Integrated Financial Management Information Systems And Procurement Performance In The County Government Of Nyeri

Abstract

This research sought after investigating the association between procurement performance and integrated systems of financial management information of the Nyeri County Government. Specifically, the research sought to establish the influence of integrated financial management information systems technology adaptability, staff professional skills, institutional capacity to implement and customer satisfaction through integrated systems of financial management information on procurement performance of the Nyeri County Government. Literature of past studies was reviewed while the guiding theories for the conceptualization of variables included the technology acceptance model, work around theory, innovation diffusion as well as the Hegelian Dialectic Model. Empirical review was undertaken, which helped elicit gaps to be filled by the study. This research assumed the descriptive kind research design. The study’s target population was 191 representing selected suppliers to the County Government of Nyeri and employees of the County Government. Stratified sampling (40%) was used to ensure that all the County Government officers and suppliers are represented and the sample size was 74 respondents. This study mainly used primary data gathered by use of questionnaires that included open as well as closed-ended questions and administered via drop and pick later technique. The data gathered was analyzed through the descriptive statistical tools percentages, standard deviations and means were used, with the aid of the Statistical Packages for Social Science. Additionally, the research carried out analysis of multiple regression to reveal the association between integrated financial management information system implementation and procurement performance within the Nyeri County Government. Results signify that the county government of Nyeri had integrated the major procurement integrated financial management information systems models though suppliers were not confident in the system. Capacity building was not effectively undertaken with suppliers poorly sensitized as well as limited staff members, with those in leadership hardly being trained. Thus stewardship and accountability challenges abound. Inter-government integration of integrated financial management information systems had legal and structural challenges which constrained communication across board, which affects funds transfer to suppliers and the supply of quality goods in time. The research concludes that exist a positive and statistical significant association between integrated systems of financial management information technology adaptability, users’ professional skills as well as institutional capacity and procurement performance. However, there was a relatively lower significance of customer satisfaction on procurement performance. Following these findings, this study recommends that the ministry of finance and that of information and communication technology should undertake joint research into the most feasible platform to host integrated financial management information systems. Further, the county government should liaise with the integrated systems of financial management information capacity building department at nationwide level to localize training programmes for staff, committee members, Members of County Assembly and the general public.