Capacity building and improvement of procurement in Wakiso District Local Government, Kampala, Uganda
dc.contributor.author | Nasikombe, Rashida | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-15T08:12:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-15T08:12:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | |
dc.description | A thesis submitted to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration in Procurement | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The study focused on how capacity building can lead to improved procurement in local Government of Wakiso District Local Government. It was prompted by reports of increasing low levels of compliance, shoddy work, poorly managed contracts and failure by entities to follow the prescribed procurement procedures provided for in Local Government (PPDA) Act, Regulations 2006 and Local Government guidelines 2008. The objectives were to determine the level of capacity building in Wakiso District local government, to identify the challenges of capacity building in Wakiso district local government, to determine the level of capacity building strategies in Wakiso district local government, to determine the level of procurement improvement in Wakiso district local government, to establish whether there is a relationship between capacity and procurement improvement in Wakiso District Local Government. A cross sectional study design was used, Views about how capacity leads to improved procurement improvement in Wakiso District Local Government were collected from 78 respondents and secondary data was also used to supplement the views. The finding indicates that capacity building in terms of training and retooling greatly contributes to improved procurement improvement. However there is need for Local Government to observe the PPDA Act, Regulations and guidelines for compliance purpose and to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the procurement process. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/8312 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management | en_US |
dc.subject | Capacity building | en_US |
dc.subject | Procurement | en_US |
dc.title | Capacity building and improvement of procurement in Wakiso District Local Government, Kampala, Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |