Corporate Governance Practices and Procurement Performance in the Public Sector: A Case of Ministry of Lands, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Ibrahim, Zainab Yusuf | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-08T06:02:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-08T06:02:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-09 | |
| dc.description | A Research Project Submitted to the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration of Kenyatta University, September, 2024 Supervisors: 1.David Minja | |
| dc.description.abstract | There is lack of contextual evidence on the real governance practices exercised by the public officers in public sector in Kenya and their effects on service delivery or the performance of state institutions. The undertaking of this study therefore help identify governance practices exercised by land officers in Kenya, the problems that need to be identified and potential interventions to be put forward. The specific objectives were to assess the effects of transparency, accountability, risks management and ethics and integrity on public procurement performance in Kenya. The agency, white collar crime and fraud triangle theories supported the study. The descriptive design was used with 531 populations from the state agency. This study used Kish formulas to choose 228 sample sizes. Content validity of this tool was based on professional judgement, including discussion of product with research director. The above or equal to 0.7 alpha was used with data analysis supported by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0. The analysis was both descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Before data collection, research permits were obtained from relevant government agency. The findings established that coefficient of correlation was 0.817, an indication that the study variables significantly influenced procurement performance of ministry of lands. Coefficient of adjusted determination was 0.658 which translates to 65.8%. This indicates that variations in dependent variable was explained by the independent four variables (Transparency, accountability, risk management, ethical and integrity). The residual of 34.2% could be explained by other factors beyond the scope of the current study. The study concludes that corporate governance practices significantly affect the procurement performance at the ministry of lands. The findings also revealed that transparency, accountability, risk management, ethical and integrity significantly affect the procurement performance. Through transparency, stakeholders are provided with access to information, fostering trust and confidence in the integrity of procurement decisions and reducing the risk of corruption. The ministry of lands and physical planning should uphold the transparency as a cornerstone principle throughout procurement processes. By ensuring that all stages of procurement are open, accessible, and well-documented, the Ministry can foster trust among stakeholders and mitigate the risk of corruption or favoritism. Implementing robust mechanisms for disclosure of information regarding procurement decisions, contract awards, and supplier selection criteria is imperative | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/29923 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.title | Corporate Governance Practices and Procurement Performance in the Public Sector: A Case of Ministry of Lands, Kenya | |
| dc.type | Thesis |