In February 2012 Prof. Dr. Markus Kaltenborn (Ruhr-University of Bochum, Faculty of Law) started a two-year research project financed by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. It seeks to analyse the specific conditions within the procurement systems of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and their actual eligibility to reduce corruption in public procurement processes. In almost all countries in the world public procurement through government contracting represents a large – if not the largest – percentage of economic activity. Transparent procurement procedures and efficient organizational structures are essential in order to prevent corruption-caused distortions of competition. Due to the fact that corruption is considered as one of the major factors that hinder social and economic development, especially developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa have a strong interest in strengthening public procurement systems and curbing corruption. The procurement law systems and legislation of the above mentioned countries have been rated repeatedly by the World Bank. A systematic comparative analysis of these still quite young procurement law systems will be the core of the research project in order to draw conclusions with regard to the actual status of implementation and effectiveness of different procurement methods and review instruments. The project considers socio-cultural and political implications as well as issues of international law and legal aspects of development cooperation. Information gained from various stakeholders such as public procurement authorities, national and international organizations and NGOs as well as interviews with scientific experts are the basis for the research result.