ABDIFATAH MUHUMED HASSAN Edt
ABDIFATAH MUHUMED HASSAN Edt
ABDIFATAH MUHUMED HASSAN Edt
CONTY, KENYA
BY
BUS-4-2506-18
OCTOBER 2019
DECLARATION
This research project is my original work and has not been presented for award of a degree or for
any similar purpose in any other institution.
BUS-4-2506-18
Supervisor: This research project has been submitted with my approval as University supervisor
Gretsa University
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................................. i
LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................iv
LIST OF FIGURE .............................................................................................................................. v
ABBREVIATION AND ACCRONYMS .......................................................................................vi
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS..............................................................................vii
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................. viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background to the study............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Purpose of the Study................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Conceptual Framework .............................................................................................................. 4
1.5 Objectives of the Study .............................................................................................................. 5
1.5.1General Objective ................................................................................................................. 5
1.5.2 Specific Objectives .............................................................................................................. 5
1.6 Research Questions .................................................................................................................... 5
1.7 Significance of the Study ........................................................................................................... 5
1.8 Scope of the Study ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.9 Limitation of the Study .............................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................ 7
2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1 Corruption and Procurement ...................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Political Changes and Procurement ........................................................................................... 8
2.3 Technological Advances ............................................................................................................ 9
2.4 Theoretical Framework .............................................................................................................. 9
2.4.1 Institutional Theory ............................................................................................................. 9
2.5 Research Gap ............................................................................................................................ 10
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................ 11
3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Research Design ....................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Study Area................................................................................................................................. 11
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3.3 Target Population ..................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Sampling Technique ................................................................................................................. 12
3.5 Sample Size ............................................................................................................................... 12
3.6 Research Instruments ............................................................................................................... 12
3.7 Reliability and Validity of Research Instruments................................................................... 12
3.8 Data Collection Technique....................................................................................................... 12
3.9 Data Analysis and Presentation ............................................................................................... 13
3.10 Logical and Ethical Consideration ........................................................................................ 13
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION ............................................ 14
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Participants Response ............................................................................................................... 14
4.3 Gender ....................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4 Age Bracket............................................................................................................................... 15
4.5 Respondents Locality ............................................................................................................... 15
4.6 Service Delivery ....................................................................................................................... 15
4.7 Regression Analysis ................................................................................................................. 16
4.8 ANOVAa................................................................................................................................... 17
4.8.1 Corruption and Procurement ............................................................................................. 17
4.8.2 Political changes and Procurement ................................................................................... 18
4.8.3 Technological advancement and procurement................................................................. 19
4.10 Coefficient of determination .................................................................................................. 21
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............... 22
5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 22
5.2 Summary of the Study .............................................................................................................. 22
5.3 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 23
5.4 Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 24
5.5 Recommendation for Further Study ........................................................................................ 24
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................. 25
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................... 28
Appendix I: Introduction Letter ..................................................................................................... 28
Appendix II: Questionnaire ............................................................................................................ 29
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Response rate........................................................................................................................ 14
Table 2: Gender .................................................................................................................................. 14
Table 3: Age bracket........................................................................................................................... 15
Table 4: Resident locality ................................................................................................................... 15
Table 5: Service delivery.................................................................................................................... 16
Table 6: R Square ............................................................................................................................... 16
Table 7: ANOVA for corruption ....................................................................................................... 18
Table 8: ANOVA for political changes ............................................................................................. 19
Table 9: ANOVA for technological advancement ........................................................................... 20
Table 10: Coefficient of determination ............................................................................................. 21
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LIST OF FIGURE
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ABBREVIATION AND ACCRONYMS
TI - Transparency International
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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
Effective procurement – It denotes successful acquisition and delivery of goods and services.
