Determinants of Procurement Records Keeping Compliance at The Tanzania Ministry of Finance And Planning, 2020.

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the contribution of digital electronic technology on procurement record-keeping compliance at the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Tanzania. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design involving a sample of 50 staff randomly selected from the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Data collection methods included questionnaire and documentary review. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis and quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression model. The study found that education, use of the internet, software, training of human resources, adequate budget allocation and availability of rules were statistically significant to the procurement record-keeping compliance. This study concludes that education, use of the internet, software, training of human resources, budget allocation and availability of rules lead to procurement record-keeping compliance. The study recommends that public institutions should put more efforts into using electronic technology system and train its human resources in ensuring compliance with the procurement records keeping laws.