Abstract: The specific objective of the study was to find out the effect of cultural impediments on participation of women vendors in public procurement and contract management activities in Narok county government. The study adopted a case study research design. The population of the study constituted all registered women vendors operating in Narok County who are 115. Census method was used as the sampling method where all the registered women vendors and the county procurement officers were considered. A Questionnaire was used to collect data. Validity and reliability was ascertained before using the questionnaire for the actual data collection. A reliability coefficient of 0.7 and more and a validity coefficient of 0.6 and more was considered appropriate. The quantitative data was coded and entered into Statistical Packages for Social Scientists (SPSS) Version 21.0 and analyzed using descriptive statistics where frequencies and percentages were computed and inferential statistics where Pearson’s correlation analysis and multivariate linear regression was computed. The study established that organizational culture did not give them chance to participate in the process. The study therefore concluded that women vendors are at a disadvantage to participate in public procurement process because of organizational culture. The study recommends that there is need for the organizations in the public sector to enhance their culture to be accommodative for women and hence enhance their participation in public procurement.
Keywords: Contract, E-procurement, Public procurement and Women participation.
Title: Factors Affecting Women Vendors Participation in Public Procurement and Contract Management in County Government in Kenya: A Case of Narok County
Author: ALICE KALUHI AMEGA, DR. SAMSON NYANG’AU
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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