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Das öffentliche Vergabewesen stellt eine äußerst korruptionsanfällige zentrale Staatsfunktion dar. Trotz massiver Bemühungen, rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen zu stärken, scheinen Vergabesysteme in Subsahara-Afrika keine ausreichenden Kapazitäten im Bereich der Korruptionsprävention zu entwickeln. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Effektivität der Vergabesysteme in Tansania, Kenia und Uganda im Hinblick auf Korruptionsbekämpfung zu untersuchen. Dabei wird ein innovativer Forschungsansatz gewählt, der Recht als Mittel zur Entwicklungsförderung in den Vordergrund stellt und Zugang zum Forschungsgegenstand durch Experteninterviews findet. Die Analyse zeigt, dass die untersuchten Gesetze und Institutionen zwar auf dem Papier durchaus als Antikorruptionsinstrumente geeignet sind, ihre Umsetzung in die Vergabepraxis jedoch mangelhaft ist. Gründe für diese Implementierungslücken werden auf politischer, technisch-institutioneller und moralisch-individueller Ebene identifiziert.

Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe Recht und Verfassung in Afrika – Law and Constitution in Africa, Band 31.

Effective corruption control. Supplier remedies in public procurement in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – A comparative analysis of mechanisms and their implementation

UA Ruhr Studies on Development and Global Governance, Bd. 68

Annika Engelbert, Markus Kaltenborn, Nina-Annette Reit-Born 
ISBN 978-3-8325-4251-1 
131 Seiten, Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Preis: 35.00 EUR 

This book presents the results of a three-year research project based at the Ruhr-University Bochum, financed by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, Cologne.

Corruption in public procurement is widespread and particularly damaging to development objectives, as it undermines any state’s duty to maximize the social and economic welfare of its citizens. Yet, research on country-specific regulation meant to address this problem has remained scarce.

This book aims to fill this gap by providing a systematic comparative analysis of supplier remedies mechanisms in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It elaborates on the potential of legal remedies to serve as anticorruption tools. Based on the fact that the anti-corruption effect of remedies mechanisms depends ultimately on the actual use by suppliers, three main factors are discussed: (1) the institutional setting and independence of the remedies systems; (2) their accessibility for aggrieved bidders; and (3) their efficiency, driven by bidder’s cost-benefit analysis and including the aspects of procedural fees, duration, available relief and prospects of success.

The assessment of the legislation is complemented by information gained from various stakeholders such as public procurement authorities, development organizations, NGOs and scientific experts. Despite many similarities of the systems due to their common historical background, the analysis identifies remarkably different regulative and institutional approaches, and discusses their more or less supportive effects on the use of supplier remedies mechanisms.

Article on anti-corruption elements in Ghanaian public procurement law published 

Annika Engelbert (2015): “Anti-corruption elements in the Ghanaian public procurement law”, African Public Procurement Law Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1.

Abstract

The full article can be downloaded on the website of the African Public Procurement Law Journal.

Teilnahme am GIZ Fachgutachtertag zum Thema öffentliche Vergabe in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Am 26.06.2015 nahmen Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn und Annika Engelbert am Fachgutachtertag “Öffentliche Vergabe in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit” teil. Organisiert wurde die Veranstaltung von der Abteilung Good Governance und Menschenrechte (Sektorprogramm Good Financial Governance) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Eschborn. Vertreter aus Wissenschaft, Rechtspraxis und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit diskutierten aktuelle Herausforderungen des Vergabewesens in den Partnerländern sowie aus der Sicht der Geberorganisationen. Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung präsentierten Prof. Dr. Kaltenborn und Frau Engelbert Forschungsergebnisse aus dem Projekt “Vergaberecht als entwicklungspolitisches Instrument der Korruptionsbekämpfung in den Staaten Subsahara-Afrikas”.

Conference participation: Third Conference on Evidence-Based Anti-Corruption Policies in Bangkok

On June 17th and 18th, 2015, Annika Engelbert attended the Third Conference on Evidence-Based Anti-Corruption Policies organized by Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission in collaboration with the World Bank and Transparency International Thailand Chapter. Her presentation “The weakest link: Investigation and prosecution of procurement-related corruption cases in Tanzania and Uganda” can be downloaded from this website.

New working paper on anti-corruption agencies in Tanzania and Uganda

Annika Engelbert (2014): “The Role of Anti-Corruption Agencies in the Investigation and Prosecution of Procurement Related Corruption Cases”, IEE Working Paper No. 209, Ruhr-University Bochum (ISBN 978-3-927276-95-6 ).

