IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF) e-ISSN: 2321-5933, p-ISSN: 2321-5925.Volume 6, Issue 4. Ver. I (Jul. - Aug. 2015), PP 43-48 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/5933-06414348 www.iosrjournals.org 43 | Page Environmental Determinants of Procurement Performance in Youth Polytechnics in Baringo County, Kenya Yoliver Kipyego Chemeres 1, Dr. Geoffrey Kimutai (Ph.D) 2, Dr. Yusuf Kibet (Ph.D) 3 1, School of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, p. o. Box postcode 10100, Nairobi, Kenya, 2,3 Senior lecturer, school of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box post code 10100, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel, Abstract: In a competitive and globalized business environment, organizations are now very keen on how their operations affect the environment in which they are operating in. Organizations have tried to implement green procurement so as to gain the benefits associated to it. However many challenges have stood in the way thus not many organizations have taken full advantage of the value of green procurement. The study sought to answer the following objectives; find out the effect of environmental laws on procurement performance in the youth polytechnics in Baringo County; establish how attitude of green procurement affects procurement performance in the youth polytechnics in Baringo County; determine the effect of waste management practices on procurement performance in youth polytechnics in Baringo County; find out the contribution of support of renewable energy affects procurement performance in the youth polytechnics in Baringo County. The study adopted a descriptive case study research design to analyse the purchasing performance process in the youth polytechnics. The study targeted a total of 11 youth polytechnic managers, 11 youth polytechnic deputy managers, 11 youth polytechnic instructors and 33 executive members of the youth polytechnic board of management in the 11 youth polytechnics in Baringo County. Data collection instrument used was questionnaire administered to all the respondents in the youth polytechnics in Baringo County. The study results indicated that there was a significant relationship (β =0.179, p = 0.000) between environmental laws and procurement performance of the institutions and green procurement had no effect on procurement performance with a beta coefficient of -0.165, the effect was not significant at (p=0.000). The study further indicated that there was a significant relationship (β =0.197, p = 0.000) between waste management and procurement performance of the institutions. The study results finally revealed that there was a significant relationship (β =0.167, p = 0.000) between support for renewable energy and procurement performance of the institutions. Findings of the study would help reveal whether environmental laws, green procurement, waste management and renewable energy affects procurement performance in the youth polytechnics in Baringo County. 2 Key words: Environmental Laws, Attitude to green Procurement, Waste Management, Procurement performance, Support for renewable Energy I. Introduction The environment has long been a factor in firm strategy, primarily from the standpoint of access to raw materials. Increasingly, this factor is best viewed as both a direct and indirect cost for the firm. Environmental factors are also evaluated on the footprint left by a firm on its respective surroundings. For consumer-product companies, for instance, this can encompass the waste-management and organic-farming practices used in the countries where raw materials are obtained. Similarly, in consumer markets, it may refer to the degree to which packaging is biodegradable or recyclable. Environmental friendly procurement starts with the green transformation and management to the whole supply chain from purchasing raw materials to delivering the products. Its competitiveness is enhanced by reducing the number of raw materials and waste, recovering, collecting, reusing, recycling and reprocessing the scrap and old product and packing. A growing number of companies have realized the world over that implementing Supply Chain Management (SCM) is only one of the objectives they need to realize (Rao, 2002). The other important agenda is to make this SCM environmentally friendly. This has catapulted SCM to a new height by looking beyond their own facilities but also involving their suppliers in environmental initiatives and agendas (Srivastava, 2007). This is done by screening suppliers for environmental performance, working collaboratively with them on green design initiatives and providing training and information to build suppliers‟ environmental management capacity (Srivastava, 2007). Kakwezi and Nyeko (2010) argues that the procurement departments of public entities are faced with the problem of not having enough information about the procurement procedure, its inputs, outputs, resource