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The applicability and practice of rule of law in zanzibar, case of shehia administration

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dc.creator Ahmad, Suleiman Salim
dc.date 2016-02-19T11:49:02Z
dc.date 2016-02-19T11:49:02Z
dc.date 2013
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/11192/654
dc.description A Dissertation Submitted in Partial/Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award of the Degree of Master of Public Administration of Mzumbe University Dar es Salaam College.
dc.description Rule of Law is a vehicle for expressing the people’s preferences about essential political issues. It relates to the substance of the relationship between citizen and government, also it deals with process through which that relationship is conducted. The purpose of the study was to examine the applicability and the practice of Rule of Law in Zanzibar, Case of Shehia Administration. The specific objectives of this study were to find out to what extent the rule of law is practiced at shehia administration level, to determine if legislations provide any gap to shehas to abuse rule of law in Zanzibar, and to examine problems that face citizens when they need services at shehas. The research approach used in the study was the case study design. The sample size of the study was 50 respondents, 12 were residents of Shehia of Mtoni Kidatu, 10 from Shehia of Mtoni, 5 were staff at Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG), 5 from Zanzibar Election Commission (ZEC), 5 from Social Welfare Department, 4 from Zanzibar Legal Service Center (ZSLC), 4 from Association of Peoples with Disability (UWZ) and 4 staff from Women and Children Department. The methodology used was in depth interview and documentary review and data was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative models The study findings revealed that there is abuse of Rule of Law to great extent, legislations provide so many gaps for Shehas to abuse laws and citizens face many problems such as denial of basic rights, poor services, corruption, and high fees for services delivered by Shehas just to mention a few. On the basis of these results, the study findings recommend that in order to improve rule of law at Shehia Administration, Shehas and citizens must be educated about good governance and human rights, build offices for Shehas, harmonization of laws, have in place proper job description and scheme of services for Shehas and increase budget for Shehas offices.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Mzumbe University
dc.subject Rule of law
dc.title The applicability and practice of rule of law in zanzibar, case of shehia administration
dc.type Thesis


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