Impact of Ifmis on Managent of Finances in the Judiciary of Kenya

IMPACT OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IFMIS) TO THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCES IN THE JUDICIARY OF KENYA

BY

BOSIRE ERIC MOKWARO BCO1 – 0140/2009

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT OF THE BACHELOR OF COMMERCE DEGREE PROGRAMME KCA UNIVERSITY

AUGUST 2011

DECLARATION

I BOSIRE ERIC MOKWARO of KCA University do hereby declare that this research project is my original work and has not been submitted in the same form to this or to any other university or institution for any award whatsoever.

Signature:……………………………… August 26th 2011 Reg. no: BCO1-0140/2009 BOSIRE ERIC MOKWARO KCA UNIVERSITY

I do declare that this research project has been submitted to the KCA University with my approval as the University Supervisor.

Signature: ……………………………… August 26th 2011 DR. NYARIBO MISUKO RESEARCH SUPERVISOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF COMMERCE & DISTANCE LEARNING. KCA UNIVERSITY

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DEDICATION

To Queen Elizabeth mama omong’ibori

You are the queen of my heart, the rock in which my strong foundation rests and

An anchor in times of storm, the love of my life and the life of my love,

In you I shall always remain indebted.

May GOD almighty sustain your life

Amen.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Dr. Nyaribo Misuko, thank you, without your directions I could have followed a wrong route and most probably I could have ended in the midst of nowhere, thank you once again. Queen Elizabeth my mama, if you may allow me appreciate your sacrifice, your toil will soon bear fruits, not wild and bitter ones but sweet and adorable fruits, love you mama. KCA University library, without you, where could I have found such useful materials? Keep on with the good work and you will be highly rewarded, may be not today but surely tomorrow your reward must come. And finally my respondents, you dedicated yourselves to giving me sincere and complete answers to the questions posed to

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