Assessing the Practice and Challenges of Local Land Governance in Raya Kobo Woreda of Amhara Region, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Amsalu PhD, Aklilu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amare, Moges | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-30T08:15:31Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:30:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-30T08:15:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:30:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This is a thesis on local land governance conducted in Raya Kobo Woreda which is found in North Wollo Zone of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The study has tried to investigate to what extent Woreda level land administration system meets good governance principles, assess how Woreda land office implements the existing land laws, and explore dispute settlement mechanisms employed thereof. The study has deployed descriptive and explanatory case study research types; the exploratory one helps to examine in detail the unique features of the study area’s land governance system while the descriptive research enables to describe the existing condition as it is in its natural setting. A qualitative research approach, particularly, case study approach has been employed. Secondary data was collected from governance and land governance related literature and previous empirical studies, and primary data from local land holders, land officers, judges, local employees, and managers of two local institutions using data collection tools such as open ended and a semi structured questionnaire, semi structured interview, and FGD. The collected data is analyzed and presented using tables, figures, and narration. Thus, the findings reveal land administration system of local institutions fails to meet good governance objectives or principles. Land measurement, accession, registration, and recording lacks transparency, involves bias, and violation of statutory land laws. Widespread displacement with no or little compensation for lost land, illegal land market or informal land selling, illegal construction, bribery, weak judiciary, and unlawful involvement of local politicians in the sector, cause land tenure insecurity in the area. Furthermore, there is limited knowledge and enforcement of land laws; land laws are less accessible to land holders, no significant training is given on such laws, land authorities and officers failed to execute such laws fairly, consistently, objectively, impartially, and in accountable manner. Court dispute settlement involves many defects; biased judgments favoving one side, unclear judgments, judgments not duly supported by evidence, corruption, workload, lack of capacity, intentional violation of procedural and substantive laws, lack of judicial independence, not following service standards stringently, are all common phenomenon in the area. Some intervention mechanisms are also highlighted in line with the gaps identified. Key Words: Land, Governance, land administration, Land tenure and, land laws and policies | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/19232 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Land, Governance, land administration, Land tenure and, land laws and policies | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessing the Practice and Challenges of Local Land Governance in Raya Kobo Woreda of Amhara Region, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |