The Effects of E-Procurement Implementation on Prevention of Corruption in the Public Procurement in Tanzania.

Abstract

The study aimed to assess the effects of e-procurement implementation on prevention of corruption in public procurement in Tanzania by using the case of ministry of livestock and fisheries. The study adopted and cross-sectional research design, where by a sample of 104 respondents was selected from a population by using a simple random sampling. Data were collected by using questionnaires, interview and documentary review. Data were analysed by using descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression and content analysis for qualitative data. The research findings indicates that, the independent variables collectively contributed to about 93.2% the variance in the dependent variable, which is Corruption prevention. The findings revealed that implementation of e-procurement increased visibility (Beta Coefficient = 0.32, P- value = 0.638), implementation of e-procurement increased efficiency (Beta Coefficient =0.577, P-Value= 0.00), implementation of e-procurement reduced human errors in procurement processes (Beta Coefficient =0.196, P value =0.004), implementation of e-procurement limited political interference in procurement processes(Beta Coefficient =0.012, P value =0.864), and finally the implementation of e-procurement increased competition in public procurement (Beta Coefficient = 0.13, P value = 0.871). Therefor all government institutions adopt and implement e-procurement systems to improve performance, and procurement compliance and prevent corruption. Additionally, the government should strengthen the e-procurement network, design and develop user-friendly e-procurement systems and provide training to procurement stakeholders on the importance and applications of e-procurement systems.