Influence of Public Procurement Procedures on the Implementation of Donor Funded Projects: a Case of College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this research report was to find out the Influence of Public Procurement Procedures on the implementation of donor funded projects in Kenya, a case of the College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi. There are several donor funded projects domiciled in the College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi. This study was driven by four objectives, which were: To establish how the choice of procurement procedures influences the implementation of donor funded projects in Kenya: To determine how staff competency in procurement procedures influence implementation of donor funded projects in Kenya: To assess how communication during procurement procedures influence implementation of procurement and To establish how documentation used in procurement procedures influence implementation of donor funded project in Kenya. These projects have timelines, budget and scope but sometimes implementation of these projects is difficult because of the procurement procedures and that’s why the researcher sought to carry out the research to try and answer the problem. The design of the study was descriptive survey and had a target population of 50 officers working at the donor funded projects and procurement department. Since the population was small sampling was not done and census was the most appropriate method to be used. The use of questionnaire was the primary research instrument, filled in questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 and the findings of the study was coded as per the objectives and presented using tables and frequencies. The study revealed that Public procurement procedures influence the implementation of donor funded projects. From the findings it was clearly established that the choice of public procedure was the most significant factor that influences the implementation of donor funded projects at the College of Health Sciences, followed by communication, documentation and lastly staff competency. The study recommended that the College should have specific Procurement staff who should handle procurement process for donor funded projects and there is also need for Public procurement and Oversight Authority to look at the existing Acts such as procurement and Disposal Act of 2005 and Public procurement and asset disposal Act 2015 and supplies practitioners management Act CAP 537 with a view of shortening it its process that follows a long procedure before it comes to a completion and its final stage. The researcher suggested that a comparative study should be carried out in organizations which have similar organizations structure.