Abstract: The general objective of this study is to assess the effect of procurement process on the implementation of county government infrastructural projects in Kenya, a case of Kajiado County. The study was based on four theoretical foundations. These include: Agency Theory; Evaluation Theory; Theory of Public Participation and; Resource-Based Theory. This study uses the descriptive survey design. The population for this study comprised of county public servants targeted from public servants working in the ministries of public works, roads and transport, finance and economic planning. These departments were purposively selected since they directly deal with infrastructural projects. The directors and departmental heads and staff from these departments totaling 84 individuals were targeted. The study used total population sampling techniques to sample all the 84 individuals targeted. Data was collected through use of structured questionnaires. The questionnaire was pretested to ascertain validity and reliability through a pilot of 10 individuals. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze data from the structured questionnaires. Several statistical tests such as: descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages and weighted means) and; inferential statistics (Multiple Regression Analysis, Analysis of Variance and Pearson Correlation) were carried out. Results were then presented in tables. The study findings show that the implementation of infrastructural projects in the county is greatly affected by procurement processes in the county. The study recommends that the county government should ensure that procurement processes are transparent.
Keywords: Procurement, Implementation, County Government, Infrastructural Projects.
Title: EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS IN KENYA
Author: Nancy Cheptoo Ikumilu, Assumptah Kagiri
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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