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This study explores challenges facing procurement management in Kwimba district council in Mwanza, Tanzania. It analyses a procurement management that concerns with purchasing economic resources, negotiating right items of the right prices, at a right time and getting the best quality resources for Kwimba district council operation. The primary objective of the study was to examine how the procurement management faced with the problem and possible recommendation that can reduce such problems. Meanwhile, the analysis explores relevant empirical and theoretical reviews from various authors on the matter of the study. So far, the investigation of this work employed a methodology that included the area profile and the target population. Both purpose and random sampling were used to select respondents. Data collection techniques and instrument explored were interviews and questionnaires. Indicated are also the findings obtained from real field of the study. The study depicts that there are still challenges facing procurement management such as lack of training, problem of fund support, corruption, poor level of education, conflict of interest, poor skills on how to filling tender documents, lack of open competition and inadequate information to potential bidders. Eventually, the investigation of this work recommends that for successful procurement management therefore should be fluent training to both employees and suppliers, the government through ministry of finance should provide enough funds to facilitate general management of procurement and the Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) investigators may deal much on corruption basis. |
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