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The main objective of this study was to assess the factors influencing procurement regulatory compliance in public institutions in Zanzibar. The study used a case study design which permitted the researcher to adopt both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study population involved all staffs in the procurement functions including accounting offices, TB members, PMU staffs and users department. The study used simple and purposive sampling techniques to obtain a sample size of 125 respondents from MOFP Zanzibar. The data were collected by using questionnaires and unstructured interviews. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse quantitative data by using IBM SPSS software version 22 and presented in the form of tables and charts. Content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data and presented in narrative form. The findings revealed that nature of procurement had positive and large contribution on compliance, ICT had positive and moderate contribution on compliance, budget had positive and little contribution on compliance and management support had positive and little contribution on compliance but not statistical significant. The results revealed that nature of procurement, ICT, budget and management support explain 95.8% of variation on procurement regulatory compliance in public sectors (Adjusted R2 = 0.958). Likewise, the findings revealed that challenges on compliance are largely experienced on procurement records management and legal framework knowledge than in training, regulatory authority and experience of staffs.
The study concluded that nature of procurement, ICT, budget and management support have positive and significant influence on procurement regulatory compliance in public sectors. The results concluded that poor records management, lack of legal knowledge and inadequate training negatively influence compliance. Study recommends that PEs should ensure effective implementation of procurement laws and procedures, advance ICT and information system, supplier’s payments made according to contract agreement and conduct seminars and workshop to its staffs. |
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