monitoring, and Inspection Sector, highlights a series of initiatives aimed at combating corruption, improving service efficiency, and increasing oversight of local units.

During the month, the sector conducted 35 inspection campaigns, including planned, surprise, and complaint-based visits, across 14 governorates, including Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, and Sohag. These inspections addressed 29 citizen complaints regarding issues such as encroachments on state property, building permits, financial violations, and administrative irregularities.

The ministry reported that these efforts resulted in 46 referrals to competent prosecution and legal affairs departments. Minister Awad instructed local executive leaders to maintain a continuous field presence to monitor illegal construction and ensure the enforcement of removal orders to uphold the rule of law.