Factors Affecting Compliance with Public Procurement and Disposal Act by the County Government of Nairobi

Winfridah Kagendo, Dr Godfrey Makau

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the factors affecting compliance with public procurement and disposal act 2005 by the county government of Nairobi from which the findings may be generalised to other counties in Kenya. The study employed explanatory survey. The study targeted the employees of Nairobi County government from various departments. Stratified sampling technique was used to recruit 97 respondents to participate in this study. Questionnaires were used to collect data for respondents this study. The study concluded that lack of ethical practices and political interference still remains a major challenge on compliance with procurement act. The compliance with procurement act is mainly reliant on political good will as politics was found to strongly interfere with procurement process.

Keywords: Procurement Act, Compliance, Public