Challenges Facing Administrators in The Implementation Of Public Procurement And Disposal Act In Civil Services In Kenya: A Case Of Uasin-Gishu County

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to determine challenges facing administrators in the implementation of Public Procurement and Disposal Act in the civil services in Kenya, in Uasin-Gishu County. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches where Questionnaire and interview schedule were used to collect data. The study targeted all the administrators in civil services from Uasin-Gishu County. A sample size of 50 administrators was used. The study used both probability and non-probability sampling techniques. Stratified technique was adopted as respondents were selected according to their respective departments. Furthermore, simple random sampling was used to select the actual number of respondents who were given questionnaires to fill. The study found that Administrators face challenges during the implementation of PPDA, such as, poor procurement operations and market practices, and complex execution of legal mandates of procurement entities, weak institutional framework and management capacity, and lack of integrity and transparency of the public procurement system followed these.

Key Words: Challenges, Administrators, Public Procurement and Disposal Act, Civil Service