Abstract

In most developing countries, anti-corruption agencies were established in compliance with international treaties to prevent and combat corruption through law enforcement. Yet conviction rates in corruption have remained very low, undermining the deterrent effect arising from a high risk of detection. Whereas previous research has focused on identifying external success factors for anti-corruption agencies, this paper argues that effective collaboration mechanisms between these agencies, monitoring bodies in corruption-prone sectors such as public procurement, and public prosecution are crucial for curbing corruption. By means of a comparative case study of Tanzania and Uganda, it shall be explored whether a more streamlined or dispersed collaboration approach is more promising in a highly corrupt setting. Besides national laws, the analysis is based on findings from expert interviews and on reports by procurement authorities and the media.

The full working paper can be downloaded on the website of the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy of RUB.

Conference paper “Administrative review systems in public procurement and their potential for anti-corruption impact: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in a comparative perspective”

On 28th and 29th of April, 2014, Annika Engelbert participated in the 6th Public Procurement Research Students Conference held at the School of Law, University of Nottingham, and presented a paper on “Administrative review systems in public procurement and their potential for anti-corruption impact: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in a comparative perspective”. Conference papers and the programme can be downloaded here.

Conference paper “Effective corruption control: Implementing review mechanisms in public procurement in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda”

Dr. Nina-Annette Reit and Annika Engelbert have presented a paper on “Effective corruption control: Implementing review mechanisms in public procurement in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda” during the 5th European Conference on African Studies in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 27, 2013. It discusses first results of field research conducted in May and June 2013 in the three resepctive countries and can be downloaded here.

New article on procurement methods in Kenya available now

„Procurement Methods in Kenya – A Step Towards Transparency?“ by Annika Engelbert, Nina Reit and Laurence Westen has been published in issue 3/2012 of the European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review (EPPPL).

Abstract

The Kenyan legislation on public procurement is currently subject to review until 2014. Given the fact that procurement is an area of public administration highly vulnerable to corruptive activities, special focus needs to be laid on the eligibility of the procurement system to exercise effective corruption control. This article argues that the design of procurement methods faces the challenge to be both comprehensive and comprehensible in order to be feasible to curb corruption. The analysis of the procurement methods prescribed in the Kenyan legislation shows that the requirements of complexity are met, whereas clarity of the system could be improved. For the purpose of strengthening implementation of the correct method, it would be advisable to make the choice of procurement method subject to administrative review.

Kenya Meets Europe – Procurement Law from Different Perspectives

The project team “Procurement Law and Anti-Corruption” was very glad to welcome a Kenyan delegation of the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) on May 22^nd, 2012 at the International Convention Centre of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Mathias Mühle, Component Leader for Capacity Building in Public Procurement of GIZ Nairobi, gave an overview of the activities of the German International Cooperation in Kenyan public procurement. He emphasized that since the project’s start in 2008, first achievements in general capacity building within the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA) have led to a focus shift on procurement procedures today. The main challenge for the forthcoming period will be the reform of the procurement law as stipulated in the new constitution until 2014.

The Secretary of the PPARB, Cornel Rasanga Amoth, led the audience through the history of Kenyan procurement law development. Today, only a decade after the introduction of the first proper procurement legislation, Kenya can rely on a solid legal framework, but faces a new reform process. The main challenge of the PPOA will be a better communication strategy and an increased general public knowledge of the existing laws.

The PPARB itself represents the first level of jurisdiction for claims concerning public tenders. Paul Mwaniki Gachoka, Chairman of the PPARB, highlighted the fact that an increasing number of claims every year are addressed to the board, most of them about breaches of evaluation procedures. The PPARB has a strong interest in curbing corruption and sees the issue as one of the major tasks of its work as all major corruption scandals of the last years were procurement related. However there is a need for further cooperation between the different anti-corruption bodies.

In his overview of European public procurement, Prof. Dr. Burgi, Chair of German and European Public Law and Commerce Regulation at the Faculty of Law, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, pointed out the specialties of a supranational system in which the European Union sets the rules, while the member states are in charge of their implementation. Prof. Burgi recognized elements in the Kenyan procurement system that Germany still lacks, such as a national oversight authority and a developed HR policy. The major difference between the two systems, however, is the overall goal of public procurement: Whereas anti-corruption is first priority in Kenya, European public procurement serves to open markets and foster competition.

Study Visit of the Kenyan Public Procurement Administrative Review Board, 22.05.2012