Factors- This are features limiting effective procurement and in this context include corruption,
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ABSTRACT
Auditor general report has revealed various corruption cases in counties and mismanagement of
taxpayers’ money allocated to counties. This has led to several impromptu search and arrest of
governors and procurement officers by Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission. Transparency
and accountability in procurement have been issues thus the study examine the factors hindering
effective procurement of goods in Wajir County. The objectives of this study were to examine
how corruption hinder effective procurement of goods, assess how political changes hinder
effective procurement of goods and find out how technological advances hinder effective
procurement of goods in Wajir County. The study adopted institutional theory. The study used
descriptive survey design. Research instrument was questionnaire. The study used simple
sampling technique. The total target population was two hundred participants and a sample size
of fifty respondents was used. Questionnaire was piloted before the actual study by a test and
retest method. Questionnaire was given to the respondents with agreeable duration of reply
which was later collected. Data collected was analyzed quantitatively. The analyzed data was
presented in frequency tables. The study found out that there was corruption in the procurement
process with overpricing of goods and services, delivery of substandard goods and some
suppliers being favoured during tender awarding leading to ineffective procurement.
Respondents argued that with e- procurement, there had inadequate staffs with knowledge of e-
procurement, it had quickened procurement process but e-procurement data had been
manipulated to fix corrupt procurement process. Data analyzed showed that there had been
politics in procurement process with politicians having interest in procurement process, bribery
and misuse of office. The study recommends for accountability and openness in procurement,
training of more staffs to increase the literacy level on e-procurement and sensitize on upholding
ethical values in all procurement process. The study findings provide information to the policy
makers such as auditor general, national and county government on the factors that have
hindered effective procurement of in Wajir County.
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Public procurement refers to the acquisition of goods, services and works by a procuring entity
using public funds (World Bank, 1995). According to Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD) (2007), Procurement plays a crucial task in safeguarding fruitful
control and supply of inputs that are important for the organizations. It also plays an important
function in fostering best management practices that reduce the possibility of mismanagement in
According to OECD and Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2008), argue that the purpose of
public procurement is to minimize the cost via fostering straightforward tender, competition
protecting public money, eradicating mismanagement of resources and any cases of corruption.
All this is done in order to enhance delivery of public service (Vellapi, 2010).
Uyarra and Flannagan (2010), all procurement processes are guided by laws and regulations of
which they vary from one country to another. It account for a crucial segment of comprehensive
demand for goods and services and significant amount of money is involved hence it is the duty
of the institutions such as public to ensure public resources are effectively managed.
development for the economy and uplifting the standard of living of the public (Seidu, Fatawu &
Ahmed, 2014). The evaluation of government is through delivery of services which its effect is
Procurement Services (IAPS) (2006). Social, political and technological environment factors of
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respective countries greatly hinder execution and impacts attained of public procurement and
Muehle (2015) argue that subdivision of procurement supplies of general user commodity are
featured with increased volume of incompetent, ineffectual and unclear which have been noted
With changing features of social, economic and political state in Kenya, corruption deals in
((Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA), 2007)). According to Mbae (2014), Counties
procurement have been a great challenge with technology, political forces, unethical practices,
trickery among procurement officers, accountability and transparency have greatly affected
procurement processes.
Dzuke and Naude (2015) argue that public procurement is the nerve to conveyance of public
services and performance of general institution. According to Licenji (2015), inadequate skills
officers have not been fully able to account for the value of the money in supply and delivery of
goods and services. Ameyaw, Mensah and Osei-Tutu (2012) note that transparency and
accountability in procurement have been an issue, trickery, corruption, fragile and outworn
Namats (2018) assert that Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested two Wajir
County officials due to mismanagement of twenty six million and one hundred thousand. Several
current and former Wajir County officials were arrested in corruption claims.
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According to the report of Auditor General (AG) of 30 th June 2018 assert that Wajir County
submitted late financial statement, overstatement of receipt, unaccounted funds and irregular
procurement of Emergency Water Trucking Services. It was also noted that there irregular
procurement of goods, works and services where there were irregular award of contracts and
suppliers did not have valid tax compliance and business permit. Some of the suppliers were
no reasons such as Wajir Ark Limited in the purchase and supply of Relief Food (Auditor Genera
l, 2018). Thus this study examines the factors hindering effective procurement in Wajir County.
The study sought to examine the factors hindering effective procurement in Wajir County.
