Abstract:
This study aimed at assessing the good governance practices in urban land
administration in Ginchi town, West Shoa Zone.The study used a descriptive research
design with a mixed research approach (qualitative and quantitative). Data were
collected through a questionnaires, key informant interviews, and FGDs. The study used
sample sizes of 157 households in that were purposefully selected from different public
sectors and interviewed two FGDs were selected employees, consisting of 7 participants
in each group who were the employees of Dandi Weroda Public Service Office and
Ginchi Town Administration. The secondary data was collected from the internet, theses,
magazines, journal articles, and different official documents. Data were analyzed
qualitative through methods such as analysis, content analysis, and narrative analysis,
which focused on interpreting subjective information gathered through interviews, FGDs,
and open-ended responses, while quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistics
such as percentage, frequency, mean, and standard deviation through tabulation and
figures. The findings confirmed that the practices of good governance in the case of land
administration in the study area are at a poor stage. In line with this, inaccessibility of
information concerning land to residents, unclearness of procedures, time and size of
land to be acquired and allocated, as well as rules governing land issues, inefficiency
and ineffectiveness of the land administration system, lack of material and skilled human
resources, lack of mechanisms to hold officials accountable for what they have
committed, as well as the presence of corruption, bureaucracy, political interference,
incompetence, lack of budget, poor management, and lack of commitment were the major
challenges in the study area. Finally, regular notice boards, resource allocation,
cooperation, employee rewards, modern land registration systems, regular audits, and
community awareness are key mechanisms to address urban land issues.
