A Research Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Business Administration in Corporate Management (MBA-CM) to Mzumbe University, Dar es Salaam Campus College
The study on equity in land allocation in Tanzania aimed at determining the factors influencing land compensation to the evicted citizens when they were required to move out of the land allocated to investors in Tanzania specifically in Morogoro, Rukwa and Coast regions in six villages i.e. Ruaha, Dumila and Chakwale from Kilosa district, Kapalamsenga, Karema from Mpanda district and Mapinga in Bagamoyo district. The study used a cluster sampling technique to select six villages. The study drew 80 respondents through multistage sampling technique to select respondents. The primary data was collected through interview and observations. Various books, some articles, journals, News papers, Laws, Policies and reports were reviewed to get secondary data. Data was analyzed and the findings were that, land compensation to the evicted citizens were affected by loopholes in the existing land laws, procedures and land planning administration and land use management. Also it was observed that equity in land services delivery in Tanzania is affected by; i) the contravention of the principle of good governance whereby 51 respondents out 80 confirmed this problem such as double allocation done by land officers, lack of integrity among the land officers, corruption in land services delivery system. A total of 64 and 73 respondents out of 80 interviewees argued that village leaders and the Ministry of land, housing human settlement development and Tanzania Investment Center practice nepotism, favoritism and corruption.
It was concluded that there is no equity in land services delivery. Various laws enacted to govern land services delivery in the country are out dated i.e. since Precolonial era to-date hence doesn’t take care of the interests of indigenous people. Finally it was recommended that the government should review the existing land laws which control land services delivery. Integrity, accountability and good governance in land services delivery should be promoted and practiced to enable every individual to enjoy the right to land services. The government in collaboration with CSOs should establish public awareness campaigns on the existing major pieces of legislation governing land dispositions such as The Land Act and The Village Land Act, Tanzania investment Act, to solve occurring land disputes.