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1.4 Conceptual Framework
Corruption
-Favourism in procurement
process
-Substandard goods
procured Effective procurement of goods
-Political interest in
procurement process
Technological advances
-Manipulation of data
- Inadequate expert on E-
procurement
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1.5 Objectives of the Study
1.5.1General Objective
3. To find out how technological advances hinder effective procurement in Wajir County.
The study findings provide information to the policy makers such as auditor general, national
and county government on the factors that have hindered effective procurement in Wajir County.
This provide insight that help to ensure effective procurement with an aim of improving service
The study is a guide to the future researchers and provides relevant literature on factors curtailing
effective procurement.
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1.8 Scope of the Study
The study was delimited on factors hindering effective procurement in Wajir County. Data
collection, analysis and presentation took four months to be completed. The sample size of the
Respondents feared to respond due to the information being used to tarnish their names.
Researcher assured them of their confidentiality and was not requested to provide their names.
Researcher also assured them that this research was entirely for academic purposes.
Financial constrains hindered researcher from conducting effective research hence prepared a
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CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
This chapter stresses on the relevant literature on procurement based on the objectives of the
According to Jain (2001), corruption is the misuses of power for individual gain by going against
the set standards and ethics. Transparency and integrity are important for procurement process
but in absence of it, delivery of goods and services is greatly affected in a country hence the need
of legal policy reforms for efficient service delivery in public procurement (Mwenzwa, 2014).
Basheka and Tumutegyereize (2010) argue that organizational culture have greatly contributed to
procurement corruption. The organizational culture have been followed in procurement process
for over years without notable changes hence even with new procurement officers, the
procedures are still retained despite been irregular, inefficient and unclear. Majority of
procurement board members in State Corporation have minimal coherency of their duty in
According Badenhorst (1994), Purchaser in narrow sectors sometimes might conduct unethically
either knowing or unknowing through reward of counterfeited orders and invoices, fraudster
payment of invoices, deletion of computer data records, trickery of tenders such as reveling
information to suppliers to submit tender with lowest bid, purchasing more than required and
keeping credit notes for goods returned hence getting bribes, purchase and supply of substandard
goods. Basheka (2011), public procurement in third world countries is faced with corruption
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scandals where the government loses a lot of money as a result of inappropriate competition and
lack of transparency.
According to Burguet and Che (2004) affirm that procurement officers accept bribes and
manipulate the procurement process where the best firm does not get the tender but the firm that
bribes get the tender hence the root cause of ineffective delivery of goods and services to the
public. Van Weele (2014), assert there is need to ensure there is well utilization of public money
and get value for their taxes they remit. With no tolerance to corruption in procurement process,
there can be effective procurement of goods and services to the public (Compte, Mogiliansky
According to Transparency International (TI), corruption and public procurement (2010) argue
that politicians have been at forefront with egoistic interest in procurement to influence and get
contracts for their firms which are registered under names of their relatives or of their friends.
Procurement have been marred with political corruption where public fund is illegally acquired
(TI, 2006).
According to Dza, Fischer and Gapp (2013), political intrusion is a great challenge in
Politicians have influenced tender process in one way or the other by dictating a specific contract
be awarded to person or firm of their choice. Managerial and leadership in procurement have
been inefficient and inappropriate constituted to serve the interest of the politicians thus the
reason for poor delivery of goods and services in Sub- Sahara Africa (Ringwald& Ndercaj, 2014).
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in public hospitals, poor roads,and substandard good procured, bottlenecked and improper
procurement processes hence leading to suffering of the public (Chimberengwa et.al, 2015).
many benefits in procurement process such as cost reduction and time saving and efficiency.
Mota and Filho (2011) countries have adopted e-procurement but have failed to a larger extent
and result of money wastage due to poor design and inadequate training of personnel. Its
implementation has resulted in technological errors and failures such as in e-notice, e-signature
which have efficient on security, cost errors and authentic bidder (Otieno, Muthoni & Mungai,
2013).
