Effects of public procurement and disposal act on procurement in Parastatals in Kenya

Abstract

The public procurement system in Kenya has evolved to an orderly and legally regulated system governed by the PPDA, 2005. Prior to this, in Central Government it was governed by Treasury Circulars from 1969, then the Supplies Manual of 1978, before the promulgation of the Exchequer and Audit (Public Procurement) Regulations, 2001.The PPDA, effective as of 1st January 2007, applies to all procurement of goods, works and services, as well as the disposal of assets by public entities. The Public procurement processes is a complex issue because of the multiple interests and objectives it strives to achieve simultaneously coupled by the multiple regulatory policies and bodes it has to adhere to. The objective of this study is to look at the effects of PPDA on public procurement in Parastatals in Kenya. However the specific objectives are to establish the effect of PPDA on the procurement process in Paratatals in Kenya and find out find out the challenges to the implementation of the PPDA.