Electronic procurement practices at Kenya power limited

Abstract

E- procurement is the use of computer technologies and the internet to conduct procurement operations and is one of the emerging procurement becoming popular: for business case it cannot be denied that, significant improvement in transparency: traceability of all transactions, enhances value for money: enhances competition through improved accessibility; reduces procurement costs and transaction costs; facilitates online catalogue based purchases, such as framework contracts; improved market intelligence and resource allocation management effective for preventing fraud and corruption; provides audit trail, improved work efficiency: reduces disputes; better enforcement of regulations; reduced procurement time; standardization and streamlining of procurement process. The objective of this paper is to highlight the factors leading to E-procurement success and showcase Kenya Power as a role model for E- procurement practices. The study adopts a meta-synthesis, descriptive research design. A review of five recent studies from Kenya Power website revealed that e-procurement processes are efficient and effective.