(Bishop Stuart University, 2023) Denis, Nkamuhayo; Dennis, Kakuba; Aggrey, Muhereza
The study investigated the effects of bribery on public procurement
performance in Uganda with a focus on Mbarara City. Specifically, the
study examined how monetary bribery and non-monetary bribery influence
public procurement performance at Mbarara City. A cross sectional design
adopting a quantitative approach was applied. Quantitative data was
analyzed using inferential statistics (Spearman correlation, coefficient of
determination and regression). Qualitative data on the other hand was analyzed using content and thematic analysis. The findings revealed a
strong negative influence of bribery on public procurement performance
whereby more bribery contributed to poor public procurement performance
and less bribery contributed to better public procurement performance. The
study recommended that municipal councils should develop mechanisms
for strengthening and operationalizing available measures to combat
bribery to improve public procurement performance. Such mechanisms
may include encouraging whistle blowers, selection of professional and
competent members on evaluation committees and reducing on the
bureaucracy.
