DETERMINANTS OF E-PROCUREMENT IMPLEMENTATION IN KENYAN STATE CORPORATIONS WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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Public procurement is key to government service delivery, yet constraints affect its performance. Despite the numerous benefits of e-procurement public procurement entities continue to face challenges. This study sought to examine the determinants of e-procurement implementation in Kenya state corporation specifically the Ministry of Finance. The study covered employee competency and legal frameworks as the main determinants. This study used descriptive research design. The total population of the study consisted of all the 16 state corporations under the Ministry of Finance. Both primary and secondary data was used for the study. The research study used a questionnaire as a key instrument for primary data collection. Pilot study was done by selecting five respondents from the population and issuing them with the questionnaire. The analysis was done with the help of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The results showed that staff competencies hindered e-procurement adoption. It also indicated that inadequate legal framework was also a challenge in the implementation of e-procurement in the public sector. From the results, inadequacy of a legal framework was to a great extent a challenge to e-procurement adoption in their organizations. The study recommends that continuous training for the incoming staff is required. It also recommend that formal recognition backed by legislation of the electronic procurement transactions should be encouraged to accelerate the' rate of Implementation of the System within the public sector. The study recommends a need to carry out further studies in other state corporations in other ministries to compare the results with those found in this study.
Key Words: Employee Competency, Legal Framework, E-Procurement, Ministry of Finance
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