Abstract:
This study aimed to assess the factors affecting the adoption of e-procurement in Arusha
District Council. Specifically, objectives were aimed at examining organizational factors that
affect e-procurement system adoption in Arusha District Council, to evaluate technological
factors that affect e-procurement system adoption in Arusha District Council, to identify
financial resource factors that affect e-procurement system adoption in Arusha District
Council. Both reviews; theoretical and empirical literature review were carried out to pinpoint
the factors affecting the adoption of e-procurement in Arusha District Council. This study
employed cross section research design using both qualitative and quantitative analysis
methods to gain greater insight into the factors affecting adoption of e-procurement in Arusha
District Council. The target population was 42 employees from the procurement, finance, and
IT departments of Arusha District Council. and the sample size of this study were 42
respondents. Non probability sampling technique was employed by researcher to this study
which was purposive sampling on which was used to select only respondents who have
knowledge of study topic so that to gate information. Questionnaires and interview questions
were prepared and distributed for data collection. Quantitative statistics and qualitative were
used to determine factors affecting the topic under the study. However, data collected were
presented by the use of tables and figures. The study recommends that Policy makers should
put more emphasis on enforcing reformation of ICT policy, procurement policy and finance
policy so as to be in line with electronic procurement system as well as employee training
being vital towards the adoption of e-procurement system in local authorities in Tanzania a
case of Arusha District Council, therefore the Government is required to provide support in
terms of training to users of the electronic procurement system also the should give extra
attention to the technological factors so as to prevent dropping rate among system users
