DETERMINANTS OF PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS
Benedict Kiema Kavua
A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master in Procurement and Logistics of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
2014
ABSTRACT
In the past decades, the public procurement system in Kenya has undergone significant developments. In developing countries, public procurement is increasingly recognized as essential in service delivery. Governments are the biggest "spenders" and most of this amount is "internal" spending but some 25% to 50% is indeed spent "externally" (on sourcing goods and services) and mainly through Public Procurement. The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of procurement performance of rural electrification projects and it will be guided by the following objectives: staff competency, organization resources, and stakeholder influence and government policy. The study was carried out at the Rural Electrification Authority. The sample of the study comprised 110 respondents from the top, middle and low level management. The study employed a descriptive case study design. The study found out that the diversity of the work involved in public procurement necessitates that procurement officers are competent in a wide variety of generic procurement skills; that It is important to identify, develop and assess the competencies of procurement officers in public procurement to ensure that procurement activity is both compliant with legislation and obtaining value for money. The study concludes that It is important to identify, develop and assess the competencies of procurement officers in public procurement to ensure that procurement activity is both compliant with legislation and obtaining value for money. Finally the study recommends that Managers involved in rural electrification projectsmust formulate and implement processes which satisfy all and only those groups who have a stake in the project business and also managing potential conflict stemming from diverging interests.
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