The Role of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority Capacity Building in Combating Corruption in Kabale Municipal Council, Uganda

The study assessed the influence of the capacity building role of PPDA Authority on combating corruption in Kabale municipal council. The main objective was to establish the influence of capacity building role of PPDA Authority on combating corruption in Kabale municipal council. A descriptive correlational research design was used to get information from a cross-section of respondents using census and simple random sampling techniques; a sample size of 147 respondents was selected from a target population of 233 subjects. Data was analyzed using SPSS and the results were as follows. The average of results of the claims set in the questionnaires obtained indicate that PPDA’s training role to procurement stakeholers found to be significant on combating corruption in Kabale municipal council. Basing on correlation co-efficient between PPDA capacity building roles and corruption, the study thus concluded that PPDA capacity roles can significantly combat corruption especially through its capacity building roles. In recommendation, there is a need for PPDA to develop and or support exhaustive capacity building programs for procurement and disposal units (PDUS) that cut across all procuring and disposing entities under its mandate and to ensure that such programs are disseminated out to all stakeholders. There is need for a uniform salary structure for all civil servants with similar qualifications, whether artists or scientists