and Li (2010), some organization usually have issues with e-procurement. Malekia (2016)
focused on benefits of e-procurement as anti-corruption tool but however found out that e-
procurement had some limitations such as erased database and manipulation of information of
The proponent of this theory is Meyer and Rowan (1977). It assert that institutional environment
powerfully impact the development of formal structures in an institution more than market
pressures
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To upgrade productivity in an institution, innovative composition are warranted. Thus the
institution must preserve certain composition and strategy so as to retain legitimacy in the
institutional environment. The theory has impact on procurement performance. The theory
summit that methods must be detected for the sake of safeguarding all the collaborators involved
The procurement procedures should include; formulating a time frame for required procurement,
spotting the item source, stating the particulars of procurement, regulating procurement process,
knowing original offers, monitoring and evaluation, starting of a contract, contract delivery and
overseeing, accountability and record keeping, payment and contract accomplishment. When the
institution obeys the procurement process afterwards the procurement achievement will be
effective and efficient. The study will use this theory to examine the factors hindering effective
There was limited literature on procurement and technological advances and majority of the
research have focused in successful implementation of e-procurement and its benefits. Few have
focused on e-procurement and its failure in procurement. The literature reviewed have not
sufficiently addressed the factors hindering the effective procurement therefore the study aim to
acquire the knowledge gap in the field of the study from the respondents in relation to effective
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CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
This chapter stress on what the researcher will do while in the field of the study and where the
procurement of goods in Wajir County. This research examined how corruption, political change
and technological advances hinder effective procurement. Survey design were research
The study was conducted in Wajir County. It came into existence in 2013 after it was enshrined
in 2010 constitution. It is among the forty seven counties with code number eight. Wajir County
Government Offices are located in East Gate Building found along Airport Road in Wajir. It has
six sub counties and thirty Wards. It has a budget allocation of more than nine billion.
The target population constituted of50 staffs in the department of procurement, finance,
information, communication and technology, public service board, education and vocational
training officers in Wajir County, 140 residents and 10 members of county assemblies. The total
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3.4 Sampling Technique
The study used simple sampling technique. The study was grounded on each participant having
Mugenda and Mugenda (2003) assert that a sample size of 10-50% can be obtained. This study
operated on a sample size of 25%. Therefore 50 respondents were employed in the study. This
was informed by the travels that researcher went while traversing the county collecting the
primary data.
The researcher sought the guidance of the supervisor to enhance this research to acceptedGretsa
university standard and any errors detected were rectified for the objectives of the study to be
attained. Research instruments were piloted before the actual study by a test and retest method.
This assisted the researcher be aware if the respondents understood the questionnaires and more
importantly the language used in the questionnaire. The researcher noted consistency and
Primary data was garnered from the respondents through use of questionnaire. Questionnaires
were offered to the respondents with agreeable duration of reply and collected later.
Questionnaires were in closed end format. Secondary data were the review of the relevant
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literature from various scholars who were acknowledged in the reference. Secondary data was
collected from books, journals, articles, unpublished dissertations and authenticated websites.
Data collected was analyzed in qualitative and quantitative form. In qualitative form, data was
written in thematic and explained based on respondents’ feedback. In quantitative form, data was
accompanied with inferential statistics. The analyzed data was in presentation of frequency
tables.
Researcher strictly adhered to rules and standards of research writing and academic integrity.
Relevant reviewed literature which was cited in this study, scholars were acknowledged.
Researcher sought approval from county government of Wajir before collecting the data.
Respondents’ privacy was protected and their participation was voluntary and with consent.
Provision of data by respondents was protected and meant for academic purpose.
Researcher had a time plan schedule and study was completed on time. Budget approximation
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CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION
4.1 Introduction
The discussions in this chapter reflect the responses of the analyzed data from the field of the
study grounded on the study questionnaire which assisted in attaining the objectives of the study.
Researcher gave out fifty questionnaires but only thirty nine questionnaires were completely
filled and returned. The response rate was seventy eight percent.
4.3 Gender
Male respondents mainly constituted the gender. Among the thirty nine respondents, twenty five
Table 2: Gender
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4.4 Age Bracket
The study was formed by majority being in the age bracket of thirty to forty years. The second
age bracket in the study was mainly the respondents between twenty to thirty years. Respondents
within the range of forty to fifty and fifty and above were equivalent.
The study noted that most of the respondents were residing within Wajir County. Out of 39
respondents, thirty two respondents were born, raised and working within Wajir while seven
respondents were from other regions of the country and were in Wajir for work related purposes.
