An assessment of the effectiveness of Traditional leaders on management and Resolution of land disputes: The case of Nzega district in Tabora region

dc.creatorOmary, Mohamed
dc.date2016-04-22T07:19:24Z
dc.date2016-04-22T07:19:24Z
dc.date2013
dc.descriptionA Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Masters of Science in Human Resources Management (Msc HRM) Of the Mzumbe University
dc.descriptionLand 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.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11192/1243
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectTraditional leaders
dc.titleAn assessment of the effectiveness of Traditional leaders on management and Resolution of land disputes: The case of Nzega district in Tabora region
dc.typeThesis

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