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    Effectiveness of the Umucyo E-procurement System under donor procurement requirements in public institutions: a case study of Rema– Spiu
    (Uganda Christian University, 2026-04-22) Uwase Naomie Gatama
    This study examines the effectiveness of the UMUCYO e-procurement system under donor procurement requirements in public institutions, using the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) Single Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) as a case study. The research is motivated by the need to understand how institutional capacity, technology integration, and donor standards compliance influence the performance of e-procurement systems in donor-funded projects. A quantitative cross-sectional research design was thereby adopted. Data was collected using structured questionnaires that were administered to all 32 staff members involved in procurement and donor-funded project implementation at REMA–SPIU. The study also employed a census sampling technique for the purpose of ensuring full representation. Data was then analyzed using SPSS version 27, while applying descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The findings revealed that institutional capacity, technology integration, and donor standards compliance all have a strong positive relationship with the effectiveness of the UMUCYO system. The results did highlight that many people do believe that UMUCYO boosts transparency, accountability, efficiency, and record keeping. The connection analysis found strong, meaningful links between the factors studied and how well the system performs (p < 0.01). The regression analysis did reveal that these factors all together account for 96.6% of the differences in UMUCYO's performance, which shows that they have notable ability to predict power. The study in its findings and conclusion highlights and notes how well the UMUCYO e-procurement system works mostly in donor-funded projects by largely relying on solid support from the institutional, the reliable technology, and alignment with donor procurement safeguards and guidelines. It also suggests that the ongoing training, improvements to ICT infrastructure, better coordination between donor expectations and national e-procurement processes can boost system performance even further.