| dc.contributor.author | Bartilol, Zephaniah Kipkogei | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kamoni, Peter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Simotwo, Peter | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-28T08:57:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-28T08:57:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2321–8916 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.24940/theijbm/2023/v11/i10/BM2310-023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.mut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6810 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The success of any institution is majorly determined by the procurement practices adopted and how well they are
implemented. Procurement concept has dominated most of the activities in public institutions because of the value
attached to the role of procurement in enhancing the overall performance of the institutions; hence, the study seeks
to investigate the procurement practices and performance of public institutions in Turkana County, Kenya. This
research was pinned on Principal- Agency Theory, Contingency Theory, Stakeholder Theory and Porter Value Chain
Analysis Theory. The study utilized a descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised 140
officials in various public entities in Turkana. The study used census techniques to come up with 140 participants as a
sample size. Data were descriptively analyzed using means and standard deviations and inferentially by Pearson's
correlation and regression analysis to measure strength and direction. Regression results demonstrated that
procurement practices (procurement planning, E-procurement practices, sourcing ethics and evaluation practices)
all yield statistically significant influence on procurement performance. The Coefficient of Determination or R square
stood at (p<0.05; R2= 0.785), which implied that 78.5% of the variation in the procurement performance was
explained by variability in the variables under procurement practices (procurement planning, E-procurement
practices, sourcing ethics and evaluation practices). The study recommends more pursuit of procurement practices
involvement in procurement planning, E-procurement practices, sourcing ethics and evaluation practices. Public
institution management, government, researchers and academicians will greatly benefit from this study as it provides
viable insights that could guide decisions to serve their interests on the critical subject of enhanced procurement
performance. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | Procurement practices, public institutions, performance, Turkana County | en_US |
| dc.title | Procurement Practices and Performance of Public Institutions in Turkana County, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
