Procurement Policies and implementation of effective procurement practices in tertiary Public Training Institutions in Kenya
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Date
2015-02-18
Authors
Kahiri, James
Arasa, Robert
Ngugi, Patrick
Njeru, Silas E.
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Abstract
Procurement policies are rules and regulations for governing procurement procedures in an organization. A
properly designed and implemented procurement policy plays a pivotal role in providing a guiding
framework for the implementation of efficient procurement practices. In Kenya, over 70% of tertiary public
training institutions procurement practices are normally not in full compliance with Public Procurement and
Disposal Act, 2005 and Public Procurement and Disposal Regulations, 2006. This study set out to establish
the influence of procurement policies on implementation of effective procurement practices in tertiary
public training institutions in Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research designs, targeting
procurement staff across the 40 tertiary public training institutions in Kenya. A stratified random sampling
technique was employed to select a sample size of 160 respondents. The main data collection instrument
was a questionnaire containing open ended and closed ended questions utilizing both a nominal and a
Likert-type scale format. The study findings shows that procurement policies elements that influence
implementation of effective procurement practices in tertiary public training institutions in Kenya included;
low level of procurement regulations compliance, application of poor procurement policies, lack of top
management support, use of poor procurement procedures, poor relationship between management and
stakeholders, poor method of managing organization resources and lack of effective policy making
process. The study recommends that the management of the tertiary public training institutions should
improve on the level of compliance with procurement regulations, design and apply better procurement
policies, support and empower staff to execute procurement functions in accordance with the procurement
regulations and procurement policies, use effective procurement procedures, improve on relationship
between management and stakeholders and employ better methods of managing organization resources.
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Procurement policies, Effective Procurement Practices
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Global Advanced Research Journal of Management and Business Studies, Vol. 3(4) pp. 166-170, April, 2014 Available online http://garj.org/garjmbs/index.htm Copyright © 2014 Global Advanced Research Journals