The researcher wanted to know if the persons within Wajir are contented with service delivery.
The study found out that public service board had the highest with a mean of 3.15 followed
closely with procurement staffs being contented with service delivery meanof 2.91. The study
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found out that finance staff were satisfied with a mean of 2.89 and vocational training officer
with a mean of 2.86. According to the responses, ICT staffs were satisfied with a mean of 2.53.
The study noted that members of county assembly and residents were least satisfied with service
Model Summary
Table 6: R Square
Interpretation: The value of R Square is 51.6% (.516) which indicates that the dependent
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4.8 ANOVAa
Interpretation: In this test, calculated value is 160.619 where tabulated value at 5% significant
level with 5 degrees of freedom is 5. This test shows that the calculated value is greater than
tabulated value. Thus, it can be observed that there is sufficient evidence to reject null hypothesis.
The findings of variance between various demographics which are service delivery, age and
gender reveals that the resultant p values ranges from 0.503 on service delivery and 0.020 on
gender. As per the respondents, they argued that auditor general report reflects corruption in
Wajir County, goods and services procured were overpriced than the market price, procurement
officers cannot be trusted with procurement process and favourism and familiarity affected
procurement of goods and services. Respondents stated that goods and services delivered to the
public were of standard. Participants lastly asserted that tenders were awarded justly to the only
listed companies and acquisition of goods and services was done in fair and transparent manner.
According to the study p value less than 0.05 reveals that there is no statistical significant
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difference in the views provided by residents and the views that corruption had hindered
effective procurement.
The study findings indicated that political changes in election were a sign of dissatisfaction with
delivery of goods and services. It was noted that political scandals was a failed application of
procurement laws and regulation and respondents also stated that politicians influence
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procurement process. According to participants, politicians put their royals as procurement
officers and politicians were bribed to favour some companies in tender awarding. As per the
respondents, each regime had their procurement officers to suit their interests.
Research analysis of variance in table 8 below reveals relationship between service delivery and
Political scandals is a failed application of procurement laws with a p score value of less than
0.05 (p= 0.015). The study found that political changes is a sign of dissatisfaction with delivery
of goods and services had a p score value of more than 0.05 (p= 0.789) implying that there is no
statistical significant difference in the views provided by respondents toward that statement.
Technology has been now integrated in the procurement process and this study wanted to find
out the reaction of respondents from Wajir on the aspect of e-procurement. This study found out
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that respondents argued that technology has ease procurement process. The study findings
indicated that e-procurement had worked effectively in Wajir County but inadequate experts on
Respondents stated that data had been generated to fix corrupt procurement where an e-
not revealed the inefficiency in delivery of goods and services. The study findings reveal that the
scores of p value are greater than 0.05 which indicate that there is no significant relationship
between service delivery and hindrance on effective procurement. The study found out that
gender had the lowest p score value of 0.082 and service delivery with the highest p score value
of 0.718.
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4.10 Coefficient of determination
The study carried out various regression analyses in order to find out the relation between the
independent variables (corruption, political changes and technological advances) and dependent
variables of this study is clarified by variance in independent variable of this study. The equation
gotten from table 9 where X1 is corruption coefficient, X2 is political changes coefficient and X3
is the technological advances coefficient and c is the constant coefficient. So the equation was
variable were taken to be at constant at zero then effective procurement would be 1.213. At 95%
effective procurement had the highest level of significant with 0.324, followed by political
changes (0.256) and with the least level of significant being technological advances with 0.177.
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CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
This chapter summarizes the discussions of the study based on the specific objectives, give
The study was based on the three specific objectives that is to examine how corruption hinder
effective procurement of goods in Wajir County, assess how political changes hinder effective
procurement of goods in Wajir County and to find out how technological advances hinder
effective procurement of goods in Wajir County. The general summary of the study was that its
effectiveness was seventy eight percent where only thirty nine respondents participated and
majority were male who were twenty five. Respondents between the ages of thirty to forty
mainly took part in the study. Respondents who were mainly the residents had an issue with
The first specific objective was to examine how corruption hinders effective procurement of
goods in Wajir County. The variables in consideration were overpricing, substandard of goods
and favourism and familiarity in procurement process. The analysis results were that yearly
auditor general report reflects corruption in the procurement process. The variable of overpricing
of goods and services was a key as per respondents in procurement where goods were overpriced
compared with the standard market price. Respondents stated that favourism and familiarity in
procurement process had been witnessed and substandard of goods had been seen in Majir
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The second specific objective was to assess how political changes hinder effective procurement
of goods in Wajir County. The study found out that dissatisfaction in terms of delivery of goods
and services in Wajir County had led to political changes through elections. Based on the data
analyzed, respondents argued that there was misuse of office hindering effective procurement.
