Implementation of Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 and Operational Effectiveness Among Public Universities in Kenya
Abstract
The main aim of the study was to investigate on the
implementation of Public
Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 and operational effectiveness among Public
Universities in Kenya
.
The research will be guided by the following research objectives:
To determ
ine the extent of implementation of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act,
2005 amongst public universities; To determine the challenges facing successful
implementation of Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 among public universities
in Kenya; and
t
o determine the relationship between the implementation of Public
Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 and operational effectiveness among public
universities in Kenya.
This research problem was
studied using descriptive research
design. Descriptive resear
ch design w
as
chosen because it enable
d
the researcher to
generalise the findings to a larger population.
The target population for this study w
as
580
procurement
staffs and managers in all public universities
.
The study focus
ed
on the
section and particul
arly on the top, middle and lower level management staff who are
directly dealing with the day
-
to
-
day procurement activities in the institution. The data
w
as
coded to enable the responses to be grouped into various categories. Data collected
w
as
purely qua
ntitative and it w
as
analyzed by descriptive
statistics. From the research
findings, the Implementation of PPDA, 2005 has led to e
nhanced Research and
Innovation environment
at the University
;
The Implementation of PPDA, 2005 has led to
e
nhanced service de
livery
at the University
and
the Implementation of PPDA, 2005 has
led to e
nhanced Cost savings
in the university operations.
The study recommends that
plans are not static and that preparation of annual procurement plans should be
participatory, frequently
reviewed so as to improve on the institution’s procurement
performance. Equally, management of the procurement process should be administered
by qualified, competent and experienced procurement professionals.
Publisher
University of Nairobi