A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Masters
of Science in Human Resources Management (Msc HRM) Of the Mzumbe
University
Land conflict and disputes have been increasing over the time which paved the way
for this study to assess the effectiveness of traditional leaders in the management and
resolutions of land disputes. The main objective of the study was to assess the
effectiveness of traditional leaders on management and resolution of land disputes
.The study used Nzega district as the area of study. It was guided by four key
research objectives: assessed the effectiveness of these leaders, hindrances towards
their performances, effectiveness of the methods used and their awareness level with
various regulatory frameworks governing land ownership in Tanzania.
The study surveyed 50 traditional leaders and 50 citizens from Nzega, Data were
collected using questionnaire, interview and documentary review and finally data
was analyzed by using SPSS version 12.00.findings were presented on frequency
tables and cross tabulations.
Findings revealed that traditional leaders are ineffective in resolving land disputes
and conflicts; their effectiveness is hindered by increased number of land disputes,
political interventions, poor working environment, corruption as well as ignorance of
the law. Again methods used are ineffective which takes more time to resolve one
matter .They were also unaware with various regulatory frameworks for managing
land ownership in Tanzania.
The study recommends for computerized land information system (CLIS), increase
awareness, transparency, honesty and strictly measures against dishonesty leaders.
Political commitment is the key factor that can resolve land problems all over the
country.