This study found out that there was bribery in tendering awards where only those who bribe get
the tender. Respondents argued that political interest was witnessed in procurement process with
The third specific objective was to find out how technological advances hinder effective
procurement of goods in Wajir County. Respondents were aware of e-procurement and it’s had
ease procurement process and was used as a tool to detect corruption in the county. The study
found out that there were inadequate experts on e-procurement and respondents also stated that
the e-procurement data was manipulated to cover up the corrupt deals in procurement process.
5.3 Conclusion
process. This study was examining factors hindering effective procurement in Wajir County. The
independent variables were corruption, political changes and technological advances. The study
noted that there was no significant relationship between corruptions, political changes and
technological advances and effective procurement. Though the respondents argued that auditor
general report implies ineffectiveness in procurement, there are other factors which hinder
effective procurement but this study only researched on three. The study found out that there was
a challenge with procurement hindering delivery of goods and services in Wajir County which
signaled ineffective procurement. The study noted various challenges in procurement and come
up with recommendations.
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5.4 Recommendations
1. The study recommends for openness and accountability in procurement process in Wajir
County. This will restore faith to residents and all those who request for tenders and perceive
fairness in tender awarding. Procurement officers need to be accountable in all the procurement
process to ensure there is integrity and financial accountability of the hardly taxed Kenyans.
2. Wajir County need to either apprentice procurement officers to e-procurement or sponsor all
procurement officers to go back to school to learn the technological advancement to easen the
procurement process. This will help increase the procurement officers who are literate on e-
procurement.
3. There is need to emphasize on the ethicality of office holders to ensure effective procurement
which will be reflected on timely and quality delivery of goods and services.
The study dealt with factors hindering effecting procurement. Independent variables discussed
were corruption, political changes and technological advances. The researcher recommends for
Wajir County.
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APPENDICES
Dear Sir/Madam
Yours
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Appendix II: Questionnaire
Male Female
2. Age bracket
Yes No
Yes No
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5. Corruption and procurement
Kindly tick appropriately in the comments stated below. The following numbers signal that
1=strongly agree 2=Agree 3=Neutral 4=strongly disagree 5=Disagree
Comments 1 2 3 4 5
Acquisition of goods and services is done in fair and transparent manner
Tender is awarded justly to the only listed companies
Goods and services delivered to the public are of standard
Procurement officers cannot be trusted with procurement process
Auditor general report reflects corruption in Wajir County
Favourism and familiarity affects procurement of goods and services
Goods and services procured are overpriced than the market price
Kindly tick appropriately in the comments stated below. The following numbers signal that
1=strongly agree 2=Agree 3=Neutral 4=strongly disagree 5=Disagree
Comments 1 2 3 4 5
Politicians influences procurement process
Politicians put their royals as procurement officers
Politicians are bribed to favour some companies in tender awarding
Each regime have their procurement officers to suit their interest
Political changes is a sign of dissatisfaction with delivery of goods and
services
Political scandals is a failed application of procurement laws and regulation
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7. Technological advances and procurement
Kindly tick appropriately in the comments stated below. The following numbers signal that
1=strongly agree 2=Agree 3=Neutral 4=strongly disagree 5=Disagree
Comments 1 2 3 4 5
Technology has ease procurement process
Data has been generated to fix corrupt procurement
E-procurement have worked effectively in Wajir County
All the e-procurement process have not revealed the inefficiency in delivery
of goods and services
Inadequate experts on e-procurement in Wajir County have affected
effective procurement.
E- procurement is a tool for anti-corruption in Wajir County
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