Access To Financial Practices Of Disadvantaged Groups And Procurement Performance Of County Governments In Western Region, Kenya.
Volume 5 - Issue 11, November 2022 Edition
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Author(s)
Pamela Kongoti Wafula, Dr. Nurwin Fozia (PHD), Dr. Nathan Wafula (PHD)
Keywords
Cost level, Financial practices, Supplier development and procurement performance
Abstract
The aim of this study was to establish the influence of access to opportunities of financing practices of disadvantaged groups on procurement performance in the county governments of Kenya, Western region. The specific objective of the study was: To establish the influence of access to opportunities of financing practices by disadvantaged groups. The study employed empowerment theory and theory of change. The main instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. The target population for the study was 95. Data was analyzed using multiple regression. The findings indicated that access to financial practices had a significant negative effect on procurement performance with p values of 0.001 and Beta coefficient …. The findings of the study may be relevant to policy makers for the purposes of formulating policies on supplier development practices of disadvantaged groups and may also be part of existing literature that will be used by researchers and scholars. It was concluded that access to financial practices had significant effect on procurement performance of county governments in Western region, Kenya. From the findings it was recommended that county governments in Kenya should embrace access to financial practices for disadvantaged groups to enhance innovation and support to the reserved groups.
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