Internal Factors affecting Procurement Practices in Public Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya

Abstract: This study was set to investigate the internal factors that influence procurement procedures in public secondary schools in Bungoma County. The study was guided by the following specific objective; to establish the effect ICT adoption on procurement process in public secondary schools in Bungoma County. The study was guided by the path goal leadership theory which postulates that. The theory is based on the premise that an employee’s perception of expectancies between his effort and performance is greatly affected by a leader’s behavior. The leaders helped group members in attaining rewards by clarifying the paths to goals and removing obstacles to performance. The study employed a descriptive research design. The target population was 62 schools which is 30% of 206 public secondary schools in the County. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires and interview schedules and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study was significant in the sense that, it has provided information that may enhance sound procurement procedures in public institutions and particularly secondary schools. This study was also added to the existing reservoir of knowledge in the area of public procurement. Keywords: Public Secondary Schools, Procurement Practices, procurement process, Bungoma County. Title: Internal Factors affecting Procurement Practices in Public Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya Author: Bivern Wasike Wekesa, Gregory Namusonge, Elizabeth Nambuswa International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations ISSN 2348-7585 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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