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Honduras's audit office (TSC) found that Omar Elías Mejía Zúniga, president of FUNDANIQUEM (the national children's burn center), hired relatives without following proper procedures in 2019–2020, but determined no explicit rules prohibited such hiring and that a severance payment he received of L1.39 million (about $56,000) was lawful and caused no financial harm.

Honduras's audit tribunal found that Fundaniquem (the Burn Foundation) hired staff members without following proper procedures during 2019–2020, including relatives of director Omar Elías Mejía Zúniga; Mejía confirmed his daughter, a niece, and another relative currently work there as medical staff.

The National Congress is prioritizing laws and decrees that benefit business sectors while sidelining anti-corruption initiatives, including a bill against nepotism in public administration and efforts to repeal a decree that restored parliamentary immunity.

A payroll review shows at least seven officials with family or close ties to BANADESA president Héctor Vidal Cerrato Zelaya were hired recently in key roles, earning a combined 462,316 lempiras (about $18,500) monthly, prompting nepotism allegations amid farmer complaints about financing access.

A draft law to be sent to Congress on June 10 would create a Judicial Council to handle administrative functions—hiring, promotions, and discipline—with safeguards against nepotism, conflicts of interest, and political interference, separating those duties from the Supreme Court's judicial role.