Factors Influencing Committee Members’ Compliance With Procurement Regulations in Public Secondary Schools in Nyamira North Sub-county, Kenya

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the various aspects which influence the procurement committee members’ compliance with procurement regulations in public secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County. The study was guided by the following objective and hypotheses: To find out the influence of the aggregation of procurement on compliance with procurement regulations in public secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub-County.HO1: There is no significance relationship between the levels of sensitization of the procurement committee members on compliance with procurement regulations in public secondary schools.HO2: There is no significance relationship between the level of education of procurement committee members on compliance with procurement regulations in public secondary schools. HO3: There is no significance relationship between the level of training of procurement committee members on compliance with procurement regulations in public secondary schools. Nyamira North sub county has 55 public secondary schools and each school has 9 committee members giving a total of 495 members.The study employed descriptive survey design to gather data from 33 secondary schools in Nyamira North Sub County. The 33 school principals of these schools, 165 committee members and the Sub County Education Auditor were all enjoined in the study as respondents. A total of 199 respondents were used selected through stratified sampling technique, the researcher grouped the schools into four categories. Purposive sampling was used to choose the 33 school principals. Data was gathered by means of structured questionnaires, administered to the school principals, the procurement committee members and the Sub County Education Auditor. Data analysis was through the use of SPSS computer package (Version 21) whereby data was coded, sorted, analyzed descriptively by the help of Chi-Square test and presented using tables and figures like pie charts and bar charts. Content validity of the research instruments, expert judgment technique was used. Test- re-test method of reliability was used. The researcher established that sensitization, level of education and level of training do not significantly influence the compliance levels of procurement committee members to procurement regulations. Therefore the three null hypotheses after being tested using chi-square test at significance level 0.05 were accepted. It was concluded that aggregation of procurement influences compliance with procurement procedures. The researcher recommended that there is essence to stress on sensitization of procurement committee members on matters of procurement and compliance with procurement regulations.