Means Of Attaining Transparency and Accountability in Public Procurement Process: A Case Study of Mukono District Local Government

ABSTRACT The research sought to address the effects of Public Procurement System in attaining Accountability and Transparency for Public Procurements in Selected Local governments a case of a Selected Local government-Mukono District. Three objectives were set for this research which involved identify the procedures and guidelines set for public procurement processes categorically to the factors affecting public procurements, Assess the public procurement system and determine how these factors interplay and affect the system resulting in lack of Accountability (monetary value) and Transparency in the public procurement sector. Organisation structure, internal and external control system, management involvement and management of public procurement processes and funding of Public Procurements were factors identified as hindering the effectiveness of Public Procurements thus limiting the effectiveness of the Public Procurement System. The inefficiencies of these factors lead to lack of Accountability and Transparency within public procurement processes. The questionnaire and interview guide were the tools used to obtain findings to the research questions, the research findings were organised, coded and analysed descriptively and also the correlation coefficient used to verify the validity and reliability of the hypotheses of the research which were to the determine the dependability of the effectiveness of the public procurement system on the guidelines and procedures set for public procurement, the factors affecting public procurement leading to lack of transparency and accountability (value for money).

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration .ii

Dedication iv

Table Of Contents vi

List Of Tables viii

List Of Figures ix

List OfAcronyms x

CHAPTER ONE I

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background to the Study 1

1.2 The Theoretical Background 2

1.3 The Conceptual Background 2

1.4 The Contextual Background 3

1.5 Statement of the Problem 4

1.6 Scope ofthe Study 5

1.7 Significance 5

1.8 Purpose of the Study 6

1.8.1 Specific Objectives: 6

1.9 Research Questions 6

1.10 Research Hypotheses 6

CHAPTER TWO 8

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.2 Review of Related Literature 8

2.2.1 Procurement and Public Procurement 8

2.4 Factors Affecting Public Procurement Processes and How Accountability and Transparency Interplay. 13

CHAPTER THREE 25

METHODOLOGY 25

3.0 Introduction 25

3.1 Research Design 25

3.2 Study Area and Population 25

3.3 Research Population 26

3.4 Sample and Sampling Procedure 26

3.5 Methods of data Collection 26

3.5.1 Questionnaires 26

3.6 Validity and Reliability 27

3.7 Sources of Data 29

3.8 Documentary Analysis 30

3.9 Measurement of Variables 30

3.10 Data Analysis 31

3.11 Ethical Consideration 32

3.12 Limitations 32

CHAPTER FOUR 34

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSS OF FINDINGS 34

4.0 Introduction 34

4.1 Response Rate 35

4.2 Social Characteristics of the Respondents 36

4.2.1 Sex of Respondents 36