Public procurement and disposal of public assets and local government performance a case study of Kibaale district

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2014-06
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management
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This research dealt with the impacts of PPDA on Local Government Performance in kibaale District. kibaale District was selected because the researcher had easy access of the District mainly boosted by the fact that the researcher hails from that particular District which implied that the researcher had good information and a sense of belonging which made the research a success. This study concentrated on five variables; PPDA Act, Transparency, Accountability Fairness and Ethical considerations as factors deenied to impact the Local government performance in Kibaale District . This study was conducted through a descriptive survey research design. The study involved the staff of the local Government in kibaale. This research project was guided by research questions based on the variables aforementioned. Literature related to this study was reviewed basing on the variables; PPDA Act, The relationship between PPDA and performance of the procurement function, The impact of PPDA on public procurement in Uganda, Challenges encountered in applying public procurement and disposal of assets and Possible measures to improve the public procurement, as factors deemed to influence Local Government Performance in kibaale District. Data was collected by use of the questionnaire and reliability of research instruments was tested using test-re-test technique and validated by experts in academic research. Stratified random sampling and simple random sampling was used to select the sample size of 60 respondents. The data was collected and analyzed by descriptive statistics: simple frequencies and percentages. Data was presented in descriptive form supported by frequency counts and percentages. From the research .findings it can be concluded that PPDA Act, Transparency, Accountability and ethical Consideration impacted heavily on local Government Performance. The following recommendations were made: It is important to offer ethics education to school tendering committee members in order to ensure they serve in ultimate objectivity, accountability, and non discrimination. Further research should be undertaken on the following areas: effects of compliance on quality of goods and services procured in public secondary schools, challenges facing the enforcement of public procurement regulations m public secondary schools and challenges facing e-procurement in public secondary schools
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A research report submitted to the College of Economic and Management Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Bachelors Degree in Supplies and Procurement Management of Kampala International University
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Public procurement, Disposal, Public Assets, Kibaale district
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