“Good Governance Practices In Urban Land Administration: Evidence From Ginchi Town, West Shoa Zone Oromia‟‟

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.