DETERMINANTS OF ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT IMPLEMENTATION IN COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN KENYA
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The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of e-procurement implementation in county governments in Kenya, which are forty seven in total but the study targeted ten counties. These counties comprised of the first five counties with the highest budget allocation which include Nairobi, Turkana, Mandera, Kakamega and Bungoma and five counties with the least budget allocation. These are Lamu, Isiolo, Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo Marakwet and Taita Taveta. The general objective of the study was to investigate the determinants of electronic procurement implementation in the county governments in Kenya .The specific objectives of this study was to investigate the role of technology in the implementation of electronic procurement in county governments in Kenya and to identify the role of organizational factors in the implementation of electronic procurement in county governments in Kenya. The study used structured questionnaire consisting of open and close ended questions which was distributed to the sample size of 146 respondents to collect data form accountants, technical team from ICT department and procurement officers in the counties mentioned. The study adopted Survey design through which both qualitative and quantitative data was collected. The study used descriptive method to analyze the data collected. For quantitative data analysis, coding and editing was done in electronic spreadsheet with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Primary data was collected using questionnaires. Pilot test was also carried out in three Counties in the country before the actual data collection to ensure validity and reliability of the research instruments. The study revealed that organization and technology had a great effect on e-procurement implementation. Technological factors were identified to be having the most significant effect in the e-procurement implementation in county governments. The study recommended that e-procurement to be effective and become an important part of supply chain management the county governments should adopt progressive ICT policies to ensure supportive IT infrastructure is in place. Further research should also be carried out on the role of national government in implementation of e-procurement in the devolved units.
Key Words: Technology, Organization, E-procurement Implementation, County Governments in Kenya
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