Abstract:
Ethical procurement practice in both public and private institution in Kenya has strongly emerged due to
the malpractices and inefficiencies making procurement process a nagging challenge despite the enactment of the
procurement regulations hence the main reason of undertaking this study was to find out the influence of ethical
procurement practices on supply chain performance among G4s transport and logistics firms in western Kenya.
The specific objectives was to find out confidentiality ethical practice on supply chain performance among G4s
transport and logistics firms in western Kenya. Theories in the study were theory of procurement contracts,
deontology and agency theory. A descriptive survey design was used. The target population included all the
employees in G4s selected regions who were 766 in total. Each employee was given equal chance of inclusion and
out of 766 employees the study used 262 employees as sample size. Simple random sampling technique was used to
select respondents who participated in the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. The
data was collected and fed in statistical packages of social science (SPSS) and analyzed by use of descriptive and
inferential data analysis technique. It was presented in the form of frequency tables. The findings of the study
showed that there existed a positive and statistically significant relationship (r = 0.303; p=0.000< 0.05) between
supplier evaluation ethical practice and supply chain performance among G4s firms in Western Kenya. To achieve
a competitive advantage in a dynamic business environment, the study recommended that firms should streamline
with all parties in the supply chain including the suppliers and customers for a better supply chain performance.
It’s hoped that findings enable organizations to understand better the role of ethical procurement practice can
play in steering the organization to gain competitive advantage, professional associations in the approach of
guiding, training and counselling its members on issues related to ethical procurement practice.
