Implementation of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act in Government Technical Training Institutes: A Case Study of Nkabune Technical Training Institute (TTI), Kenya

This study sought to evaluate the factors affecting implementation of Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2005 in Public Technical Training Institutes, it specifically sought to find out whether procurement training affects implementation of Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2005 in Technical Training Institutes. The study used survey design. The research population consisted of 40 respondents who were issued with the questionnaires out of which 32 or 80 percent were returned. It employed both primary and secondary methods of data collection. First, questionnaires, interview and document analysis were used. Secondary data was used to supplement primary data. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Training ensures compliance, learning innovation and improvement. This was affirmed by the 32 respondents representing 100 percent who indicated that training in procurement affects implementation of PPDA 2005 positively. Though the institute is striving to staff its procurement unit with qualified staff, lack of funds to remunerate them well is the greatest challenge hence its unable to maintain qualified procurement officers for long. It recommends that TTIs should constitute a procuring unit