Challenges of Implementing E-Procurement in the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development in Nairobi, Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate challenges of implementing e-procurement in Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development. The research adopted a mixed descriptive design. The target population of this study was the 142 e-procurement users in various departments under the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development headquartered in Nairobi with 103 being used as the sample size. Both primary and secondary data were used in data collection whereby questionnaire was the key instrument for primary data collection with secondary data being obtained from relevant literature like journals, internet and books. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Data was presented in form of tables, figures and charts. A multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the data using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). The study found a positive relationship amongst the variables. Relationship between legal framework, technological infrastructure, security of data, the relationship between employee competency and implementation of E-Procurement was positive. The findings of this study are useful to the policy makers and stakeholders in government ministries. By establishing the key ingredient in the; planning, designing and implementation of a sound public procurement system that aligned itself to the overall economic strategy. It will also be beneficial to the practitioners in determining the prospects and potential benefits of e-procurement and, the need to progressively move towards the implementation of e-procurement in public sector procurement.
Keywords: Employee competency, legal framework, technological infrastructure, security of data, e-procurement.
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