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Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) is an initiative by the Kenyan Government to empower the youth, women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through preferential treatment while seeking Government procurement opportunities. It aims at facilitating enterprises owned by youth, women and PWDs to be able to participate and benefit from thirty percent of the Government tenders. However, considering the numerous challenges experienced by the program, the research investigated the ethical influencers and how they affected uptake of AGPO program. Using the descriptive research design as the study frame, and inferential statistics to establish the Pearson Correlation coefficient to a sample of 55 respondents drawn from the Seven (7) Sub-Counties of Isiolo County in Kenya, the researchers were able to analyze the variables relationship and concluded that ethical had a moderate positive correlation with the uptake of AGPO. It emerged that apart from being aware of ongoing malpractices, these had not discouraged the youth from engaging in AGPO program. The study recommends that there is need for further inquiry to establish the appropriateness of the existing ethical framework governing the AGPO program and appropriateness. This would help guide AGPO policy framework and administration review for effectiveness.
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To Cite this Article: Mukabi, F. E. K., Kangethe, A. T. W., & Simiyu, D. N. (2021). Ethical Practice Influencers and the uptake of Access to Government Procurement Opportunities program for Youth in Isiolo County, Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 11(1), 451-475.
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