Determining The Success On User Adoption Of E-Procurement In Kenyan Government Ministries: A Case Of E-Procurement Module In The IFMIS

Abstract

Openness and accountability in Public procurement is a thorn in the flesh that the Government has to deal with. In August 2014, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed a shift from the manual system to e procurement so as to manage public finances and resources better. Currently the system being used by public institutions in Kenya for e-procurement is the e-procurement module of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), also known as procure to pay. IFMIS is a B2G, an automated system used for public financial management interlinking planning, budgeting, expenditure management, control, accounting, audit and reporting. IFMIS was procured in the 1998 but its implementation began in the year 2003. This paper sought to determine the level of success on user adoption of e-procurement in Kenyan Government Ministries by analyzing the constructs of the enhanced DeLone and McLean’s (2016) IS Success model. Questionnaires were administered to ninety six employees of fourteen key government ministries in Kenya. Descriptive statistics was used to determine the extent of e procurement adoption by the users. Correlation and regression analysis were used to test the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The results from the findings supported the research hypothesis to a great extent. Empirical evidence revealed that there was success on user adoption of e-procurement in Kenyan Government Ministries. All the variables identified have correlations with the model constructs hence can be used to measure the level of success on user adoption. This study validates the model and would recommend the model for future research in regards to success on e-government projects and especially in Kenya.