Regularization of Urban Informal Landholdings: The Case of Adama City
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2019-01
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Addis Ababa University
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This paper aims to assess the process of regularization of urban informal landholdings and
compares with the law. In conducting this research, both primary and secondary data qualitative
research methods are employed. The regularization program is complex in nature and the times
given by the law is inadequate, As a result, delays in the implementation of this activity created
fear or threat of forced eviction up on people. This is because they are afraid that someday the
government may evict them from their landholdings. Regularization by itself causes evection
because possessors who do not fulfill the planning and parceling requirement will be evicted
from their possessions. On the other hand, regularization encourages others to grab state or
community land in the hope of getting regularized. As a result, regularization triggers
development of informal landholdings. Findings of the study show that there has been
insufficient capacity of implementation in the city’s land Administration. Thus the existing
institutional set up and experts could not fit with the demands of the community who wants
solution for the existing problems. The city Administration has no clear program to this
regularization program and this shows that less emphasis was given to the program and there is
no commitment to solve the problem of informal landholdings. There has no additional structure
in the office for the regularization program and has no separate budget for the regularization
program. The existence of strong social network in the community save many people from
demolishing and evicted from their landholdings. Regularization has an effect on tenure security,
economic development and political stability. As the Oromia regional state spent four years by
formulating, amending and repealing regulation and directives. The city Administration executed
regularization contrary to the law. For the program to be implemented effectively there should
be well organized project office or department or team structurally at city level mandated to
undertake regularization program which prioritizes prevention measure rather than
regularization and eviction
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Landholdings,Urban,Adama